PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔When storing pesticides in North Carolina, which of the following is false?
A If the container is leaking, it is acceptable to transfer the pesticide into a new,
unlabeled container.
B Pesticides should be stored in a dry, well-ventilated area
C Label recommendations should be followed when storing pesticides
D Pesticides should be stored in an organized manner away from combustible
chemicals like gasoline. - ✔✔A - False. In other words, if a container is leaking it is NOT
acceptable to transfer the pesticide into a new, unlabeled container. This is unsafe.
(Chapter 2)
✔✔North Carolina, it is illegal to use a pesticide to kill which of these vertebrate
animals?
A House Mouse
B Canada Goose
C Pine Vole
D Starling - ✔✔B - Canada Goose (migratory bird, I think) - Chapter 2
✔✔Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type
of pest management method?
A - Biological Control
B - Mechanical Control
C - Genetic Control
D - Chemical Control - ✔✔B - Mechanical control (Chapter 3)
✔✔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?
A Biological
B Mechanical
C Physical/environmental modification
D Regulatory pest control - ✔✔C - Physical/environmental modification (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement is true about biological control methods?
A - If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is
better to apply them at the strongest labeled rate and to choose the more toxic
pesticides.
B - Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice
in biological control.
C - Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural enemies.
D - Using several cultural practices and wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control - ✔✔B - Modifying the apartment to enhance natural enemies is a
recommended practice in biological control (Chapter 3)
,✔✔Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings an example of what
type of mechanical control method?
A Exclusion
B Trapping
C Cultivation
D Mulching - ✔✔A - Exclusion (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A - Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
B - Trapping is an important cultural control practice
C - Sanitation is not considered a controlled practice
D - Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an investigation - ✔✔D - Cultural practices alter the
environment, condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress
infestation (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement about regulatory pest-control is true?
A Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and state
agencies.
B Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under a quarantine restrictions.
C Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
D Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated - ✔✔C Airports and ocean ports are
monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies. (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
A The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.
B Eradication is never the goal of a IPM program
C Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
D Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of pest. - ✔✔A The
goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels. (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
A - Planting weed- and disease-free seed
B - Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest population
C - Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
D - Trapping and removing from an area a pest that is public health concern - ✔✔A
Planting weed- and disease-free seed (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement about action thresholds is true?
, A - The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level
B - The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density.
C - Action thresholds are usually easy to establish
D - In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics in
appearance - ✔✔B The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population
density (Chapter 3)
✔✔What tells you that the product is registered with the EPA?
A- EPA Establishment Number
B - EPA Registration Number
C - Safety Data Sheet - ✔✔EPA Registration number (Chapter 4 - Labeling)
✔✔What tells you where the product was package or produced?
A - EPA Registration Number
B - The Common Name
C - EPA Establishment Number - ✔✔C - EPA Establishment Number (Chapter 4 -
Labeling)
✔✔The signal word "DANGER" indicates what about the acute toxicity of the product?
A - It is highly toxic
B - It is moderately toxic
C - It is slight toxic - ✔✔A - Highly toxic (Chapter 4)
✔✔If the label contained the word POISON and a skull and crossbones symbol plus the
word DANGER, how with the meaning change (from just "DANGER")?
A It is highly toxic by any route of entry into the body
B It can cause moderate eye or skin irritation
C Gloves and mask are suggested - ✔✔A - It is highly toxic by any route of entry into
the body (Chapter 4)
✔✔Reading pesticide label: Which part of the label describes first aid for product
ingestion? - ✔✔Statements of Practical Treatment (Chapter 4)
✔✔Reading pesticide label: Where would you find information about which type
(material) of gloves may be needed for handling a product? - ✔✔"Protective Clothing
and Equipment" (Chapter 4)
✔✔Where can the trade name or brand name of a product be found on the label? -
✔✔Plainly at the top of the label. It is the name used in advertisements or by
salespeople. Will be something like "RoundUp", not the active ingredient or common
name. (Chapter 4)
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔When storing pesticides in North Carolina, which of the following is false?
