CORE Pesticide Exam Review Complete Exam
Review | Verified & Updated 2025–2026
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - correct answer -Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - correct answer -State restrictions on pesticides can be
more liberal than those of FIFRA
Facts from FIFRA - correct answer --approved pesticide labels have the force of law
-the EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market.
-FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide products.
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern
applicator licensing? - correct answer -FDACS
Which applicator class would a person who is employed by a government agency and applies
restricted use pesticides to Florida state Highway rights-of-way fall into? - correct answer -
Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of applicators for application of
pesticides to homes and private lawns? - correct answer -FDACS Bureau of Entomology and
Pest Control
Which applicator class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own
property for production of agricultural commodities fall into? - correct answer -Private
, Which applicator class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance pest control work
fall into? - correct answer -Public
The three pesticide licensing categories are available to those seeking a Limited Certification
license? - correct answer --Limited Structural Pest Control
-Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
-Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continuously meet current scientific and
regulatory standards? - correct answer -Each pesticide goes through "pesticide re-registration"
every 15 years.
Which pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Florida rules? - correct answer -Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active ingredients if
they are stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? - correct answer -State
Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method? - correct answer -Mechanical Control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is
an example of which type of pest management method? - correct answer -
Physical/environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control
method. - correct answer -exclusion
Review | Verified & Updated 2025–2026
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - correct answer -Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - correct answer -State restrictions on pesticides can be
more liberal than those of FIFRA
Facts from FIFRA - correct answer --approved pesticide labels have the force of law
-the EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market.
-FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide products.
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern
applicator licensing? - correct answer -FDACS
Which applicator class would a person who is employed by a government agency and applies
restricted use pesticides to Florida state Highway rights-of-way fall into? - correct answer -
Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of applicators for application of
pesticides to homes and private lawns? - correct answer -FDACS Bureau of Entomology and
Pest Control
Which applicator class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own
property for production of agricultural commodities fall into? - correct answer -Private
, Which applicator class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance pest control work
fall into? - correct answer -Public
The three pesticide licensing categories are available to those seeking a Limited Certification
license? - correct answer --Limited Structural Pest Control
-Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
-Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continuously meet current scientific and
regulatory standards? - correct answer -Each pesticide goes through "pesticide re-registration"
every 15 years.
Which pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Florida rules? - correct answer -Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active ingredients if
they are stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? - correct answer -State
Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method? - correct answer -Mechanical Control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is
an example of which type of pest management method? - correct answer -
Physical/environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control
method. - correct answer -exclusion
