CAT 3 PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control act
(FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in order to use a restricted-use pesticide
an applicator: Answer: must be certified or working under the direct
supervision of a certified applicator
◉ What applicator must always be certified in order to use a
restricted-use pesticide? Answer: Pest control tech. working for a
chartered company
◉ when does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
Answer: When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a
fee
◉ The examination fee for a commercial applicator is: Answer:
$15.00 (in 2003)
◉ commercial applicators may become re-certified by: Answer:
Earning a certain number of recertification points during the
designated period
,◉ Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may
be fined: Answer: civil $5,000
Criminal $25,000 or one year in prison
◉ Commercial applicators must keep records of: Answer: general
and restricted-use pesticides
◉ Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period
of: Answer: 2 years
◉ True or false about regular plant inspections: they reduce pest
infestations by regularly disturbing the pests Answer: false
◉ which of the following pest groups does not have sucking
mouthparts?
A. whiteflies
B. Thrips
C. aphids
D. sawflies Answer: sawflies
◉ Curled, cupped, distorted and discolored leaves indicate feeding
by: Answer: aphids
, ◉ which stage of scale insects is easiest to control? Answer: crawler
◉ the nest way to avoid sooty mold growth is to: Answer: control the
pests that produce honeydew
◉ to detect a whitefly infestation, one should: Answer: look on the
underside of leaves
◉ streaked, silvered foliage results from feeding by: Answer: thrips
◉ fine webbing and bronzed foliage usually indicate an infestation
of: Answer: spider mites
◉ a distinguishing feature of beetles is: Answer: they have leathery
front wings that meet in a straight line
◉ an adult dogwood borer may be mistaken for a Answer: small
wasp
◉ serpentine or blotchy streaks or blisters on the underside of
leaves indicates a ____________ infestation Answer: leafminer
◉ sawfly larvae usually can be distinguished from caterpillars by:
Answer: their number of prolegs
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control act
(FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in order to use a restricted-use pesticide
an applicator: Answer: must be certified or working under the direct
supervision of a certified applicator
◉ What applicator must always be certified in order to use a
restricted-use pesticide? Answer: Pest control tech. working for a
chartered company
◉ when does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
Answer: When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a
fee
◉ The examination fee for a commercial applicator is: Answer:
$15.00 (in 2003)
◉ commercial applicators may become re-certified by: Answer:
Earning a certain number of recertification points during the
designated period
,◉ Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may
be fined: Answer: civil $5,000
Criminal $25,000 or one year in prison
◉ Commercial applicators must keep records of: Answer: general
and restricted-use pesticides
◉ Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period
of: Answer: 2 years
◉ True or false about regular plant inspections: they reduce pest
infestations by regularly disturbing the pests Answer: false
◉ which of the following pest groups does not have sucking
mouthparts?
A. whiteflies
B. Thrips
C. aphids
D. sawflies Answer: sawflies
◉ Curled, cupped, distorted and discolored leaves indicate feeding
by: Answer: aphids
, ◉ which stage of scale insects is easiest to control? Answer: crawler
◉ the nest way to avoid sooty mold growth is to: Answer: control the
pests that produce honeydew
◉ to detect a whitefly infestation, one should: Answer: look on the
underside of leaves
◉ streaked, silvered foliage results from feeding by: Answer: thrips
◉ fine webbing and bronzed foliage usually indicate an infestation
of: Answer: spider mites
◉ a distinguishing feature of beetles is: Answer: they have leathery
front wings that meet in a straight line
◉ an adult dogwood borer may be mistaken for a Answer: small
wasp
◉ serpentine or blotchy streaks or blisters on the underside of
leaves indicates a ____________ infestation Answer: leafminer
◉ sawfly larvae usually can be distinguished from caterpillars by:
Answer: their number of prolegs
