MDARD CORE PESTICIDE EXAM
CORRECTLY ANSWERED LATEST
2025/2026
1. “Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pesticide management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical"
2. "Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an example
of which type of pest management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Genetic"
3. "Which of the statements about biological control is true?
a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in bio
control
b) Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies
c) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control - CORRECT ANSWER a) Modifying the environment to enhance
natural enemies is recommended in bio control"
4. "Sealing building cracks and small openings is an example of what kind of pest
management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Physical"
5. "Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
b) They use naturally derived or synthesized chemicals to control pests
c) they involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries -
CORRECT ANSWER a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival"
6. "Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public health
or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest
management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Regulatory"
7. "Which statements about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
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, b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests - CORRECT
ANSWER a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels"
8. "Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
b) Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area - CORRECT ANSWER
a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field"
9. "list ways to minimize injury to bees and pollinators - CORRECT ANSWER -follow specific
instructions to protect bees and pollinators
10. -do not apply insecticides to crops in bloom
11. -apply insecticides in evening or at night when bees not foraging (early morning
applications protects honey bees, wild bees forage at or before dawn)
12. -do not apply insecticide when weeds or other plants around treatment site in bloom
13. -do not allow pesticide to drift onto attractive habitat, natural areas, or beehives
14. -choose lease hazardous formulations and application methods"
15. "Which of the following is considered a good security practice?
a) instruct employees on pesticide inventory control
b) allow employees access to inventory
c) back up confidential data daily and keep it at the facility - CORRECT ANSWER a)
instruct employees on pesticide inventory control"
16. "Which statement about measuring and/or transferring pesticides is true?
a) metal measuring utensils are recommended over plastic
b) most dusts, powders, and dry formulations are measured by volume
c) after adding the pesticide to the partially filled spray tank, rinse the measuring
container and pour the rinse solution into the tank - CORRECT ANSWER c) after
adding the pesticide to the partially filled spray tank, rinse the measuring
container and pour the rinse solution into the tank"
17. "What is the first thing you should do when you detect the presence of a pest?
a. Select a control tactic.
b. Notify the Department of Agriculture.
c. Identify the organism and gain information about its biology.
d. Determine the economic threshold for control. - CORRECT ANSWER c.
Identify the organism and gain information about its biology."
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,18. "Which statement about action thresholds is true?
a) The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action
threshold level
b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population density
c) In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics
than aesthetics - CORRECT ANSWER b) The action threshold for a pest may be set
at a 0 pest population density"
19. "Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) An insect that has 1 generation per year
b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
c) Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - CORRECT ANSWER b)
Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class"
20. "Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter than
federal regulations
c) it allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use
situations - CORRECT ANSWER b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from
creating laws that are stricter than federal regulations"
21. "Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of RUPs
b) They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs
c) they are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered
species - CORRECT ANSWER a) They may apply and/or supervise the application
of RUPs"
22. "What is the purpose of the registration and reregistration process? - CORRECT ANSWER
To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human health
or the environment"
23. "T/F- Approved pesticide labels have the force of law - CORRECT ANSWER True"
24. "Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
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, a) Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer
b) The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year
c) The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products - CORRECT ANSWER c)
The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products"
25. "Under federal law, which is unlawful and subject to civil or criminal penalties?
a) Allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply
RUPs
b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling
c) Keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper
use of pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER b) detaching, altering, defacing, or
destroying any part of a container or labeling"
26. "Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides? - CORRECT
ANSWER WPS (Workers protection standard)"
27. "Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no risk to
humans and the environment? - CORRECT ANSWER Minimum risk pesticides"
28. "The active ingredient in Tempo20WP is listed as β-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate.
