AGRI 2219 - Pesticide Applicators
License Practice Exam
(2026/2027) Actual Questions &
Correct Answers
Action threshold
✅ The pest level at which some type of pest management action must be taken
Bioaccumulation
✅ The accumulation of toxic substances, such as pesticides, or other organic
chemicals in an organism
Biomagnification
✅ The tendency for certain pesticides to progressively become more concentrated in
each type of organism when moving from the bottom to the top organism within a
food chain
Contact pesticide
✅ Pesticide that is not absorbed systemically by treated plants or animals. These
pesticides must directly touch the pest or a site the pest frequents to be effective
Economic threshold
✅ The level where the economic losses caused by pest damage, if the pest
population continued to grow, would be greater than the cost of controlling the pests
Eradication
✅ One of the three primary pest control goals that refers to the total elimination of a
pest from a designated area
Integrated Pest management
,✅ The coordinated use of pest and environmental information and available pest
control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of damage by the most economical
means with the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment.
Key pest
✅ A pest that causes major damage on a regular basis
Mode of Action
✅ How the pesticide works - specific system(s) in the pest that are affected by the
pesticide
Occasional pest
✅ A pest that causes damage only once in a while because of its life cycle or
environmental influences, or as a result of human activities
Persistance
✅ Length of time a pesticide remains active to control pests
Pesticide
✅ Any material that is applied to plants, the soil, water, harvested crops, structures,
clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel or regulate or interrupt the
growth and mating of pests or to regulate plant growth
Pesticide resistance
✅ The ability of an insect, fungus, weed, rodent, or other pest to tolerate a pesticide
that once controlled it
Prevention
✅ One of the three primary pest control goals that strives to inhibit the onset of a
pest outbreak
Quarantine
✅ Regulatory method to control the introduction and dissemination of pests into new
areas
Residual pesticide
✅ Pesticide that controls pests for weeks, months or even years
, Secondary pest
✅ A pest that becomes a problem when a key pest is controlled or eliminated
Selectivity
✅ The degree to which a pesticide will kill a certain type of pest
Suppression
✅ One of the three primary pest control goals that attempts to reduce pest
populations to a tolerable level or to a point below the economic injury level
Systemic pesticide (translocated)
✅ Pesticides that are absorbed by the pest and then transported within the treated
pest
Active ingredient
✅ The substance in a pesticide product that is intended to kill, repel, or otherwise
control a target pest
Acute effect
✅ An illness that becomes apparent soon after an exposure to a pesticide occurs
Application rate
✅ Pertaining to the amount of pesticide that is applied to a known area, such as an
acre
Brand name
✅ Name under which the manufacturer sells the product
Caution
✅ The signal word used on labels of the least toxic pesticides
Certified Applicator
✅ A person who has demonstrated through an examination process the ability to
safely handle and apply restricted use pesticides
Chemical name
License Practice Exam
(2026/2027) Actual Questions &
Correct Answers
Action threshold
✅ The pest level at which some type of pest management action must be taken
Bioaccumulation
✅ The accumulation of toxic substances, such as pesticides, or other organic
chemicals in an organism
Biomagnification
✅ The tendency for certain pesticides to progressively become more concentrated in
each type of organism when moving from the bottom to the top organism within a
food chain
Contact pesticide
✅ Pesticide that is not absorbed systemically by treated plants or animals. These
pesticides must directly touch the pest or a site the pest frequents to be effective
Economic threshold
✅ The level where the economic losses caused by pest damage, if the pest
population continued to grow, would be greater than the cost of controlling the pests
Eradication
✅ One of the three primary pest control goals that refers to the total elimination of a
pest from a designated area
Integrated Pest management
,✅ The coordinated use of pest and environmental information and available pest
control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of damage by the most economical
means with the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment.
Key pest
✅ A pest that causes major damage on a regular basis
Mode of Action
✅ How the pesticide works - specific system(s) in the pest that are affected by the
pesticide
Occasional pest
✅ A pest that causes damage only once in a while because of its life cycle or
environmental influences, or as a result of human activities
Persistance
✅ Length of time a pesticide remains active to control pests
Pesticide
✅ Any material that is applied to plants, the soil, water, harvested crops, structures,
clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel or regulate or interrupt the
growth and mating of pests or to regulate plant growth
Pesticide resistance
✅ The ability of an insect, fungus, weed, rodent, or other pest to tolerate a pesticide
that once controlled it
Prevention
✅ One of the three primary pest control goals that strives to inhibit the onset of a
pest outbreak
Quarantine
✅ Regulatory method to control the introduction and dissemination of pests into new
areas
Residual pesticide
✅ Pesticide that controls pests for weeks, months or even years
, Secondary pest
✅ A pest that becomes a problem when a key pest is controlled or eliminated
Selectivity
✅ The degree to which a pesticide will kill a certain type of pest
Suppression
✅ One of the three primary pest control goals that attempts to reduce pest
populations to a tolerable level or to a point below the economic injury level
Systemic pesticide (translocated)
✅ Pesticides that are absorbed by the pest and then transported within the treated
pest
Active ingredient
✅ The substance in a pesticide product that is intended to kill, repel, or otherwise
control a target pest
Acute effect
✅ An illness that becomes apparent soon after an exposure to a pesticide occurs
Application rate
✅ Pertaining to the amount of pesticide that is applied to a known area, such as an
acre
Brand name
✅ Name under which the manufacturer sells the product
Caution
✅ The signal word used on labels of the least toxic pesticides
Certified Applicator
✅ A person who has demonstrated through an examination process the ability to
safely handle and apply restricted use pesticides
Chemical name
