MDARD Michigan Core Pesticide Applicator
Exam | Newest Questions and Answers |
2026 Update | Expert Verified
• 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 -✓✓ a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies
is recommended in bio control
• Sealing building cracks and small openings is an example of what kind of pest
management method? -✓✓ Physical
• 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 -
✓✓ a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
• 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? -✓✓ Regulatory
,• Which statements about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests -✓✓ a) The
goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
• 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 -✓✓ a) Planting
weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
• 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 -✓✓ b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest
population density
• 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 -✓✓ b) Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class
• 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 -✓✓ b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that
are stricter than federal regulations
• 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 -✓✓ a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of
RUPs
• What is the purpose of the registration and reregistration process? -✓✓ To
provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment
• T/F- Approved pesticide labels have the force of law -✓✓ True
, • Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide
tolerances?
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 -✓✓ c) The toxicity of
the pesticide and its breakdown products
• 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 -✓✓ b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a
container or labeling
• Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides? -
✓✓ WPS (Workers protection standard)
• Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or
no risk to humans and the environment? -✓✓ Minimum risk pesticides
• The active ingredient in Tempo20WP is listed as β-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-
Exam | Newest Questions and Answers |
2026 Update | Expert Verified
• 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 -✓✓ a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies
is recommended in bio control
• Sealing building cracks and small openings is an example of what kind of pest
management method? -✓✓ Physical
• 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 -
✓✓ a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
• 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? -✓✓ Regulatory
,• Which statements about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests -✓✓ a) The
goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
• 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 -✓✓ a) Planting
weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
• 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 -✓✓ b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest
population density
• 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 -✓✓ b) Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class
• 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 -✓✓ b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that
are stricter than federal regulations
• 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 -✓✓ a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of
RUPs
• What is the purpose of the registration and reregistration process? -✓✓ To
provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment
• T/F- Approved pesticide labels have the force of law -✓✓ True
, • Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide
tolerances?
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 -✓✓ c) The toxicity of
the pesticide and its breakdown products
• 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 -✓✓ b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a
container or labeling
• Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides? -
✓✓ WPS (Workers protection standard)
• Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or
no risk to humans and the environment? -✓✓ Minimum risk pesticides
• The active ingredient in Tempo20WP is listed as β-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-
