TENNESSEE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
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1. What are the characteristics of a Norway Rat? - ANSWER ✔ - Body weight
is 12-20oz
- Small head
- Small ears
- Blunt muzzle
- Tail that is shorter than its body.
2. Why is it a good idea to rotate the products you use? - ANSWER ✔ Because
pests begin building up a resistance to them
3. What makes something poison? - ANSWER ✔ The dose
4. What does PPE stand for? - ANSWER ✔ Personal protective equipment
5. What do you do with clothing that has been soaked in pesticide? - ANSWER
✔ Throw it away
,6. What is the minimum fine if a business does not want to share their records
with the state? - ANSWER ✔ $250
7. What is the minimum fine for improper labeling? - ANSWER ✔ $100
8. Where do you spray in schools? - ANSWER ✔ Only in cracks and crevices
9. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 15 and a width of 20? -
ANSWER ✔ 300
10.What is the area of a circle with a diameter of 20? - ANSWER ✔ ~314
11.When servicing cafeterias, are you allowed to put netting and traps in the
drains? - ANSWER ✔ Yes
12.Are mosquitoes attracted to light traps? - ANSWER ✔ Yes
13.bioaccumulation - ANSWER ✔ ability to accumulate chemical residuals in
the fatty tissues of animals
14.biomagnification - ANSWER ✔ process whereby some organisms
accumulate chemical residues in higher concentrations than those found in
the organisms they consume
15.pathogens - ANSWER ✔ disease-causing organisms
,16.4 main pest groups - ANSWER ✔ weeds
invertebrates (insects, mites, ticks. spiders, snails)
disease agents or pathogens (viruses, fungi, etc)
vertebrates (birds, fish, rodents, other mammals)
17.integrated pest management (IPM) - ANSWER ✔ combined use of several
compatible management methods to prevent pests from reaching
economically or aesthetically damaging levels with the least risk to the
environment
18.natural controls - ANSWER ✔ measures that check or destroy pests without
depending on humans for their continuance or success
19.ex. of natural controls - ANSWER ✔ wind, temperature, sunshine, rain,
naturally occurring predators, parasites, and pathogens
20.applied controls - ANSWER ✔ pest control initiated through human
intervention
21.ex. of applied controls - ANSWER ✔ biological, mechanical. cultural,
physical/environmental modification, genetic, chemical, regulatory methods
22.biological control - ANSWER ✔ introduction of a pest's suitable natural
enemies
23.mechanical control - ANSWER ✔ use of devices, machines, and other
physical methods to control pests or alter their environment
, 24.ex. of mechanical control - ANSWER ✔ traps, screens, barriers, fences, nets
25.FIFRA - ANSWER ✔ Governs pesticide registration, labeling, and use. The
label is the law.
26.Tennessee Department of Agriculture - ANSWER ✔ Enforces state
pesticide laws.
27.Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) - ANSWER ✔ Know rules and
recordkeeping requirements.
28.Pesticide formulations - ANSWER ✔ EC, WP, SC, ULV, baits, dusts,
aerosols.
29.Signal Words - ANSWER ✔ DANGER (high toxicity), WARNING
(moderate), CAUTION (low).
30.Proper PPE - ANSWER ✔ Gloves, respirator (NIOSH approved), eye
protection, coveralls.
31.Environmental protection - ANSWER ✔ Drift prevention, runoff control,
groundwater safety.
32.Cockroaches - ANSWER ✔ German most common indoors. Use gel baits
with good sanitation.
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. What are the characteristics of a Norway Rat? - ANSWER ✔ - Body weight
is 12-20oz
- Small head
- Small ears
- Blunt muzzle
- Tail that is shorter than its body.
2. Why is it a good idea to rotate the products you use? - ANSWER ✔ Because
pests begin building up a resistance to them
3. What makes something poison? - ANSWER ✔ The dose
4. What does PPE stand for? - ANSWER ✔ Personal protective equipment
5. What do you do with clothing that has been soaked in pesticide? - ANSWER
✔ Throw it away
,6. What is the minimum fine if a business does not want to share their records
with the state? - ANSWER ✔ $250
7. What is the minimum fine for improper labeling? - ANSWER ✔ $100
8. Where do you spray in schools? - ANSWER ✔ Only in cracks and crevices
9. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 15 and a width of 20? -
ANSWER ✔ 300
10.What is the area of a circle with a diameter of 20? - ANSWER ✔ ~314
11.When servicing cafeterias, are you allowed to put netting and traps in the
drains? - ANSWER ✔ Yes
12.Are mosquitoes attracted to light traps? - ANSWER ✔ Yes
13.bioaccumulation - ANSWER ✔ ability to accumulate chemical residuals in
the fatty tissues of animals
14.biomagnification - ANSWER ✔ process whereby some organisms
accumulate chemical residues in higher concentrations than those found in
the organisms they consume
15.pathogens - ANSWER ✔ disease-causing organisms
,16.4 main pest groups - ANSWER ✔ weeds
invertebrates (insects, mites, ticks. spiders, snails)
disease agents or pathogens (viruses, fungi, etc)
vertebrates (birds, fish, rodents, other mammals)
17.integrated pest management (IPM) - ANSWER ✔ combined use of several
compatible management methods to prevent pests from reaching
economically or aesthetically damaging levels with the least risk to the
environment
18.natural controls - ANSWER ✔ measures that check or destroy pests without
depending on humans for their continuance or success
19.ex. of natural controls - ANSWER ✔ wind, temperature, sunshine, rain,
naturally occurring predators, parasites, and pathogens
20.applied controls - ANSWER ✔ pest control initiated through human
intervention
21.ex. of applied controls - ANSWER ✔ biological, mechanical. cultural,
physical/environmental modification, genetic, chemical, regulatory methods
22.biological control - ANSWER ✔ introduction of a pest's suitable natural
enemies
23.mechanical control - ANSWER ✔ use of devices, machines, and other
physical methods to control pests or alter their environment
, 24.ex. of mechanical control - ANSWER ✔ traps, screens, barriers, fences, nets
25.FIFRA - ANSWER ✔ Governs pesticide registration, labeling, and use. The
label is the law.
26.Tennessee Department of Agriculture - ANSWER ✔ Enforces state
pesticide laws.
27.Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) - ANSWER ✔ Know rules and
recordkeeping requirements.
28.Pesticide formulations - ANSWER ✔ EC, WP, SC, ULV, baits, dusts,
aerosols.
29.Signal Words - ANSWER ✔ DANGER (high toxicity), WARNING
(moderate), CAUTION (low).
30.Proper PPE - ANSWER ✔ Gloves, respirator (NIOSH approved), eye
protection, coveralls.
31.Environmental protection - ANSWER ✔ Drift prevention, runoff control,
groundwater safety.
32.Cockroaches - ANSWER ✔ German most common indoors. Use gel baits
with good sanitation.
