Structural Pest Control Applicator's Training Program:
General Category Manual Study Questions ||
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS!!
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to
work with state-limited pesticides.
a. true
b. false correct answers b
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of
pesticides you use.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training,
certification and licensing?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service
c. Texas AgriLife Research correct answers c
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an
employee at a privately owned apartment building or Hospital?
a. A business license from the SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from the SPCS
c. A private license from either the TDA or the SPCS
d. None of the above correct answers b
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you
must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above correct answers b
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application
category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False correct answers a
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
a. Right of Way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation correct answers c
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
,d. commodity fumigation correct answers b
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture
b. Texas AgriLife Extension Service
c. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality correct answers b
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, pesticides used in this state must be registered with the Texas
Department of Agriculture, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
_________________ _____________________ is your responsibility to inform nearby
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. correct answers prior
notification
In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use
of certain pesticides.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
Even with a commercial applicator license, you still must obtain a spray permit before using
regulated herbicides.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for
ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least _____ hours
before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. correct answers 48
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas Hazardous Waste Commission correct answers b
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides?
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) correct answers d
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
,b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) correct answers b
Which of the things below is not something the EPA must do before a pesticide may be
marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product registration number
c. Consult the office of pesticide programs correct answers c
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated correct answers a c
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators correct answers c
What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exceptions to the law correct answers a
What is meant by the term "reentry interval"?
a. The time right after pesticide application when protected workers may not enter the treated
area
b. The time during pesticide application when unprotected workers may not stay in the
treated area.
c. The time right after pesticide application when unprotected workers may not enter the
treated area correct answers c
Of the following statements about the EPA rules on warning to workers, which is not true?
a. Warnings of pesticide application must be timely and appropriate
b. Warnings of pesticide application must be in the language understood by the workers
c. Warnings of pesticide application must be given in writing
d. Warnings of pesticide application may be given verbally or in writing correct answers c
What is EPA's pesticide registration decision based on?
a. EPA evaluation of test data provided by the manufacturer
b. The manufacturer's evaluation of test data
c. EPA evaluation of test data provided by certified applicators correct answers a
If the EPA decides that a pesticide poses a risk to workers, what can the EPA do?
a. Set reentry intervals to restrict workers from entering a treated area
b. Set restrictions on formulation or application rates
c. Require verbal or written warnings to workers
d. All of the above correct answers d
, If the EPA decides that a pesticide poses a risk to consumers, what can the EPA do?
a. Require longer pre-harvest intervals so pesticide residues will break down
b. Set restrictions on the frequency of application and rates
c. Cancel or suspend use of the pesticide
d. All of the above correct answers d
Which federal agency sets food tolerances for pesticides? correct answers EPA
Which federal agency enforces food tolerances for pesticides? correct answers FDA
What is the purpose of the tolerance program?
a. To ensure that U.S. consumers are not exposed to any pesticide residues in food
b. To ensure that U.S. consumers are not exposed to unsafe pesticide residue levels in food
c. To ensure that U.S. consumers can tolerate pesticide residues in food correct answers b
Which act is administered by the EPA to manage all hazardous waste?
a. Occupational Safety and Health Act
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
c. Resource Conservation and Recover Act
d. Transportation Safety Act correct answers c
How can triple-rinsed, used pesticide containers be disposed of?
a. In any sanitary landfill
b. In an EPA-approved sanitary landfill
c. In a private landfill correct answers b
What kind of pesticide standards does FIFRA allow states to establish?
a. less strict than federal standards
b. Stricter than federal standards
c. Only the same standards as FIFRA correct answers b
Which agency administers the Hazard Communication Standard?
a. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
c. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Board (FFDCB)
d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration correct answers d
Pesticide applicators generate waste during normal work operations. Which of the items
below is not "regulated waste" under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA)?
a. Triple-rinsed used containers
b. Excess pesticide and pesticide dilutions
c. Rinsewater that contains a listed chemical and cannot be used properly correct answers a
Regulations interpreting the Transportation Safety Act are contained in 49 CFR. What do
these regulations cover?
a. Some safety aspects of transporting hazardous materials, such as packing, labeling,
marketing and placarding of such materials.
b. Most safety aspects of transporting hazardous materials
General Category Manual Study Questions ||
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS!!
