MARYLAND PESTICIDE APPLICATOR ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Restricted-Use Pesticide. Answer: Can be harmful to humans and the
environment
You must be a CERTIFIED applicator or supervised by one
◉ Private Pesticide Applicator Definition
Examples. Answer: Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE
Pesticides on their own property, rented property, or employer property
Farmer, nursery operator, sod producers
◉ Commercial Pesticide Applicator. Answer: Use or supervise use of
RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides on someone elses' property for payment
◉ Public Applicator. Answer: Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-
USE Pesticides as part of government job
,◉ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide (FIFRA) Act.
Answer: Ruled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Register products based on possible effects to people and the
environment
◉ What is important about a Pesticide Label. Answer: People who don't
follow it are BREAKING THE LAW
◉ What does the EPA do? Answer: Re-evaluate older pesticides
Review every pesticide on a 15 year cycle
Establish safety rules for workers
◉ What can STATES do to regulate pesticides? Answer: They must
follow EPA guidelines at a minimum
They can make even harder guidelines
◉ Is there a special ACT that relates to food and feed products? Answer:
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act established tolerance levels for
food - how much residue of a pesticide is allowed
◉ Food Quality Protection Act. Answer: Requires the EPA to establish a
tolerance low enough that no harm can come to humans or environment
, ◉ Hazard Communication Standards Act. Answer: Requires employers
to list all hazardous chemicals in the workplace, obtain material safety
data on each one, ensure containers are labeled, train workers how to
deal with materials
◉ How should you STORE pesticides? Answer: Tightly sealed
labeled
dry
Not around food
Not around combustible (FIRE Causing) materials
◉ What is a VERTEBRATE? Answer: An animal with jointed
backbones - mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish
◉ Can a VERTEBRATE be a PEST? Answer: Yes if it brings injury to
plants, humans, domestic animals, or substances
◉ List the 4 Main Groups of Pests. Answer: Weeds
Inveterbrates (insects)
Disease Agents or pathogens (bacteria, fungus)
Vertebrates (rodents. birds)
◉ 3 Pest Management Goals. Answer: Prevention - keep it from
happening
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Restricted-Use Pesticide. Answer: Can be harmful to humans and the
environment
You must be a CERTIFIED applicator or supervised by one
◉ Private Pesticide Applicator Definition
Examples. Answer: Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE
Pesticides on their own property, rented property, or employer property
Farmer, nursery operator, sod producers
◉ Commercial Pesticide Applicator. Answer: Use or supervise use of
RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides on someone elses' property for payment
◉ Public Applicator. Answer: Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-
USE Pesticides as part of government job
,◉ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide (FIFRA) Act.
Answer: Ruled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Register products based on possible effects to people and the
environment
◉ What is important about a Pesticide Label. Answer: People who don't
follow it are BREAKING THE LAW
◉ What does the EPA do? Answer: Re-evaluate older pesticides
Review every pesticide on a 15 year cycle
Establish safety rules for workers
◉ What can STATES do to regulate pesticides? Answer: They must
follow EPA guidelines at a minimum
They can make even harder guidelines
◉ Is there a special ACT that relates to food and feed products? Answer:
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act established tolerance levels for
food - how much residue of a pesticide is allowed
◉ Food Quality Protection Act. Answer: Requires the EPA to establish a
tolerance low enough that no harm can come to humans or environment
, ◉ Hazard Communication Standards Act. Answer: Requires employers
to list all hazardous chemicals in the workplace, obtain material safety
data on each one, ensure containers are labeled, train workers how to
deal with materials
◉ How should you STORE pesticides? Answer: Tightly sealed
labeled
dry
Not around food
Not around combustible (FIRE Causing) materials
◉ What is a VERTEBRATE? Answer: An animal with jointed
backbones - mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish
◉ Can a VERTEBRATE be a PEST? Answer: Yes if it brings injury to
plants, humans, domestic animals, or substances
◉ List the 4 Main Groups of Pests. Answer: Weeds
Inveterbrates (insects)
Disease Agents or pathogens (bacteria, fungus)
Vertebrates (rodents. birds)
◉ 3 Pest Management Goals. Answer: Prevention - keep it from
happening
