Laws, Regulations, and Basic Principles of Safe and Effective
Pesticide Use Basic Principles of Integrated Pest Management
(Core Exam) questions with verified answers
A community of organisms include... Ans✓✓✓ all organisms that share a habitat
A cooperating agency that helps the Department of Pesticide Regulation enforce
pesticide use laws and regulations in California is the... Ans✓✓✓ County Ag
Commissioner
A drawback to using presence/absence sampling is... Ans✓✓✓ Baseline research
data must be available that links the proportion of infested plant parts to insect
abundance
A grower who engages in pest control in the vicinity of his own property and for
the accommodation of his neighbors must obtain a... Ans✓✓✓ no fee pest
control business license
A high tech weather station can be used to...
A. Detect the presence of soil pathogens
B. Measure leaf wetness
C. Record levels of inoculums
D. All of the above Ans✓✓✓ D
A minimal exposure pesticide is a pesticide... Ans✓✓✓ with labeling instructions
that do not mitigate specific hazards
,A PCA license may be revoked or suspended for... Ans✓✓✓ Failure to put an
agricultural Pest Control Recommendation in writing
A person making a written recommendation... Ans✓✓✓ does not incur an
obligation to ensure that the actual application follows his/her recommendation
A person who has permission to use or supervise the use of a restricted material
for control of an ag pest on his own property is defined by the CA code of
regulation as... Ans✓✓✓ a private applicator
A person who holds a Pest Control Dealer Designated Agent License is responsible
for... Ans✓✓✓ actively supervising all operations conducted at the Pest Control
Dealer's location
A person who holds a Qualified Applicator Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture"
category CANNOT... Ans✓✓✓ sell or supervise people who sell agricultural
pesticides
A person who is responsible for pesticide containers must... Ans✓✓✓ store the
containers in a locked enclosure or provide a person to maintain control over the
containers at all times
A Pest Control Business must be registered with the... Ans✓✓✓ County
Agricultural Commissioner in each county where the business operates
A Pest Control Business that has one or more employees must have... Ans✓✓✓
workers' compensation insurance
,A pest control dealer can sell or deliver a CA restricted material to a customer
when the... Ans✓✓✓ dealer obtains a copy of the consumer's restricted material
permit
A Pest Control Dealer License is not required for a person or business who...
Ans✓✓✓ has a Pest Control Business License and sells only pesticides they apply
A pest control dealer must... Ans✓✓✓ Check all pesticide containers for damage
or leaks
A pest control dealer's license can be suspended or revoked for violation of the
law committed by... Ans✓✓✓ The dealer or by employees while working at the
dealership
A pest control operator may apply a pesticide... Ans✓✓✓ to a crop not listed on
the label or at a higher rate than the label rate with the authorization of the
director of the DPR
A pesticide may be legally delivered by a pest control dealer... Ans✓✓✓ to a
responsible person or a locked enclosure
A pesticide may be offered for sale legally in CA... Ans✓✓✓ After the date the
notice of registration is issued by the director of the DPR
A pesticide residue tolerance is the... Ans✓✓✓ maximum amount of pesticide
that is allowable on a particular commodity in the channels of trade
, A pesticide resistant bioassay is... Ans✓✓✓ a test required by law to detect
pesticide resistance prior to the use of class III pesticides
A reliable method of diagnosing some plant viruses is to... Ans✓✓✓ use ELISA
testing kits
A restricted entry interval is the time which may pass before people can enter a
treated field to do what? Ans✓✓✓ To engage in activities requiring contact with
treated crops or other treated surfaces
A restricted use pesticide is one that is for sale to and used by... Ans✓✓✓
certified applicators or a person under their direct supervision
A restricted use pesticide is one that is for sale to and used by... Ans✓✓✓
Certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision
A service container that is used to hold a pesticide or pesticide mixture is...
Ans✓✓✓ any other legal container other than the original labeled pesticide
container
A Special Local Need registration (SLN) allows... Ans✓✓✓ uses of pesticides for
crops or sites not listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued
Adjuvants are used for all of the following reasons except...
