TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR 2026 CORE
MANUAL EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔True or False: Regardless of the reentry interval stated on the label, you may
reenter a treated site after sprays dry, dusts settle and vapors disperse. - ✔✔False
✔✔What is the most common cause of pesticide poisoning for applicators? - ✔✔Skin
Contact
✔✔When should you wear elbow-length, chemical-resistant gloves? - ✔✔When
handling any pesticide, except certain fumigants and relatively non-toxic products.
✔✔Why not use cotton or leather gloves when handling highly toxic pesticides? -
✔✔Cotton and leather absorb pesticide and holds it close to the skin
✔✔True or False: You must always wear a chemical-resistant suit when handling highly
toxic pesticides. - ✔✔True
✔✔How often should you wash your contaminated overalls? - ✔✔Daily
✔✔Which type of hat is useful to protect your head and neck from highly toxic
pesticides? - ✔✔Chemical resistant rain hat
certain wide-brimmed hats
Washable hard hat with no liner
✔✔Should you ever wash the inside of your boots? - ✔✔Yes, after each use
,✔✔When is it necessary to wear goggles or a full face shield? - ✔✔Whenever pesticide
could contact your eyes
When you pour or mix concentrates
When you work with a highly toxic spray or dust
✔✔Are cotton or felt hats adequate head protection against highly toxic pesticides? -
✔✔No
✔✔How do you know if a respirator is necessary? - ✔✔If the label says so
✔✔When must you always wear a respirator? - ✔✔Whenever mixing or filling highly
toxic pesticides
✔✔True or False: Applicators who will be constantly exposed to small amounts of toxic
pesticides for a day or several days should wear a respirator. - ✔✔True
✔✔When are cartridge respirators often used? - ✔✔For a relatively short exposure
period to concentrated chemicals; For a long exposure period to low concentrations of
toxic chemicals
✔✔What is the main drawback of cartridge respirators? - ✔✔Leakage around the face
shield
✔✔True or False: Gas masks are used when the applicator will be exposed to toxic
fumes in heavy concentrations or for long time periods. - ✔✔True
✔✔When should gas masks be used with an independent oxygen supply? - ✔✔When
you are exposed to unknown vapors
When you reenter a fumigated area
✔✔Should you try to fit the respirator so that some air can leak in around your face? -
✔✔No
✔✔When should you replace the filter on your respirator? - ✔✔When it becomes dirty or
breathing becomes difficult.
✔✔How often should you change the cartridges on your respirator? - ✔✔Every 8 hours
✔✔True or False: To safely clean and store a respirator: wash the face piece with
detergent and warm water. Rinse. Wipe dry with clean cloth. Store in a tightly closed
plastic bag. - ✔✔True
✔✔When handling highly toxic pesticides... - ✔✔You should always work in pairs
, ✔✔True or False: If you wash your face and hands first, it is all right to have a snack or
a chew of tobacco while you are on the job. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: You may wear pesticide-soaked clothing again, without laundering,
as soon as the clothing dries. - ✔✔False
✔✔Cholinesterase tests show wether you have been overexposed to ___ or ___
pesticides. - ✔✔carbamate, organophosphate
✔✔True or False: You should wash your gloved hands before removing the gloves. -
✔✔True
✔✔Natural Rubber protects against ___. - ✔✔Dry formulations
✔✔True or False: The symptoms of pesticide poisoning are very different than all from
all other types of poisoning. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False: A person exposed often to small amounts of toxic material over a
long time usually shows the same poisoning symptoms as a person exposed suddenly
to a large amount of toxic material. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: Because each chemical family can attack the body in a different way,
the symptoms of pesticide poisoning are not all the same. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are some of the symptoms of mild poisoning? - ✔✔Headache, fatigue, sore
throat
✔✔True or False: The symptoms of mild poisoning are similar to the early symptoms of
acute poisoning. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are some signs of severe or acute poisoning? - ✔✔Fever, intense thirst,
vomiting; Muscle twitches, pinpoint pupils; Unconsciousness
✔✔What are the three major chemical families? - ✔✔Organophosphates, carbamates
and chlorinated hydrocarbons
✔✔What is the very first thing to do when someone has been poisoned? - ✔✔If you are
alone with the victim, make sure he is breathing and not further exposed to poison; Call
ambulance or doctor
✔✔Your doctor should know which pesticides you normally use so he or she can obtain
the ___ and keep it on hand. - ✔✔antidote
MANUAL EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔True or False: Regardless of the reentry interval stated on the label, you may
reenter a treated site after sprays dry, dusts settle and vapors disperse. - ✔✔False
✔✔What is the most common cause of pesticide poisoning for applicators? - ✔✔Skin
Contact
✔✔When should you wear elbow-length, chemical-resistant gloves? - ✔✔When
handling any pesticide, except certain fumigants and relatively non-toxic products.
