Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test & Study Guide | 2025
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1. are pesticides that are either naturally de- a. Chemical controls
rived or synthesized.
a. Chemical controls
b. Biologic controls
c. Natural controls
d. Applied controls
2. Continual use of the same pesticide can lead to? a. Pesticide resistance
a. Pesticide resistance
b. Loss of public support
c. Lower cost to treat invasive species
d. Damage to crops
3. Which statement is true about IPM? d. All of the above
a. Pesticides can be ineffective
b. IPM can save money
c. IPM helps to keep a balanced ecosystem
d. All of the above
4. Sealing cracks in a building is an example of what type b. Exclusion
of mechanical control method?
a. Trapping
b. Exclusion
c. Cultivation
d. Cultural
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5. To be successful, a pest management program must d. The proper identifica-
start with? tion of the pest to be con-
a. Selecting the right pesticide for the situation trolled
b. A plan to eradicate any invasive species
c. A plan to suppress invasive pests
d. The proper identification of the pest to be con-
trolled
6. What agency is responsible for registering pesticide a. The EPA (environmental
products for use in the US? Protection Agency)
a. The EPA (environmental Protection Agency)
b. The US Department of Agriculture
c. The US Food and Drug Administration
d. The US Fish and Wildlife Service
7. Under FIFRA, all pesticides are classified according to a. Unclassified use and re-
their hazards, the two main classifications are? stricted use
a. Unclassified use and restricted use
b. Hazardous use and precautionary use
c. Restricted use and unrestricted use
d. None of the above
8. A pesticide may be used to control a target pest not a. True
specified on the label if the pesticide is applied to a
crop, animal, or site specifically listed on the label.
a. True
b. False
9. is the maximum pesticide residue limit that a. Tolerance
may legally remain on treated crops sold for food?
a. Tolerance
b. MAL (maximum allowed limit)
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c. MAR (maximum allowed residue)
d. Extraction limit
10. What penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations? c. Civil and Criminal
a. Civil
b. Criminal
c. Civil and Criminal
d. None
11. No pesticide may be sold in the US until it is approved a. EPA
by?
a. EPA
b. Department of Agriculture
c. US food and drug administration
d. FIFRA
12. Pesticide labels are legal documents. a. True
a. True
b. False
13. words on a pesticide label indicate the rela- d. Signal words
tive acute toxicity of the product?
a. Hazard words
b. Caution words
c. Danger words
d. Signal words
14. If you have an 80lbs container of "Sevin 50WP" how a. 40 lbs
much active ingredient is there?
a. 40lbs
b. 50lbs
c. 80lbs
d. Unknown
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15. What is the purpose of the signal word on a pesticide a. To give the user an indi-
label? cation of the relative acute
a. To give the user an indication of the relative acute toxicity of the product to
toxicity of the product to humans and animals humans and animals
b. Informs the user of what type of PPE to wear
c. Informs the user of how toxic the pesticide is to
insects
d. Tells the user what type of first aid to seek incase of
exposure
16. All of these are signal words found on a pesticide c. Fatal
container except?
a. Warning
b. Danger
c. Fatal
d. Caution
17. Once a pesticide container has been used and d. None of the above
cleaned, it should be?
a. Put out for your local recycler
b. Placed in the trash
c. Reused whenever possible
d. None of the above
18. The MSDS of a pesticide and the pesticide label con- b. False
tain the same information only in different formats.
a. True
b. False
19. Which of the following is a disadvantage of ULV for- a. A high drift hazard
mulations?
a. A high drift hazard
Commercial & Private Certification Prep
1. are pesticides that are either naturally de- a. Chemical controls
rived or synthesized.
a. Chemical controls
b. Biologic controls
c. Natural controls
d. Applied controls
2. Continual use of the same pesticide can lead to? a. Pesticide resistance
a. Pesticide resistance
b. Loss of public support
c. Lower cost to treat invasive species
d. Damage to crops
3. Which statement is true about IPM? d. All of the above
a. Pesticides can be ineffective
b. IPM can save money
c. IPM helps to keep a balanced ecosystem
d. All of the above
4. Sealing cracks in a building is an example of what type b. Exclusion
of mechanical control method?
a. Trapping
b. Exclusion
c. Cultivation
d. Cultural
, Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test & Study Guide | 2025
Commercial & Private Certification Prep
5. To be successful, a pest management program must d. The proper identifica-
start with? tion of the pest to be con-
a. Selecting the right pesticide for the situation trolled
b. A plan to eradicate any invasive species
c. A plan to suppress invasive pests
d. The proper identification of the pest to be con-
trolled
6. What agency is responsible for registering pesticide a. The EPA (environmental
products for use in the US? Protection Agency)
a. The EPA (environmental Protection Agency)
b. The US Department of Agriculture
c. The US Food and Drug Administration
d. The US Fish and Wildlife Service
7. Under FIFRA, all pesticides are classified according to a. Unclassified use and re-
their hazards, the two main classifications are? stricted use
a. Unclassified use and restricted use
b. Hazardous use and precautionary use
c. Restricted use and unrestricted use
d. None of the above
8. A pesticide may be used to control a target pest not a. True
specified on the label if the pesticide is applied to a
crop, animal, or site specifically listed on the label.
a. True
b. False
9. is the maximum pesticide residue limit that a. Tolerance
may legally remain on treated crops sold for food?
a. Tolerance
b. MAL (maximum allowed limit)
, Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test & Study Guide | 2025
Commercial & Private Certification Prep
c. MAR (maximum allowed residue)
d. Extraction limit
10. What penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations? c. Civil and Criminal
a. Civil
b. Criminal
c. Civil and Criminal
d. None
11. No pesticide may be sold in the US until it is approved a. EPA
by?
a. EPA
b. Department of Agriculture
c. US food and drug administration
d. FIFRA
12. Pesticide labels are legal documents. a. True
a. True
b. False
13. words on a pesticide label indicate the rela- d. Signal words
tive acute toxicity of the product?
a. Hazard words
b. Caution words
c. Danger words
d. Signal words
14. If you have an 80lbs container of "Sevin 50WP" how a. 40 lbs
much active ingredient is there?
a. 40lbs
b. 50lbs
c. 80lbs
d. Unknown
, Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test & Study Guide | 2025
Commercial & Private Certification Prep
15. What is the purpose of the signal word on a pesticide a. To give the user an indi-
label? cation of the relative acute
a. To give the user an indication of the relative acute toxicity of the product to
toxicity of the product to humans and animals humans and animals
b. Informs the user of what type of PPE to wear
c. Informs the user of how toxic the pesticide is to
insects
d. Tells the user what type of first aid to seek incase of
exposure
16. All of these are signal words found on a pesticide c. Fatal
container except?
a. Warning
b. Danger
c. Fatal
d. Caution
17. Once a pesticide container has been used and d. None of the above
cleaned, it should be?
a. Put out for your local recycler
b. Placed in the trash
c. Reused whenever possible
d. None of the above
18. The MSDS of a pesticide and the pesticide label con- b. False
tain the same information only in different formats.
a. True
b. False
19. Which of the following is a disadvantage of ULV for- a. A high drift hazard
mulations?
a. A high drift hazard
