MASS Applicator Test Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
The general court finds that ( which statement is incorrect): - Answer✔️✔️-
People of massachusetts have a right to send their children to schools that
are free of pesticides.
What is the goal of the law governing pesticide use on schools? -
Answer✔️✔️-Prevent unnecessary exposure of children to chemical
pesticides.
Who must comply with this law? - Answer✔️✔️-Any person who operates a
school age child care program or a daycare.
What products are eligible for use outdoors on the grounds of schools? -
Answer✔️✔️-Anti-microbial, rodenticides, and ready to use dusts in areas
inaccessible to the public.
What is a single use waiver? - Answer✔️✔️-Exemption due to human health
emergency.
Who has the right to authorize a single use waiver? - Answer✔️✔️-
Municipal board of health.
What is the minimum time the posted notification must remain after the
application? - Answer✔️✔️-72 hours notice.
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Who is responsible for submitting and IPM plan to the state? - Answer✔️✔️-
School administration or daycare.
Who is responsible for seeing that the IPM plan is followed? - Answer✔️✔️-
School administration or daycare and the pesticide applicator.
What is oncogenicity? - Answer✔️✔️-The ability of a chemical to cause
tumors.
What is mutagenicity? - Answer✔️✔️-This is the ability to cause mutations,
that is, changes to genes or chromosomes.
Who should be contacted if wildlife kill occurs? - Answer✔️✔️-The
department of fisheries and wildlife and the pesticide bureau.
Best way to dispose of registered pesticide is to... - Answer✔️✔️-Use it as
directed on the label.
Mechanical control methods for vertebrate pests refer o the use of: -
Answer✔️✔️-Nets and ground wires
Adopting and IPM approach means... - Answer✔️✔️-Using the least amount
of chemicals necessary
What is pesticide resostance - Answer✔️✔️-Genetic abilities developed by
pest populations that enable them to resist certain pesticides.
VMP - Answer✔️✔️-vegetation management plan
What chapter of 333CMR is right of way? - Answer✔️✔️-11
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