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to
work with state-limited pesticides.
a. true
b. false correct answers b
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of
pesticides you use.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training,
certification and licensing?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service
c. Texas AgriLife Research correct answers c
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an
employee at a privately owned apartment building or Hospital?
a. A business license from the SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from the SPCS
c. A private license from either the TDA or the SPCS
d. None of the above correct answers b
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you
must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above correct answers b
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application
category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False correct answers a
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
a. Right of Way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation correct answers c
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
,d. commodity fumigation correct answers b
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture
b. Texas AgriLife Extension Service
c. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality correct answers b
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, pesticides used in this state must be registered with the Texas
Department of Agriculture, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
_________________ _____________________ is your responsibility to inform nearby
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. correct answers prior
notification
In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use
of certain pesticides.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
Even with a commercial applicator license, you still must obtain a spray permit before using
regulated herbicides.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for
ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
a. true
b. false correct answers a
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least _____ hours
before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. correct answers 48
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas Hazardous Waste Commission correct answers b
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides?
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) correct answers d
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
,b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) correct answers b
Which of the things below is not something the EPA must do before a pesticide may be
marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product registration number
c. Consult the office of pesticide programs correct answers c
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated correct answers a c
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators correct answers c
What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exceptions to the law correct answers a
What is meant by the term "reentry interval"?
a. The time right after pesticide application when protected workers may not enter the treated
area
b. The time during pesticide application when unprotected workers may not stay in the
treated area.
c. The time right after pesticide application when unprotected workers may not enter the
treated area correct answers c
Of the following statements about the EPA rules on warning to workers, which is not true?
a. Warnings of pesticide application must be timely and appropriate
b. Warnings of pesticide application must be in the language understood by the workers
c. Warnings of pesticide application must be given in writing
d. Warnings of pesticide application may be given verbally or in writing correct answers c
What is EPA's pesticide registration decision based on?
a. EPA evaluation of test data provided by the manufacturer
b. The manufacturer's evaluation of test data
c. EPA evaluation of test data provided by certified applicators correct answers a
If the EPA decides that a pesticide poses a risk to workers, what can the EPA do?
a. Set reentry intervals to restrict workers from entering a treated area
b. Set restrictions on formulation or application rates
c. Require verbal or written warnings to workers
d. All of the above correct answers d
, If the EPA decides that a pesticide poses a risk to consumers, what can the EPA do?
a. Require longer pre-harvest intervals so pesticide residues will break down
b. Set restrictions on the frequency of application and rates
c. Cancel or suspend use of the pesticide
d. All of the above correct answers d
Which federal agency sets food tolerances for pesticides? correct answers EPA
Which federal agency enforces food tolerances for pesticides? correct answers FDA
What is the purpose of the tolerance program?
a. To ensure that U.S. consumers are not exposed to any pesticide residues in food
b. To ensure that U.S. consumers are not exposed to unsafe pesticide residue levels in food
c. To ensure that U.S. consumers can tolerate pesticide residues in food correct answers b
Which act is administered by the EPA to manage all hazardous waste?
a. Occupational Safety and Health Act
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
c. Resource Conservation and Recover Act
d. Transportation Safety Act correct answers c
How can triple-rinsed, used pesticide containers be disposed of?
a. In any sanitary landfill
b. In an EPA-approved sanitary landfill
c. In a private landfill correct answers b
What kind of pesticide standards does FIFRA allow states to establish?
a. less strict than federal standards
b. Stricter than federal standards
c. Only the same standards as FIFRA correct answers b
Which agency administers the Hazard Communication Standard?
a. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
c. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Board (FFDCB)
d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration correct answers d
Pesticide applicators generate waste during normal work operations. Which of the items
below is not "regulated waste" under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA)?
a. Triple-rinsed used containers
b. Excess pesticide and pesticide dilutions
c. Rinsewater that contains a listed chemical and cannot be used properly correct answers a
Regulations interpreting the Transportation Safety Act are contained in 49 CFR. What do
these regulations cover?
a. Some safety aspects of transporting hazardous materials, such as packing, labeling,
marketing and placarding of such materials.
b. Most safety aspects of transporting hazardous materials
