ORNAMENTAL AND TURFGRASS PEST CONTROL
CATEGORY 3 EEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
To purchase a restricted-use pesticide in Tennessee, individuals must:
A. Be 16 years old.
B. Be certified by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as a pesticide
applicator
C. Under the direction of a certified applicator.
D. ANSWER B: Be certified by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as a
pesticide applicator.
According to the modified FIFRA, to use a restricted-use pesticide, an applicator:
A. Must be certified in all circumstances.
B. Must be certified or operate directly under the supervision of a professional
applicator.
C. Attend pesticide safety instruction; certification is not required.
D. May always work under the guidance of a certified applicator. - ANSWER B.
Be certified or work under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
To use a restricted-use pesticide, the applicator listed below must always be
certified.
A. Farmer
B. Greenhouse Operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered company.
,When does a private applicator become a commercial one?
A. When he or she exchanges services with another private applicator
B. When he or she sprays for another person and charges a fee.
C. When he or she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000—ANSWER B. When he/she sprays for
another individual and charges a fee
The exam fee for a commercial applicator is:
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20 is ANSWER C. $15
Commercial applicators may be recertified by:
A. Paying $15 yearly.
B. Sending an application to TDA
C. Earning a specific number of re-certification points throughout the designated
period.
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the final year of the re certification
term - ANSWER C. Earning a specific amount of re certification points throughout
the allocated period
Commercial applicators who breach any aspect of FIFRA may face a fine.
,A. The civil penalty is $5,000 for each offense, while the criminal punishment is
$25,000 or one year in prison.
B. The civil penalty is $1,000 for each offense; the criminal punishment is $5,000
or one year in prison.
The civil penalty for each offense is $5,000, whereas the criminal punishment is
$100,000.
D. None of the above - ANSWER A. Civil penalty of $5,000 per offense; criminal
penalty of $25,000 or one year in prison.
Commercial applicators must maintain records for:
A. Pesticides designed for general use
B. Pesticides with restricted uses
C. Pesticides with both general and restricted uses
D. Pesticides featuring skull and crossbones - ANSWER C. General and
restricted-use pesticides.
Pesticide application records must be kept for the following period:
A. One year.
B. Two years.
C. Three years.
D. Five years - ANSWER B. Two years
Symptoms of phytotoxicity exclude:
A. aberrant growth.
B. Holes in the leaves
, C. Leaves drop.
D. ANSWER B: foliar burn. Holes in the leaves
Which plants are most prone to pesticide damage?
A. Woody plants.
B. Flowering Plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants (answer D). herbaceous plants
Pesticide persistence is affected by the following:
A. Application Rate
B. temperature
C. Moisture Conditions
D. All of the aforementioned - ANSWER D. All of the aforementioned.
Airblast sprayers should never be utilized.
A. Apply insecticides to trees.
B. to treat for lawn pests
C. To apply herbicide
D. When combining pesticides, ANSWER C. To apply herbicide
To reduce drift and vaporization, which of the following should be avoided?
CATEGORY 3 EEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
To purchase a restricted-use pesticide in Tennessee, individuals must:
A. Be 16 years old.
B. Be certified by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as a pesticide
applicator
C. Under the direction of a certified applicator.
D. ANSWER B: Be certified by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as a
pesticide applicator.
According to the modified FIFRA, to use a restricted-use pesticide, an applicator:
A. Must be certified in all circumstances.
B. Must be certified or operate directly under the supervision of a professional
applicator.
C. Attend pesticide safety instruction; certification is not required.
D. May always work under the guidance of a certified applicator. - ANSWER B.
Be certified or work under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
To use a restricted-use pesticide, the applicator listed below must always be
certified.
A. Farmer
B. Greenhouse Operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered company.
,When does a private applicator become a commercial one?
A. When he or she exchanges services with another private applicator
B. When he or she sprays for another person and charges a fee.
C. When he or she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000—ANSWER B. When he/she sprays for
another individual and charges a fee
The exam fee for a commercial applicator is:
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20 is ANSWER C. $15
Commercial applicators may be recertified by:
A. Paying $15 yearly.
B. Sending an application to TDA
C. Earning a specific number of re-certification points throughout the designated
period.
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the final year of the re certification
term - ANSWER C. Earning a specific amount of re certification points throughout
the allocated period
Commercial applicators who breach any aspect of FIFRA may face a fine.
,A. The civil penalty is $5,000 for each offense, while the criminal punishment is
$25,000 or one year in prison.
B. The civil penalty is $1,000 for each offense; the criminal punishment is $5,000
or one year in prison.
The civil penalty for each offense is $5,000, whereas the criminal punishment is
$100,000.
D. None of the above - ANSWER A. Civil penalty of $5,000 per offense; criminal
penalty of $25,000 or one year in prison.
Commercial applicators must maintain records for:
A. Pesticides designed for general use
B. Pesticides with restricted uses
C. Pesticides with both general and restricted uses
D. Pesticides featuring skull and crossbones - ANSWER C. General and
restricted-use pesticides.
Pesticide application records must be kept for the following period:
A. One year.
B. Two years.
C. Three years.
D. Five years - ANSWER B. Two years
Symptoms of phytotoxicity exclude:
A. aberrant growth.
B. Holes in the leaves
, C. Leaves drop.
D. ANSWER B: foliar burn. Holes in the leaves
Which plants are most prone to pesticide damage?
A. Woody plants.
B. Flowering Plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants (answer D). herbaceous plants
Pesticide persistence is affected by the following:
A. Application Rate
B. temperature
C. Moisture Conditions
D. All of the aforementioned - ANSWER D. All of the aforementioned.
Airblast sprayers should never be utilized.
A. Apply insecticides to trees.
B. to treat for lawn pests
C. To apply herbicide
D. When combining pesticides, ANSWER C. To apply herbicide
To reduce drift and vaporization, which of the following should be avoided?
