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TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL FINAL
EXAM 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with
restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides.
T/F -ANSWERS-False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. T/F -ANSWERS-
True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide
applicator training, certification and licensing?
a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research -ANSWERS-c. Texas A&M
AgriLife Research
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Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to
perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned
apartment building or hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above -ANSWERS-b. A noncommercial license
from SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on
another person's land, you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above -ANSWERS-b. A commercial license from the
TDA
Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move
downward with rain or irrigation water into the water table below.
T/F -ANSWERS-False
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A pesticide becomes a pollutant and potentially dangerous when
it is applied at a higher dose than recommended on the label or
when it drifts off target. T/F -ANSWERS-True
How should you change pressure to reduce liquid droplet drift?
a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size
b. Increase pressure to increase droplet size
c. Reduce pressure to reduce droplet size
d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size -ANSWERS-a. reduce
pressure to increase droplet size
What are the possible consequences of pesticide drift onto forage
and pastureland or into drinking water?
a. people, pets and livestock can be injured by pesticide
exposure.
b. Pasture grasses could be destroyed
c. Milk or meat could have illegal residues if cattle eat
contaminated forage
d. Water may become too contaminated to drink
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e. All of the above -ANSWERS-e. all of the above
Pesticide pollution can help a pest you are trying to destroy by
killing predators and parasites of the pest. T/F -ANSWERS-True
An __________ is a geologic formation of permeable rock, and
sand, or gravel that stores large amounts of water. -ANSWERS-
Aquifer
Why are aquifers important?
a. Because they are the main water supply for manufacturing
industries
b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for drinking
c. Because building and maintaining them provides jobs -
ANSWERS-b. Because so many people use water from aquifers
for drinking
What is the name given to the complex prey/predator cycle in
which all animals (including man) take part?
a. food chain
TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL FINAL
EXAM 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with
restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides.
T/F -ANSWERS-False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. T/F -ANSWERS-
True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide
applicator training, certification and licensing?
a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research -ANSWERS-c. Texas A&M
AgriLife Research
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Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to
perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned
apartment building or hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above -ANSWERS-b. A noncommercial license
from SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on
another person's land, you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above -ANSWERS-b. A commercial license from the
TDA
Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move
downward with rain or irrigation water into the water table below.
T/F -ANSWERS-False
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A pesticide becomes a pollutant and potentially dangerous when
it is applied at a higher dose than recommended on the label or
when it drifts off target. T/F -ANSWERS-True
How should you change pressure to reduce liquid droplet drift?
a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size
b. Increase pressure to increase droplet size
c. Reduce pressure to reduce droplet size
d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size -ANSWERS-a. reduce
pressure to increase droplet size
What are the possible consequences of pesticide drift onto forage
and pastureland or into drinking water?
a. people, pets and livestock can be injured by pesticide
exposure.
b. Pasture grasses could be destroyed
c. Milk or meat could have illegal residues if cattle eat
contaminated forage
d. Water may become too contaminated to drink
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e. All of the above -ANSWERS-e. all of the above
Pesticide pollution can help a pest you are trying to destroy by
killing predators and parasites of the pest. T/F -ANSWERS-True
An __________ is a geologic formation of permeable rock, and
sand, or gravel that stores large amounts of water. -ANSWERS-
Aquifer
Why are aquifers important?
a. Because they are the main water supply for manufacturing
industries
b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for drinking
c. Because building and maintaining them provides jobs -
ANSWERS-b. Because so many people use water from aquifers
for drinking
What is the name given to the complex prey/predator cycle in
which all animals (including man) take part?
a. food chain
