WASHINGTON PESTICIDE LAWS AND SAFETY
TEST 213 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ The goal of a pest management program is to eliminate the pest
(T/F)
Answer: False
◉ Pest control that involves the use of numerous tactics is called
_____.
Answer: Integrated Pest Management
◉ Which pesticide can be absorbed by the plant and translocated
within the plant?
Answer: Systemic
◉ Which was not a pre-1900s pesticide?
a. Bordeaux
b. nicotine
c. DDT
d. sulfur
e. lead arsenate
,Answer: c. DDT
◉ DDT was banned because of its:
Answer: stability and persistence
◉ Legal control utilizes _____.
Answer: quarantines
◉ Piscicides are pesticides that control:
Answer: Fish
◉ Herbicides and insecticides are both pesticides (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Synthetic organic pesticides were first introduced:
Answer: Post-WWII
◉ The only purpose of of federal and state pesticide laws is to
protect the environment from hazardous pollutants (T/F)
Answer: False
,◉ The EPA has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide
(T/F)
Answer: True
◉ A dealer-manager must be present in a store or outlet when a
commercial pesticide is sold or distributed (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Restricted use pesticides can be used by any person, at any time,
as long as they are purchased by a certified applicator (T/F)
Answer: False
◉ All pesticide products containing the same active ingredient are
classified the same regardless of the formulation (T/F)
Answer: False
◉ The WSDA administers the pesticide licensing program in WA
(T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Every pesticide in WA must be first registered with the WSDA
(T/F)
Answer: True
, ◉ SLN registration allows WSDA to register additional application
sites to a federal label (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Under a private applicators supervision, an unlicensed applicator
can handle restricted use products (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ How many recertification credits does a commercial applicator
need?
Answer: 40 credits in 5 years
◉ When do you choose 'all of the above' on a multiple choice test:
a. never
b. sometimes
c. always
d. all of the above
Answer: d. all of the above
◉ EPA and WSDA are the only agencies that regulate pesticides
(T/F)
Answer: False
TEST 213 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ The goal of a pest management program is to eliminate the pest
(T/F)
Answer: False
◉ Pest control that involves the use of numerous tactics is called
_____.
Answer: Integrated Pest Management
◉ Which pesticide can be absorbed by the plant and translocated
within the plant?
Answer: Systemic
◉ Which was not a pre-1900s pesticide?
a. Bordeaux
b. nicotine
c. DDT
d. sulfur
e. lead arsenate
,Answer: c. DDT
◉ DDT was banned because of its:
Answer: stability and persistence
◉ Legal control utilizes _____.
Answer: quarantines
◉ Piscicides are pesticides that control:
Answer: Fish
◉ Herbicides and insecticides are both pesticides (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Synthetic organic pesticides were first introduced:
Answer: Post-WWII
◉ The only purpose of of federal and state pesticide laws is to
protect the environment from hazardous pollutants (T/F)
Answer: False
,◉ The EPA has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide
(T/F)
Answer: True
◉ A dealer-manager must be present in a store or outlet when a
commercial pesticide is sold or distributed (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Restricted use pesticides can be used by any person, at any time,
as long as they are purchased by a certified applicator (T/F)
Answer: False
◉ All pesticide products containing the same active ingredient are
classified the same regardless of the formulation (T/F)
Answer: False
◉ The WSDA administers the pesticide licensing program in WA
(T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Every pesticide in WA must be first registered with the WSDA
(T/F)
Answer: True
, ◉ SLN registration allows WSDA to register additional application
sites to a federal label (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ Under a private applicators supervision, an unlicensed applicator
can handle restricted use products (T/F)
Answer: True
◉ How many recertification credits does a commercial applicator
need?
Answer: 40 credits in 5 years
◉ When do you choose 'all of the above' on a multiple choice test:
a. never
b. sometimes
c. always
d. all of the above
Answer: d. all of the above
◉ EPA and WSDA are the only agencies that regulate pesticides
(T/F)
Answer: False
