MDARD MICHIGAN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔How are tolerance and pesticide residues related? - ✔✔Tolerance is the amount of
acceptable pesticide residue permitted by the EPA on a harvested crop
✔✔Typically a fly or tiny wasp that develops inside another insect - ✔✔parasitoids
✔✔Generalist ( organisms that eat almost anything ) - ✔✔Predators
✔✔Using living organisms to control pests - ✔✔Biological control
✔✔Viruses or bacteria - ✔✔Pathogens
✔✔Reduces unnecessary pesticide exposure to workers - ✔✔Reentry interval
✔✔Damage to a crop caused by pesticide application - ✔✔Phytotoxicity
✔✔Avoids harvesting pesticide-contaminated crops - ✔✔Preharvest interval
✔✔Results from the continued use of the same pesticide - ✔✔Pesticide Resistance
✔✔Pesticide label is a legally binding document - ✔✔True
✔✔What is supplemental labeling? Give an example - ✔✔Is any information from the
manufacturer about how to use the product. Ex. Special local needs labels (24c),
emergency exemption labels (sec 18) and use information issued by the manufacturer
✔✔A certified pesticide applicator may apply a pesticide labeled for use on alfalfa to
soybeans only if: - ✔✔Use for soybeans is also on the pesticide label
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true about ground water? - ✔✔It is found at the
earth's surface
✔✔When applying a pesticide according to the instructions on a supplemental label,
you should have - ✔✔The label with you
✔✔THe part of the government that regulates pesticides in the United States is the -
✔✔Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
✔✔The least hazardous pesticide formulation for bees and other pollinating insects is: -
✔✔Granular
, ✔✔The water table depth changes: - ✔✔Throughout the year
✔✔Rain and melting snow do NOT affect the water table - ✔✔False
✔✔Non-point source pollution is generally easier to trace back to the origin than point
source pollution - ✔✔False
✔✔List five ways you can reduce the risk of pesticides contaminating ground water -
✔✔IPM, consider the geology of the area, carefully select pesticides that are not likely
to leach, follow pesticide label directions, calibrate your equipment, measure accurately,
avoid back-siphoning, consider weather conditions at the time of applications, mix on an
impervious pad,
✔✔Which of the following is true about back-siphoning? - ✔✔It can lead to
contamination of water
✔✔Which of the following is a proper method of disposing of an empty pesticide
container? - ✔✔Rinse and dispose in a licensed landfill
✔✔Impact of pesticides on bees and other pollinating insects can be reduced by
applying: - ✔✔Pesticides under favorable weather conditions.
✔✔Pesticides are NOT harmful to fish and birds - ✔✔False
✔✔The ability of a pest to detoxify a pesticide and survive is - ✔✔Resistance
✔✔A resistance management program will the development of pesticide resistance -
✔✔Slow down
✔✔The ability of a pest to develop resistance to similar pesticides is called - ✔✔Cross-
resistance
✔✔In Michigan, a drift management plan is required if off-target pesticide drift is likely to
occur. - ✔✔True
✔✔List four items to include in a drift management plan - ✔✔1. A map of all areas
where pesticide applications occur
2. A list of pesticide-sensitive sites near an application area
3. Pesticide label and mandated restrictions
4. Information for persons in sensitive areas on the type of pesticide used, the method
of application, and the applicator's plan to minimize pesticide drift.
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔How are tolerance and pesticide residues related? - ✔✔Tolerance is the amount of
acceptable pesticide residue permitted by the EPA on a harvested crop
✔✔Typically a fly or tiny wasp that develops inside another insect - ✔✔parasitoids
✔✔Generalist ( organisms that eat almost anything ) - ✔✔Predators
✔✔Using living organisms to control pests - ✔✔Biological control
✔✔Viruses or bacteria - ✔✔Pathogens
✔✔Reduces unnecessary pesticide exposure to workers - ✔✔Reentry interval
✔✔Damage to a crop caused by pesticide application - ✔✔Phytotoxicity
✔✔Avoids harvesting pesticide-contaminated crops - ✔✔Preharvest interval
✔✔Results from the continued use of the same pesticide - ✔✔Pesticide Resistance
✔✔Pesticide label is a legally binding document - ✔✔True
✔✔What is supplemental labeling? Give an example - ✔✔Is any information from the
manufacturer about how to use the product. Ex. Special local needs labels (24c),
emergency exemption labels (sec 18) and use information issued by the manufacturer
✔✔A certified pesticide applicator may apply a pesticide labeled for use on alfalfa to
soybeans only if: - ✔✔Use for soybeans is also on the pesticide label
✔✔Which of the following is NOT true about ground water? - ✔✔It is found at the
earth's surface
✔✔When applying a pesticide according to the instructions on a supplemental label,
you should have - ✔✔The label with you
✔✔THe part of the government that regulates pesticides in the United States is the -
✔✔Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
✔✔The least hazardous pesticide formulation for bees and other pollinating insects is: -
✔✔Granular
, ✔✔The water table depth changes: - ✔✔Throughout the year
✔✔Rain and melting snow do NOT affect the water table - ✔✔False
✔✔Non-point source pollution is generally easier to trace back to the origin than point
source pollution - ✔✔False
✔✔List five ways you can reduce the risk of pesticides contaminating ground water -
✔✔IPM, consider the geology of the area, carefully select pesticides that are not likely
to leach, follow pesticide label directions, calibrate your equipment, measure accurately,
avoid back-siphoning, consider weather conditions at the time of applications, mix on an
impervious pad,
✔✔Which of the following is true about back-siphoning? - ✔✔It can lead to
contamination of water
✔✔Which of the following is a proper method of disposing of an empty pesticide
container? - ✔✔Rinse and dispose in a licensed landfill
✔✔Impact of pesticides on bees and other pollinating insects can be reduced by
applying: - ✔✔Pesticides under favorable weather conditions.
✔✔Pesticides are NOT harmful to fish and birds - ✔✔False
✔✔The ability of a pest to detoxify a pesticide and survive is - ✔✔Resistance
✔✔A resistance management program will the development of pesticide resistance -
✔✔Slow down
✔✔The ability of a pest to develop resistance to similar pesticides is called - ✔✔Cross-
resistance
✔✔In Michigan, a drift management plan is required if off-target pesticide drift is likely to
occur. - ✔✔True
✔✔List four items to include in a drift management plan - ✔✔1. A map of all areas
where pesticide applications occur
2. A list of pesticide-sensitive sites near an application area
3. Pesticide label and mandated restrictions
4. Information for persons in sensitive areas on the type of pesticide used, the method
of application, and the applicator's plan to minimize pesticide drift.
