NORTH CAROLINA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
A - Planting weed- and disease-free seed
B - Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest population
C - Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
D - Trapping and removing from an area a pest that is public health concern - ✔✔A
Planting weed- and disease-free seed (Chapter 3)
✔✔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 - Action thresholds are usually easy to establish
D - In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics in
appearance - ✔✔B The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population
density (Chapter 3)
✔✔What tells you that the product is registered with the EPA?
A- EPA Establishment Number
B - EPA Registration Number
C - Safety Data Sheet - ✔✔EPA Registration number (Chapter 4 - Labeling)
✔✔What tells you where the product was package or produced?
A - EPA Registration Number
B - The Common Name
C - EPA Establishment Number - ✔✔C - EPA Establishment Number (Chapter 4 -
Labeling)
✔✔The signal word "DANGER" indicates what about the acute toxicity of the product?
A - It is highly toxic
B - It is moderately toxic
C - It is slight toxic - ✔✔A - Highly toxic (Chapter 4)
✔✔If the label contained the word POISON and a skull and crossbones symbol plus the
word DANGER, how with the meaning change (from just "DANGER")?
A It is highly toxic by any route of entry into the body
B It can cause moderate eye or skin irritation
C Gloves and mask are suggested - ✔✔A - It is highly toxic by any route of entry into
the body (Chapter 4)
,✔✔Reading pesticide label: Which part of the label describes first aid for product
ingestion? - ✔✔Statements of Practical Treatment (Chapter 4)
✔✔Reading pesticide label: Where would you find information about which type
(material) of gloves may be needed for handling a product? - ✔✔"Protective Clothing
and Equipment" (Chapter 4)
✔✔Where can the trade name or brand name of a product be found on the label? -
✔✔Plainly at the top of the label. It is the name used in advertisements or by
salespeople. Will be something like "RoundUp", not the active ingredient or common
name. (Chapter 4)
✔✔Environmental Hazards and General Environmental Statements is the part of the
label that tells you...? - ✔✔Common sense procedures to avoid contaminating the
environment during application, possibly hazard statements (e.g. corrosive, flammable,
etc.)
✔✔Information found in 'Directions for Use' section of pesticide label. - ✔✔Directions for
use, storage, and disposal, perhaps time before entry into treated areas. May contain
info about PEST it's intended to control CROP, ANIMAL or SITE it' intended to protect,
RATE (how much to use/how often), PREHARVEST INTERVAL (days before harvest it
can be applied), PHYTOTOXICITY (damage to plants), how to minimize drift, and other
restrictions (recropping, composting, grazing, etc.)
✔✔How would you dispose of a plastic, nonrefillable container?
A - Rinse once and dispose of in landfill
B Triple rinse, recycle or puncture before disposal
C Simply dispose of in landfill, no rinsing required. - ✔✔B - Triple rinse, Recycle or
puncture before disposal (Chapter 4)
✔✔What does the 3E stand for in the tradename "Nomo'todes 3E" ?
A - Three pounds of active ingredient per gallon of emulsifiable concentrate
B - Three ounces of active ingredient per gallon of emulsifiable concentrate
C - Three liters of active ingredient per gallon of emulsifiable concentrate - ✔✔A - Three
pounds of active ingredient per gallon of a emulsifiable concentrate (Chapter 4)
✔✔The name "Sevin 5G" on a pesticide label indicates:
A - Granular pesticide with 5% inert ingredients
B - Gel pesticide with 5% active ingredients
C - Granular pesticide with 5% active ingredients
D - Gel pesticide with 5% inert ingredients - ✔✔C- granular pesticide with 5% active
ingredient (Ch 5)
, ✔✔Which of these formulations forms a suspension that requires constant agitation
when mixed with water?
A - Ready to Use formulation (RTU)
B - Soluble Powder (WSP)
C - Solution (S)
D - Wettable Powder (W or WP) - ✔✔D - Wettable powders (W or WP) - a dry pesticide
formulation in powder form
✔✔Which is a disadvantage of both EC and concentrate formulations?
A - Solvents may cause rubber or plastic hoses, gaskets, and pump parts and surfaces
to deteriorate
B - Contribute to abrasive wear of nozzles and pumps
C - Require constant agitation to keep in suspension
D - Difficult to handle, transport, and store - ✔✔A - Solvents may cause rubber or plastic
hoses, gaskets, and pump parts and surfaces to deteriorate (Ch 5)
✔✔Which dry/solid formulation is mixed in water and reduces the risk of inhalation
exposure during mixing and loading?
A - Dusts (D)
B - Wettable Powders (W or WP)
C - Soluble powders (SP)
D - Water-dispersible granule (WDG) or dry flowables (DF) - ✔✔D - Water dispersible
granules (WDG) or dry flowables (DF) - Chapter 5
✔✔Which type of dry/solid pesticide formulation consists of particles that are the same
weight and shape?
A - Dusts (D)
B - Granules (G)
C - Pellets (P)
D - Baits (B) - ✔✔C - Pellets (P) (Chapter 5)
✔✔Which is an advantage of microencapsulated materials?
A - They pose few hazards to bees
B - Delayed or slow release of the active ingredient prolongs their effectiveness
C - Their pesticidal activity is independent of weather conditions
D - They usually require only a short restricted entry interval. - ✔✔B - Delayed or slow
release of the active ingredient prolongs their effectiveness (Chapter 5)
✔✔Which types of adjuvant function as wetting agents and spreaders (by physically
altering the surface tension of spray droplets)?
