VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS ACTUAL FINAL
PAPER 2025 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Certified Operator - ✔✔-An individual who mixes, loads, or applies any pesticide
(GUP or RUP) under the supervision of a qualified supervisor
✔✔Qualified Supervisor - ✔✔-Any individual who is licensed to apply pesticides without
supervision, evaluated pest problems, or recommends pest control through pesticides
✔✔Pesticide Application Record Requirements (10) - ✔✔1. Name/Address of
application
2. Location
3. Target pest
4. Site, crop, commodity treated
5. Specific Pesticide with EPA reg. number
6. Dilution rate
7. Application Rate, total amount of pesticide applied
8. Date/time
9. Carrier if other than water
10. Name of person who did application
✔✔Pesticide Storage Areas (6) - ✔✔1. Pesticides must be stored separately to prevent
contamination
2. Area must be posted and locked
3. Area must be clean and orderly
4. Local fire department must be notified of location and supplied with SDS for all
pesticides stored
5. Must have a chemically rated fire extinguisher
6. All service containers must be identified with the common name of the active
ingredient
✔✔Pesticide Posting Requirement - ✔✔-All applications must be posted with at least
one sign notifying the public of the application
-Prior to applications, notice must be given 24 hours before to individuals on the registry
of pesticide sensitive persons
✔✔Bactericides - ✔✔-Control bacteria
✔✔Disinfectants - ✔✔-Control microorganisms
✔✔Fungicides - ✔✔-Control fungi
✔✔Herbicides - ✔✔-Control weeds and other undesirable plants
✔✔Insecticides - ✔✔-Control insects and related arthropods
, ✔✔Defoliants - ✔✔-Cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants
✔✔Desiccants - ✔✔-Promotes drying or loss of moisture from plant tissue
✔✔Growth Regulators - ✔✔-Substances that alter the growth of/development of a plant
✔✔Nematicides - ✔✔-Controls nematodes (ground worm)
✔✔Piscicides - ✔✔-Control pest fish
✔✔Rodenticides - ✔✔-Controls rodents (Mice/rats)
✔✔Wood Preservatives - ✔✔Protect wood from decay
✔✔Contact Pesticides - ✔✔-Only kills the part of the organism they come into contact
with
✔✔Systemic Pesticides - ✔✔-Translocate from the application site to another site where
they become effective
✔✔Broad Spectrum - ✔✔-Non-selective total kill
✔✔Selective - ✔✔-Only works on certain species
✔✔Pre-Plant - ✔✔-Apply the pesticide before planting
✔✔Pre-Emergence - ✔✔-Applying the pesticide before the seedlings come up
✔✔Post-Emergence - ✔✔-Applying the pesticide after the seedlings come up
✔✔Residual Herbicides - ✔✔-Non-selective herbicides applied to soil
-Prevents growth of new plants
-Long term residual= bare ground
✔✔Foliar Pesticides - ✔✔-Applied to plant leaves, stems, and branches
✔✔Soil Applied Pesticides - ✔✔-Applied to soil
✔✔Inert Additives - ✔✔-Non-pesticide additives to make pesticides more effective
-A formulated product must be mixed with water, air, or a petroleum based product
PAPER 2025 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Certified Operator - ✔✔-An individual who mixes, loads, or applies any pesticide
(GUP or RUP) under the supervision of a qualified supervisor
✔✔Qualified Supervisor - ✔✔-Any individual who is licensed to apply pesticides without
supervision, evaluated pest problems, or recommends pest control through pesticides
✔✔Pesticide Application Record Requirements (10) - ✔✔1. Name/Address of
application
2. Location
3. Target pest
4. Site, crop, commodity treated
5. Specific Pesticide with EPA reg. number
6. Dilution rate
7. Application Rate, total amount of pesticide applied
8. Date/time
9. Carrier if other than water
10. Name of person who did application
✔✔Pesticide Storage Areas (6) - ✔✔1. Pesticides must be stored separately to prevent
contamination
2. Area must be posted and locked
3. Area must be clean and orderly
4. Local fire department must be notified of location and supplied with SDS for all
pesticides stored
5. Must have a chemically rated fire extinguisher
6. All service containers must be identified with the common name of the active
ingredient
✔✔Pesticide Posting Requirement - ✔✔-All applications must be posted with at least
one sign notifying the public of the application
-Prior to applications, notice must be given 24 hours before to individuals on the registry
of pesticide sensitive persons
✔✔Bactericides - ✔✔-Control bacteria
✔✔Disinfectants - ✔✔-Control microorganisms
✔✔Fungicides - ✔✔-Control fungi
✔✔Herbicides - ✔✔-Control weeds and other undesirable plants
✔✔Insecticides - ✔✔-Control insects and related arthropods
, ✔✔Defoliants - ✔✔-Cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants
✔✔Desiccants - ✔✔-Promotes drying or loss of moisture from plant tissue
✔✔Growth Regulators - ✔✔-Substances that alter the growth of/development of a plant
✔✔Nematicides - ✔✔-Controls nematodes (ground worm)
✔✔Piscicides - ✔✔-Control pest fish
✔✔Rodenticides - ✔✔-Controls rodents (Mice/rats)
✔✔Wood Preservatives - ✔✔Protect wood from decay
✔✔Contact Pesticides - ✔✔-Only kills the part of the organism they come into contact
with
✔✔Systemic Pesticides - ✔✔-Translocate from the application site to another site where
they become effective
✔✔Broad Spectrum - ✔✔-Non-selective total kill
✔✔Selective - ✔✔-Only works on certain species
✔✔Pre-Plant - ✔✔-Apply the pesticide before planting
✔✔Pre-Emergence - ✔✔-Applying the pesticide before the seedlings come up
✔✔Post-Emergence - ✔✔-Applying the pesticide after the seedlings come up
✔✔Residual Herbicides - ✔✔-Non-selective herbicides applied to soil
-Prevents growth of new plants
-Long term residual= bare ground
✔✔Foliar Pesticides - ✔✔-Applied to plant leaves, stems, and branches
✔✔Soil Applied Pesticides - ✔✔-Applied to soil
✔✔Inert Additives - ✔✔-Non-pesticide additives to make pesticides more effective
-A formulated product must be mixed with water, air, or a petroleum based product
