BRANCH 2 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔8 Things that must be on a pesticide product label - ✔✔1. Trade name of the
product
2. If the material is a restricted use material
3. Analysis of active ingredients
4. Net contents of the container
5. EPA Product registration Number
6. Name of the manufacturer
7. Use instructions for the pesticide
8. Storage and disposal instructions
✔✔True or False: A Restricted Use pesticide can cause injury if label instructions are
not followed - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: pesticide materials are generally labeled as restricted use or general
use - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: different products will not include the same active ingredient -
✔✔False
✔✔4 instruction for use given by the material label - ✔✔1. sites of application
2. methods of application
3. target pests
4. mixing instructions
✔✔True or False: You can leave pesticides that are stored unsecured - ✔✔False,
always lock them
✔✔True or False: it is ok to reuse a pesticide container - ✔✔false, most labels prohibit
the reuse of the container
✔✔True or False: Subsequent pesticide containers containing pesticides do not need to
be labeled - ✔✔False
✔✔What is a label called from subsequent containers - ✔✔Service Container Label or
Equipment Label
✔✔What 3 things must be displayed on a service container label - ✔✔1. name of the
pesticide
2. the warning statement from the original container
3. The name, address, and phone of the registered company
,✔✔True or False: Technicians should memorize the label of the materials they use -
✔✔False, always review the label before using the material because information and
requirement change
✔✔True or False: Label instructions must be followed at all time - ✔✔True
✔✔What may be a violation of Federal EPA and State CDFA/SPCB laws - ✔✔the use
of a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with it's labeling
✔✔True or False: Technicians may mix two or more pesticides together - ✔✔True, if
they meet the same site and application requirements. Always check with the
manufacturer first since some may become more toxic
✔✔4 Ways exposure to pesticides can happen - ✔✔Oral, Respiratory, Dermal,
Oculatory, Ingestion
✔✔Oral Exposure - ✔✔exposure through the mouth into the digestive system
✔✔Respiratory Exposure - ✔✔exposure produced by breathing vapors or gasses into
lungs and respiratory system
✔✔Dermal Exposure - ✔✔exposure received when pesticide enters the body through
the skin
✔✔Oculatory Exposure - ✔✔exposure received when pesticide enters the body through
the eyes
✔✔Ingestion Exposure - ✔✔pesticide penetrates your body and is picked up by the
bloodstream
✔✔Toxicity - ✔✔refers to how poisonous the material is or the killing power of the
material. The toxic a material the more dangerous it is.
✔✔Hazards - ✔✔the dangers associated with using poisonous materials. The more
toxic a material the more hazardous it will be for me to us.
✔✔How is pesticide toxicity measured - ✔✔LD50 or LC50
✔✔LD50 is measured in terms of - ✔✔milligrams of pesticide per kilogram of body
weight (mg/kg)
✔✔LC50 represents what - ✔✔the lethal concentration of the fumigant in the air
required to kill 50% of the test animals.
, ✔✔Fumigant toxicity is measured by - ✔✔LC50
✔✔Gloves should be worn whenever a pesticide label contains what warning -
✔✔Avoid contact with skin
✔✔Gloves should be - ✔✔chemically impervious
made of rubber or neoprene (unless specified by the label)
✔✔True of False: Gloves should be lined - ✔✔False, gloves should not be lined
because lining can absorb the pesticides
✔✔Gloves should be worn during - ✔✔mixing, loading or applying pesticides, or when
repairing contaminated application equipment
✔✔When should gloves used in pesticide operations be washed - ✔✔they should be
washed at the end of each work day with detergent
✔✔Boots should be worn by whom? - ✔✔applicators who are spraying at ground level
and people who will be walking where pesticides have been freshly sprayed
✔✔What are 2 things that boots should be when worn by pest control technicians -
✔✔chemically impervious
made of rubber or neoprene
✔✔True or False: Boots should be lined - ✔✔False, they should not lined because the
lining can absorb the pesticides in increase exposure
✔✔Name 4 types of protective clothing worn - ✔✔gloves
wide brimmed hat
eye protection
waterproof or impervious pant and coat or a chemical apron
✔✔When should boots be washed - ✔✔at the end of each day with detergent
✔✔What does a wide brimmed hat protect against - ✔✔airborne pesticide particles
✔✔Approved chemical goggles or safety glasses should provide protection where -
✔✔front, brow and temple
✔✔What is one of the most important pieces of safety equipment - ✔✔Eye protection
✔✔When should eye protection be worn? - ✔✔Eye protection should be worn whenever
mixing, loading, or applying pesticides and when working in areas where they are being
