COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL
●● Absorption
Answer: The movement of a chemical into plants, animals,
microorganisms or soil
●● Action threshold
Answer: A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management action must be taken.
●● Active ingredient
Answer: The chemical in a product responsible for pesticidal activity
●● Acute effects
Answer: Illnesses or injuries that occur shortly after exposure to a
pesticide
●● Adjuvant (Additive)
,Answer: A substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or
safety. Examples include penetrants, sticker-spreaders, and wetting
agents.
●● Acute exposure
Answer: Exposure to a single dose of pesticide
●● Adsorption
Answer: The process of binding or sticking to a surface.
●● Advisory statements
Answer: The manufacturer's recommendations on how to use the
product
●● Avicide
Answer: Chemical used to killing of birds
●● Bacteria
Answer: Microscopic organisms
●● Bactericide
Answer: substance that kills bacteria
, ●● Biological Control
Answer: the intentional release of a natural enemy to attack a pest
population
●● Brand name
Answer: The registered or trade name that part of a brand that can be
spoken, including letters, words, and numbers
●● Broadcast application
Answer: The uniform application of a pesticide or other material over an
entire field or area.
●● Band application
Answer: applying fertilizer or other materials in a strip on the row or
field
●● Caution
Answer: A signal word associated with a pesticide product classified as
slightly toxic
●● Chemical name
Answer: The technical term for the active ingredient found in the
products
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL
●● Absorption
Answer: The movement of a chemical into plants, animals,
microorganisms or soil
●● Action threshold
Answer: A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management action must be taken.
●● Active ingredient
Answer: The chemical in a product responsible for pesticidal activity
●● Acute effects
Answer: Illnesses or injuries that occur shortly after exposure to a
pesticide
●● Adjuvant (Additive)
,Answer: A substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or
safety. Examples include penetrants, sticker-spreaders, and wetting
agents.
●● Acute exposure
Answer: Exposure to a single dose of pesticide
●● Adsorption
Answer: The process of binding or sticking to a surface.
●● Advisory statements
Answer: The manufacturer's recommendations on how to use the
product
●● Avicide
Answer: Chemical used to killing of birds
●● Bacteria
Answer: Microscopic organisms
●● Bactericide
Answer: substance that kills bacteria
, ●● Biological Control
Answer: the intentional release of a natural enemy to attack a pest
population
●● Brand name
Answer: The registered or trade name that part of a brand that can be
spoken, including letters, words, and numbers
●● Broadcast application
Answer: The uniform application of a pesticide or other material over an
entire field or area.
●● Band application
Answer: applying fertilizer or other materials in a strip on the row or
field
●● Caution
Answer: A signal word associated with a pesticide product classified as
slightly toxic
●● Chemical name
Answer: The technical term for the active ingredient found in the
products
