CORE Pesticide Exam Review Questions
With Correct Answers
Which |federal |agency |is |responsible |for |enforcing |FIFRA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Environmental |Protection |Agency |(EPA)
Which |statement |about |FIFRA |is |false? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |restrictions |on |pesticides
|can |be |more |liberal |than |those |of |FIFRA
Facts |from |FIFRA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--approved |pesticide |labels |have |the |force |of |law
-the |EPA |has |the |authority |to |remove |pesticide |products |from |the |market.
-FIFRA |regulates |the |registration |and |licensing |of |pesticide |products.
Which |regulatory |agency |is |responsible |for |administering |the |three |Florida |laws |that |govern |
applicator |licensing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-FDACS
Which |applicator |class |would |a |person |who |is |employed |by |a |government |agency |and |applies |
restricted |use |pesticides |to |Florida |state |Highway |rights-of-way |fall |into? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Public
Who |would |you |contact |for |information |regarding |licensing |of |applicators |for |application |of |
pesticides |to |homes |and |private |lawns? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-FDACS |Bureau |of |Entomology
|and |Pest |Control
Which |applicator |class |would |a |person |who |applies |restricted |use |pesticides |to |their |own |
property |for |production |of |agricultural |commodities |fall |into? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Private
, Which |applicator |class |would |persons |engaged |in |public |health |or |nuisance |pest |control |work |
fall |into? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Public
The |three |pesticide |licensing |categories |are |available |to |those |seeking |a |Limited |Certification |
license? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Limited |Structural |Pest |Control
-Limited |Lawn |and |Ornamental |Pest |Control
-Limited |Commercial |Landscape |Maintenance
How |can |the |public |have |assurance |that |pesticides |continuously |meet |current |scientific |and |
regulatory |standards? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Each |pesticide |goes |through |"pesticide |re-
registration" |every |15 |years.
Which |pesticide |is |NOT |specifically |regulated |by |Florida |rules? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Glyphosate
Which |agency |would |you |contact |for |reporting |storage |of |certain |pesticide |active |ingredients |if
|they |are |stored |in |amounts |greater |than |a |threshold |quantity? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |
Emergency |Response |Commission |(SERC)
Using |barriers |to |prevent |pests |from |getting |into |an |area |is |an |example |of |which |type |of |pest |
management |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Physical/environmental |modification
Sealing |cracks |and |crevices |in |buildings |is |an |example |of |which |type |of |mechanical |control |
method. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exclusion
With Correct Answers
Which |federal |agency |is |responsible |for |enforcing |FIFRA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Environmental |Protection |Agency |(EPA)
Which |statement |about |FIFRA |is |false? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |restrictions |on |pesticides
|can |be |more |liberal |than |those |of |FIFRA
Facts |from |FIFRA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--approved |pesticide |labels |have |the |force |of |law
-the |EPA |has |the |authority |to |remove |pesticide |products |from |the |market.
-FIFRA |regulates |the |registration |and |licensing |of |pesticide |products.
Which |regulatory |agency |is |responsible |for |administering |the |three |Florida |laws |that |govern |
applicator |licensing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-FDACS
Which |applicator |class |would |a |person |who |is |employed |by |a |government |agency |and |applies |
restricted |use |pesticides |to |Florida |state |Highway |rights-of-way |fall |into? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Public
Who |would |you |contact |for |information |regarding |licensing |of |applicators |for |application |of |
pesticides |to |homes |and |private |lawns? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-FDACS |Bureau |of |Entomology
|and |Pest |Control
Which |applicator |class |would |a |person |who |applies |restricted |use |pesticides |to |their |own |
property |for |production |of |agricultural |commodities |fall |into? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Private
, Which |applicator |class |would |persons |engaged |in |public |health |or |nuisance |pest |control |work |
fall |into? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Public
The |three |pesticide |licensing |categories |are |available |to |those |seeking |a |Limited |Certification |
license? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Limited |Structural |Pest |Control
-Limited |Lawn |and |Ornamental |Pest |Control
-Limited |Commercial |Landscape |Maintenance
How |can |the |public |have |assurance |that |pesticides |continuously |meet |current |scientific |and |
regulatory |standards? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Each |pesticide |goes |through |"pesticide |re-
registration" |every |15 |years.
Which |pesticide |is |NOT |specifically |regulated |by |Florida |rules? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Glyphosate
Which |agency |would |you |contact |for |reporting |storage |of |certain |pesticide |active |ingredients |if
|they |are |stored |in |amounts |greater |than |a |threshold |quantity? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |
Emergency |Response |Commission |(SERC)
Using |barriers |to |prevent |pests |from |getting |into |an |area |is |an |example |of |which |type |of |pest |
management |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Physical/environmental |modification
Sealing |cracks |and |crevices |in |buildings |is |an |example |of |which |type |of |mechanical |control |
method. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exclusion
