MA Applicator License (Core) UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions And CORRECT
Answers
Pest - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A pest is any living thing that has an undesirable impact on
something that is important to us.
Pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances
used to kill pests or to prevent or reduce the damage pests cause.
True or false: repellents are pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
Pest control devices - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Products which use purely mechanical or
physical means to combat pests.
True or false: if a pest control device is packaged together with a substance that helps control
the pest (e.g., a trap that lures pests with a chemical attractant), then the combination is
considered a pesticide product and is therefore subject to pesticide regulations. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔True
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔IPM is an approach to pest
management in which we combine all available necessary techniques into a unified program
with the goal of managing pest populations in a way that avoids pest damage and minimizes
adverse effects.
Pesticide use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pesticide use includes other activities as well,
including the transport and storage of a pesticide after the manufacturer's seal has been
broken; mixing pesticides; cleaning pesticide equipment; and disposal of pesticides and
pesticide containers.
Use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The term use can also refer to where and how a pesticide
can be applied.
,Site - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔With respect to pesticide application, the term "site" does
not necessarily mean "location". Rather, it means the particular entity to which a pesticide is
or could be applied.
Label - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The label is the information about the product and it's use
that is printed on or attached to the pesticide container at the time of purchase.
Labeling - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Labeling includes the label itself plus all other
information:
•referenced on the label,
•received from the manufacturer about the product when you buy it (such as brochures and
leaflets), and/or
•approved by regulatory agencies regarding the use(s) of the product.
Pesticide labeling gives you instructions on how to use the product legally and correctly.
Labeled - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The term "labeled" simply means that the use is listed
on and allowed by the pesticide product label.
Explain two reasons why you need to follow directions on the label and in other labeling: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. The label (along with other labeling) provides the information
you need to use the product as effectively and as safely as possible. Information also
includes:
-name of the product and of the ingredients that control the pest,
-who makes or distributes the pesticide,
-Whether or not there are restrictions as to who can purchase/use the pesticide,
-information about hazards to human health and the environment,
-safety precautions and first aid measures, and
-directions for using the pesticide
2. It is against the law to violate directions listed on the label it in other labeling
, Problems that pests can cause - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-Structural damage: termites
weaken structural wood in houses and other buildings, resulting in unsafe conditions and
expensive repairs. Wood destroying microorganisms can cause the framing around a window
or exterior door to rot away.
-Property damage: clothes moths can ruin materials such as clothes and bedding that are
made of natural fibers. Mice can gnaw their way into food cabinets or reduce the
effectiveness of insulation by using it as nesting material.
-Food concerns: blackbirds will feast on traps growing in a vineyard. Microorganisms cause
plant diseases that reduce the yield and/or value of a farmer's crop. Insect pests can feed on
dried foods such as flour, chocolate chips, or cereals in a kitchen pantry. Weeds affect our
food supply when they reduce yields by competing with crop plants for water, sunlight, and
soil nutrients.
-Health risks: mosquitoes can spread diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV) and
Encephalitis (EEE). Houseflies contaminate food with microbes that cause food poisoning
and dysentery. Mice and rats carry microbes that cause salmonellosis, a form of food
contamination. Poison ivy and giant hogweed cause irritating and even dangerous skin
reactions. Pets and farm animals are at risk from fleas, ticks, and biting flies, and from
microorganisms that produce toxins in stored grain fed to livestock.
-Risks to the environment: pests can have significant environmental impacts, especially when
they are accidentally brought into an area for the first time (invasive species). Ex: defoliation
of forests by gypsy moth caterpillars and disruption of aquatic environments by plants that
displace the native plants that provide food and shelter to aquatic animals. The emerald ash
borer and Asian longhorn beetle have recently been introduced into our area (MA) and can
kill healthy trees.
-Reduced aesth
Four basic survival needs of pests - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Food: insects eat dried
food in people's homes. Termites eat wood. Etc...
2. Water: insects such as earwigs often end up inside a home because they were searching for
water; this is why they are often found near plumbing.
3. Shelter: carpenter ants hollow out structural wood in buildings not because they eat wood,
but because they use it as shelter as they rear their young.
4. Breeding sites: where an organism reproduces can be critical to the survival of the young.
Wasps build nest under eaves to protect their young from weather and predators. Breeding
sites often meet several needs of a pest (shelter, food). House flies lay eggs in exposed
garbage.
