NEVADA AGRICULTURAL GROUND PEST CONTROL
APPLICATOR CATEGORY B1 EXAM — AGRICULTURE
PLANT PESTS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES.PDF
Nevada Agricultural Ground Pest Control Applicator — B1 Agriculture Plant Pests
200-Question Practice Examination With Correct Answers and Rationales
Source basis: This practice examination is based primarily on the Nevada Department of
Agriculture’s currently published Aerial and Agricultural Ground Pest Control Manual,
Volume IX (July 2018). The manual identifies Agricultural Ground B1 — Agriculture Plant
Pests as covering insecticides, miticides, acaricides, fungicides, bactericides, and nematicides,
and its chapters address labeling, WPS, IPM, sampling, insects/arachnids, plants, fungi,
nematodes/bacteria, viruses/viroids/mycoplasmas, and specialized agricultural applications.
Exam composition
• Total: 200 questions
• Basic recall: 60 questions
• Application: 100 questions
• Analysis/critical thinking: 40 questions
• Options: A–D
• One correct answer per question
• Sections: 10 sections × 20 questions
Table of Contents
Section Topic Questions
1 Pesticide Labeling and Chemical Agents Q1–Q20
2 Worker Protection Standards Q21–Q40
3 Integrated Pest Management Q41–Q60
4 Sampling and Pest Identification Q61–Q80
,Section Topic Questions
5 Insects and Arachnids Q81–Q100
6 Plants and Plant-Pest Relationships Q101–Q120
7 Fungal Plant Pests Q121–Q140
8 Nematodes and Bacterial Pests Q141–Q160
9 Viruses, Viroids, and Mycoplasmas Q161–Q180
10 Specialized Conditions and Agricultural Applications Q181–Q200
SECTION 1 — PESTICIDE LABELING AND CHEMICAL AGENTS
Questions 1–20
Q1. What is the primary legal purpose of a pesticide label?
A. To advertise the product's effectiveness
B. To provide legally enforceable directions for pesticide use
C. To identify the distributor's preferred application method
D. To establish the wholesale price of the product
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The pesticide label provides the information necessary for safe, effective, and lawful
use and is legally enforceable. The label is therefore more than advertising or product
identification.
Q2. Which federal law primarily regulates pesticide registration, distribution, and use?
A. FIFRA
B. OSHA
C. Clean Air Act
D. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Correct answer: A
Rationale: FIFRA regulates pesticide registration, manufacturing, transportation, distribution,
and use. OSHA addresses workplace safety more broadly but does not serve as the primary
federal pesticide-registration statute.
Q3. Which active ingredients are specifically included within Nevada Agricultural Ground
B1?
,A. Herbicides and desiccants
B. Rodenticides and avicides
C. Insecticides, miticides, acaricides, fungicides, bactericides, and nematicides
D. Herbicides, plant regulators, and fumigants only
Correct answer: C
Rationale: Nevada defines Agricultural Ground B1 as Agriculture Plant Pests and lists these six
pesticide classes. Herbicides and plant regulators belong primarily to the weeds category rather
than B1.
Q4. What does an EPA establishment number identify?
A. The pesticide's toxicity category
B. The crop for which the product is registered
C. The facility that produced the pesticide
D. The maximum application rate
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The establishment number identifies the specific facility that produced the product. It
can assist in tracing a pesticide if contamination, adulteration, or other product problems occur.
Q5. Which signal word indicates the greatest acute toxicity category among the standard
pesticide signal words?
A. Caution
B. Warning
C. Danger
D. Notice
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The manual identifies the signal words in increasing toxicity as caution, warning, and
danger. “Notice” is not one of the standard pesticide signal words.
Q6. What information does the ingredient statement identify?
A. Only inert materials
B. Active ingredients and their amounts
C. Only the pesticide manufacturer
D. Only the pesticide's EPA establishment number
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The ingredient statement identifies the active ingredient or ingredients and their
amounts. Other ingredients may be listed collectively rather than individually.
, Q7. A B1 applicator finds that a pesticide label lists a crop but does not list the insect
species observed in the crop. What should the applicator determine before treatment?
A. Whether the labeled crop or site permits the intended use and whether other label restrictions
apply
B. Whether the insect is economically important in another state
C. Whether the pesticide can legally be used at twice the labeled rate
D. Whether the product's brand name sounds appropriate for the pest
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Label directions identify the permitted sites, rates, methods, and restrictions that
govern lawful use. A missing pest name does not justify ignoring the label's other requirements.
Q8. A product is labeled for a crop but the applicator wants to use a higher rate because the
pest population is unusually high. What is the appropriate action?
A. Increase the rate by 10 percent
B. Double the rate
C. Use the maximum labeled rate, if applicable and appropriate
D. Apply whatever rate produces visible mortality
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The applicator must stay within the labeled rate range. A high pest population does
not authorize exceeding the maximum labeled rate.
Q9. What is a pre-harvest interval primarily intended to regulate?
A. The time between pesticide applications and harvest
B. The time between pesticide manufacture and sale
C. The time between equipment calibration and storage
D. The time between worker training sessions
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The pre-harvest interval establishes the required time between application and
harvest where specified. It helps ensure pesticide residues remain within established tolerances.
Q10. Which statement best describes a restricted-use pesticide?
