Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Manual UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORECT Answers
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is a United States federal law that set up
the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the
environment.
Pesticide Registration - CORRECT ANSWER - Formal listing of a pesticide with the
EPA, based on a risk-benefit analysis, before it can be sold or distributed.
Pesticide Re-registration - CORRECT ANSWER - EPA's program for implementing
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) by ensuring that required risk mitigation measures
are reflected on pesticide product labels.
what agency regulates pesticide use in the united states? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
EPA
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act -Establishes the
tolerances of pesticides for food and feed products. The FDA is responsible for administering
this Act.
FQPA - CORRECT ANSWER - Food Quality Protection Act
directs the Secretary of Agriculture to collect pesticide residue data on commodities most
frequently consumed by infants and children.
pesticide residue - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical pesticide particles that remain on or
in food after it is prepared for consumption
, what is the WPS - CORRECT ANSWER - EPA's Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
(WPS) aims to reduce pesticide poisonings and injuries among agricultural workers and pesticide
handlers
How does the ESA relate to pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER - The Endangered Species
Act requires that the government reduce the impacts of pesticides on imperiled wildlife like
salmon, frogs, and salamanders that are especially sensitive to pesticides.
What is RCRA? What does it do? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act. It regulates hazardous materials from cradle to grave (to the point it was
created to when its eventually stored). includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage,
and disposal
What are the requirements for pesticide applicator records - CORRECT ANSWER - The
pesticide act of Iowa requires pesticide applicators to maintain records of each pesticide applied
for 3 years after date of application. All must have the following info
Name and certification number of the licensee
name and address of landowner
address of place of application of restricted use pesticide
date of pesticide application
trade name of pesticide application
quantity of pesticide product used and concentration or rate of application
temp and direction and velocity of wind at time of application
use of term restricted use
time pesticide application begins and ends
What is the sensitive crops directory? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is a online registry that
you can use to identify locations of pesticides-sensitive crops and bee yards throughout iowa
what is the iowa bee rule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Owners of apiaries, in order to protect
their bees from pesticide applications, shall register the location of their apiaries with the state
apiarist
Manual UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORECT Answers
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is a United States federal law that set up
the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the
environment.
Pesticide Registration - CORRECT ANSWER - Formal listing of a pesticide with the
EPA, based on a risk-benefit analysis, before it can be sold or distributed.
Pesticide Re-registration - CORRECT ANSWER - EPA's program for implementing
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) by ensuring that required risk mitigation measures
are reflected on pesticide product labels.
what agency regulates pesticide use in the united states? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
EPA
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act -Establishes the
tolerances of pesticides for food and feed products. The FDA is responsible for administering
this Act.
FQPA - CORRECT ANSWER - Food Quality Protection Act
directs the Secretary of Agriculture to collect pesticide residue data on commodities most
frequently consumed by infants and children.
pesticide residue - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical pesticide particles that remain on or
in food after it is prepared for consumption
, what is the WPS - CORRECT ANSWER - EPA's Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
(WPS) aims to reduce pesticide poisonings and injuries among agricultural workers and pesticide
handlers
How does the ESA relate to pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER - The Endangered Species
Act requires that the government reduce the impacts of pesticides on imperiled wildlife like
salmon, frogs, and salamanders that are especially sensitive to pesticides.
What is RCRA? What does it do? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act. It regulates hazardous materials from cradle to grave (to the point it was
created to when its eventually stored). includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage,
and disposal
What are the requirements for pesticide applicator records - CORRECT ANSWER - The
pesticide act of Iowa requires pesticide applicators to maintain records of each pesticide applied
for 3 years after date of application. All must have the following info
Name and certification number of the licensee
name and address of landowner
address of place of application of restricted use pesticide
date of pesticide application
trade name of pesticide application
quantity of pesticide product used and concentration or rate of application
temp and direction and velocity of wind at time of application
use of term restricted use
time pesticide application begins and ends
What is the sensitive crops directory? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is a online registry that
you can use to identify locations of pesticides-sensitive crops and bee yards throughout iowa
what is the iowa bee rule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Owners of apiaries, in order to protect
their bees from pesticide applications, shall register the location of their apiaries with the state
apiarist