A If the container is leaking, it is acceptable to transfer the pesticide into a new,
unlabeled container.
B Pesticides should be stored in a dry, well-ventilated area
C Label recommendations should be followed when storing pesticides
D Pesticides should be stored in an organized manner away from combustible
chemicals like gasoline. - ✔✔A - False. In other words, if a container is leaking it is NOT
acceptable to transfer the pesticide into a new, unlabeled container. This is unsafe.
(Chapter 2)
✔✔North Carolina, it is illegal to use a pesticide to kill which of these vertebrate
animals?
A House Mouse
B Canada Goose
C Pine Vole
D Starling - ✔✔B - Canada Goose (migratory bird, I think) - Chapter 2
✔✔Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type
of pest management method?
A - Biological Control
B - Mechanical Control
C - Genetic Control
D - Chemical Control - ✔✔B - Mechanical control (Chapter 3)
✔✔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?
A Biological
B Mechanical
C Physical/environmental modification
D Regulatory pest control - ✔✔C - Physical/environmental modification (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement is true about biological control methods?
A - If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is
better to apply them at the strongest labeled rate and to choose the more toxic
pesticides.
B - Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice
in biological control.
C - Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural enemies.
D - Using several cultural practices and wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control - ✔✔B - Modifying the apartment to enhance natural enemies is a
recommended practice in biological control (Chapter 3)
,✔✔Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings an example of what
type of mechanical control method?
A Exclusion
B Trapping
C Cultivation
D Mulching - ✔✔A - Exclusion (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A - Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
B - Trapping is an important cultural control practice
C - Sanitation is not considered a controlled practice
D - Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an investigation - ✔✔D - Cultural practices alter the
environment, condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress
infestation (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement about regulatory pest-control is true?
A Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and state
agencies.
B Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under a quarantine restrictions.
C Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
D Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated - ✔✔C Airports and ocean ports are
monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies. (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
A The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.
B Eradication is never the goal of a IPM program
C Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
D Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of pest. - ✔✔A The
goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels. (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
A - Planting weed- and disease-free seed
B - Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest population
C - Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
D - Trapping and removing from an area a pest that is public health concern - ✔✔A
Planting weed- and disease-free seed (Chapter 3)
✔✔Which statement about action thresholds is true?
, A - The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level
B - The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density.
C - Action thresholds are usually easy to establish
D - In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics in
appearance - ✔✔B The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population
density (Chapter 3)
✔✔What tells you that the product is registered with the EPA?
A- EPA Establishment Number
B - EPA Registration Number
C - Safety Data Sheet - ✔✔EPA Registration number (Chapter 4 - Labeling)
✔✔What tells you where the product was package or produced?
A - EPA Registration Number
B - The Common Name
C - EPA Establishment Number - ✔✔C - EPA Establishment Number (Chapter 4 -
Labeling)
✔✔The signal word "DANGER" indicates what about the acute toxicity of the product?
A - It is highly toxic
B - It is moderately toxic
C - It is slight toxic - ✔✔A - Highly toxic (Chapter 4)
✔✔If the label contained the word POISON and a skull and crossbones symbol plus the
word DANGER, how with the meaning change (from just "DANGER")?
A It is highly toxic by any route of entry into the body
B It can cause moderate eye or skin irritation
C Gloves and mask are suggested - ✔✔A - It is highly toxic by any route of entry into
the body (Chapter 4)
✔✔Reading pesticide label: Which part of the label describes first aid for product
ingestion? - ✔✔Statements of Practical Treatment (Chapter 4)
✔✔Reading pesticide label: Where would you find information about which type
(material) of gloves may be needed for handling a product? - ✔✔"Protective Clothing
and Equipment" (Chapter 4)
✔✔Where can the trade name or brand name of a product be found on the label? -
✔✔Plainly at the top of the label. It is the name used in advertisements or by
salespeople. Will be something like "RoundUp", not the active ingredient or common
name. (Chapter 4)
