Pesticide Applicator Exam Prep – Practice
Questions & Study Guide | Latest Update 2026
| Graded A+
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from
mold is an example of which type of pest management method? - correct answera.
Physical/environmental modification (correct)
b. Biological.
c. Mechanical.
d. Regulatory pest control.
Which statement is true about cultural control practices? - correct answera. Sanitation is
not considered a cultural practice.
b. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
c. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
d. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. (correct)
Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM? - correct answera.
Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
b. The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.
(correct)
c. Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy.
d. Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pest management method? - correct answera. Genetic control.
b. Mechanical control. (correct)
c. Biological control
d. Chemical control
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of mechanical control method? - correct answera. Exclusion. (correct)
b. Mulching.
c. Cultivation.
, d. Trapping.
Which statement is true about biological control methods? - correct answera. If
pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is better to
apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic pesticides.
b. Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural enemies.
c. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control.
d. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in
biological control. (correct)
Under the federal Endangered Species Protection Program, what must be on pesticide
products that might adversely affect an endangered species? - correct answera. A label
statement advising applicators to consult a county bulletin to determine if they must take
any special precautionary measures when using the product. (correct)
b. A label statement prohibiting them from applying pesticides in all areas where
endangered species might be harmed.
c. A label statement advising them to consult a local conservation officer for a permit to
apply the pesticide.
d. A label statement that lists the endangered species that might be harmed by the
pesticide and how to prevent it.
Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is true? - correct answera. The
FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to account for exposure risks to
infants and children.
b. The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with established residue
tolerances on food.
c. For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate exposures to pesticides
but not cumulative exposures.
d. Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the FQPA.
(correct)
Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety standards? - correct
answera. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). (correct)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
c. Worker Protection Standard (WPS).
d. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Questions & Study Guide | Latest Update 2026
| Graded A+
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from
mold is an example of which type of pest management method? - correct answera.
Physical/environmental modification (correct)
b. Biological.
c. Mechanical.
d. Regulatory pest control.
Which statement is true about cultural control practices? - correct answera. Sanitation is
not considered a cultural practice.
b. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
c. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
d. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. (correct)
Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM? - correct answera.
Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
b. The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.
(correct)
c. Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy.
d. Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pest management method? - correct answera. Genetic control.
b. Mechanical control. (correct)
c. Biological control
d. Chemical control
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of mechanical control method? - correct answera. Exclusion. (correct)
b. Mulching.
c. Cultivation.
, d. Trapping.
Which statement is true about biological control methods? - correct answera. If
pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is better to
apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic pesticides.
b. Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural enemies.
c. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control.
d. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in
biological control. (correct)
Under the federal Endangered Species Protection Program, what must be on pesticide
products that might adversely affect an endangered species? - correct answera. A label
statement advising applicators to consult a county bulletin to determine if they must take
any special precautionary measures when using the product. (correct)
b. A label statement prohibiting them from applying pesticides in all areas where
endangered species might be harmed.
c. A label statement advising them to consult a local conservation officer for a permit to
apply the pesticide.
d. A label statement that lists the endangered species that might be harmed by the
pesticide and how to prevent it.
Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is true? - correct answera. The
FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to account for exposure risks to
infants and children.
b. The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with established residue
tolerances on food.
c. For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate exposures to pesticides
but not cumulative exposures.
d. Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the FQPA.
(correct)
Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety standards? - correct
answera. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). (correct)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
c. Worker Protection Standard (WPS).
d. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
