TENNESSEE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM
(CATEGORY 7 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL,
STRUCTURAL, AND HEALTH RELATED PEST
CONTROL) 2025/2026
Which agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal laws and regulations? - perfect answersEPA
Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce? - perfect
answersFIFRA
Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with label directions? -
perfect answersFEPCA
Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of the FIFRA may be assessed a civil penalty of? -
perfect answers$5000
Which agency is responsible for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of pest-control
employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in Tennessee? - perfect answersTDA
The TDA certification enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through what division of the
TDA? - perfect answersregulatory services division
Pesticide that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/or the applicator, unless subject to an
additional regulatory restrictions are classified as? - perfect answersRestricted use pesticides
A certification period lasts for how many years? - perfect answers3
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program? - perfect
answers50%
How many certification points are required for category seven in a three-year period? - perfect
answers30
,Which is NOT a step in the IPM program? - perfect answersScheduled pesticide applications
Which is NOT an objective of a general inspection? - perfect answersLocate pesticide drift
A good inspection technique is to first identify areas within the structure that offer a tropical
environment (warp, moist, dark and humid). - perfect answersTrue
Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route?
A. Conduit
B. Electrical wires
C. Pipes
D. color pattern in a rug - perfect answersd
Which is not an example of pest proofing?
A. Building gets reduced to 1/4 inch opening
B Vents screened with 1/4 inch mesh
C. using vacuum to remove pests
d. Sealing areas where utility lines enter a structure - perfect answersc
Habitat is a location
A. Where a pest lives naturally and has access to food, water and harborage
B. with many cracks and crevices
C. with many branches to increase diversity
D. is a door window or other opening into a structure - perfect answersa
Which is not an example of pest habitat manipulation?
A. Installation of prickly wires on a building sledge
,B. Good sanitation
C. Use of a harpoon mole trap
D. reduce humidity in a basement - perfect answersc
Which is not an example of a lethal trapping program?
A. Rodent snap traps
B. Insect light traps
C. Harpoon mole traps
D. multiple catch traps - perfect answersd
IPM stands for
A. Insect pest management
B. Integrated pest management
C. integrated pesticide management
B. insect and pesticide management - perfect answersb
The four main components of IPM listed in this manual are:
A. inspection, test threshold determination, management procedures and evaluation.
B. Inspection, perimeter treatments, management procedures and evaluation.
C. Inspection, identification, management procedures and evaluation
B. Inspection identification, perimeter treatments, management procedures and evaluation - perfect
answersa
Which cannot be made into a liquid formulation?
A. Extruded block
B. Wettable powder
C. Emulsiflable concentrate
D. Soluble powder - perfect answersa
, Which is one of the most effective formulations for use against cockroaches ants and rodents?
A. Dust
B. Liquids
C. Baits
D. Granules - perfect answersc
Anticoagulant rodenticides kill rodents by
A. Preventing blood from clotting
B. Preventing formation of vitamin K
C. Losing calcium in the blood
B. Preventing the formation of energy - perfect answersa
Rodents may store grain pellet pesticides in undesirable locations. - perfect answersTrue
First generation rodenticide must be fed upon more than once for rodents to receive a lethal dose. -
perfect answersTrue
Which are potentially more hazardous than other rodenticide formulations it must be applied with extra
caution?
A. Ground meal Baits
B. Grain pellets
C. Extruded block
D. Tracking powder - perfect answersd
Which formulation provides outstanding longevity in moist or wet conditions?
A. Emulsifiable concentrate
B. Soluble powder
C. Dust
D. Flowable microencapsulation - perfect answersd
(CATEGORY 7 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL,
STRUCTURAL, AND HEALTH RELATED PEST
CONTROL) 2025/2026
Which agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal laws and regulations? - perfect answersEPA
Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce? - perfect
answersFIFRA
Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with label directions? -
perfect answersFEPCA
Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of the FIFRA may be assessed a civil penalty of? -
perfect answers$5000
Which agency is responsible for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of pest-control
employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in Tennessee? - perfect answersTDA
The TDA certification enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through what division of the
TDA? - perfect answersregulatory services division
Pesticide that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/or the applicator, unless subject to an
additional regulatory restrictions are classified as? - perfect answersRestricted use pesticides
A certification period lasts for how many years? - perfect answers3
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program? - perfect
answers50%
How many certification points are required for category seven in a three-year period? - perfect
answers30
,Which is NOT a step in the IPM program? - perfect answersScheduled pesticide applications
Which is NOT an objective of a general inspection? - perfect answersLocate pesticide drift
A good inspection technique is to first identify areas within the structure that offer a tropical
environment (warp, moist, dark and humid). - perfect answersTrue
Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route?
A. Conduit
B. Electrical wires
C. Pipes
D. color pattern in a rug - perfect answersd
Which is not an example of pest proofing?
A. Building gets reduced to 1/4 inch opening
B Vents screened with 1/4 inch mesh
C. using vacuum to remove pests
d. Sealing areas where utility lines enter a structure - perfect answersc
Habitat is a location
A. Where a pest lives naturally and has access to food, water and harborage
B. with many cracks and crevices
C. with many branches to increase diversity
D. is a door window or other opening into a structure - perfect answersa
Which is not an example of pest habitat manipulation?
A. Installation of prickly wires on a building sledge
,B. Good sanitation
C. Use of a harpoon mole trap
D. reduce humidity in a basement - perfect answersc
Which is not an example of a lethal trapping program?
A. Rodent snap traps
B. Insect light traps
C. Harpoon mole traps
D. multiple catch traps - perfect answersd
IPM stands for
A. Insect pest management
B. Integrated pest management
C. integrated pesticide management
B. insect and pesticide management - perfect answersb
The four main components of IPM listed in this manual are:
A. inspection, test threshold determination, management procedures and evaluation.
B. Inspection, perimeter treatments, management procedures and evaluation.
C. Inspection, identification, management procedures and evaluation
B. Inspection identification, perimeter treatments, management procedures and evaluation - perfect
answersa
Which cannot be made into a liquid formulation?
A. Extruded block
B. Wettable powder
C. Emulsiflable concentrate
D. Soluble powder - perfect answersa
, Which is one of the most effective formulations for use against cockroaches ants and rodents?
A. Dust
B. Liquids
C. Baits
D. Granules - perfect answersc
Anticoagulant rodenticides kill rodents by
A. Preventing blood from clotting
B. Preventing formation of vitamin K
C. Losing calcium in the blood
B. Preventing the formation of energy - perfect answersa
Rodents may store grain pellet pesticides in undesirable locations. - perfect answersTrue
First generation rodenticide must be fed upon more than once for rodents to receive a lethal dose. -
perfect answersTrue
Which are potentially more hazardous than other rodenticide formulations it must be applied with extra
caution?
A. Ground meal Baits
B. Grain pellets
C. Extruded block
D. Tracking powder - perfect answersd
Which formulation provides outstanding longevity in moist or wet conditions?
A. Emulsifiable concentrate
B. Soluble powder
C. Dust
D. Flowable microencapsulation - perfect answersd
