Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest
Control Category 3 Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
In order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in Tn, an individual must:
A. Be 16 yrs old
B. Be certified by the Tn Department of Ag as a pesticide applicator
C. Working under the supervision of a certified applicator
D. Meet all the safety standards - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-B. Be certified by the Tn
Department of Ag as a pesticide applicator
According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in order to
use a restriced- use pesticide an applicator:
A. Must be certified in all cases
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
C. Does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide safety training
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,D. May always work under the supervision of a certified applicator. - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
The following applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted- use pesticide:
A. Farmer
B. Greenhouse operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered company - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-D. Pest
Control technician working for a chartered company
When does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
A. When he/she exchange services for another private applicator
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
C. When he/ she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-B. When he/she sprays for
another individual and charges a fee
The examination fee for a commercial applicator is:
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-C. $15
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,Commercial applicators may become re certified by:
A. Paying $15 annually
B. Sending an application to TDA
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the designated period
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the last year of the re certification period -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the
designated period
Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined:
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one year in prison
B. Civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $5,000 or one year in prison
Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $100,000
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense;
Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one year in prison
Commercial applicators must keep records of:
A. General-use pesticides
B. Restricted-use pesticides
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
D. Pesticides with skull and cross bones - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-C. General and Restricted-
use pesticides
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, Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of:
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-B. Two years
Symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include:
A. abnormal growth
B. holes in leaves
C. leaf drop
D. foliar burn - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-B. holes in leaves
Which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide damage?
A. woody plants
B. flowering plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-D. herbaceous plants
Pesticide persistence is influence by:
A. application rate
B. temperature
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Control Category 3 Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
In order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in Tn, an individual must:
A. Be 16 yrs old
B. Be certified by the Tn Department of Ag as a pesticide applicator
C. Working under the supervision of a certified applicator
D. Meet all the safety standards - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-B. Be certified by the Tn
Department of Ag as a pesticide applicator
According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in order to
use a restriced- use pesticide an applicator:
A. Must be certified in all cases
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
C. Does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide safety training
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,D. May always work under the supervision of a certified applicator. - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
The following applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted- use pesticide:
A. Farmer
B. Greenhouse operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered company - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-D. Pest
Control technician working for a chartered company
When does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
A. When he/she exchange services for another private applicator
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
C. When he/ she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-B. When he/she sprays for
another individual and charges a fee
The examination fee for a commercial applicator is:
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-C. $15
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,Commercial applicators may become re certified by:
A. Paying $15 annually
B. Sending an application to TDA
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the designated period
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the last year of the re certification period -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the
designated period
Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined:
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one year in prison
B. Civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $5,000 or one year in prison
Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $100,000
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense;
Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one year in prison
Commercial applicators must keep records of:
A. General-use pesticides
B. Restricted-use pesticides
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
D. Pesticides with skull and cross bones - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-C. General and Restricted-
use pesticides
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, Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of:
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-B. Two years
Symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include:
A. abnormal growth
B. holes in leaves
C. leaf drop
D. foliar burn - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-B. holes in leaves
Which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide damage?
A. woody plants
B. flowering plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-D. herbaceous plants
Pesticide persistence is influence by:
A. application rate
B. temperature
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