Iowa Commercial Applicator License
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORECT Answers
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER - Governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for
food and feed products
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulates pesticide distribution, sale, and use
WPS - CORRECT ANSWER - Protects employees on farms, forests, nurseries, and
greenhouses from exposure to agricultural pesticides
FQPA - CORRECT ANSWER - Sets more rigid standards for pesticide residues on food
The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population density. True or False? -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
One method to reduce pesticide drift is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Set boom closer to
the target
Iowa's state pesticide regulatory agency - CORRECT ANSWER - Iowa Department of
Agriculture and Land Stewardship
To double the sprayer output, you must increase the pressure how many times? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4 times
Section 24(c) - CORRECT ANSWER - Authorizes IDALS to limit uses or register
additional uses of federally registered pesticide.
, Section 18 - CORRECT ANSWER - Authorizes states to use a pesticide for an
unregistered use for a limited time
Section 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Label reviewed and approved by the EPA
Section 25(b) - CORRECT ANSWER - Minimum risk pesticides not subject to federal
registration requirements
Rate that a given area is covered by a nozzle depends on... - CORRECT ANSWER -
Travel speed
swath of the nozzle
Adjuvants have no... - CORRECT ANSWER - pesticide activity
Steps for pressure rinsing a container - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
2.
3.
4.
RTU Aerosols Advantages and Disadvantages - CORRECT ANSWER - Advantages
-Portable
-easy to store
Disadvantages
-risk of inhalation
-hazardous if punctured
Smoke or Fog Generators advantages/disadvantages - CORRECT ANSWER - Advantages
-Easy way to fill entire enclosed space
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORECT Answers
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER - Governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for
food and feed products
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulates pesticide distribution, sale, and use
WPS - CORRECT ANSWER - Protects employees on farms, forests, nurseries, and
greenhouses from exposure to agricultural pesticides
FQPA - CORRECT ANSWER - Sets more rigid standards for pesticide residues on food
The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population density. True or False? -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
One method to reduce pesticide drift is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Set boom closer to
the target
Iowa's state pesticide regulatory agency - CORRECT ANSWER - Iowa Department of
Agriculture and Land Stewardship
To double the sprayer output, you must increase the pressure how many times? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4 times
Section 24(c) - CORRECT ANSWER - Authorizes IDALS to limit uses or register
additional uses of federally registered pesticide.
, Section 18 - CORRECT ANSWER - Authorizes states to use a pesticide for an
unregistered use for a limited time
Section 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Label reviewed and approved by the EPA
Section 25(b) - CORRECT ANSWER - Minimum risk pesticides not subject to federal
registration requirements
Rate that a given area is covered by a nozzle depends on... - CORRECT ANSWER -
Travel speed
swath of the nozzle
Adjuvants have no... - CORRECT ANSWER - pesticide activity
Steps for pressure rinsing a container - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
2.
3.
4.
RTU Aerosols Advantages and Disadvantages - CORRECT ANSWER - Advantages
-Portable
-easy to store
Disadvantages
-risk of inhalation
-hazardous if punctured
Smoke or Fog Generators advantages/disadvantages - CORRECT ANSWER - Advantages
-Easy way to fill entire enclosed space
