FLORIDA CORE PEST EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - ANS EPA
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - ANS State restrictions on pesticides can be more
liberal than those of FIFRA
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern
applicator licensing? - ANS FDACS
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to Florida state
highway right of way fall into? - ANS Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licencing of applicators for application of
pesticides to homes and private lawns? - ANS FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest control.
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own
property for production of agricultural commodities fall into? - ANS Private.
Which applicators class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance control work fall
into? - ANS Public Nuisance
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, What are three licencing categories are available to those seeking limited certification license? -
ANS Limited structural pest control
limited lawn and ornamental pest control
limited commercial landscape maintenance.
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continually meet current scientific and
regulatory standers? - ANS Each pesticide goes through pesticide re registration every 15
years.
which pesticide is not specifically regulated by Florida rules? - ANS Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active ingredients if
they re stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? - ANS SERC
Using barriers to prevent pest from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method? - ANS Mechanical control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is
an example of which type of pest management method? - ANS Mechanical control mold
Sealing cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control
method? - ANS Exclusion
Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategies - ANS Planting weed
and disease free seed
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - ANS Continual use of the same
pesticide from the same chemical family.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - ANS EPA
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - ANS State restrictions on pesticides can be more
liberal than those of FIFRA
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern
applicator licensing? - ANS FDACS
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to Florida state
highway right of way fall into? - ANS Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licencing of applicators for application of
pesticides to homes and private lawns? - ANS FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest control.
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own
property for production of agricultural commodities fall into? - ANS Private.
Which applicators class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance control work fall
into? - ANS Public Nuisance
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, What are three licencing categories are available to those seeking limited certification license? -
ANS Limited structural pest control
limited lawn and ornamental pest control
limited commercial landscape maintenance.
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continually meet current scientific and
regulatory standers? - ANS Each pesticide goes through pesticide re registration every 15
years.
which pesticide is not specifically regulated by Florida rules? - ANS Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active ingredients if
they re stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? - ANS SERC
Using barriers to prevent pest from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method? - ANS Mechanical control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is
an example of which type of pest management method? - ANS Mechanical control mold
Sealing cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control
method? - ANS Exclusion
Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategies - ANS Planting weed
and disease free seed
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - ANS Continual use of the same
pesticide from the same chemical family.
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