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Colorado QS/CO Pesticide Test EXAM 2025
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS |ALREADY PASSED!!
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - (answers)Laws that
provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.
EPA carries out enforcement.
Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all existing pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or dispose of
pesticide products.
What are the two main pesticide classifications? - (answers)General use and
restricted use
General Use Pesticide - (answers)Generally have a lower toxicity and have less
potential to harm humans or the environment
Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or restrictions
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs) - (answers)Might result in an unreasonable
adverse effect on human health and/or the environment
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
Pesticide Registration - (answers)Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge of this.
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A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and must not cause
unreasonable risks to human health or the environment when used in accordance
with its approved label directions and precautions.
4 types of pesticide registration - (answers)Section 3 - full federal label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Full Federal Label - (answers)Outlines pesticide
registration requirements that manufacturers must follow.
Most pesticides are registered this way
Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Emergency Exemptions - (answers)Allows state
and federal agencies to permit an additional use during a short term pest
management crisis in a specific locality.
Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the product
under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally registered pesticides
available to control the problem.
Pesticide Registration: Section 24c - Special Local Needs Label - (answers)Colorado
can register additional uses of a federally listed pesticide.
These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific area.
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These are valid only in the state of issue.
Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides - (answers)Can
register pesticides that have a very limited set of active and inert ingredients
specified by the EPA, and are not required to have an EPA registration number.
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order to be sold and
used in Colorado.
Certified Operator - (answers)Individual who has been recognized by the state,
tribe, territory, or agency responsible for regulating pesticides (in CO this is the
CDA) as being competent to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides
(RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow directions to use
them properly and safely
2 categories of certified operators - (answers)Private Applicators
Commercial Applicators
Private certified operator - (answers)Individual who uses or supervises the use of
RUPs in the production of agricultural commodities on land owned or rented by
him/her or his/her employer
Commercial certified operator - (answers)Individual who engages in the business
of applying pesticides or operating a device for hire.
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Limited commercial operator - (answers)Any person who in the course of
conducting a business only in or on property owned or leased by the person or
the person's employer is engaged in applying RUPs
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - (answers)FIFRA was amended in 1996 to
include this.
Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety standards - including
determining if pesticide is an endocrine disruptor.
EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm will come to infants,
children, or other sensitive individuals exposed to pesticides - cumulative effects
must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle.
Public operator - (answers)Any agency of the state, county, city, municipality,
local government, or political subdivision which applies RUPs
Pesticide Residues - (answers)Particles that remain in small amounts in or on
fruits, vegetables, grains, other foods, and animal feeds.
Pesticide Residue Tolerance - (answers)Maximum limit, set by the EPA, allowed to
remain in or on each treated food commodity.
Aggregate Pesticide Exposure - (answers)All possible sources of exposure to the
same pesticide
Colorado QS/CO Pesticide Test EXAM 2025
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS |ALREADY PASSED!!
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - (answers)Laws that
provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.
EPA carries out enforcement.
Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all existing pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or dispose of
pesticide products.
What are the two main pesticide classifications? - (answers)General use and
restricted use
General Use Pesticide - (answers)Generally have a lower toxicity and have less
potential to harm humans or the environment
Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or restrictions
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs) - (answers)Might result in an unreasonable
adverse effect on human health and/or the environment
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
Pesticide Registration - (answers)Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge of this.
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A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and must not cause
unreasonable risks to human health or the environment when used in accordance
with its approved label directions and precautions.
4 types of pesticide registration - (answers)Section 3 - full federal label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Full Federal Label - (answers)Outlines pesticide
registration requirements that manufacturers must follow.
Most pesticides are registered this way
Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Emergency Exemptions - (answers)Allows state
and federal agencies to permit an additional use during a short term pest
management crisis in a specific locality.
Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the product
under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally registered pesticides
available to control the problem.
Pesticide Registration: Section 24c - Special Local Needs Label - (answers)Colorado
can register additional uses of a federally listed pesticide.
These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific area.
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These are valid only in the state of issue.
Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides - (answers)Can
register pesticides that have a very limited set of active and inert ingredients
specified by the EPA, and are not required to have an EPA registration number.
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order to be sold and
used in Colorado.
Certified Operator - (answers)Individual who has been recognized by the state,
tribe, territory, or agency responsible for regulating pesticides (in CO this is the
CDA) as being competent to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides
(RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow directions to use
them properly and safely
2 categories of certified operators - (answers)Private Applicators
Commercial Applicators
Private certified operator - (answers)Individual who uses or supervises the use of
RUPs in the production of agricultural commodities on land owned or rented by
him/her or his/her employer
Commercial certified operator - (answers)Individual who engages in the business
of applying pesticides or operating a device for hire.
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Limited commercial operator - (answers)Any person who in the course of
conducting a business only in or on property owned or leased by the person or
the person's employer is engaged in applying RUPs
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - (answers)FIFRA was amended in 1996 to
include this.
Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety standards - including
determining if pesticide is an endocrine disruptor.
EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm will come to infants,
children, or other sensitive individuals exposed to pesticides - cumulative effects
must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle.
Public operator - (answers)Any agency of the state, county, city, municipality,
local government, or political subdivision which applies RUPs
Pesticide Residues - (answers)Particles that remain in small amounts in or on
fruits, vegetables, grains, other foods, and animal feeds.
Pesticide Residue Tolerance - (answers)Maximum limit, set by the EPA, allowed to
remain in or on each treated food commodity.
Aggregate Pesticide Exposure - (answers)All possible sources of exposure to the
same pesticide
