2026 Nj Core Pest Control 83 Exam Study Guide
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Someone who uses any pesticides to raise an agricultural product must be certified
and registered as a- - ANSWER -private pesticide applicator
Anyone applying pesticides as a service must be certified and registered as a- -
ANSWER -commercial pesticide applicator
Part of the certification of commercial pesticide applicators involves passing- -
ANSWER -A Core and category exam.
Companies which contract out their services for compensation must be registered
as a- - ANSWER -pesticide applicator business
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency mandated to regulate
pesticides? - ANSWER -Environmental Protection Agency (full), EPA (acronym)
What are regulations? - ANSWER -Regulations are interpretations of the law and
have the force of law
What is the full name and acronym for the law EPA uses to manage pesticides? -
ANSWER -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (ful). FIFRA
(acronym)
Define reentry time. - ANSWER -Reentry time is the time immediately following
application of a pesticide to a treated area when unprotected workers may not
enter.
Which federal agency sets food tolerances for pesticides? Which federal agency
enforces these tolerances? - ANSWER -EPA sets food tolerances; FDA eaforces
food tolerances
FIFRA allows states to establish standards. What kind of standards? - ANSWER -
More strict
What is the purpose of the tolerance program? - ANSWER -The tolerance
program is to ensure that U.S. consumers are not exposed to unsafe food pesticide
residue levels
, The regulations interpreting the Transportation Safety Act are contained in 49
CFR. What do these regulations do? - ANSWER -The regulations in 49 CFR cover
any safety aspect of transporting hazardous materials, including the packing,
repacking, placarding, and routing of such materials
Which federal agency determines what species are endangered? - ANSWER -Fish
and Wildlife Service (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from
pesticides? - ANSWER -You, the applicator
The inherent ability ofapesticide to cause injury or poison organisms is called -
ANSWER -toxicity
Inan LD50, equal to 68 mg/kg the 68 milligrams - ANSWER -pesticide
The oral LD50 level which represents a highly toxic pesticide is- - ANSWER -
46mg/kg
The probability of a pesticide causing adverse effects to an organism is called- -
ANSWER -risk
It is best to avoid the use of those pesticides which can accumulate and cause
undesirable effects in the bodies of desirable organisms. True or false. - ANSWER
-True
All pesticides can pass through the skin to enter the blood and significantly affect
the nervous system of man. True or false. - ANSWER -False
The kind of toxicity that results from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over
a period oftime is called - ANSWER -chronic toxicity
The signal word on a pesticide label indicates the pesticide's - ANSWER -toxicity
Low toxicity is indicated by low LD50. True or false. - ANSWER -False
Acute toxicity is a measure of how harmful or poisonous a pesticide is to an
animal (or man) from a single exposure. True or false. - ANSWER -True
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Someone who uses any pesticides to raise an agricultural product must be certified
and registered as a- - ANSWER -private pesticide applicator
Anyone applying pesticides as a service must be certified and registered as a- -
ANSWER -commercial pesticide applicator
Part of the certification of commercial pesticide applicators involves passing- -
ANSWER -A Core and category exam.
Companies which contract out their services for compensation must be registered
as a- - ANSWER -pesticide applicator business
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency mandated to regulate
pesticides? - ANSWER -Environmental Protection Agency (full), EPA (acronym)
What are regulations? - ANSWER -Regulations are interpretations of the law and
have the force of law
What is the full name and acronym for the law EPA uses to manage pesticides? -
ANSWER -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (ful). FIFRA
(acronym)
Define reentry time. - ANSWER -Reentry time is the time immediately following
application of a pesticide to a treated area when unprotected workers may not
enter.
Which federal agency sets food tolerances for pesticides? Which federal agency
enforces these tolerances? - ANSWER -EPA sets food tolerances; FDA eaforces
food tolerances
FIFRA allows states to establish standards. What kind of standards? - ANSWER -
More strict
What is the purpose of the tolerance program? - ANSWER -The tolerance
program is to ensure that U.S. consumers are not exposed to unsafe food pesticide
residue levels
, The regulations interpreting the Transportation Safety Act are contained in 49
CFR. What do these regulations do? - ANSWER -The regulations in 49 CFR cover
any safety aspect of transporting hazardous materials, including the packing,
repacking, placarding, and routing of such materials
Which federal agency determines what species are endangered? - ANSWER -Fish
and Wildlife Service (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from
pesticides? - ANSWER -You, the applicator
The inherent ability ofapesticide to cause injury or poison organisms is called -
ANSWER -toxicity
Inan LD50, equal to 68 mg/kg the 68 milligrams - ANSWER -pesticide
The oral LD50 level which represents a highly toxic pesticide is- - ANSWER -
46mg/kg
The probability of a pesticide causing adverse effects to an organism is called- -
ANSWER -risk
It is best to avoid the use of those pesticides which can accumulate and cause
undesirable effects in the bodies of desirable organisms. True or false. - ANSWER
-True
All pesticides can pass through the skin to enter the blood and significantly affect
the nervous system of man. True or false. - ANSWER -False
The kind of toxicity that results from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over
a period oftime is called - ANSWER -chronic toxicity
The signal word on a pesticide label indicates the pesticide's - ANSWER -toxicity
Low toxicity is indicated by low LD50. True or false. - ANSWER -False
Acute toxicity is a measure of how harmful or poisonous a pesticide is to an
animal (or man) from a single exposure. True or false. - ANSWER -True
