Quia - California Pest Control
Applicator Study Guide with Actual
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy? - Answer Planting
weed- and disease-free seed.
Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM? - Answer The goal is
often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - Answer Continual use of the
same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of
mechanical control method? - Answer Exclusion.
Which statement is true about cultural control practices? - Answer Cultural practices alter
the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress
an infestation.
Which statement is true about biological control methods? - Answer Modifying the
environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in biological control.
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - Answer State restrictions on pesticides can be more
liberal than those of FIFRA.
Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety standards? - Answer Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations. - Answer True
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products for use in the
United States? - Answer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed
products? - Answer Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
, Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when conducting
experimental field tests on new pesticides or new uses of pesticides on: - Answer 10 or more
acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.
Who is responsible for developing MSDSs on specific chemicals and providing them on request?
- Answer The product manufacturer.
The active ingredient in Lorsban 75WG is listed as chlorpyrifos: 0,0-diethyl 0-(3,5,6- trichloro 2-
pyridinyl) phosphorothioate. What does the term "chlorpyrifos" represent? - Answer The
common name.
Which of the following sections under FIFRA exempts from registration pesticides considered to
pose minimum risk? - Answer Section 25 (b).
Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true? - Answer Various
manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products contain the same active
ingredient.
The route of entry statement on a label "Extremely hazardous by skin contact — rapidly
absorbed through the skin" would most likely appear with which signal word? - Answer
DANGER
Which is true about statements of practical treatment? - Answer All DANGER labels contain a
note to physicians describing appropriate medical procedures.
Which is the pesticide formulation process by which solid particles are dispersed in a liquid? -
Answer Suspension
Which type of adjuvant functions as wetting agents and spreaders (i.e., they physically alter the
surface tension of spray droplets)? - Answer Surfactants
Which liquid pesticide formulation may approach 100 percent active ingredient? - Answer
Ultra-low volume (ULV)
Which type of adjuvant increases the viscosity of spray mixtures? - Answer Thickeners
Which is an advantage of microencapsulated materials? - Answer Delayed or slow release of
the active ingredient prolongs its effectiveness.
Applicator Study Guide with Actual
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy? - Answer Planting
weed- and disease-free seed.
Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM? - Answer The goal is
often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - Answer Continual use of the
same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of
mechanical control method? - Answer Exclusion.
Which statement is true about cultural control practices? - Answer Cultural practices alter
the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress
an infestation.
Which statement is true about biological control methods? - Answer Modifying the
environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in biological control.
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - Answer State restrictions on pesticides can be more
liberal than those of FIFRA.
Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety standards? - Answer Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations. - Answer True
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products for use in the
United States? - Answer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed
products? - Answer Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
, Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when conducting
experimental field tests on new pesticides or new uses of pesticides on: - Answer 10 or more
acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.
Who is responsible for developing MSDSs on specific chemicals and providing them on request?
- Answer The product manufacturer.
The active ingredient in Lorsban 75WG is listed as chlorpyrifos: 0,0-diethyl 0-(3,5,6- trichloro 2-
pyridinyl) phosphorothioate. What does the term "chlorpyrifos" represent? - Answer The
common name.
Which of the following sections under FIFRA exempts from registration pesticides considered to
pose minimum risk? - Answer Section 25 (b).
Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true? - Answer Various
manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products contain the same active
ingredient.
The route of entry statement on a label "Extremely hazardous by skin contact — rapidly
absorbed through the skin" would most likely appear with which signal word? - Answer
DANGER
Which is true about statements of practical treatment? - Answer All DANGER labels contain a
note to physicians describing appropriate medical procedures.
Which is the pesticide formulation process by which solid particles are dispersed in a liquid? -
Answer Suspension
Which type of adjuvant functions as wetting agents and spreaders (i.e., they physically alter the
surface tension of spray droplets)? - Answer Surfactants
Which liquid pesticide formulation may approach 100 percent active ingredient? - Answer
Ultra-low volume (ULV)
Which type of adjuvant increases the viscosity of spray mixtures? - Answer Thickeners
Which is an advantage of microencapsulated materials? - Answer Delayed or slow release of
the active ingredient prolongs its effectiveness.
