PESTICIDE APPLICATORS PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from
mold is an example of which type of pest management method? - ANSWER-a.
Physical/environmental modification (correct)
b. Biological.
c. Mechanical.
d. Regulatory pest control.
Which statement is true about cultural control practices? - ANSWER-a. Sanitation is not
considered a cultural practice.
b. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
c. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
d. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. (correct)
Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM? - ANSWER-a.
Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
b. The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.
(correct)
c. Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy.
d. Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pest management method? - ANSWER-a. Genetic control.
b. Mechanical control. (correct)
c. Biological control
d. Chemical control
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of mechanical control method? - ANSWER-a. Exclusion. (correct)
b. Mulching.
c. Cultivation.
d. Trapping.
, Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is true? - ANSWER-a. The FQPA
does not consider additional safety standards to account for exposure risks to infants
and children.
b. The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with established residue
tolerances on food.
c. For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate exposures to pesticides
but not cumulative exposures.
d. Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the FQPA.
(correct)
Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety standards? - ANSWER-a.
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). (correct)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
c. Worker Protection Standard (WPS).
d. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations. - ANSWER-a.
True (correct)
b. False
Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed
products? - ANSWER-a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). (correct)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
c. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
d. Worker Protection Standard (WPS).
Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when
conducting experimental field tests on new pesticides or new uses of pesticides on: -
ANSWER-a. 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water. (correct)
b. less than 1 acre of land or water.
c. 5 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.
d. 7 or more acres of land or 2 or more acres of water.
Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true? - ANSWER-a.
Inert ingredients are responsible for the pesticidal activity.
b. Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products contain
the same active ingredient. (correct)
c. The common names are those accepted officially by the manufacturer.
d. The active ingredients and the inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from
mold is an example of which type of pest management method? - ANSWER-a.
Physical/environmental modification (correct)
b. Biological.
c. Mechanical.
d. Regulatory pest control.
Which statement is true about cultural control practices? - ANSWER-a. Sanitation is not
considered a cultural practice.
b. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
c. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
d. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. (correct)
Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM? - ANSWER-a.
Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
b. The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.
(correct)
c. Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy.
d. Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pest management method? - ANSWER-a. Genetic control.
b. Mechanical control. (correct)
c. Biological control
d. Chemical control
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of mechanical control method? - ANSWER-a. Exclusion. (correct)
b. Mulching.
c. Cultivation.
d. Trapping.
, Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is true? - ANSWER-a. The FQPA
does not consider additional safety standards to account for exposure risks to infants
and children.
b. The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with established residue
tolerances on food.
c. For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate exposures to pesticides
but not cumulative exposures.
d. Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the FQPA.
(correct)
Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety standards? - ANSWER-a.
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). (correct)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
c. Worker Protection Standard (WPS).
d. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations. - ANSWER-a.
True (correct)
b. False
Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed
products? - ANSWER-a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). (correct)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
c. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
d. Worker Protection Standard (WPS).
Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when
conducting experimental field tests on new pesticides or new uses of pesticides on: -
ANSWER-a. 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water. (correct)
b. less than 1 acre of land or water.
c. 5 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.
d. 7 or more acres of land or 2 or more acres of water.
Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true? - ANSWER-a.
Inert ingredients are responsible for the pesticidal activity.
b. Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products contain
the same active ingredient. (correct)
c. The common names are those accepted officially by the manufacturer.
d. The active ingredients and the inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name.
