OH PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION –
CORE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A7vpest7vcan7vbe7vanything7vthat:
a.7vCompetes7vwith7vhumans,7vdomestic7vanimals7vor7vdesirable7vplants7vfor7vfood7vo
r7vwater
b.7vInjures7vhumans,7vanimals,7vdesirable7vplants,7vstructures,7vor7vpossessions
c.7vSpreads7vdisease7vto7vhumans,7vdomestic7vanimals,7vwildlife,7vor7vdesirable7vplan
ts
d.7vAnnoys7vhuman7vor7vdomestic7vanimals
e.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7v-
7vANSWERSE.7vA7vpest7vcan7vbe7vanything7vthat7vannoys,7vinjures,7vspreads7vdisea
se7vor7vcompetes7vwith7vdesired7vplants,7vanimals,7vor7vhumans.7vExamples7vof7vpest
s7vinclude7vweeds,7vinsects,7vfungi,7vbacteria,7vmites7vand7vnematodes
One7vrequirement7vfor7veffective7vpest7vcontrol7vis:
a.7vIdentification7vof7vthe7vpest7vto7vbe7vcontrolled
b.7vNew7vspray7vequipment
c.7vUsing7vmore7vthan7vthe7vrecommended7vdosage
d.7vSpraying7vonly7vthe7vfield7vmargin7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vIdentifying7vthe7vpest7vis7vthe7vfirst7vstep.7vAdditionally,7vit7vis7vneces
sary7vto7vknow7vwhat7vcontrol7vmethods7vare7vavailable;7vevaluate7vthe7vbenefits7van
d7vrisks7vof7veach7vmethod7vor7vcombination7vof7vmethods;7vchoose7vthe7vmethods7vt
hat7vare7vmost7veffective7vand7vwill7vcause7vthe7vleast7vharm7vto7vpeople7vand7vthe7ve
nvironment;7vuse7veach7vmethod7vcorrectly;7vand7vobserve7vlocal,7vstate,7vand7vfeder
al7vregulations7vthat7vapply7vto7vthe7vsituation.
A7vpest-
control7vmethod7vshould7vbe7vused7vonly7vwhen7vthat7vmethod7vwill7vcost7vless7vthan7
vthe7vexpected7vvalue7vof7va7vloss7vfrom7vthe7vpest.
a.7vTrue
b.7vFalse7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vEven7vthough7va7vpest7vis7vpresent,7vit7vmay7vnot7vdo7vvery7vmuch7v
harm.7vIt7vcould7vcost7vmore7vto7vcontrol7vthe7vpest7vthan7vto7vallow7vthe7vdamage7vto
7voccur.7vThe7vpoint7vat7vwhich7vthe7vcost7vof7vthe7vdamage7vexceeds7vthe7vcost7vof7v
the7vcontrol7vis7vthe7v"economic7vthreshold."
Successful7vpest7vcontrol7vis7vbased7von7vthe7vability7vto:
a.7vEradicate7vall7vpests
b.7vUse7vpesticides7vwhenever7vpests7vare7videntified
c.7vContaminate7vthe7venvironment
d.7vNone7vof7vthe7vabove7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vThe7vbest7vanswer7vshould7vbe7vto:7v1)7vkeep7vpest7vdamage7vto7va7
vminimum7vby7vchoosing7van7vappropriate7vcombination7vof7vcontrol7vmethods,7v2)7vr
ecognize7vwhen7vdirect7vaction7vis7vnecessary,7vand7v3)7vendanger7vthe7venvironmen
t7vas7vlittle7vas7vpossible
,Which7vof7vthe7vfollowing7vis7vNOT7va7vpest7vcontrol7vgoal?
