CAT 3 PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Liability.
Answer: legal and financial responsibility and accountability if
something goes wrong during a pesticide demonstration or research
activity
◉ Pesticide.
Answer: any substance or mixture of substances intended for
preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating pests
◉ Pesticide safety educator.
Answer: a person who teaches and/or demonstrates responsible
pesticide management to protect human health, safety, and the
environment
◉ Plot.
Answer: A measured area used for research and demonstration
purposes
◉ Research.
,Answer: experiments or tests performed to generate scientifically
sound, reproducible information. This primarily involves pesticide
testing
◉ Difference between demonstration and research.
Answer: Demonstration--seeks to communicate and convince others
Research--seeks to answer a question
◉ Why are demonstrations generally not used to collect data for
scientific studies?.
Answer: Demonstrations are set up for purposes other than research
(such as public viewing). These are intended to be persuasive or to
teach a concept
◉ Difference between a method demonstration and a result
demonstration?.
Answer: Method--show how to do something
Results--show by example the practical application of an established
fact or principle
◉ Examples of pesticide-related demonstration.
,Answer: 1. Extension agent showing a group how to mix pesticides
properly
2. A sales rep, consultant, or Extension agent making a pest-
management recommendation
3. An industry representative teaching a client how to calibrate a
sprayer
4. teaching assistant showing a class how to properly incorporate an
herbicide into the soil
◉ T or F: if you are doing research on pesticides ONLY in a lab
setting, you do not need a Category 10 certification.
Answer: True
◉ Professionalism.
Answer: your responsibility to do your work safely
◉ Application exclusion zone (AEZ).
Answer: area surrounding pesticide application equipment that
must be free of all persons other than appropriately trained and
equipped handlers during pesticide applications
◉ Biopesticide.
Answer: A pesticide derived from naturally occurring materials.
, ◉ Certification of Pesticide applicators rule.
Answer: a federal regulation that establishes federal minimum
standards for the certification and recertification of applications of
restricted-use pesticides
◉ Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Answer: a list of federal rules (regulations) implemented and
enforced by the federal government
◉ Experimental use permit.
Answer: A temporary permit issued under state and federal law that
allows manufacturer to field-test pesticides under development
(Section 5)
◉ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Answer: established the basis of US pesticide regulation to protect
applicators, consumers, and environment from unreasonable risk of
adverse effects from pesticides
◉ Hazard Communication Standard.
Answer: OSHA standard that requires employers to notify
employees when hazardous chemicals are present in the workplace
and to train employees to work with them safely.
SCRIPT 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Liability.
Answer: legal and financial responsibility and accountability if
something goes wrong during a pesticide demonstration or research
activity
◉ Pesticide.
Answer: any substance or mixture of substances intended for
preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating pests
◉ Pesticide safety educator.
Answer: a person who teaches and/or demonstrates responsible
pesticide management to protect human health, safety, and the
environment
◉ Plot.
Answer: A measured area used for research and demonstration
purposes
◉ Research.
,Answer: experiments or tests performed to generate scientifically
sound, reproducible information. This primarily involves pesticide
testing
◉ Difference between demonstration and research.
Answer: Demonstration--seeks to communicate and convince others
Research--seeks to answer a question
◉ Why are demonstrations generally not used to collect data for
scientific studies?.
Answer: Demonstrations are set up for purposes other than research
(such as public viewing). These are intended to be persuasive or to
teach a concept
◉ Difference between a method demonstration and a result
demonstration?.
Answer: Method--show how to do something
Results--show by example the practical application of an established
fact or principle
◉ Examples of pesticide-related demonstration.
,Answer: 1. Extension agent showing a group how to mix pesticides
properly
2. A sales rep, consultant, or Extension agent making a pest-
management recommendation
3. An industry representative teaching a client how to calibrate a
sprayer
4. teaching assistant showing a class how to properly incorporate an
herbicide into the soil
◉ T or F: if you are doing research on pesticides ONLY in a lab
setting, you do not need a Category 10 certification.
Answer: True
◉ Professionalism.
Answer: your responsibility to do your work safely
◉ Application exclusion zone (AEZ).
Answer: area surrounding pesticide application equipment that
must be free of all persons other than appropriately trained and
equipped handlers during pesticide applications
◉ Biopesticide.
Answer: A pesticide derived from naturally occurring materials.
, ◉ Certification of Pesticide applicators rule.
Answer: a federal regulation that establishes federal minimum
standards for the certification and recertification of applications of
restricted-use pesticides
◉ Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Answer: a list of federal rules (regulations) implemented and
enforced by the federal government
◉ Experimental use permit.
Answer: A temporary permit issued under state and federal law that
allows manufacturer to field-test pesticides under development
(Section 5)
◉ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Answer: established the basis of US pesticide regulation to protect
applicators, consumers, and environment from unreasonable risk of
adverse effects from pesticides
◉ Hazard Communication Standard.
Answer: OSHA standard that requires employers to notify
employees when hazardous chemicals are present in the workplace
and to train employees to work with them safely.
