KANSAS COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Which mixing order must prevents incompatibility? - ✔✔Compatibility test first
✔✔What best indicates proper respiratory protection? - ✔✔Fit test certification
✔✔Which spill response action has highest priority? - ✔✔Don protective equipment
✔✔What most effectively prevents pesticide resistance? - ✔✔Rotate chemical classes
✔✔Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type
of pest management method?
a) biological
b) mechanical
c) genetic - ✔✔b)
✔✔Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an
example of which type of pest management method?
a) biological
b) genetic
c) regulatory - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which statement about biological control methods is true?
a) modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in biological
control.
b) biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies.
c) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control - ✔✔a)
✔✔Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of pest management method?
a) physical
b) genetic
c) biological - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
a) they reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
b) They use naturally derived and/or synthesizes chemicals to control pests.
c) they involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries - ✔✔a)
✔✔Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public
health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest
management method?
,a) regulatory
b) genetic
c) biological - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
a) the goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
b) eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
a) planting weed and disease-free seed on an athletic field
b) releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area. - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which statement about action thresholds is true?
a) the IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level.
b) the action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero-pest population density.
c) in an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) an insect that has one generation per year
b) continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
c) applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect. - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use laws more
stringent than federal regulations
c) it allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations -
✔✔b)
✔✔Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
a) they may apply and/or supervise the applications of restricted-use pesticides
b) they must receive supplemental training before mixing RUP's
c) they are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered
species. - ✔✔a)
✔✔What is the purpose of the pesticide registration and reregistration process?
a) to control the flow of new pesticide products entering the marketplace
b) to provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment
, c) to make sure the amount of pesticide residue remaining on food and feed crops is
zero - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which statement about federal pesticide regulation is true?
a) to ensure future compliance, civil penalties are typically assessed against first-time
violators.
b) like pesticides, devices used to control pests must also be registered with EPA
c) approved pesticide labels have the force of law - ✔✔c)
✔✔Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
a) research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturers
b) the anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year
c) the toxicity of the pesticide and its breaks down products - ✔✔c)
✔✔Under federal law, which of the following actions is unlawful and subject to civil or
criminal penalties?
a) allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply RUP's
b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling
c) keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper use of
pesticides - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides?
a) worker protection standard
b) pesticide container and containment
c) food quality protection act - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it posed little or no
risk to humans and the environment?
a) restricted use
b) minimum risk
c)special local need - ✔✔b)
✔✔The active ingredient in Tempo 20WP is listed as B-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxy-phenyl) methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2 dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate.
What does the term "Cyfluthrin" represent?
a) the brand name
b) the chemical name
c) the common name - ✔✔c)
✔✔Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?
a) both the active ingredients and inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name
b) various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may
contain the same active ingredient
c) common names are those officially accepted by the manufacturer - ✔✔b)
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Which mixing order must prevents incompatibility? - ✔✔Compatibility test first
✔✔What best indicates proper respiratory protection? - ✔✔Fit test certification
✔✔Which spill response action has highest priority? - ✔✔Don protective equipment
✔✔What most effectively prevents pesticide resistance? - ✔✔Rotate chemical classes
✔✔Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type
of pest management method?
a) biological
b) mechanical
c) genetic - ✔✔b)
✔✔Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an
example of which type of pest management method?
a) biological
b) genetic
c) regulatory - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which statement about biological control methods is true?
a) modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in biological
control.
b) biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies.
c) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control - ✔✔a)
✔✔Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of pest management method?
a) physical
b) genetic
c) biological - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
a) they reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
b) They use naturally derived and/or synthesizes chemicals to control pests.
c) they involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries - ✔✔a)
✔✔Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public
health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest
management method?
,a) regulatory
b) genetic
c) biological - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
a) the goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
b) eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
a) planting weed and disease-free seed on an athletic field
b) releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area. - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which statement about action thresholds is true?
a) the IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level.
b) the action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero-pest population density.
c) in an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) an insect that has one generation per year
b) continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
c) applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect. - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use laws more
stringent than federal regulations
c) it allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations -
✔✔b)
✔✔Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
a) they may apply and/or supervise the applications of restricted-use pesticides
b) they must receive supplemental training before mixing RUP's
c) they are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered
species. - ✔✔a)
✔✔What is the purpose of the pesticide registration and reregistration process?
a) to control the flow of new pesticide products entering the marketplace
b) to provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment
, c) to make sure the amount of pesticide residue remaining on food and feed crops is
zero - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which statement about federal pesticide regulation is true?
a) to ensure future compliance, civil penalties are typically assessed against first-time
violators.
b) like pesticides, devices used to control pests must also be registered with EPA
c) approved pesticide labels have the force of law - ✔✔c)
✔✔Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
a) research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturers
b) the anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year
c) the toxicity of the pesticide and its breaks down products - ✔✔c)
✔✔Under federal law, which of the following actions is unlawful and subject to civil or
criminal penalties?
a) allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply RUP's
b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling
c) keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper use of
pesticides - ✔✔b)
✔✔Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides?
a) worker protection standard
b) pesticide container and containment
c) food quality protection act - ✔✔a)
✔✔Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it posed little or no
risk to humans and the environment?
a) restricted use
b) minimum risk
c)special local need - ✔✔b)
✔✔The active ingredient in Tempo 20WP is listed as B-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxy-phenyl) methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2 dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate.
What does the term "Cyfluthrin" represent?
a) the brand name
b) the chemical name
c) the common name - ✔✔c)
✔✔Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?
a) both the active ingredients and inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name
b) various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may
contain the same active ingredient
c) common names are those officially accepted by the manufacturer - ✔✔b)