a.7vPrevention7v-7vkeeping7va7vpest7vfrom7vbecoming7va7vproblem
b.7vSuppression7v-7vreducing7vpest7vnumbers7vto7van7vacceptable7vlevel
c.7vEradication7v-7vdestroying7van7ventire7vpest7vpopulation
d.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7vare7vpossible7vgoals7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vPrevention7vand7vsuppression7vare7vcommon7vgoals.7vEradication7vi
s7va7vdifficult7vgoal7vto7vachieve,7vespecially7vin7voutdoor7vareas,7vbut7vmay7vbe7vatte
mpted7vwhen7va7vforeign7vpest7vhas7vbeen7vintroduced7vinto7van7varea7v(e.g.7vgypsy7
vmoth,7vMediterranean7vfruit7vfly,7vetc.).7vEradication7vis7va7vmore7vcommon7vgoal7vin
7vindoor7vareas.
The7vstrategy7vof7vcombining7vpest7vcontrol7vtactics7vinto7va7vsingle7vplan7vto7vreduce
7vpests7vand7vtheir7vdamage7vto7van7vacceptable7vlevel7vis7vcalled:
a.7vHolistic7vResource7vManagement7vPlan
b.7vBiological7vControl
c.7vBest7vManagement7vPractices
d.7vIntegrated7vPest7vManagement7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vBiological7vcontrol7vis7va7vtactic7vof7vIntegrated7vPest7vManagement7
v(IPM).7vIPM7vis7vone7vcomponent7vof7va7vholistic7vresource7vmanagement7vplan7van
d7vis7van7vexample7vof7va7vBest7vManagement7vPractice.
When7vthe7vlevel7vof7va7vpest7vpopulation7vreaches7vthe7vstage7vwhere7vpest7vcontrol
7vaction7vshould7vbe7vtaken,7vyou7vare7vat7vthe:
a.7vScouting7vstage
b.7vMonitoring7vstage
c.7vThreshold7vstage
d.7vPesticide7vapplication7vstage7v-
7vANSWERSC.7vThresholds7vmaybe7vbased7von7vaesthetic,7vhealth,7vor7veconomic7v
considerations.7vAction7vthresholds7vhave7vbeen7vdetermined7vfor7vmany7vpests.
Which7vof7vthe7vfollowing7vis7vNOT7van7vexample7vof7va7vcontrol7vtactic?
a.7vPesticide7vresistance7v-
7vthe7vability7vof7va7vpest7vto7vresist7vpesticide7vcontrol7vmeasures
b.7vBiological7vcontrol7v-7vusing7vnatural7vpredators7vto7vcontrol7vpests
c.7vCultural7vcontrols7v-
7vsuch7vas7vcrop7vrotation,7vdate7vof7vplanting,7vcultivation,7vetc.
d.7vChemical7vcontrol7v-7vthe7vuse7vof7vpesticides7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vDo7vnot7vconfuse7vpest7vresistance7vwith7vhost7vresistance.7vSome7v
plants7vand7vanimals7vresist7vpests7vbetter7vthan7vothers
The7vability7vof7va7vpest7vto7vresist7vor7vavoid7vpoisoning7vfrom7va7vpesticide7veven7vw
hen7vit7vhas7vbeen7vproperly7vapplied7vis7vcalled:
a.7vEfficacy
b.7vPesticide7vresistance
c.7vDormancy
d.7vAntagonism7v-
7vANSWERSB.7vEach7vtime7va7vpesticide7vis7vused,7vit7vselectively7vkills7vthe7vmost7v
susceptible7vpests.7vSome7vpests7vare7vable7vto7vwithstand7vits7veffects.7vThese7vpes
ts7vmay7vbe7vable7vto7vpass7valong7vthis7vtrait7vto7vtheir7voffspring.7vContinued7vuse7v
, of7vthe7vsame7vpesticide7vmay7vallow7vthe7vresistant7voffspring7vto7vmultiply.7vThis7vp
henomenon7vis7vknown7vas7vpesticide7vresistance.