A. It can never be used on agricultural crops
B. It is classified as requiring additional regulatory restrictions because of potential human or
environmental hazards
C. It is automatically more effective than a general-use pesticide
D. It may be applied without certification if the crop is commercially important
APPLICATOR CATEGORY B1 EXAM — AGRICULTURE
PLANT PESTS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES.PDF
Nevada Agricultural Ground Pest Control Applicator — B1 Agriculture Plant Pests
200-Question Practice Examination With Correct Answers and Rationales
Source basis: This practice examination is based primarily on the Nevada Department of
Agriculture’s currently published Aerial and Agricultural Ground Pest Control Manual,
Volume IX (July 2018). The manual identifies Agricultural Ground B1 — Agriculture Plant
Pests as covering insecticides, miticides, acaricides, fungicides, bactericides, and nematicides,
and its chapters address labeling, WPS, IPM, sampling, insects/arachnids, plants, fungi,
nematodes/bacteria, viruses/viroids/mycoplasmas, and specialized agricultural applications.
Exam composition
• Total: 200 questions
• Basic recall: 60 questions
• Application: 100 questions
• Analysis/critical thinking: 40 questions
• Options: A–D
• One correct answer per question
• Sections: 10 sections × 20 questions
Table of Contents
Section Topic Questions
1 Pesticide Labeling and Chemical Agents Q1–Q20
2 Worker Protection Standards Q21–Q40
3 Integrated Pest Management Q41–Q60
4 Sampling and Pest Identification Q61–Q80
,Section Topic Questions
5 Insects and Arachnids Q81–Q100
6 Plants and Plant-Pest Relationships Q101–Q120
7 Fungal Plant Pests Q121–Q140
8 Nematodes and Bacterial Pests Q141–Q160
9 Viruses, Viroids, and Mycoplasmas Q161–Q180
10 Specialized Conditions and Agricultural Applications Q181–Q200
SECTION 1 — PESTICIDE LABELING AND CHEMICAL AGENTS
Questions 1–20
Q1. What is the primary legal purpose of a pesticide label?
A. To advertise the product's effectiveness
B. To provide legally enforceable directions for pesticide use
C. To identify the distributor's preferred application method
D. To establish the wholesale price of the product
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The pesticide label provides the information necessary for safe, effective, and lawful
use and is legally enforceable. The label is therefore more than advertising or product
identification.
Q2. Which federal law primarily regulates pesticide registration, distribution, and use?
A. FIFRA
B. OSHA
C. Clean Air Act
D. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Correct answer: A
Rationale: FIFRA regulates pesticide registration, manufacturing, transportation, distribution,
and use. OSHA addresses workplace safety more broadly but does not serve as the primary
federal pesticide-registration statute.
Q3. Which active ingredients are specifically included within Nevada Agricultural Ground
B1?
,A. Herbicides and desiccants
B. Rodenticides and avicides
C. Insecticides, miticides, acaricides, fungicides, bactericides, and nematicides
D. Herbicides, plant regulators, and fumigants only
Correct answer: C
Rationale: Nevada defines Agricultural Ground B1 as Agriculture Plant Pests and lists these six
pesticide classes. Herbicides and plant regulators belong primarily to the weeds category rather
than B1.
Q4. What does an EPA establishment number identify?
A. The pesticide's toxicity category
B. The crop for which the product is registered
C. The facility that produced the pesticide
D. The maximum application rate
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The establishment number identifies the specific facility that produced the product. It
can assist in tracing a pesticide if contamination, adulteration, or other product problems occur.
Q5. Which signal word indicates the greatest acute toxicity category among the standard
pesticide signal words?
A. Caution
B. Warning
C. Danger
D. Notice
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The manual identifies the signal words in increasing toxicity as caution, warning, and
danger. “Notice” is not one of the standard pesticide signal words.
Q6. What information does the ingredient statement identify?
A. Only inert materials
B. Active ingredients and their amounts
C. Only the pesticide manufacturer
D. Only the pesticide's EPA establishment number
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The ingredient statement identifies the active ingredient or ingredients and their
amounts. Other ingredients may be listed collectively rather than individually.
, Q7. A B1 applicator finds that a pesticide label lists a crop but does not list the insect
species observed in the crop. What should the applicator determine before treatment?
A. Whether the labeled crop or site permits the intended use and whether other label restrictions
apply
B. Whether the insect is economically important in another state
C. Whether the pesticide can legally be used at twice the labeled rate
D. Whether the product's brand name sounds appropriate for the pest
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Label directions identify the permitted sites, rates, methods, and restrictions that
govern lawful use. A missing pest name does not justify ignoring the label's other requirements.
Q8. A product is labeled for a crop but the applicator wants to use a higher rate because the
pest population is unusually high. What is the appropriate action?
A. Increase the rate by 10 percent
B. Double the rate
C. Use the maximum labeled rate, if applicable and appropriate
D. Apply whatever rate produces visible mortality
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The applicator must stay within the labeled rate range. A high pest population does
not authorize exceeding the maximum labeled rate.
Q9. What is a pre-harvest interval primarily intended to regulate?
A. The time between pesticide applications and harvest
B. The time between pesticide manufacture and sale
C. The time between equipment calibration and storage
D. The time between worker training sessions
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The pre-harvest interval establishes the required time between application and
harvest where specified. It helps ensure pesticide residues remain within established tolerances.
Q10. Which statement best describes a restricted-use pesticide?
A. It can never be used on agricultural crops
B. It is classified as requiring additional regulatory restrictions because of potential human or
environmental hazards
C. It is automatically more effective than a general-use pesticide
D. It may be applied without certification if the crop is commercially important
