NORTH CAROLINA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAMINATION
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔Disadvantages of Pesticides - ✔✔over time they may lose effectiveness
pests can become resistant
may be harmful to other species
may get into the environment (drift, runoff)
✔✔Mechanical Pest Control - ✔✔Using a barrier to prevent pest from entering
✔✔What is the best thing to do as a Biological Control Method? - ✔✔Enhance natural
enemies
✔✔If you use Exclusion to control pests, what do you do? - ✔✔seal cracks and crevices
✔✔Describe Cultural Control Method - ✔✔Alter the environment
Alter the condition of the host
Alter the behavior of the pest
✔✔When is Regulatory Pest Control most used? - ✔✔airports and ocean ports
✔✔What is the biggest goal of IPM? - ✔✔Maintain damage at acceptable economic
levels
✔✔What is a preventative pest management strategy? - ✔✔Plant weed and disease
free seed
✔✔What is important about an Action Threshold? - ✔✔By determining if/how much of
the pest is acceptable you may help keep a pest from getting immune to the pesticide
✔✔Chapter 4: EPA Registration Number - ✔✔Tells you that the product is registered by
the EPA
✔✔EPA Establishment Number - ✔✔Tells you where the product was packaged
✔✔What is Nomotodes 3 E? - ✔✔A highly dangerous and restricted use pesticide that
can only be purchased by professionals
✔✔DANGER on a label means what? - ✔✔Highly toxic
✔✔Skull and crossbones indicates what? - ✔✔Can get into the body in many ways
(lungs, skin etc) and is highly toxic
, ✔✔Treatment for Swallowing Nomotodes - ✔✔rinse out the mouth and take small sips
of water
Call poison control
get medical assistance
✔✔What protective equipment should you use with Nomotodes? - ✔✔barrier laminate
gloves, protective suit, eyewear
✔✔What is the TRADE Name of Nomotodes? - ✔✔nomo'todes 3e
✔✔How can you prevent Nomotodes from drifting near water? - ✔✔Use a coarse spray
and direct it at the soil
✔✔After you apply Nomotodes, when should you irrigate? - ✔✔Immediately! within 6
hours.
✔✔How should you dispose of empty Nomotodes container in order to protect the
environment? - ✔✔Triple rinse, puncture, recycle
✔✔There is a 3 E on the nomotodes label, what does it mean? - ✔✔There are 3
POUNDS of ACTIVE ingredient per GALLON of emulsified concentrate
✔✔Chapter 5: What is a FORMULATION? - ✔✔mixture of active and inert ingredients
provided by the manufacturer
✔✔If the label says SEVIN 5 G what is it referring to? - ✔✔5 percent of ACTIVE
ingredients, granular
✔✔What is a Wettable Powder? - ✔✔a formulation that requires constant agitation
when mixed with water
✔✔What is an Emulsifiable concentrate? - ✔✔contains a liquid active ingredient, some
petroleum based solvents, and an agent (emulsifier) that allows it to be mixed with
water
✔✔What is a disadvantage of Emulsifiable concentrate and concentrates? - ✔✔Rubber
and plastic hoses, gaskets and pumps might deteriorate
✔✔What is a Water Dispersible Granule? - ✔✔A dry/solid formulation which you mix in
water with low risk of inhalation
✔✔What are Pellets? - ✔✔A dry/solid formulation that is made up of particles the same
weight and shape
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔Disadvantages of Pesticides - ✔✔over time they may lose effectiveness
pests can become resistant
may be harmful to other species
may get into the environment (drift, runoff)
✔✔Mechanical Pest Control - ✔✔Using a barrier to prevent pest from entering
✔✔What is the best thing to do as a Biological Control Method? - ✔✔Enhance natural
enemies
✔✔If you use Exclusion to control pests, what do you do? - ✔✔seal cracks and crevices
✔✔Describe Cultural Control Method - ✔✔Alter the environment
Alter the condition of the host
Alter the behavior of the pest
✔✔When is Regulatory Pest Control most used? - ✔✔airports and ocean ports
✔✔What is the biggest goal of IPM? - ✔✔Maintain damage at acceptable economic
levels
✔✔What is a preventative pest management strategy? - ✔✔Plant weed and disease
free seed
✔✔What is important about an Action Threshold? - ✔✔By determining if/how much of
the pest is acceptable you may help keep a pest from getting immune to the pesticide
✔✔Chapter 4: EPA Registration Number - ✔✔Tells you that the product is registered by
the EPA
✔✔EPA Establishment Number - ✔✔Tells you where the product was packaged
✔✔What is Nomotodes 3 E? - ✔✔A highly dangerous and restricted use pesticide that
can only be purchased by professionals
✔✔DANGER on a label means what? - ✔✔Highly toxic
✔✔Skull and crossbones indicates what? - ✔✔Can get into the body in many ways
(lungs, skin etc) and is highly toxic
, ✔✔Treatment for Swallowing Nomotodes - ✔✔rinse out the mouth and take small sips
of water
Call poison control
get medical assistance
✔✔What protective equipment should you use with Nomotodes? - ✔✔barrier laminate
gloves, protective suit, eyewear
✔✔What is the TRADE Name of Nomotodes? - ✔✔nomo'todes 3e
✔✔How can you prevent Nomotodes from drifting near water? - ✔✔Use a coarse spray
and direct it at the soil
✔✔After you apply Nomotodes, when should you irrigate? - ✔✔Immediately! within 6
hours.
✔✔How should you dispose of empty Nomotodes container in order to protect the
environment? - ✔✔Triple rinse, puncture, recycle
✔✔There is a 3 E on the nomotodes label, what does it mean? - ✔✔There are 3
POUNDS of ACTIVE ingredient per GALLON of emulsified concentrate
✔✔Chapter 5: What is a FORMULATION? - ✔✔mixture of active and inert ingredients
provided by the manufacturer
✔✔If the label says SEVIN 5 G what is it referring to? - ✔✔5 percent of ACTIVE
ingredients, granular
✔✔What is a Wettable Powder? - ✔✔a formulation that requires constant agitation
when mixed with water
✔✔What is an Emulsifiable concentrate? - ✔✔contains a liquid active ingredient, some
petroleum based solvents, and an agent (emulsifier) that allows it to be mixed with
water
✔✔What is a disadvantage of Emulsifiable concentrate and concentrates? - ✔✔Rubber
and plastic hoses, gaskets and pumps might deteriorate
✔✔What is a Water Dispersible Granule? - ✔✔A dry/solid formulation which you mix in
water with low risk of inhalation
✔✔What are Pellets? - ✔✔A dry/solid formulation that is made up of particles the same
weight and shape