What7vis7vpesticide7vlabeling?
a.7vA7vsticker7vstating7vthe7vprice7vof7vthe7vproduct
b.7vA7vpiece7vof7vpaper7vcontaining7vproduct7vname7vand7vpromotional7vinformation
c.7vRebate/Guarantee7vinformation
d.7vNone7vof7vthe7vabove
e.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vPesticide7vlabeling7vis7vall7vthe7vinformation7vreceived7vfrom7vthe7vm
anufacture7vabout7va7vpesticide7vproduct.7vIt7vcontains7vthe7vinformation7von7vhow7vto
7vuse7vthe7vproduct.7vIt7vshould7vemphasize7vthat7vadherence7vto7vpesticide7vlabeling
7vdirections7valmost7veliminates7vpersonal,7vpersonnel,7vand7venvironmental7vcontami
nation.7vIt7vis7va7vviolation7vof7vstate7vand7vfederal7vlaw7vto7vuse7va7vpesticide7vincons
istent7vwith7vits7vlabeling.
What7vis7va7vpesticide7vlabel?
a.7vInformation7vattached7vto7vthe7vpesticide7vcontainer
b.7vMaterial7vsafety7vdata7vsheets
c.7vAn7vinformational7vbrochure
d.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7v-
7vANSWERSThe7vpesticide7vlabel7vin7vthe7vinformation7vattached7vto7vthe7vpesticide7
vcontainer7vand7vit7vis7va7vpart7vof7vpesticide7vlabeling.7vTo7vcorrectly7vuse7va7vpestici
de,7vapplicators7vmust7vhave7vand7vcomply7vwith7vpesticide7vlabeling7vdirectives.
It7vis7va7vviolation7vof7vthe7vOhio7vpesticide7vlaw7vand/or7vFIFRA7vto:
a.7vUse7va7vpesticide7von7va7vcrop7vnot7vlisted7von7vthe7vlabel
b.7vOperate7vfaulty7vor7vunsafe7vspraying7vequipment
c.7vUse7va7vpesticide7vat7va7vhigher7vconcentration7vthan7vis7vstated7von7vthe7vlabel
d.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7vare7vcorrect
e.7vOnly7va7vand7vc7vare7vcorrect7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vIt7vis7vin7vviolation7vof7vstate7vand7vfederal7vlaw7vto7vuse7va7vpesticid
e7vinconsistent7vwith7vits7vlabeling7vdirections.7vPesticides7vcan7vbe7vtank7vmixed7vwit
h7vother7vpesticides7vas7vlong7vas7vboth7vpesticides7vcan7vbe7vused7von7vthe7vplants,7
vanimals7vor7vsites7vlisted7vin7vthe7vlabeling7vdirections.7vPesticides7vcan7vbe7vmixed7
vwith7vfertilizer7vif7vallowed7vby7vlabel7vdirections.7vAlso,7vyou7vmay7vapply7va7vpestici
de7vagainst7va7vtarget7vpest7vnot7vlisted7von7vthe7vlabel,7vprovided7vthe7vcrop,7vanimal
7vand7vsite7vare7von7vthe7vlabel.
Before7va7vpesticide7vcan7vbe7vsold7vor7vused7vin7vthe7vUnited7vStates,7vit7vmust7vbe:
a.7vEconomical7vto7vthe7vapplicator
b.7vApproved7vby7vthe7vFDA
c.7vRegistered7vby7vthe7vU.S.7vEPA
d.7vRegistered7vby7vthe7vUSDA7v-
7vANSWERSC.7vU.S.7vEPA7vapproves7vthe7vregistration7vand7vintended7vuse7vof7vea
ch7vproduct.7vThere7vare7v37vmajor7vtypes7vof7vregistrations,7v(1)7vFederal7vregistratio
ns,7v(by7vfar7vthe7vmost7vcommon)7v(2)7vspecial7vlocal7vneeds7vregulations,7vand7v(3)
7vemergency7vexceptions.7vThe7vU.S.7vEPA7valso7vapproves7vlabeling7vdirections7vco
ncerning7vthe7vsafe7vhandling7vand7vuse7vof7vthe7vpesticide.
