Cat 3 Pesticide Certification Review TN Exam 2025 Questions and Answers

Cat 3 Pesticide Certification Review
TN Exam 2025 Questions and Answers


in order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in TN, an individual must? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔️✔️-Be certified by the TN dept. Of Ag. as a pesticide applicator


According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control act (FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in order to

use a restricted-use pesticide an applicator: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-must be certified or

working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator

What applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted-use pesticide? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔️✔️-Pest control tech. working for a chartered company


when does a private applicator become a commercial applicator? - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-

When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee


The examination fee for a commercial applicator is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-$15.00 (in 2003)


commercial applicators may become re-certified by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-Earning a

certain number of recertification points during the designated period

Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined: - CORRECT

ANSWER✔️✔️-civil $5,000



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,Criminal $25,000 or one year in prison


Commercial applicators must keep records of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-general and

restricted-use pesticides

Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of: - CORRECT

ANSWER✔️✔️-2 years


True or false about regular plant inspections: they reduce pest infestations by regularly disturbing the

pests - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-false


which of the following pest groups does not have sucking mouthparts?

A. whiteflies

B. Thrips

C. aphids


D. sawflies - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-sawflies


Curled, cupped, distorted and discolored leaves indicate feeding by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-

aphids


which stage of scale insects is easiest to control? - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-crawler


the nest way to avoid sooty mold growth is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-control the pests that

produce honeydew


to detect a whitefly infestation, one should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-look on the underside

of leaves



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, streaked, silvered foliage results from feeding by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-thrips


fine webbing and bronzed foliage usually indicate an infestation of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-

spider mites


a distinguishing feature of beetles is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-they have leathery front wings

that meet in a straight line


an adult dogwood borer may be mistaken for a - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-small wasp


serpentine or blotchy streaks or blisters on the underside of leaves indicates a ____________

infestation - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-leafminer


sawfly larvae usually can be distinguished from caterpillars by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-their

number of prolegs

true or false: insect or mite galls can be chemically controlled after gall development - CORRECT

ANSWER✔️✔️-false


severed flower stems are the result of feeding by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-cutworms


to reduce the chance of invasion by carpenter ants one should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-keep

wood mulch at least 1 foot away from the base of a structure

Which of the following is not a good pest management technique for greenhouse pests?

A. monitoring w/ sticky traps

B. exclusion with screens

C. sanitation


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