VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔(Labels and Labeling) How is the best way to find out how to apply a pesticide
product correctly?
a. talk to a neighbor
b. talk to the manufacturer
c. talk to a Cooperative Extension Service person
d. read the label - ✔✔d. read the label
✔✔(Protecting the Environment) A pesticide which breaks down quickly in the
environment is called:
a. persistent
b. non-persistent
c. a fumigant
d. an avicide - ✔✔b. non-persistent
✔✔(Protecting the Environment) Contaminated or polluted water by pesticides:
a. can injure plants and animals directly
b. is of no concern to pesticide applicators
c. will clear up without anyone knowing
d. none of the above - ✔✔a. can injure plants and animals directly
✔✔(Protecting the Environment) When minimizing groundwater contamination, the two
major sources are:
a. rain and snow-melt sources
b. leaching and sink-hole sources
c. point and non-point sources
d. train and truck accidents - ✔✔c. point and non-point sources
✔✔(Protecting the Environment) Pesticides:
a. should never be used in the environment
b. can help the environment when they are used carefully and wisely
c. can not harm the environment
d. are so toxic there is no way to use them carefully or wisely - ✔✔b. can help the
environment when they are used carefully and wisely
✔✔(Application Equipment) What must you do in terms of application equipment?
a. see your banker
b. make a purchase before the price goes up
c. select the right kind of equipment
d. talk with a neighbor - ✔✔c. select the right kind of equipment
✔✔(Application Equipment) The letters, "ULV" stand for:
a. unusually large volume
, b. ultimate land value
c. ultra low volume
d. unlimited livestock versatility - ✔✔c. ultra low volume
✔✔(Application Equipment) Spray nozzles are made out of:
a. brass
b. stainless steel
c. nylon
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
✔✔(Application Equipment) When you change chemicals in your sprayer, you should:
a. clean the sprayer thoroughly
b. just fill the tank with the new chemical and continue to spray
c. put the new chemical in before the tank is empty to avoid getting air in the lines
d. let the sprayer sit for two days to let it dry out - ✔✔a. clean the sprayer thoroughly
✔✔(Application Equipment) Advantages of a power duster are:
a. no drift hazard of the dust
b. pesticides are inexpensive to buy
c. simply built, easy to maintain and low in cost
d. always provide complete coverage - ✔✔c. simply built, easy to maintain and low in
cost
✔✔(Application Equipment) To help reduce physical drift, use adequate amounts of
carrier, ____________ gallons per acre.
a. 5 to 10
b. 15 to 20
c. 25 to 30
d. 35 to 40 - ✔✔b. 15 to 20
✔✔(Calibration Equipment) Accurate calibration of a sprayer:
a. is done at the factory
b. is the only way to know how much chemical is being applied
c. only needs to be done every three years
d. can be done while you wait for the tank to fill up between loads - ✔✔b. is the only
way to know how much chemical is being applied
✔✔(Calibration Equipment) To apply a pesticide evenly and accurately, the sprayer
must:
a. move at a constant speed
b. have a constant pressure
c. have only the correct size and type of nozzle
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔(Labels and Labeling) How is the best way to find out how to apply a pesticide
product correctly?
a. talk to a neighbor
b. talk to the manufacturer
c. talk to a Cooperative Extension Service person
d. read the label - ✔✔d. read the label
✔✔(Protecting the Environment) A pesticide which breaks down quickly in the
environment is called:
a. persistent
b. non-persistent
c. a fumigant
d. an avicide - ✔✔b. non-persistent
✔✔(Protecting the Environment) Contaminated or polluted water by pesticides:
a. can injure plants and animals directly
b. is of no concern to pesticide applicators
c. will clear up without anyone knowing
d. none of the above - ✔✔a. can injure plants and animals directly
✔✔(Protecting the Environment) When minimizing groundwater contamination, the two
major sources are:
a. rain and snow-melt sources
b. leaching and sink-hole sources
c. point and non-point sources
d. train and truck accidents - ✔✔c. point and non-point sources
✔✔(Protecting the Environment) Pesticides:
a. should never be used in the environment
b. can help the environment when they are used carefully and wisely
c. can not harm the environment
d. are so toxic there is no way to use them carefully or wisely - ✔✔b. can help the
environment when they are used carefully and wisely
✔✔(Application Equipment) What must you do in terms of application equipment?
a. see your banker
b. make a purchase before the price goes up
c. select the right kind of equipment
d. talk with a neighbor - ✔✔c. select the right kind of equipment
✔✔(Application Equipment) The letters, "ULV" stand for:
a. unusually large volume
, b. ultimate land value
c. ultra low volume
d. unlimited livestock versatility - ✔✔c. ultra low volume
✔✔(Application Equipment) Spray nozzles are made out of:
a. brass
b. stainless steel
c. nylon
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
✔✔(Application Equipment) When you change chemicals in your sprayer, you should:
a. clean the sprayer thoroughly
b. just fill the tank with the new chemical and continue to spray
c. put the new chemical in before the tank is empty to avoid getting air in the lines
d. let the sprayer sit for two days to let it dry out - ✔✔a. clean the sprayer thoroughly
✔✔(Application Equipment) Advantages of a power duster are:
a. no drift hazard of the dust
b. pesticides are inexpensive to buy
c. simply built, easy to maintain and low in cost
d. always provide complete coverage - ✔✔c. simply built, easy to maintain and low in
cost
✔✔(Application Equipment) To help reduce physical drift, use adequate amounts of
carrier, ____________ gallons per acre.
a. 5 to 10
b. 15 to 20
c. 25 to 30
d. 35 to 40 - ✔✔b. 15 to 20
✔✔(Calibration Equipment) Accurate calibration of a sprayer:
a. is done at the factory
b. is the only way to know how much chemical is being applied
c. only needs to be done every three years
d. can be done while you wait for the tank to fill up between loads - ✔✔b. is the only
way to know how much chemical is being applied
✔✔(Calibration Equipment) To apply a pesticide evenly and accurately, the sprayer
must:
a. move at a constant speed
b. have a constant pressure
c. have only the correct size and type of nozzle
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
