NC Pesticide Applicator Core Manual Exam Questions &
Answers
Commercial Ground Applicator - -anyone who uses or supervises the use of pesticides for
compensation
Public Operator - -Anyone who applies or supervises the application of pesticides for government
agencies
Pesticide Dealer - -Any individual who sells restricted-use pesticides to certified or licensed end-
users
Aerial Applicator - -An individual who applies pesticides by aircraft
Pest Control Consultant - -Anyone who offers or supplies technical advice, supervision, or
recommends the use of specific pesticides, for free.
Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division - -Their purpose is to protect the health and safety
of the public and the environment by regulating the structural pest control industry.
Specialized phases of structural pest control - -wood-destroying organism control, fumigation,
household pest control
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - -regulates the production,
transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides
EPA - -responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products for use in the US
Applies to all label statements - -they have the force of law
, Food Quality Protection Act - -requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle
The EPA - -Has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide. Can seize products from the
market.
State restrictions - -cannot be less stringent than those of FIFRA, but can be stricter
Potential hazards - -pesticides are classified according to this
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act - -governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food
and feed products.
Tolerance - -The maximum level of pesticide residues allowed in or on human food and animal
feed.
The EPA - -sets the tolerance level of each pesticide
Food and Drug administration - -monitors the food and feed products tolerance violations
The Food Quality Protection Act - -established a health based standard to be used when assessing
the risk of pesticide residues in food or feed. It requires the EPA to establish a tolerance based on "a
reasonable certainty" that no harm results from sources of exposure.
Worker Protection Standard - -a regulation aimed at protecting employees on agricultural
establishments from occupational exposure to pesticides
The WPS - -covers any pesticide with an "Agricultural Use Requirements" section on the label
The WPS provides the following - -safety training to workers and handlers
PPE specified on the label
Answers
Commercial Ground Applicator - -anyone who uses or supervises the use of pesticides for
compensation
Public Operator - -Anyone who applies or supervises the application of pesticides for government
agencies
Pesticide Dealer - -Any individual who sells restricted-use pesticides to certified or licensed end-
users
Aerial Applicator - -An individual who applies pesticides by aircraft
Pest Control Consultant - -Anyone who offers or supplies technical advice, supervision, or
recommends the use of specific pesticides, for free.
Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division - -Their purpose is to protect the health and safety
of the public and the environment by regulating the structural pest control industry.
Specialized phases of structural pest control - -wood-destroying organism control, fumigation,
household pest control
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - -regulates the production,
transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides
EPA - -responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products for use in the US
Applies to all label statements - -they have the force of law
, Food Quality Protection Act - -requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle
The EPA - -Has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide. Can seize products from the
market.
State restrictions - -cannot be less stringent than those of FIFRA, but can be stricter
Potential hazards - -pesticides are classified according to this
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act - -governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food
and feed products.
Tolerance - -The maximum level of pesticide residues allowed in or on human food and animal
feed.
The EPA - -sets the tolerance level of each pesticide
Food and Drug administration - -monitors the food and feed products tolerance violations
The Food Quality Protection Act - -established a health based standard to be used when assessing
the risk of pesticide residues in food or feed. It requires the EPA to establish a tolerance based on "a
reasonable certainty" that no harm results from sources of exposure.
Worker Protection Standard - -a regulation aimed at protecting employees on agricultural
establishments from occupational exposure to pesticides
The WPS - -covers any pesticide with an "Agricultural Use Requirements" section on the label
The WPS provides the following - -safety training to workers and handlers
PPE specified on the label
