COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST PAPER FULL
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to
reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest
management method?
Answer: Physical/environmental modification
●● Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of what type of mechanical control method?
Answer: Exclusion
●● Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing
pesticide products for us in the US?
Answer: US 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)
,●● Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety
requirements?
Answer: Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
●● 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.
●● True or false: Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for
FIFRA violations.
Answer: True
●● Under the federal Endangered Species Protection Program, what
must be on pesticide products that might adversely affect an endangered
species:
Answer: A label statement advising applicators to consult a county
bulletin to determine if they must take any precautionary measures when
using the products.
●● What is needed to apply a pesticide legally when pest problem arises
for which a food or feed commodity is not on the registered pesticide
label or a tolerance has not yet been established?
Answer: An emergency exemption
, ●● Which section under FIFRA exempts from registration pesticides
considered to pose minimal risk?
Answer: Section 18
●● 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.
●● What is he purpose of the signal word?
Answer: To give the user an indication of the relative acute toxicity of
the product to humans and animals.
●● The route of entry statement on a label "Extremely hazardous by
skin- rapidly absorbed through the skin" would most likely appear with
which signal word?
Answer: DANGER
●● The statement "do not breathe vapors or spray mist" is an example
of:
Answer: A specific action statement.
●● Where are the directions for mixing and loading a pesticide usually
found under?
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST PAPER FULL
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to
reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest
management method?
Answer: Physical/environmental modification
●● Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of what type of mechanical control method?
Answer: Exclusion
●● Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing
pesticide products for us in the US?
Answer: US 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)
,●● Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety
requirements?
Answer: Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
●● 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.
●● True or false: Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for
FIFRA violations.
Answer: True
●● Under the federal Endangered Species Protection Program, what
must be on pesticide products that might adversely affect an endangered
species:
Answer: A label statement advising applicators to consult a county
bulletin to determine if they must take any precautionary measures when
using the products.
●● What is needed to apply a pesticide legally when pest problem arises
for which a food or feed commodity is not on the registered pesticide
label or a tolerance has not yet been established?
Answer: An emergency exemption
, ●● Which section under FIFRA exempts from registration pesticides
considered to pose minimal risk?
Answer: Section 18
●● 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.
●● What is he purpose of the signal word?
Answer: To give the user an indication of the relative acute toxicity of
the product to humans and animals.
●● The route of entry statement on a label "Extremely hazardous by
skin- rapidly absorbed through the skin" would most likely appear with
which signal word?
Answer: DANGER
●● The statement "do not breathe vapors or spray mist" is an example
of:
Answer: A specific action statement.
●● Where are the directions for mixing and loading a pesticide usually
found under?