applied.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔8 Things that must be on a pesticide product label - ✔✔1. Trade name of the
product
2. If the material is a restricted use material
3. Analysis of active ingredients
4. Net contents of the container
5. EPA Product registration Number
6. Name of the manufacturer
7. Use instructions for the pesticide
8. Storage and disposal instructions
✔✔True or False: A Restricted Use pesticide can cause injury if label instructions are
not followed - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: pesticide materials are generally labeled as restricted use or general
use - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: different products will not include the same active ingredient -
✔✔False
✔✔4 instruction for use given by the material label - ✔✔1. sites of application
2. methods of application
3. target pests
4. mixing instructions
✔✔True or False: You can leave pesticides that are stored unsecured - ✔✔False,
always lock them
✔✔True or False: it is ok to reuse a pesticide container - ✔✔false, most labels prohibit
the reuse of the container
✔✔True or False: Subsequent pesticide containers containing pesticides do not need to
be labeled - ✔✔False
✔✔What is a label called from subsequent containers - ✔✔Service Container Label or
Equipment Label
✔✔What 3 things must be displayed on a service container label - ✔✔1. name of the
pesticide
2. the warning statement from the original container
3. The name, address, and phone of the registered company
,✔✔True or False: Technicians should memorize the label of the materials they use -
✔✔False, always review the label before using the material because information and
requirement change
✔✔True or False: Label instructions must be followed at all time - ✔✔True
✔✔What may be a violation of Federal EPA and State CDFA/SPCB laws - ✔✔the use
of a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with it's labeling
✔✔True or False: Technicians may mix two or more pesticides together - ✔✔True, if
they meet the same site and application requirements. Always check with the
manufacturer first since some may become more toxic
✔✔4 Ways exposure to pesticides can happen - ✔✔Oral, Respiratory, Dermal,
Oculatory, Ingestion
✔✔Oral Exposure - ✔✔exposure through the mouth into the digestive system
✔✔Respiratory Exposure - ✔✔exposure produced by breathing vapors or gasses into
lungs and respiratory system
✔✔Dermal Exposure - ✔✔exposure received when pesticide enters the body through
the skin
✔✔Oculatory Exposure - ✔✔exposure received when pesticide enters the body through
the eyes
✔✔Ingestion Exposure - ✔✔pesticide penetrates your body and is picked up by the
bloodstream
✔✔Toxicity - ✔✔refers to how poisonous the material is or the killing power of the
material. The toxic a material the more dangerous it is.
✔✔Hazards - ✔✔the dangers associated with using poisonous materials. The more
toxic a material the more hazardous it will be for me to us.
✔✔How is pesticide toxicity measured - ✔✔LD50 or LC50
✔✔LD50 is measured in terms of - ✔✔milligrams of pesticide per kilogram of body
weight (mg/kg)
✔✔LC50 represents what - ✔✔the lethal concentration of the fumigant in the air
required to kill 50% of the test animals.
, ✔✔Fumigant toxicity is measured by - ✔✔LC50
✔✔Gloves should be worn whenever a pesticide label contains what warning -
✔✔Avoid contact with skin
✔✔Gloves should be - ✔✔chemically impervious
made of rubber or neoprene (unless specified by the label)
✔✔True of False: Gloves should be lined - ✔✔False, gloves should not be lined
because lining can absorb the pesticides
✔✔Gloves should be worn during - ✔✔mixing, loading or applying pesticides, or when
repairing contaminated application equipment
✔✔When should gloves used in pesticide operations be washed - ✔✔they should be
washed at the end of each work day with detergent
✔✔Boots should be worn by whom? - ✔✔applicators who are spraying at ground level
and people who will be walking where pesticides have been freshly sprayed
✔✔What are 2 things that boots should be when worn by pest control technicians -
✔✔chemically impervious
made of rubber or neoprene
✔✔True or False: Boots should be lined - ✔✔False, they should not lined because the
lining can absorb the pesticides in increase exposure
✔✔Name 4 types of protective clothing worn - ✔✔gloves
wide brimmed hat
eye protection
waterproof or impervious pant and coat or a chemical apron
✔✔When should boots be washed - ✔✔at the end of each day with detergent
✔✔What does a wide brimmed hat protect against - ✔✔airborne pesticide particles
✔✔Approved chemical goggles or safety glasses should provide protection where -
✔✔front, brow and temple
✔✔What is one of the most important pieces of safety equipment - ✔✔Eye protection
✔✔When should eye protection be worn? - ✔✔Eye protection should be worn whenever
mixing, loading, or applying pesticides and when working in areas where they are being
applied.
