PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE
EXAM 2026 EXAMINATION TEST
A private applicator is a person who applies: Answer: Restricted use
pesticides
◉ The practical knowledge that private applicators must
demonstrate for certification is based upon the: Answer: category
certification standards
◉ The cost of a 4-year license for private applicators is: Answer:
$100
◉ The location to take restricted use pesticide certification exams is
at: Answer: County extension offices that offer the service
◉ The number of continuing education units (CEUs) that a private
applicator must obtain to keep the license valid: Answer: four core
and four private
◉ what is the brand name of a product? Answer: name the
manufacturer has given to the product and the name used for all
advertising and promoting.
,◉ chemical name Answer: describes the chemical structure of the
pesticide
◉ common name Answer: official common, or generic names. Not all
labels will list it.
◉ Why is accurate pest critical in managing a particular pest?
Answer: -because it is key to effective control
-because it will determine the pest's management strategy
-because identification may reveal that the pest does not require
control
◉ What is the largest group of insects? Answer: insects of ecological
importance
◉ ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers have _____________
mouthparts. Answer: chewing
◉ Which type of metamorphosis do stink bugs and scales undergo?
Answer: gradual
◉ Which of the following statements is false regarding mites?
Answer: adult mites have three pairs of jointed legs
, ◉ Match crabgrasses and pigweeds with their life cycle: Answer:
annual
◉ Match cutleaf evening primrose with its life cycle Answer:
biennial
◉ Johnsongrass and purple nutsedge Answer: perennial
◉ Match grasses with their correct description: Answer: narrow,
upright leaves with parallel veins; round stems
◉ Match sedges with their description: Answer: triangular stems;
leaves in groups of threes.
◉ Match broadleaf weeds with their description: Answer: Wide
leaves with netlike veins; seedlings have two leaves.
◉ What is false regarding plant disease? Answer: spots, blight, galls,
wilts, rots, and slow growth are examples of disease signs.
◉ which factors are required before a pathogenic disease can
develop? Answer: -A susceptible host plant
-A pathogen agent
-An environment favorable for development of the pathogen
EXAM 2026 EXAMINATION TEST
A private applicator is a person who applies: Answer: Restricted use
pesticides
◉ The practical knowledge that private applicators must
demonstrate for certification is based upon the: Answer: category
certification standards
◉ The cost of a 4-year license for private applicators is: Answer:
$100
◉ The location to take restricted use pesticide certification exams is
at: Answer: County extension offices that offer the service
◉ The number of continuing education units (CEUs) that a private
applicator must obtain to keep the license valid: Answer: four core
and four private
◉ what is the brand name of a product? Answer: name the
manufacturer has given to the product and the name used for all
advertising and promoting.
,◉ chemical name Answer: describes the chemical structure of the
pesticide
◉ common name Answer: official common, or generic names. Not all
labels will list it.
◉ Why is accurate pest critical in managing a particular pest?
Answer: -because it is key to effective control
-because it will determine the pest's management strategy
-because identification may reveal that the pest does not require
control
◉ What is the largest group of insects? Answer: insects of ecological
importance
◉ ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers have _____________
mouthparts. Answer: chewing
◉ Which type of metamorphosis do stink bugs and scales undergo?
Answer: gradual
◉ Which of the following statements is false regarding mites?
Answer: adult mites have three pairs of jointed legs
, ◉ Match crabgrasses and pigweeds with their life cycle: Answer:
annual
◉ Match cutleaf evening primrose with its life cycle Answer:
biennial
◉ Johnsongrass and purple nutsedge Answer: perennial
◉ Match grasses with their correct description: Answer: narrow,
upright leaves with parallel veins; round stems
◉ Match sedges with their description: Answer: triangular stems;
leaves in groups of threes.
◉ Match broadleaf weeds with their description: Answer: Wide
leaves with netlike veins; seedlings have two leaves.
◉ What is false regarding plant disease? Answer: spots, blight, galls,
wilts, rots, and slow growth are examples of disease signs.
◉ which factors are required before a pathogenic disease can
develop? Answer: -A susceptible host plant
-A pathogen agent
-An environment favorable for development of the pathogen