CORE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A7vpest7vcan7vbe7vanything7vthat:
a.7vCompetes7vwith7vhumans,7vdomestic7vanimals7vor7vdesirable7vplants7vfor7vfood7vo
r7vwater
b.7vInjures7vhumans,7vanimals,7vdesirable7vplants,7vstructures,7vor7vpossessions
c.7vSpreads7vdisease7vto7vhumans,7vdomestic7vanimals,7vwildlife,7vor7vdesirable7vplan
ts
d.7vAnnoys7vhuman7vor7vdomestic7vanimals
e.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7v-
7vANSWERSE.7vA7vpest7vcan7vbe7vanything7vthat7vannoys,7vinjures,7vspreads7vdisea
se7vor7vcompetes7vwith7vdesired7vplants,7vanimals,7vor7vhumans.7vExamples7vof7vpest
s7vinclude7vweeds,7vinsects,7vfungi,7vbacteria,7vmites7vand7vnematodes
One7vrequirement7vfor7veffective7vpest7vcontrol7vis:
a.7vIdentification7vof7vthe7vpest7vto7vbe7vcontrolled
b.7vNew7vspray7vequipment
c.7vUsing7vmore7vthan7vthe7vrecommended7vdosage
d.7vSpraying7vonly7vthe7vfield7vmargin7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vIdentifying7vthe7vpest7vis7vthe7vfirst7vstep.7vAdditionally,7vit7vis7vneces
sary7vto7vknow7vwhat7vcontrol7vmethods7vare7vavailable;7vevaluate7vthe7vbenefits7van
d7vrisks7vof7veach7vmethod7vor7vcombination7vof7vmethods;7vchoose7vthe7vmethods7vt
hat7vare7vmost7veffective7vand7vwill7vcause7vthe7vleast7vharm7vto7vpeople7vand7vthe7ve
nvironment;7vuse7veach7vmethod7vcorrectly;7vand7vobserve7vlocal,7vstate,7vand7vfeder
al7vregulations7vthat7vapply7vto7vthe7vsituation.
A7vpest-
control7vmethod7vshould7vbe7vused7vonly7vwhen7vthat7vmethod7vwill7vcost7vless7vthan7
vthe7vexpected7vvalue7vof7va7vloss7vfrom7vthe7vpest.
a.7vTrue
b.7vFalse7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vEven7vthough7va7vpest7vis7vpresent,7vit7vmay7vnot7vdo7vvery7vmuch7v
harm.7vIt7vcould7vcost7vmore7vto7vcontrol7vthe7vpest7vthan7vto7vallow7vthe7vdamage7vto
7voccur.7vThe7vpoint7vat7vwhich7vthe7vcost7vof7vthe7vdamage7vexceeds7vthe7vcost7vof7v
the7vcontrol7vis7vthe7v"economic7vthreshold."
Successful7vpest7vcontrol7vis7vbased7von7vthe7vability7vto:
a.7vEradicate7vall7vpests
b.7vUse7vpesticides7vwhenever7vpests7vare7videntified
c.7vContaminate7vthe7venvironment
d.7vNone7vof7vthe7vabove7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vThe7vbest7vanswer7vshould7vbe7vto:7v1)7vkeep7vpest7vdamage7vto7va7
vminimum7vby7vchoosing7van7vappropriate7vcombination7vof7vcontrol7vmethods,7v2)7vr
ecognize7vwhen7vdirect7vaction7vis7vnecessary,7vand7v3)7vendanger7vthe7venvironmen
t7vas7vlittle7vas7vpossible
,Which7vof7vthe7vfollowing7vis7vNOT7va7vpest7vcontrol7vgoal?
