Iowa Core Exam Review Pesticide
Applicators questions and answers 2026\2027
A+ Grade
United States Protection Agency
- correct answer Regulates pesticide use in the united States
FIFRA
- correct answer Federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
What does FIFRA do?
- correct answer Regulates the production, transportation sale use and disposal of all pesticides
IDALS
- correct answer Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship
IDALS job
- correct answer Responsible for certifying pesticide applicators.
FFDCA
- correct answer Federal food drug and cosmetic act.
FFDCA job
- correct answer Federal law regulating the amount of pesticide residues contained on commodities of
food
Residues
- correct answer Amount of pesticide remaining in or on raw farm products or processed foods.
Undesirable presence of a pesticide at the site of application. Measures in ppm ppb ppt
, Tolerence
- correct answer Maximum amount of pesticide that may legally remain in or on a raw farm product
intended for consumption by humans or livestock. Reasonable certainty of no harm.
Application rate
- correct answer Amount of pesticide applied to a site usually expressed as a liquid or dry measure per
unit area
Pre harvest interval
- correct answer Part of the pesticide label that defines the number of days after application of a
pesticide before a crop can be harvested.
FQPA
- correct answer Food quality protection act
FQPA job
- correct answer Federal law that significantly altered portions of both FIFRA and ffdca. Changes
included in this act are revised definitions for safe pesticide tolerances for raw and processed foods
WPS
- correct answer worker protection standard
WPS JOB
- correct answer Set of regulations from the EPA aimed at reducing the risk of of pesticide poisonings,
injuries, and exposure to agriculture workers and handlers.
ESA
- correct answer Endangered species act
ESA JOB
- correct answer Program for the conservation of threatened or endangered plants and animals and the
habitats in which they are found
Applicators questions and answers 2026\2027
A+ Grade
United States Protection Agency
- correct answer Regulates pesticide use in the united States
FIFRA
- correct answer Federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
What does FIFRA do?
- correct answer Regulates the production, transportation sale use and disposal of all pesticides
IDALS
- correct answer Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship
IDALS job
- correct answer Responsible for certifying pesticide applicators.
FFDCA
- correct answer Federal food drug and cosmetic act.
FFDCA job
- correct answer Federal law regulating the amount of pesticide residues contained on commodities of
food
Residues
- correct answer Amount of pesticide remaining in or on raw farm products or processed foods.
Undesirable presence of a pesticide at the site of application. Measures in ppm ppb ppt
, Tolerence
- correct answer Maximum amount of pesticide that may legally remain in or on a raw farm product
intended for consumption by humans or livestock. Reasonable certainty of no harm.
Application rate
- correct answer Amount of pesticide applied to a site usually expressed as a liquid or dry measure per
unit area
Pre harvest interval
- correct answer Part of the pesticide label that defines the number of days after application of a
pesticide before a crop can be harvested.
FQPA
- correct answer Food quality protection act
FQPA job
- correct answer Federal law that significantly altered portions of both FIFRA and ffdca. Changes
included in this act are revised definitions for safe pesticide tolerances for raw and processed foods
WPS
- correct answer worker protection standard
WPS JOB
- correct answer Set of regulations from the EPA aimed at reducing the risk of of pesticide poisonings,
injuries, and exposure to agriculture workers and handlers.
ESA
- correct answer Endangered species act
ESA JOB
- correct answer Program for the conservation of threatened or endangered plants and animals and the
habitats in which they are found
