COLORADO PEST CONTROL STATE TEST
2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS AND
COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATOR
LICENSING STUDY GUIDE
What are the disadvantages to a Dry Flowable (DF)/ Water Dispersible
Granule (WDG)? - CORRECT ANSWER --Spray mix requires constant
agitation
-Abrasive What agency, under FIFRA, was given authority to study the
consequences pesticide usage and require uses to register when using
pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWER -EPA (Enviromental Protection Agency)
Name four signal words in order of least to most hazardous: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Caution
Warning
Danger
Danger-Poison
What are two main pesticide classifications? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Restricted use and unclassified use (general use) pesticides.
What classification of pesticide might result in an unreasonable adverse
effect on human health and/or the environment; However, application by
,trained person according to label directions would protect against such an
effect? - CORRECT ANSWER -Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
In Colorado, what agency is responsible to regulating pesticides? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Department of Agriculture
What describes any person who engages in the business of applying
pesticides operating a device to hire? - CORRECT ANSWER -A Commercial
Applicator
FIFRA makes it unlawful to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with
its _____ ? - CORRECT ANSWER -Label
What organizations work with the EPA to suspend the use of certain
pesticides in accordance with the Endangered Species Act if an endangered
species will be adversely affected? - CORRECT ANSWER -US Fish and
Wildlife Service, NOAA and the Fisheries Service
When does the Department of Transportation (DOT) dictate rules when
transporting pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER -When transporting
pesticides between states
When notifying any person listed on the registry of pesticide sensitive
persons, when must you notify this person before application and if unable
to notify, what must you do? - CORRECT ANSWER -No later than 24 hours
and if the person cannot be contacted, a written notice must be placed on
their door at the time of application
, When arriving on site, what step is the first most important step? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Inspection
After determining that use must apply a pesticide, what is the most valuable
few minutes you can spend in pest management? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reading the label
On the label, what is the name given by scientists for the products active
ingredient? - CORRECT ANSWER -Chemical Name
What is a well known made up name excepted by the EPA, to identify an
active ingredient? It must be used with the chemical name in the active
ingredients section on the label. - CORRECT ANSWER -The common name
Employers must contain copies of what document for each hazardous
chemical in the work place? It must be readily accessible to personnel. -
CORRECT ANSWER -SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
What describes the way pesticides affect and enter pests? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Mode of action
What is the definition of a non-selective or broad-spectrum pesticide? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A pesticide that affects many species, including target
and beneficial pests.
What is the definition of a selective pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
pesticide that affects a select few or target pests.
2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS AND
COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATOR
LICENSING STUDY GUIDE
What are the disadvantages to a Dry Flowable (DF)/ Water Dispersible
Granule (WDG)? - CORRECT ANSWER --Spray mix requires constant
agitation
-Abrasive What agency, under FIFRA, was given authority to study the
consequences pesticide usage and require uses to register when using
pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWER -EPA (Enviromental Protection Agency)
Name four signal words in order of least to most hazardous: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Caution
Warning
Danger
Danger-Poison
What are two main pesticide classifications? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Restricted use and unclassified use (general use) pesticides.
What classification of pesticide might result in an unreasonable adverse
effect on human health and/or the environment; However, application by
,trained person according to label directions would protect against such an
effect? - CORRECT ANSWER -Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
In Colorado, what agency is responsible to regulating pesticides? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Department of Agriculture
What describes any person who engages in the business of applying
pesticides operating a device to hire? - CORRECT ANSWER -A Commercial
Applicator
FIFRA makes it unlawful to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with
its _____ ? - CORRECT ANSWER -Label
What organizations work with the EPA to suspend the use of certain
pesticides in accordance with the Endangered Species Act if an endangered
species will be adversely affected? - CORRECT ANSWER -US Fish and
Wildlife Service, NOAA and the Fisheries Service
When does the Department of Transportation (DOT) dictate rules when
transporting pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER -When transporting
pesticides between states
When notifying any person listed on the registry of pesticide sensitive
persons, when must you notify this person before application and if unable
to notify, what must you do? - CORRECT ANSWER -No later than 24 hours
and if the person cannot be contacted, a written notice must be placed on
their door at the time of application
, When arriving on site, what step is the first most important step? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Inspection
After determining that use must apply a pesticide, what is the most valuable
few minutes you can spend in pest management? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reading the label
On the label, what is the name given by scientists for the products active
ingredient? - CORRECT ANSWER -Chemical Name
What is a well known made up name excepted by the EPA, to identify an
active ingredient? It must be used with the chemical name in the active
ingredients section on the label. - CORRECT ANSWER -The common name
Employers must contain copies of what document for each hazardous
chemical in the work place? It must be readily accessible to personnel. -
CORRECT ANSWER -SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
What describes the way pesticides affect and enter pests? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Mode of action
What is the definition of a non-selective or broad-spectrum pesticide? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A pesticide that affects many species, including target
and beneficial pests.
What is the definition of a selective pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
pesticide that affects a select few or target pests.
