NJ CORE STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔If an insecticide is effective against a wide variety of insects, it is broad spectrum
insecticide T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔Most fungicide applications are made as
A) protectants
B) eradicants
C) desiccants - ✔✔A) protectants
✔✔It is almost impossible to spray a crop with a herbicide to kill the weddings without
injuring the crop T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔Insecticides kill insects and herbicides kill weeds. The kind of pesticide that kills
snails and slugs are called
A) snailicide
B)slugicide
C) molluscicide - ✔✔C) molluscicide
✔✔Preemergence, post emergence, and selective terms used in describing the use of
A) miticides
B) herbicides
C) fungicides
D) insecticides - ✔✔B) herbicides
✔✔A rodenticide use used to control
A)mice but not rats
B) rats but not mice
C) both rats and mice - ✔✔C) both rats and mice
✔✔It is usually best to use a residual pesticide lasting more than one season when
making applications to the soil
A) for the control of termites near the foundation of the house
B) for the control of weeds in a corn field
C) for the control of cabbage maggots in a cabbage field - ✔✔A) for the control of
termites near the foundation of the house
,✔✔According to the pesticide regulations, the materials which should not be included in
the group of chemicals called pesticides are fertilizers T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔To achieve the most efficient pest control, the first thing to do out before making an
application of a pesticide is
A) the quantity of pesticide needed
B) if the weather is OK to apply a pesticide
C) the identity of the pest
D) how much pest damage can be tolerated - ✔✔C) the identity of the pest
✔✔The pesticide chosen fore the control of pest should
A) have a low LD50
B) be soluble
C) breakdown rapidly
D) be efficient - ✔✔D) be efficient
✔✔Integrated pest control means using two or more pesticides mixed together to
control all the pests in one application T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔Satisfactory alternatives to the use of pesticides are available for the control of most
pests if we could afford expense T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔Most formulations of pesticides work in any sprayer T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The pesticide formulation to choose for use in a 50 gallon high pressure sprayer is
A) 6F
B) 5G
C) 3D - ✔✔A) 6F
✔✔To double check your choice of pesticide for the pest control job at hand
A) Refer to the yellow pages
B) Check with the news media
C) look at your application records of past years
D) read the label - ✔✔D) read the label
✔✔The label or labeling of pesticide is an official and legal document approved as
printed by EPA T/F - ✔✔True
, ✔✔The label on the container may not have all the registered uses and the complete
directions for proper and safe use of a pesticide formulation T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔The best applicator reference for directions on how to use a given pesticide is his
records of past years use T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔Three names of a pesticide sometimes appears on the labeling the trade name, the
chemical name, and the common name. Of these three names for a pesticide, the name
that is most frequently missing is the
A) Trade name
B) chemical name
C) common name - ✔✔C) common name
✔✔The name of the pesticide that most accurately identifies the active ingredient is the
A) trade name
B) chemical name
C) common name - ✔✔B) Chemical name
✔✔The name of the pesticide that most accurately identifies the formulation is the
A) trade name
B) chemical name
C) common name - ✔✔A) trade name
✔✔If the label states that the pesticide may be mixed with other pesticides and/or
fertilizer it is said to
A)be a broad spectrum pesticide
B) be compatible
C) have a synergistic action
D) be additive - ✔✔B) be compatible
✔✔This signal word(s) for moderately toxic pesticide is
A) danger, poison
B) warning
C) Caution
D) Keep out of the reach of children - ✔✔B) warning
✔✔The information on the pesticide label
A) gives the date of the manufacturer and/or packaging
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔If an insecticide is effective against a wide variety of insects, it is broad spectrum
insecticide T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔Most fungicide applications are made as
A) protectants
B) eradicants
C) desiccants - ✔✔A) protectants
✔✔It is almost impossible to spray a crop with a herbicide to kill the weddings without
injuring the crop T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔Insecticides kill insects and herbicides kill weeds. The kind of pesticide that kills
snails and slugs are called
A) snailicide
B)slugicide
C) molluscicide - ✔✔C) molluscicide
✔✔Preemergence, post emergence, and selective terms used in describing the use of
A) miticides
B) herbicides
C) fungicides
D) insecticides - ✔✔B) herbicides
✔✔A rodenticide use used to control
A)mice but not rats
B) rats but not mice
C) both rats and mice - ✔✔C) both rats and mice
✔✔It is usually best to use a residual pesticide lasting more than one season when
making applications to the soil
A) for the control of termites near the foundation of the house
B) for the control of weeds in a corn field
C) for the control of cabbage maggots in a cabbage field - ✔✔A) for the control of
termites near the foundation of the house
,✔✔According to the pesticide regulations, the materials which should not be included in
the group of chemicals called pesticides are fertilizers T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔To achieve the most efficient pest control, the first thing to do out before making an
application of a pesticide is
A) the quantity of pesticide needed
B) if the weather is OK to apply a pesticide
C) the identity of the pest
D) how much pest damage can be tolerated - ✔✔C) the identity of the pest
✔✔The pesticide chosen fore the control of pest should
A) have a low LD50
B) be soluble
C) breakdown rapidly
D) be efficient - ✔✔D) be efficient
✔✔Integrated pest control means using two or more pesticides mixed together to
control all the pests in one application T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔Satisfactory alternatives to the use of pesticides are available for the control of most
pests if we could afford expense T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔Most formulations of pesticides work in any sprayer T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The pesticide formulation to choose for use in a 50 gallon high pressure sprayer is
A) 6F
B) 5G
C) 3D - ✔✔A) 6F
✔✔To double check your choice of pesticide for the pest control job at hand
A) Refer to the yellow pages
B) Check with the news media
C) look at your application records of past years
D) read the label - ✔✔D) read the label
✔✔The label or labeling of pesticide is an official and legal document approved as
printed by EPA T/F - ✔✔True
, ✔✔The label on the container may not have all the registered uses and the complete
directions for proper and safe use of a pesticide formulation T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔The best applicator reference for directions on how to use a given pesticide is his
records of past years use T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔Three names of a pesticide sometimes appears on the labeling the trade name, the
chemical name, and the common name. Of these three names for a pesticide, the name
that is most frequently missing is the
A) Trade name
B) chemical name
C) common name - ✔✔C) common name
✔✔The name of the pesticide that most accurately identifies the active ingredient is the
A) trade name
B) chemical name
C) common name - ✔✔B) Chemical name
✔✔The name of the pesticide that most accurately identifies the formulation is the
A) trade name
B) chemical name
C) common name - ✔✔A) trade name
✔✔If the label states that the pesticide may be mixed with other pesticides and/or
fertilizer it is said to
A)be a broad spectrum pesticide
B) be compatible
C) have a synergistic action
D) be additive - ✔✔B) be compatible
✔✔This signal word(s) for moderately toxic pesticide is
A) danger, poison
B) warning
C) Caution
D) Keep out of the reach of children - ✔✔B) warning
✔✔The information on the pesticide label
A) gives the date of the manufacturer and/or packaging
