CT PESTICIDE APPLICATORS EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Operational Certificate - ANSWER-Person hired to do pesticide application
Supervisory Certificate - ANSWER-Person supervising pesticide application
Three pesticide use classes - ANSWER-General use, restricted use, permit use
General use pesticides - ANSWER-Can be purchased and used by anyone without a
permit
Restricted use pesticides - ANSWER-Can be purchased by applicators that hold
supervisory certificate
Permit use pesticides - ANSWER-Special permit must be obtained from DEEP
When are pesticides most dangerous? - ANSWER-When in concentrated form
What are concentrated pesticides mixed with? - ANSWER-Water or oil
When are you most likely to to inhale poisonous fumes or come in contact with the
concentrated pesticide? - ANSWER-When mixing pesticides
What should you do if concentrated pesticide is spilled? - ANSWER-They should be
absorbed and disposed of
What equipment should be in case of spills? - ANSWER-waterproof gloves and boots,
absorbent material, soap, water, shovel
Where should pesticides NOT be mixed? - ANSWER-Customers house of yard, near a
pond or stream
Who is apt to be poised with pesticides? - ANSWER-Children
Who do the greatest number of poisoning cases involve? - ANSWER-Children
What are the three ways pesticides can enter the body? - ANSWER-skin contact,
inhalation, swallowing
Most common case of pesticide poisoning? - ANSWER-Skin Contact
, Acute Poisoning - ANSWER-Rapid poisoning after one exposure
Chronic Poisoning - ANSWER-Posoning over a long period of time
Pesticide Poisoning Symptoms - ANSWER-headaches, dizzyness, cramps, nausea
How can you protect yourself from poisoning? - ANSWER-By being careful
What is drift? - ANSWER-When pesticides are blown to unintended areas
What protective clothing should be worn? - ANSWER-Waterproof gloves and boots,
goggles, face shield, respirators
How can you protect others? - ANSWER-Never put pesticides in unlabeled containers,
proper disposal
Which of the following words is that number of pests per plant or the amount of damage
to a plant at which point control measures should begin? - ANSWER-Economic
Threshold
What can be said about insects? - ANSWER-They have three pairs of jointed legs.
Which of the following is an incomplete life cycle? - ANSWER-Egg, nymph and adult.
The disease that is generally the result of unfavorable growing conditions, such as
temperature or moisture extremes, soil compaction, pesticide or fertilizer excess, etc..? -
ANSWER-Noninfectious Disease
What is the proper disposal of a pesticide container? - ANSWER-Rinse out container 3
times with water and add water to spray tank
What is Integrated Pest Management? - ANSWER-A planned system to reduce the
number of pests present
What is the purpose of IPM? - ANSWER-To reduce pesticide use while keeping pests
controlled
How can the environment be modified to make it unfavorable to pests? - ANSWER-Use
proper liming, watering, fertilizing, and mowing height of turf, and replace decaying
wood
Why use IPM? - ANSWER-Chemical pest controls have had widespread use
What are the three categories of pesticides from most dangerous to least? - ANSWER-
Danger/Poison, Warning, Caution
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Operational Certificate - ANSWER-Person hired to do pesticide application
Supervisory Certificate - ANSWER-Person supervising pesticide application
Three pesticide use classes - ANSWER-General use, restricted use, permit use
General use pesticides - ANSWER-Can be purchased and used by anyone without a
permit
Restricted use pesticides - ANSWER-Can be purchased by applicators that hold
supervisory certificate
Permit use pesticides - ANSWER-Special permit must be obtained from DEEP
When are pesticides most dangerous? - ANSWER-When in concentrated form
What are concentrated pesticides mixed with? - ANSWER-Water or oil
When are you most likely to to inhale poisonous fumes or come in contact with the
concentrated pesticide? - ANSWER-When mixing pesticides
What should you do if concentrated pesticide is spilled? - ANSWER-They should be
absorbed and disposed of
What equipment should be in case of spills? - ANSWER-waterproof gloves and boots,
absorbent material, soap, water, shovel
Where should pesticides NOT be mixed? - ANSWER-Customers house of yard, near a
pond or stream
Who is apt to be poised with pesticides? - ANSWER-Children
Who do the greatest number of poisoning cases involve? - ANSWER-Children
What are the three ways pesticides can enter the body? - ANSWER-skin contact,
inhalation, swallowing
Most common case of pesticide poisoning? - ANSWER-Skin Contact
, Acute Poisoning - ANSWER-Rapid poisoning after one exposure
Chronic Poisoning - ANSWER-Posoning over a long period of time
Pesticide Poisoning Symptoms - ANSWER-headaches, dizzyness, cramps, nausea
How can you protect yourself from poisoning? - ANSWER-By being careful
What is drift? - ANSWER-When pesticides are blown to unintended areas
What protective clothing should be worn? - ANSWER-Waterproof gloves and boots,
goggles, face shield, respirators
How can you protect others? - ANSWER-Never put pesticides in unlabeled containers,
proper disposal
Which of the following words is that number of pests per plant or the amount of damage
to a plant at which point control measures should begin? - ANSWER-Economic
Threshold
What can be said about insects? - ANSWER-They have three pairs of jointed legs.
Which of the following is an incomplete life cycle? - ANSWER-Egg, nymph and adult.
The disease that is generally the result of unfavorable growing conditions, such as
temperature or moisture extremes, soil compaction, pesticide or fertilizer excess, etc..? -
ANSWER-Noninfectious Disease
What is the proper disposal of a pesticide container? - ANSWER-Rinse out container 3
times with water and add water to spray tank
What is Integrated Pest Management? - ANSWER-A planned system to reduce the
number of pests present
What is the purpose of IPM? - ANSWER-To reduce pesticide use while keeping pests
controlled
How can the environment be modified to make it unfavorable to pests? - ANSWER-Use
proper liming, watering, fertilizing, and mowing height of turf, and replace decaying
wood
Why use IPM? - ANSWER-Chemical pest controls have had widespread use
What are the three categories of pesticides from most dangerous to least? - ANSWER-
Danger/Poison, Warning, Caution