What does the term "Cylfuthrin" represent? - CORRECT ANSWER The common name"
29. "Which statements about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?
a) Both the active ingredients and inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name
b) various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may
contain the same active ingredient
c) Common names are those officially accepted by the manufacturer - CORRECT
ANSWER b) various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the
products may contain the same active ingredient"
30. "What is the purpose of the signal word? - CORRECT ANSWER Indicates the product's
relative acute toxicity to humans and animals"
31. "The routes of entry statement, "Extremely hazardous by skin contact- rapidly absorbed
through the skin," on a label would most likely carry which signal word?
a) DANGER
b) WARNING
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CORRECTLY ANSWERED LATEST
2025/2026
1. “Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pesticide management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical"
2. "Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an example
of which type of pest management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Genetic"
3. "Which of the statements about biological control is true?
a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in bio
control
b) Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies
c) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control - CORRECT ANSWER a) Modifying the environment to enhance
natural enemies is recommended in bio control"
4. "Sealing building cracks and small openings is an example of what kind of pest
management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Physical"
5. "Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
b) They use naturally derived or synthesized chemicals to control pests
c) they involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries -
CORRECT ANSWER a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival"
6. "Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public health
or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest
management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Regulatory"
7. "Which statements about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
1|Page
, b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests - CORRECT
ANSWER a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels"
8. "Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
b) Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area - CORRECT ANSWER
a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field"
9. "list ways to minimize injury to bees and pollinators - CORRECT ANSWER -follow specific
instructions to protect bees and pollinators
10. -do not apply insecticides to crops in bloom
11. -apply insecticides in evening or at night when bees not foraging (early morning
applications protects honey bees, wild bees forage at or before dawn)
12. -do not apply insecticide when weeds or other plants around treatment site in bloom
13. -do not allow pesticide to drift onto attractive habitat, natural areas, or beehives
14. -choose lease hazardous formulations and application methods"
15. "Which of the following is considered a good security practice?
a) instruct employees on pesticide inventory control
b) allow employees access to inventory
c) back up confidential data daily and keep it at the facility - CORRECT ANSWER a)
instruct employees on pesticide inventory control"
16. "Which statement about measuring and/or transferring pesticides is true?
a) metal measuring utensils are recommended over plastic
b) most dusts, powders, and dry formulations are measured by volume
c) after adding the pesticide to the partially filled spray tank, rinse the measuring
container and pour the rinse solution into the tank - CORRECT ANSWER c) after
adding the pesticide to the partially filled spray tank, rinse the measuring
container and pour the rinse solution into the tank"
17. "What is the first thing you should do when you detect the presence of a pest?
a. Select a control tactic.
b. Notify the Department of Agriculture.
c. Identify the organism and gain information about its biology.
d. Determine the economic threshold for control. - CORRECT ANSWER c.
Identify the organism and gain information about its biology."
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,18. "Which statement about action thresholds is true?
a) The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action
threshold level
b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population density
c) In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics
than aesthetics - CORRECT ANSWER b) The action threshold for a pest may be set
at a 0 pest population density"
19. "Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) An insect that has 1 generation per year
b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
c) Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - CORRECT ANSWER b)
Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class"
20. "Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter than
federal regulations
c) it allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use
situations - CORRECT ANSWER b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from
creating laws that are stricter than federal regulations"
21. "Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of RUPs
b) They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs
c) they are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered
species - CORRECT ANSWER a) They may apply and/or supervise the application
of RUPs"
22. "What is the purpose of the registration and reregistration process? - CORRECT ANSWER
To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human health
or the environment"
23. "T/F- Approved pesticide labels have the force of law - CORRECT ANSWER True"
24. "Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
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, a) Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer
b) The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year
c) The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products - CORRECT ANSWER c)
The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products"
25. "Under federal law, which is unlawful and subject to civil or criminal penalties?
a) Allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply
RUPs
b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling
c) Keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper
use of pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER b) detaching, altering, defacing, or
destroying any part of a container or labeling"
26. "Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides? - CORRECT
ANSWER WPS (Workers protection standard)"
27. "Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no risk to
humans and the environment? - CORRECT ANSWER Minimum risk pesticides"
28. "The active ingredient in Tempo20WP is listed as β-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate.
What does the term "Cylfuthrin" represent? - CORRECT ANSWER The common name"
29. "Which statements about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?
a) Both the active ingredients and inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name
b) various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may
contain the same active ingredient
c) Common names are those officially accepted by the manufacturer - CORRECT
ANSWER b) various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the
products may contain the same active ingredient"
30. "What is the purpose of the signal word? - CORRECT ANSWER Indicates the product's
relative acute toxicity to humans and animals"
31. "The routes of entry statement, "Extremely hazardous by skin contact- rapidly absorbed
through the skin," on a label would most likely carry which signal word?
a) DANGER
b) WARNING
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