A - Surfactants
B - Stickers
C - Extenders
D - Buffers - ✔✔A - surfactants (chapter 5)
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
A - Planting weed- and disease-free seed
B - Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest population
C - Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
D - Trapping and removing from an area a pest that is public health concern - ✔✔A
Planting weed- and disease-free seed (Chapter 3)
✔✔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 - Action thresholds are usually easy to establish
D - In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics in
appearance - ✔✔B The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population
density (Chapter 3)
✔✔What tells you that the product is registered with the EPA?
A- EPA Establishment Number
B - EPA Registration Number
C - Safety Data Sheet - ✔✔EPA Registration number (Chapter 4 - Labeling)
✔✔What tells you where the product was package or produced?
A - EPA Registration Number
B - The Common Name
C - EPA Establishment Number - ✔✔C - EPA Establishment Number (Chapter 4 -
Labeling)
✔✔The signal word "DANGER" indicates what about the acute toxicity of the product?
A - It is highly toxic
B - It is moderately toxic
C - It is slight toxic - ✔✔A - Highly toxic (Chapter 4)
✔✔If the label contained the word POISON and a skull and crossbones symbol plus the
word DANGER, how with the meaning change (from just "DANGER")?
A It is highly toxic by any route of entry into the body
B It can cause moderate eye or skin irritation
C Gloves and mask are suggested - ✔✔A - It is highly toxic by any route of entry into
the body (Chapter 4)
,✔✔Reading pesticide label: Which part of the label describes first aid for product
ingestion? - ✔✔Statements of Practical Treatment (Chapter 4)
✔✔Reading pesticide label: Where would you find information about which type
(material) of gloves may be needed for handling a product? - ✔✔"Protective Clothing
and Equipment" (Chapter 4)
✔✔Where can the trade name or brand name of a product be found on the label? -
✔✔Plainly at the top of the label. It is the name used in advertisements or by
salespeople. Will be something like "RoundUp", not the active ingredient or common
name. (Chapter 4)
✔✔Environmental Hazards and General Environmental Statements is the part of the
label that tells you...? - ✔✔Common sense procedures to avoid contaminating the
environment during application, possibly hazard statements (e.g. corrosive, flammable,
etc.)
✔✔Information found in 'Directions for Use' section of pesticide label. - ✔✔Directions for
use, storage, and disposal, perhaps time before entry into treated areas. May contain
info about PEST it's intended to control CROP, ANIMAL or SITE it' intended to protect,
RATE (how much to use/how often), PREHARVEST INTERVAL (days before harvest it
can be applied), PHYTOTOXICITY (damage to plants), how to minimize drift, and other
restrictions (recropping, composting, grazing, etc.)
✔✔How would you dispose of a plastic, nonrefillable container?
A - Rinse once and dispose of in landfill
B Triple rinse, recycle or puncture before disposal
C Simply dispose of in landfill, no rinsing required. - ✔✔B - Triple rinse, Recycle or
puncture before disposal (Chapter 4)
✔✔What does the 3E stand for in the tradename "Nomo'todes 3E" ?
A - Three pounds of active ingredient per gallon of emulsifiable concentrate
B - Three ounces of active ingredient per gallon of emulsifiable concentrate
C - Three liters of active ingredient per gallon of emulsifiable concentrate - ✔✔A - Three
pounds of active ingredient per gallon of a emulsifiable concentrate (Chapter 4)
✔✔The name "Sevin 5G" on a pesticide label indicates:
A - Granular pesticide with 5% inert ingredients
B - Gel pesticide with 5% active ingredients
C - Granular pesticide with 5% active ingredients
D - Gel pesticide with 5% inert ingredients - ✔✔C- granular pesticide with 5% active
ingredient (Ch 5)
, ✔✔Which of these formulations forms a suspension that requires constant agitation
when mixed with water?
A - Ready to Use formulation (RTU)
B - Soluble Powder (WSP)
C - Solution (S)
D - Wettable Powder (W or WP) - ✔✔D - Wettable powders (W or WP) - a dry pesticide
formulation in powder form
✔✔Which is a disadvantage of both EC and concentrate formulations?
A - Solvents may cause rubber or plastic hoses, gaskets, and pump parts and surfaces
to deteriorate
B - Contribute to abrasive wear of nozzles and pumps
C - Require constant agitation to keep in suspension
D - Difficult to handle, transport, and store - ✔✔A - Solvents may cause rubber or plastic
hoses, gaskets, and pump parts and surfaces to deteriorate (Ch 5)
✔✔Which dry/solid formulation is mixed in water and reduces the risk of inhalation
exposure during mixing and loading?
A - Dusts (D)
B - Wettable Powders (W or WP)
C - Soluble powders (SP)
D - Water-dispersible granule (WDG) or dry flowables (DF) - ✔✔D - Water dispersible
granules (WDG) or dry flowables (DF) - Chapter 5
✔✔Which type of dry/solid pesticide formulation consists of particles that are the same
weight and shape?
A - Dusts (D)
B - Granules (G)
C - Pellets (P)
D - Baits (B) - ✔✔C - Pellets (P) (Chapter 5)
✔✔Which is an advantage of microencapsulated materials?
A - They pose few hazards to bees
B - Delayed or slow release of the active ingredient prolongs their effectiveness
C - Their pesticidal activity is independent of weather conditions
D - They usually require only a short restricted entry interval. - ✔✔B - Delayed or slow
release of the active ingredient prolongs their effectiveness (Chapter 5)
✔✔Which types of adjuvant function as wetting agents and spreaders (by physically
altering the surface tension of spray droplets)?
A - Surfactants
B - Stickers
C - Extenders
D - Buffers - ✔✔A - surfactants (chapter 5)