ACTUAL Questions And CORRECT
Answers
Pest - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A pest is any living thing that has an undesirable impact on
something that is important to us.
Pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances
used to kill pests or to prevent or reduce the damage pests cause.
True or false: repellents are pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
Pest control devices - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Products which use purely mechanical or
physical means to combat pests.
True or false: if a pest control device is packaged together with a substance that helps control
the pest (e.g., a trap that lures pests with a chemical attractant), then the combination is
considered a pesticide product and is therefore subject to pesticide regulations. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔True
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔IPM is an approach to pest
management in which we combine all available necessary techniques into a unified program
with the goal of managing pest populations in a way that avoids pest damage and minimizes
adverse effects.
Pesticide use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pesticide use includes other activities as well,
including the transport and storage of a pesticide after the manufacturer's seal has been
broken; mixing pesticides; cleaning pesticide equipment; and disposal of pesticides and
pesticide containers.
Use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The term use can also refer to where and how a pesticide
can be applied.
,Site - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔With respect to pesticide application, the term "site" does
not necessarily mean "location". Rather, it means the particular entity to which a pesticide is
or could be applied.
Label - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The label is the information about the product and it's use
that is printed on or attached to the pesticide container at the time of purchase.
Labeling - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Labeling includes the label itself plus all other
information:
•referenced on the label,
•received from the manufacturer about the product when you buy it (such as brochures and
leaflets), and/or
•approved by regulatory agencies regarding the use(s) of the product.
Pesticide labeling gives you instructions on how to use the product legally and correctly.
Labeled - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The term "labeled" simply means that the use is listed
on and allowed by the pesticide product label.
Explain two reasons why you need to follow directions on the label and in other labeling: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. The label (along with other labeling) provides the information
you need to use the product as effectively and as safely as possible. Information also
includes:
-name of the product and of the ingredients that control the pest,
-who makes or distributes the pesticide,
-Whether or not there are restrictions as to who can purchase/use the pesticide,
-information about hazards to human health and the environment,
-safety precautions and first aid measures, and
-directions for using the pesticide
2. It is against the law to violate directions listed on the label it in other labeling
, Problems that pests can cause - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-Structural damage: termites
weaken structural wood in houses and other buildings, resulting in unsafe conditions and
expensive repairs. Wood destroying microorganisms can cause the framing around a window
or exterior door to rot away.
-Property damage: clothes moths can ruin materials such as clothes and bedding that are
made of natural fibers. Mice can gnaw their way into food cabinets or reduce the
effectiveness of insulation by using it as nesting material.
-Food concerns: blackbirds will feast on traps growing in a vineyard. Microorganisms cause
plant diseases that reduce the yield and/or value of a farmer's crop. Insect pests can feed on
dried foods such as flour, chocolate chips, or cereals in a kitchen pantry. Weeds affect our
food supply when they reduce yields by competing with crop plants for water, sunlight, and
soil nutrients.
-Health risks: mosquitoes can spread diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV) and
Encephalitis (EEE). Houseflies contaminate food with microbes that cause food poisoning
and dysentery. Mice and rats carry microbes that cause salmonellosis, a form of food
contamination. Poison ivy and giant hogweed cause irritating and even dangerous skin
reactions. Pets and farm animals are at risk from fleas, ticks, and biting flies, and from
microorganisms that produce toxins in stored grain fed to livestock.
-Risks to the environment: pests can have significant environmental impacts, especially when
they are accidentally brought into an area for the first time (invasive species). Ex: defoliation
of forests by gypsy moth caterpillars and disruption of aquatic environments by plants that
displace the native plants that provide food and shelter to aquatic animals. The emerald ash
borer and Asian longhorn beetle have recently been introduced into our area (MA) and can
kill healthy trees.
-Reduced aesth
Four basic survival needs of pests - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Food: insects eat dried
food in people's homes. Termites eat wood. Etc...
2. Water: insects such as earwigs often end up inside a home because they were searching for
water; this is why they are often found near plumbing.
3. Shelter: carpenter ants hollow out structural wood in buildings not because they eat wood,
but because they use it as shelter as they rear their young.
4. Breeding sites: where an organism reproduces can be critical to the survival of the young.
Wasps build nest under eaves to protect their young from weather and predators. Breeding
sites often meet several needs of a pest (shelter, food). House flies lay eggs in exposed
garbage.
