NYSDEC PESTICIDE CORE EXAM SET 2025/2026 ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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. Physical
✔✔Multiple Choice:
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment.
B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control pests
C. They involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries. -
✔✔A. They reduce pest establishment.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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. Regulatory
✔✔Multiple Choice:
Which statement about pest management strategies 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. The goal is
to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
Which would be considered a preventative 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. Planting weed-
and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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 zero pest population density.
C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - ✔✔B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population
density.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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 not residual effect. - ✔✔B. Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class.
✔✔Unclassified Pesticide - ✔✔Typically have lower toxicity than RUP's and so are less
likely to harm environment or humans. Does not require special permitting.
✔✔Restricted-use Pesticide - ✔✔Can only be sold to certified applicators
✔✔Tolerance - ✔✔Maximum residue limit, the amount of pesticide residue that may
legally remain on or in treated crops and animals to be sold for food or feed
✔✔Endangered Species Act - ✔✔Administered by the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service that makes it illegal to kill, harm, or collect endangered or threatened wildlife or
fish, or to remove endangered or threatened plants from areas under federal jurisdiction
✔✔Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - ✔✔Governs the establishment of pesticide
tolerances for food and feed products.
✔✔Food Quality Protection Act - ✔✔Established a single, health-based standard to be
used when assessing the risks of pesticide residues on food and feed
✔✔Pre-Harvest Interval - ✔✔Minimum days in between last pesticide application and
crop harvest
✔✔Pre-Slaughter Interval - ✔✔Minimum days in between last pesticide application and
slaughter
✔✔FIFRA - ✔✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
, ✔✔Emergency Exemption - ✔✔Allows sale and use of a registered pesticide product for
a specific non-registered purpose during a specified period per the EPA
✔✔Minimum-Risk Pesticides - ✔✔Exempt from registering provided the product
satisfies certain conditions
✔✔Active Ingredient - ✔✔Chemical(s) responsible for its pesticidal activity
✔✔Chemical Name - ✔✔Complex name that identifies the chamical components and
structure of the pesticide's active ingredient
✔✔EPA Registration Numbers - ✔✔Required on all pesticide labels ecxcept Section
25(b) products indicating registration and approval by EPA. They identify the
manufacturer and specific product
✔✔R.E.I. - ✔✔Restricted-Entry Intervals
✔✔Restricted-Entry Intervals - ✔✔How much time must pass between the pesticide
application and the reentry of unprotected workers into a treated area. Found under
"Agricultural Use Requirements." If not listed, persons should wait until sprays have
dried or dust settled.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no risk to
humans and the environment?
A. Restricted Use.
B. Minimum Risk.
C. Special Local Need. - ✔✔B. Minimum Risk
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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. The common name
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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.
AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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. Physical
✔✔Multiple Choice:
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment.
B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control pests
C. They involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries. -
✔✔A. They reduce pest establishment.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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. Regulatory
✔✔Multiple Choice:
Which statement about pest management strategies 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. The goal is
to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
Which would be considered a preventative 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. Planting weed-
and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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 zero pest population density.
C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - ✔✔B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population
density.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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 not residual effect. - ✔✔B. Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class.
✔✔Unclassified Pesticide - ✔✔Typically have lower toxicity than RUP's and so are less
likely to harm environment or humans. Does not require special permitting.
✔✔Restricted-use Pesticide - ✔✔Can only be sold to certified applicators
✔✔Tolerance - ✔✔Maximum residue limit, the amount of pesticide residue that may
legally remain on or in treated crops and animals to be sold for food or feed
✔✔Endangered Species Act - ✔✔Administered by the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service that makes it illegal to kill, harm, or collect endangered or threatened wildlife or
fish, or to remove endangered or threatened plants from areas under federal jurisdiction
✔✔Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - ✔✔Governs the establishment of pesticide
tolerances for food and feed products.
✔✔Food Quality Protection Act - ✔✔Established a single, health-based standard to be
used when assessing the risks of pesticide residues on food and feed
✔✔Pre-Harvest Interval - ✔✔Minimum days in between last pesticide application and
crop harvest
✔✔Pre-Slaughter Interval - ✔✔Minimum days in between last pesticide application and
slaughter
✔✔FIFRA - ✔✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
, ✔✔Emergency Exemption - ✔✔Allows sale and use of a registered pesticide product for
a specific non-registered purpose during a specified period per the EPA
✔✔Minimum-Risk Pesticides - ✔✔Exempt from registering provided the product
satisfies certain conditions
✔✔Active Ingredient - ✔✔Chemical(s) responsible for its pesticidal activity
✔✔Chemical Name - ✔✔Complex name that identifies the chamical components and
structure of the pesticide's active ingredient
✔✔EPA Registration Numbers - ✔✔Required on all pesticide labels ecxcept Section
25(b) products indicating registration and approval by EPA. They identify the
manufacturer and specific product
✔✔R.E.I. - ✔✔Restricted-Entry Intervals
✔✔Restricted-Entry Intervals - ✔✔How much time must pass between the pesticide
application and the reentry of unprotected workers into a treated area. Found under
"Agricultural Use Requirements." If not listed, persons should wait until sprays have
dried or dust settled.
✔✔Multiple Choice:
Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no risk to
humans and the environment?
A. Restricted Use.
B. Minimum Risk.
C. Special Local Need. - ✔✔B. Minimum Risk
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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. The common name
✔✔Multiple Choice:
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.