- Reduce drift
- Change the mode of action
Pesticide Use Basic Principles of Integrated Pest Management
(Core Exam) questions with verified answers
A community of organisms include... Ans✓✓✓ all organisms that share a habitat
A cooperating agency that helps the Department of Pesticide Regulation enforce
pesticide use laws and regulations in California is the... Ans✓✓✓ County Ag
Commissioner
A drawback to using presence/absence sampling is... Ans✓✓✓ Baseline research
data must be available that links the proportion of infested plant parts to insect
abundance
A grower who engages in pest control in the vicinity of his own property and for
the accommodation of his neighbors must obtain a... Ans✓✓✓ no fee pest
control business license
A high tech weather station can be used to...
A. Detect the presence of soil pathogens
B. Measure leaf wetness
C. Record levels of inoculums
D. All of the above Ans✓✓✓ D
A minimal exposure pesticide is a pesticide... Ans✓✓✓ with labeling instructions
that do not mitigate specific hazards
,A PCA license may be revoked or suspended for... Ans✓✓✓ Failure to put an
agricultural Pest Control Recommendation in writing
A person making a written recommendation... Ans✓✓✓ does not incur an
obligation to ensure that the actual application follows his/her recommendation
A person who has permission to use or supervise the use of a restricted material
for control of an ag pest on his own property is defined by the CA code of
regulation as... Ans✓✓✓ a private applicator
A person who holds a Pest Control Dealer Designated Agent License is responsible
for... Ans✓✓✓ actively supervising all operations conducted at the Pest Control
Dealer's location
A person who holds a Qualified Applicator Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture"
category CANNOT... Ans✓✓✓ sell or supervise people who sell agricultural
pesticides
A person who is responsible for pesticide containers must... Ans✓✓✓ store the
containers in a locked enclosure or provide a person to maintain control over the
containers at all times
A Pest Control Business must be registered with the... Ans✓✓✓ County
Agricultural Commissioner in each county where the business operates
A Pest Control Business that has one or more employees must have... Ans✓✓✓
workers' compensation insurance
,A pest control dealer can sell or deliver a CA restricted material to a customer
when the... Ans✓✓✓ dealer obtains a copy of the consumer's restricted material
permit
A Pest Control Dealer License is not required for a person or business who...
Ans✓✓✓ has a Pest Control Business License and sells only pesticides they apply
A pest control dealer must... Ans✓✓✓ Check all pesticide containers for damage
or leaks
A pest control dealer's license can be suspended or revoked for violation of the
law committed by... Ans✓✓✓ The dealer or by employees while working at the
dealership
A pest control operator may apply a pesticide... Ans✓✓✓ to a crop not listed on
the label or at a higher rate than the label rate with the authorization of the
director of the DPR
A pesticide may be legally delivered by a pest control dealer... Ans✓✓✓ to a
responsible person or a locked enclosure
A pesticide may be offered for sale legally in CA... Ans✓✓✓ After the date the
notice of registration is issued by the director of the DPR
A pesticide residue tolerance is the... Ans✓✓✓ maximum amount of pesticide
that is allowable on a particular commodity in the channels of trade
, A pesticide resistant bioassay is... Ans✓✓✓ a test required by law to detect
pesticide resistance prior to the use of class III pesticides
A reliable method of diagnosing some plant viruses is to... Ans✓✓✓ use ELISA
testing kits
A restricted entry interval is the time which may pass before people can enter a
treated field to do what? Ans✓✓✓ To engage in activities requiring contact with
treated crops or other treated surfaces
A restricted use pesticide is one that is for sale to and used by... Ans✓✓✓
certified applicators or a person under their direct supervision
A restricted use pesticide is one that is for sale to and used by... Ans✓✓✓
Certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision
A service container that is used to hold a pesticide or pesticide mixture is...
Ans✓✓✓ any other legal container other than the original labeled pesticide
container
A Special Local Need registration (SLN) allows... Ans✓✓✓ uses of pesticides for
crops or sites not listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued
Adjuvants are used for all of the following reasons except...
- Reduce drift
- Change the mode of action