✔✔Why not use cotton or leather gloves when handling highly toxic pesticides? -
✔✔Cotton and leather absorb pesticide and holds it close to the skin
✔✔True or False: You must always wear a chemical-resistant suit when handling highly
toxic pesticides. - ✔✔True
✔✔How often should you wash your contaminated overalls? - ✔✔Daily
✔✔Which type of hat is useful to protect your head and neck from highly toxic
pesticides? - ✔✔Chemical resistant rain hat
certain wide-brimmed hats
Washable hard hat with no liner
✔✔Should you ever wash the inside of your boots? - ✔✔Yes, after each use
,✔✔When is it necessary to wear goggles or a full face shield? - ✔✔Whenever pesticide
could contact your eyes
When you pour or mix concentrates
When you work with a highly toxic spray or dust
✔✔Are cotton or felt hats adequate head protection against highly toxic pesticides? -
✔✔No
✔✔How do you know if a respirator is necessary? - ✔✔If the label says so
✔✔When must you always wear a respirator? - ✔✔Whenever mixing or filling highly
toxic pesticides
✔✔True or False: Applicators who will be constantly exposed to small amounts of toxic
pesticides for a day or several days should wear a respirator. - ✔✔True
✔✔When are cartridge respirators often used? - ✔✔For a relatively short exposure
period to concentrated chemicals; For a long exposure period to low concentrations of
toxic chemicals
✔✔What is the main drawback of cartridge respirators? - ✔✔Leakage around the face
shield
✔✔True or False: Gas masks are used when the applicator will be exposed to toxic
fumes in heavy concentrations or for long time periods. - ✔✔True
✔✔When should gas masks be used with an independent oxygen supply? - ✔✔When
you are exposed to unknown vapors
When you reenter a fumigated area
✔✔Should you try to fit the respirator so that some air can leak in around your face? -
✔✔No
✔✔When should you replace the filter on your respirator? - ✔✔When it becomes dirty or
breathing becomes difficult.
✔✔How often should you change the cartridges on your respirator? - ✔✔Every 8 hours
✔✔True or False: To safely clean and store a respirator: wash the face piece with
detergent and warm water. Rinse. Wipe dry with clean cloth. Store in a tightly closed
plastic bag. - ✔✔True
✔✔When handling highly toxic pesticides... - ✔✔You should always work in pairs
, ✔✔True or False: If you wash your face and hands first, it is all right to have a snack or
a chew of tobacco while you are on the job. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: You may wear pesticide-soaked clothing again, without laundering,
as soon as the clothing dries. - ✔✔False
✔✔Cholinesterase tests show wether you have been overexposed to ___ or ___
pesticides. - ✔✔carbamate, organophosphate
✔✔True or False: You should wash your gloved hands before removing the gloves. -
✔✔True
✔✔Natural Rubber protects against ___. - ✔✔Dry formulations
✔✔True or False: The symptoms of pesticide poisoning are very different than all from
all other types of poisoning. - ✔✔False
✔✔True or False: A person exposed often to small amounts of toxic material over a
long time usually shows the same poisoning symptoms as a person exposed suddenly
to a large amount of toxic material. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False: Because each chemical family can attack the body in a different way,
the symptoms of pesticide poisoning are not all the same. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are some of the symptoms of mild poisoning? - ✔✔Headache, fatigue, sore
throat
✔✔True or False: The symptoms of mild poisoning are similar to the early symptoms of
acute poisoning. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are some signs of severe or acute poisoning? - ✔✔Fever, intense thirst,
vomiting; Muscle twitches, pinpoint pupils; Unconsciousness
✔✔What are the three major chemical families? - ✔✔Organophosphates, carbamates
and chlorinated hydrocarbons
✔✔What is the very first thing to do when someone has been poisoned? - ✔✔If you are
alone with the victim, make sure he is breathing and not further exposed to poison; Call
ambulance or doctor
✔✔Your doctor should know which pesticides you normally use so he or she can obtain
the ___ and keep it on hand. - ✔✔antidote
