PESTICIDE APPLICATOR C2 TEST BANK
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● Intro: Describe certification & recertification requirements.
Answer: Certification: Employed by a certified, licensed company; fee
paid to IDALS; 21-day grace period (direct supervision); closed-book
exam. Recertification: 3-year qualification cycle; renewable by either
testing every third year or attending approved continuing instruction
courses (CIC); core & categories; fee & you get a form.
●● C1: What agency regulates pesticide use in US.
Answer: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
●● C1: Summarize pesticide registration & re-registration.
Answer: FIFRA requires the EPA to regulate the sale & use & they do
this through registration & labeling of pesticide products; human health
& the environment. Re-registration FIFRA requires EPA to conduct
comprehensive reviews of older pesticides human health &
environmental effects
●● C1: Understand the penalties for violations of FIFRA.
Answer: Violations of the legal provisions established in FIFRA civil
penalties as much as $6,500 for each offense; violation of the law also
,may subject you to criminal penalties up to $25,000 or one year in
prison, or both.
●● C1: FIFRA.
Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947)
regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, & disposal of all
pesticides
●● C1: FFDCA.
Answer: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act sets allowable residue
levels to ensure the safety of the food supply
●● C1: FQPA.
Answer: Food Quality Protection Act amended both FIFRA & FFDCA
& set a tougher standard for pesticides on food.
●● C1: Residues & Tolerances.
Answer: Residues: Small amounts of pesticides on fruits, vegetables,
grains, other foods, & animal feeds. Tolerances: the EPA sets allowable
residue levels under FFDCA regs, safe tolerances "a reasonable certainty
of no harm".
●● C1: How does the ESA relate to pesticides.
, Answer: The Endangered Species Act (ESA): Pesticides use may
directly or indirectly, through drift and runoff, affect endangered or
threatened species & their habitat.
●● C1: Summarize RCRA.
Answer: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives EPA
the authority to control hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave",
rinsates & hazardous waste; become solid wastes when you want to
discard.
●● C1: Who is protected by the WPS.
Answer: Worker Protection Standard (WPS) helps protect employees on
farms, forests, nurseries, & greenhouses from occupational exposure.
●● C2: List the requirements of pesticide applicator records.
Answer: 1) Name & certification number of licensee; 2) Name &
address of landowner or customer; 3) Address of the place of application
of pesticide; 4) Date of application; 5) Trade name of pesticide;
6) Quantity of pesticide used & the concentration or rate of application;
7) Temperature and direction & velocity of wind; 8) the use of
"restricted use" pesticides; 9) Time pesticide application begins & ends.
●● C2: Describe the Sensitive Crops Directory.
Answer: It is an online registry to identify locations of pesticide-
sensitive crops & apiaries (bee yards): vineyards, orchards, certified
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● Intro: Describe certification & recertification requirements.
Answer: Certification: Employed by a certified, licensed company; fee
paid to IDALS; 21-day grace period (direct supervision); closed-book
exam. Recertification: 3-year qualification cycle; renewable by either
testing every third year or attending approved continuing instruction
courses (CIC); core & categories; fee & you get a form.
●● C1: What agency regulates pesticide use in US.
Answer: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
●● C1: Summarize pesticide registration & re-registration.
Answer: FIFRA requires the EPA to regulate the sale & use & they do
this through registration & labeling of pesticide products; human health
& the environment. Re-registration FIFRA requires EPA to conduct
comprehensive reviews of older pesticides human health &
environmental effects
●● C1: Understand the penalties for violations of FIFRA.
Answer: Violations of the legal provisions established in FIFRA civil
penalties as much as $6,500 for each offense; violation of the law also
,may subject you to criminal penalties up to $25,000 or one year in
prison, or both.
●● C1: FIFRA.
Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947)
regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, & disposal of all
pesticides
●● C1: FFDCA.
Answer: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act sets allowable residue
levels to ensure the safety of the food supply
●● C1: FQPA.
Answer: Food Quality Protection Act amended both FIFRA & FFDCA
& set a tougher standard for pesticides on food.
●● C1: Residues & Tolerances.
Answer: Residues: Small amounts of pesticides on fruits, vegetables,
grains, other foods, & animal feeds. Tolerances: the EPA sets allowable
residue levels under FFDCA regs, safe tolerances "a reasonable certainty
of no harm".
●● C1: How does the ESA relate to pesticides.
, Answer: The Endangered Species Act (ESA): Pesticides use may
directly or indirectly, through drift and runoff, affect endangered or
threatened species & their habitat.
●● C1: Summarize RCRA.
Answer: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives EPA
the authority to control hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave",
rinsates & hazardous waste; become solid wastes when you want to
discard.
●● C1: Who is protected by the WPS.
Answer: Worker Protection Standard (WPS) helps protect employees on
farms, forests, nurseries, & greenhouses from occupational exposure.
●● C2: List the requirements of pesticide applicator records.
Answer: 1) Name & certification number of licensee; 2) Name &
address of landowner or customer; 3) Address of the place of application
of pesticide; 4) Date of application; 5) Trade name of pesticide;
6) Quantity of pesticide used & the concentration or rate of application;
7) Temperature and direction & velocity of wind; 8) the use of
"restricted use" pesticides; 9) Time pesticide application begins & ends.
●● C2: Describe the Sensitive Crops Directory.
Answer: It is an online registry to identify locations of pesticide-
sensitive crops & apiaries (bee yards): vineyards, orchards, certified
