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Michigan MDARD Core Pesticide Applicator Exam ALL
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR NEW!!
QUESTION: Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
b) Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area - ANSWER-a) Planting weed-
and disease-free seed on an athletic field
QUESTION: Which statement about action thresholds is true?
a) The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold level
b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population density
c) In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics - ANSWER-b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population
density
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QUESTION: Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) An insect that has 1 generation per year
b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
c) Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - ANSWER-b) Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class
QUESTION: Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter than federal
regulations
c) it allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations -
ANSWER-b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter than
federal regulations
QUESTION: Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
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a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of RUPs
b) They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs
c) they are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered species -
ANSWER-a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of RUPs
QUESTION: What is the purpose of the registration and reregistration process? - ANSWER-To
provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the
environment
QUESTION: T/F- Approved pesticide labels have the force of law - ANSWER-True
QUESTION: Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
a) Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer
b) The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year
c) The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products - ANSWER-c) The toxicity of the
pesticide and its breakdown products
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QUESTION: Under federal law, which is unlawful and subject to civil or criminal penalties?
a) Allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply RUPs
b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling
c) Keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper use of
pesticides - ANSWER-b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or
labeling
QUESTION: Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides? -
ANSWER-WPS (Workers protection standard)
QUESTION: Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no
risk to humans and the environment? - ANSWER-Minimum risk pesticides
QUESTION: The active ingredient in Tempo20WP is listed as β-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. What
does the term "Cylfuthrin" represent? - ANSWER-The common name
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Michigan MDARD Core Pesticide Applicator Exam ALL
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR NEW!!
QUESTION: Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
b) Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area - ANSWER-a) Planting weed-
and disease-free seed on an athletic field
QUESTION: Which statement about action thresholds is true?
a) The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold level
b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population density
c) In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics - ANSWER-b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population
density
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QUESTION: Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) An insect that has 1 generation per year
b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
c) Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - ANSWER-b) Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class
QUESTION: Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter than federal
regulations
c) it allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations -
ANSWER-b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter than
federal regulations
QUESTION: Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
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a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of RUPs
b) They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs
c) they are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered species -
ANSWER-a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of RUPs
QUESTION: What is the purpose of the registration and reregistration process? - ANSWER-To
provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the
environment
QUESTION: T/F- Approved pesticide labels have the force of law - ANSWER-True
QUESTION: Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
a) Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer
b) The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year
c) The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products - ANSWER-c) The toxicity of the
pesticide and its breakdown products
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QUESTION: Under federal law, which is unlawful and subject to civil or criminal penalties?
a) Allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply RUPs
b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling
c) Keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper use of
pesticides - ANSWER-b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or
labeling
QUESTION: Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides? -
ANSWER-WPS (Workers protection standard)
QUESTION: Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no
risk to humans and the environment? - ANSWER-Minimum risk pesticides
QUESTION: The active ingredient in Tempo20WP is listed as β-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. What
does the term "Cylfuthrin" represent? - ANSWER-The common name
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