Iowa Core Pesticide Applicator Study Prep
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORECT Answers
What agency regulates pesticide use in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER - EPA
What are the penalties for breaking legal provisions established by FIFRA - CORRECT
ANSWER - civil penalties that can be as much as $6500 each offense or criminal penalties
up to $25000 or one year in prison.
What are tolerances - CORRECT ANSWER - EPA sets allowable residue levels under
regulations authorized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Established health-based
standards to be used when assessing risks of pesticide residues in food or feed.
Worker Protection Standard - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of regulations aimed at reducing
the risk of pesticide poisonings, injuries, and exposure.
RCRA - CORRECT ANSWER - resource conservation and recovery act
gives EPA authority to control hazardous waste from "cradle to grave"
Pesticide act of iowa - CORRECT ANSWER - requires applicators to maintain records of
each pesticide applied for 3 years.
Iowa bee rule - CORRECT ANSWER - Apiaries shall register the location of their apiaries
with the state apiarist. expires December 31st every year and may be renewed the following year.
Iowa bee rule #2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Between 8am and 6pm an applicator cannot
apply pesticides labeled toxic to bees located within 1 mile from a registered apiary.
,Notification requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - affix notification signs at the start of
the application. display sign for at least 24 hours or longer if required.
Iowa atrazine rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Atrazine is a restricted use pesticide due to
ground and surface water concerns.
Onsite contatinment - CORRECT ANSWER - all mixing, repackaging, and transfer of
pesticides at a pesticide storage and mixing site must be done in a containment area.
Penalties for violating storage laws - CORRECT ANSWER - The maximum civil penalty
must not exceed $500 per violation
What constitutes a pest? - CORRECT ANSWER - A pest is any living species whose
activities cause economic losses to your possessions, threaten your health, or are annoying,
What is Integrated Pest Management? IPM - CORRECT ANSWER - an approach to
controlling a specific pest in a specific setting.
What are the different control strategies of IPM? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Biological
2. Mechanical
3. Cultural
4. Physical
5. Genetic
6. Regulatory
Components of IPM - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Identify the pest and understand its
biology
2. Monitor the pest to be managed
3. Develop the pest management goal
, 4. Implement the IPM program
5. Record and evaluate results
Economic threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - pest population density at which control
measures are needed to prevent the pest from reaching the economic injury level.
Economic Injury level - CORRECT ANSWER - pest population density that causes losses
equal to the cost of control measures.
Aesthetic threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - slight damage in a plant's appearance may
significantly reduce the commodity's value
Action threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - A predetermined pest level that is considered
to be unacceptable
Biological control - CORRECT ANSWER - Using natural enemies to control or suppress
pests.
Mechanical Control - CORRECT ANSWER - involves the use of machines, devices, and
other physical methods to control pests.
Cultural control - CORRECT ANSWER - designed to alter the environment, the condition
of the host plant or site, or the behavior of the pest.
Physical control - CORRECT ANSWER - Altering the physical and environmental
conditions in enclosed areas. (like lowering humidity of stored grains & other food products
reduces damage from molds & insects)
Genetic control - CORRECT ANSWER - Some plants and animals are bred or selected to
resist specific pest problems.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORECT Answers
What agency regulates pesticide use in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER - EPA
What are the penalties for breaking legal provisions established by FIFRA - CORRECT
ANSWER - civil penalties that can be as much as $6500 each offense or criminal penalties
up to $25000 or one year in prison.
What are tolerances - CORRECT ANSWER - EPA sets allowable residue levels under
regulations authorized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Established health-based
standards to be used when assessing risks of pesticide residues in food or feed.
Worker Protection Standard - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of regulations aimed at reducing
the risk of pesticide poisonings, injuries, and exposure.
RCRA - CORRECT ANSWER - resource conservation and recovery act
gives EPA authority to control hazardous waste from "cradle to grave"
Pesticide act of iowa - CORRECT ANSWER - requires applicators to maintain records of
each pesticide applied for 3 years.
Iowa bee rule - CORRECT ANSWER - Apiaries shall register the location of their apiaries
with the state apiarist. expires December 31st every year and may be renewed the following year.
Iowa bee rule #2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Between 8am and 6pm an applicator cannot
apply pesticides labeled toxic to bees located within 1 mile from a registered apiary.
,Notification requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - affix notification signs at the start of
the application. display sign for at least 24 hours or longer if required.
Iowa atrazine rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Atrazine is a restricted use pesticide due to
ground and surface water concerns.
Onsite contatinment - CORRECT ANSWER - all mixing, repackaging, and transfer of
pesticides at a pesticide storage and mixing site must be done in a containment area.
Penalties for violating storage laws - CORRECT ANSWER - The maximum civil penalty
must not exceed $500 per violation
What constitutes a pest? - CORRECT ANSWER - A pest is any living species whose
activities cause economic losses to your possessions, threaten your health, or are annoying,
What is Integrated Pest Management? IPM - CORRECT ANSWER - an approach to
controlling a specific pest in a specific setting.
What are the different control strategies of IPM? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Biological
2. Mechanical
3. Cultural
4. Physical
5. Genetic
6. Regulatory
Components of IPM - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Identify the pest and understand its
biology
2. Monitor the pest to be managed
3. Develop the pest management goal
, 4. Implement the IPM program
5. Record and evaluate results
Economic threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - pest population density at which control
measures are needed to prevent the pest from reaching the economic injury level.
Economic Injury level - CORRECT ANSWER - pest population density that causes losses
equal to the cost of control measures.
Aesthetic threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - slight damage in a plant's appearance may
significantly reduce the commodity's value
Action threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - A predetermined pest level that is considered
to be unacceptable
Biological control - CORRECT ANSWER - Using natural enemies to control or suppress
pests.
Mechanical Control - CORRECT ANSWER - involves the use of machines, devices, and
other physical methods to control pests.
Cultural control - CORRECT ANSWER - designed to alter the environment, the condition
of the host plant or site, or the behavior of the pest.
Physical control - CORRECT ANSWER - Altering the physical and environmental
conditions in enclosed areas. (like lowering humidity of stored grains & other food products
reduces damage from molds & insects)
Genetic control - CORRECT ANSWER - Some plants and animals are bred or selected to
resist specific pest problems.
