Page | 1
GENERAL COLORADO COMMERCIAL
PESTICIDE APPLICATION AND SAFETY
TRAINING Actual Exam Questions and
Answers Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
.
Aerosol Generator and Foggers - correct answer --Adv.: Fine
droplets can penetrate tiny cracks
-Disad.: Little if any residual control, fine droplets can drift
Hand Sprayers - correct answer --Spot treatment
-Adv.: Economical, uncomplicated, lightweight, versatile
-Disad.: Not practical for large treatments
Dusters - correct answer --Adv.: Lightweight, cheapish, fast
acting, no water
-Disad.: Drift easily, difficult to control
, Page | 2
Chemigation - correct answer --Adv.: Low cost of application
-Disad.: Can contaminate wells, uneven coverage
FIFRA - correct answer --Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act
-Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use
Full Federal Label (FIFRA) - correct answer --Section 3
Pesticide Classification - correct answer --All Pesticides are
classified according to their potential hazards
Pesticide Classifications (2) - correct answer -1. General Use
Pesticides (GUP)
2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) - correct answer --Section 18
, Page | 3
-Under certain circumstances, EPA allows state/federal agencies
to permit additional use that is not specified by the label to
respond to a localized pest management crisis
-Standard to meet this exemption is "Signifigant economic loss"
Special Local Needs Label (FIFRA) - correct answer --Section
24C
-States can register additional uses of a federally registered
pesticide to meet "Specialty Local Needs" (SLN)
-Prepared by manufacturer and obtained through distributor
Minimum Risk Pesticides (FIFRA) - correct answer --Pesticides
that are minimum risk due to having a limited amount of active
and inert ingredients and are not required to have an EPA
registration number
Certification of Applicators (FIFRA) - correct answer --RUP may
only be sold to certified applicators
-Colorado certifications are controlled by the Colorado
Department of Agriculture (CDA)
GENERAL COLORADO COMMERCIAL
PESTICIDE APPLICATION AND SAFETY
TRAINING Actual Exam Questions and
Answers Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
.
Aerosol Generator and Foggers - correct answer --Adv.: Fine
droplets can penetrate tiny cracks
-Disad.: Little if any residual control, fine droplets can drift
Hand Sprayers - correct answer --Spot treatment
-Adv.: Economical, uncomplicated, lightweight, versatile
-Disad.: Not practical for large treatments
Dusters - correct answer --Adv.: Lightweight, cheapish, fast
acting, no water
-Disad.: Drift easily, difficult to control
, Page | 2
Chemigation - correct answer --Adv.: Low cost of application
-Disad.: Can contaminate wells, uneven coverage
FIFRA - correct answer --Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act
-Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use
Full Federal Label (FIFRA) - correct answer --Section 3
Pesticide Classification - correct answer --All Pesticides are
classified according to their potential hazards
Pesticide Classifications (2) - correct answer -1. General Use
Pesticides (GUP)
2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) - correct answer --Section 18
, Page | 3
-Under certain circumstances, EPA allows state/federal agencies
to permit additional use that is not specified by the label to
respond to a localized pest management crisis
-Standard to meet this exemption is "Signifigant economic loss"
Special Local Needs Label (FIFRA) - correct answer --Section
24C
-States can register additional uses of a federally registered
pesticide to meet "Specialty Local Needs" (SLN)
-Prepared by manufacturer and obtained through distributor
Minimum Risk Pesticides (FIFRA) - correct answer --Pesticides
that are minimum risk due to having a limited amount of active
and inert ingredients and are not required to have an EPA
registration number
Certification of Applicators (FIFRA) - correct answer --RUP may
only be sold to certified applicators
-Colorado certifications are controlled by the Colorado
Department of Agriculture (CDA)
