MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Acaricide
Answer: a pesticide used to control mites and ticks. a Miticide is a type
of acaricide
●● Acidic
Answer: having a ph less than 7
●● Acidifiers = Buffers
Answer: adjuvants used to retard chemical degradation of pesticides in
the spray tank by lowering the pH of alkaline water used as a diluent
●● Action Threshold
Answer: a predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management action must be taken
●● Activated Charcoal
Answer: A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
,●● Active Ingredient (AI)
Answer: The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for
pesticidal activity.
●● Acute effect
Answer: a symptom, illness, or injury that occurs shortly after the
exposure to a pesticide
●● Acute Exposure
Answer: An exposure to a single dose of pesticide
●● Acute Rodenticide
Answer: a pesticide that is capable of killing a rodent after a single
feeding
●● Acute Toxicity
Answer: The ability of a pesticide to cause illness after a single
exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute
toxicity
●● Adjuvant (Additive)
Answer: a substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or
safety
, ●● Adsorption
Answer: the process whereby chemicals are bound to a surface by
physical or chemical attraction
●● Adulterated Pesticide
Answer: A pesticide that does not conform to the specified standard or
quality as documented on its label or labeling
●● Aerosol
Answer: a liquid formulation that produces a mist or fod when applied
from a container in which it is held under pressure or from a fod-
generating machine
●● Agitation
Answer: The process of stirring or mixing the contents of a spray tank
●● Air-blast sprayer
Answer: A type of pesticide application equipment that uses a large
volume of air moving at high speed to break up and disperse spray
droplets from the nozzles
●● Algae
Answer: relatively simple plants that are photosynthetic and contain
chlorophyll
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Acaricide
Answer: a pesticide used to control mites and ticks. a Miticide is a type
of acaricide
●● Acidic
Answer: having a ph less than 7
●● Acidifiers = Buffers
Answer: adjuvants used to retard chemical degradation of pesticides in
the spray tank by lowering the pH of alkaline water used as a diluent
●● Action Threshold
Answer: a predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management action must be taken
●● Activated Charcoal
Answer: A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
,●● Active Ingredient (AI)
Answer: The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for
pesticidal activity.
●● Acute effect
Answer: a symptom, illness, or injury that occurs shortly after the
exposure to a pesticide
●● Acute Exposure
Answer: An exposure to a single dose of pesticide
●● Acute Rodenticide
Answer: a pesticide that is capable of killing a rodent after a single
feeding
●● Acute Toxicity
Answer: The ability of a pesticide to cause illness after a single
exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute
toxicity
●● Adjuvant (Additive)
Answer: a substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or
safety
, ●● Adsorption
Answer: the process whereby chemicals are bound to a surface by
physical or chemical attraction
●● Adulterated Pesticide
Answer: A pesticide that does not conform to the specified standard or
quality as documented on its label or labeling
●● Aerosol
Answer: a liquid formulation that produces a mist or fod when applied
from a container in which it is held under pressure or from a fod-
generating machine
●● Agitation
Answer: The process of stirring or mixing the contents of a spray tank
●● Air-blast sprayer
Answer: A type of pesticide application equipment that uses a large
volume of air moving at high speed to break up and disperse spray
droplets from the nozzles
●● Algae
Answer: relatively simple plants that are photosynthetic and contain
chlorophyll
