IOWA COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR
LICENSE SAMPLE TEST (CORE)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Which of the following is TRUE about cultural control methods in pest
management?
✔✔ Cultural controls work by changing the environment, the host plant or animal,
or pest behavior to help prevent or reduce pest problems.
Lowering the humidity of stored grain to prevent mold growth is an example
of which pest control method?
✔✔ This is an example of a physical or environmental modification—changing
conditions to make the environment less favorable for pests.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which
type of pest management method?
• Genetic control.
• Biological control
• Chemical control.
• Mechanical control. - ANSWER✔✔Mechanical control.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of
which type of mechanical control method?
• Cultivation.
,• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching. - ANSWER✔✔Exclusion.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
• Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
• Limiting the number of pesticide applications.
• An insect has only one generation per year.
• Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class. -
ANSWER✔✔Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same
chemical class.
Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
• Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and
state agencies.
• Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated.
• Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions. -
ANSWER✔✔Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine
regulatory agencies.
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
• True
, • False - ANSWER✔✔True
Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is true?
• The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with established residue
tolerances on food.
• Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the
FQPA.
• For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate exposures to pesticides
but not cumulative exposures.
• The FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to account for exposure
risks to infants and children. - ANSWER✔✔Testing of pesticides for endocrine
disruption potential is required under the FQPA.
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products
for use in the United States?
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ANSWER✔✔U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when
conducting experimental field tests on new pesticides or new uses of pesticides on:
• 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.
LICENSE SAMPLE TEST (CORE)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Which of the following is TRUE about cultural control methods in pest
management?
✔✔ Cultural controls work by changing the environment, the host plant or animal,
or pest behavior to help prevent or reduce pest problems.
Lowering the humidity of stored grain to prevent mold growth is an example
of which pest control method?
✔✔ This is an example of a physical or environmental modification—changing
conditions to make the environment less favorable for pests.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which
type of pest management method?
• Genetic control.
• Biological control
• Chemical control.
• Mechanical control. - ANSWER✔✔Mechanical control.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of
which type of mechanical control method?
• Cultivation.
,• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching. - ANSWER✔✔Exclusion.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
• Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
• Limiting the number of pesticide applications.
• An insect has only one generation per year.
• Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class. -
ANSWER✔✔Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same
chemical class.
Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
• Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and
state agencies.
• Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated.
• Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions. -
ANSWER✔✔Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine
regulatory agencies.
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
• True
, • False - ANSWER✔✔True
Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is true?
• The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with established residue
tolerances on food.
• Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the
FQPA.
• For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate exposures to pesticides
but not cumulative exposures.
• The FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to account for exposure
risks to infants and children. - ANSWER✔✔Testing of pesticides for endocrine
disruption potential is required under the FQPA.
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products
for use in the United States?
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ANSWER✔✔U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when
conducting experimental field tests on new pesticides or new uses of pesticides on:
• 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.