a.7vPrevention7v-7vkeeping7va7vpest7vfrom7vbecoming7va7vproblem
b.7vSuppression7v-7vreducing7vpest7vnumbers7vto7van7vacceptable7vlevel
c.7vEradication7v-7vdestroying7van7ventire7vpest7vpopulation
d.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7vare7vpossible7vgoals7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vPrevention7vand7vsuppression7vare7vcommon7vgoals.7vEradication7vi
s7va7vdifficult7vgoal7vto7vachieve,7vespecially7vin7voutdoor7vareas,7vbut7vmay7vbe7vatte
mpted7vwhen7va7vforeign7vpest7vhas7vbeen7vintroduced7vinto7van7varea7v(e.g.7vgypsy7
vmoth,7vMediterranean7vfruit7vfly,7vetc.).7vEradication7vis7va7vmore7vcommon7vgoal7vin
7vindoor7vareas.
The7vstrategy7vof7vcombining7vpest7vcontrol7vtactics7vinto7va7vsingle7vplan7vto7vreduce
7vpests7vand7vtheir7vdamage7vto7van7vacceptable7vlevel7vis7vcalled:
a.7vHolistic7vResource7vManagement7vPlan
b.7vBiological7vControl
c.7vBest7vManagement7vPractices
d.7vIntegrated7vPest7vManagement7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vBiological7vcontrol7vis7va7vtactic7vof7vIntegrated7vPest7vManagement7
v(IPM).7vIPM7vis7vone7vcomponent7vof7va7vholistic7vresource7vmanagement7vplan7van
d7vis7van7vexample7vof7va7vBest7vManagement7vPractice.
When7vthe7vlevel7vof7va7vpest7vpopulation7vreaches7vthe7vstage7vwhere7vpest7vcontrol
7vaction7vshould7vbe7vtaken,7vyou7vare7vat7vthe:
a.7vScouting7vstage
b.7vMonitoring7vstage
c.7vThreshold7vstage
d.7vPesticide7vapplication7vstage7v-
7vANSWERSC.7vThresholds7vmaybe7vbased7von7vaesthetic,7vhealth,7vor7veconomic7v
considerations.7vAction7vthresholds7vhave7vbeen7vdetermined7vfor7vmany7vpests.
Which7vof7vthe7vfollowing7vis7vNOT7van7vexample7vof7va7vcontrol7vtactic?
a.7vPesticide7vresistance7v-
7vthe7vability7vof7va7vpest7vto7vresist7vpesticide7vcontrol7vmeasures
b.7vBiological7vcontrol7v-7vusing7vnatural7vpredators7vto7vcontrol7vpests
c.7vCultural7vcontrols7v-
7vsuch7vas7vcrop7vrotation,7vdate7vof7vplanting,7vcultivation,7vetc.
d.7vChemical7vcontrol7v-7vthe7vuse7vof7vpesticides7v-
7vANSWERSA.7vDo7vnot7vconfuse7vpest7vresistance7vwith7vhost7vresistance.7vSome7v
plants7vand7vanimals7vresist7vpests7vbetter7vthan7vothers
The7vability7vof7va7vpest7vto7vresist7vor7vavoid7vpoisoning7vfrom7va7vpesticide7veven7vw
hen7vit7vhas7vbeen7vproperly7vapplied7vis7vcalled:
a.7vEfficacy
b.7vPesticide7vresistance
c.7vDormancy
d.7vAntagonism7v-
7vANSWERSB.7vEach7vtime7va7vpesticide7vis7vused,7vit7vselectively7vkills7vthe7vmost7v
susceptible7vpests.7vSome7vpests7vare7vable7vto7vwithstand7vits7veffects.7vThese7vpes
ts7vmay7vbe7vable7vto7vpass7valong7vthis7vtrait7vto7vtheir7voffspring.7vContinued7vuse7v
, of7vthe7vsame7vpesticide7vmay7vallow7vthe7vresistant7voffspring7vto7vmultiply.7vThis7vp
henomenon7vis7vknown7vas7vpesticide7vresistance.
What7vis7vpesticide7vlabeling?
a.7vA7vsticker7vstating7vthe7vprice7vof7vthe7vproduct
b.7vA7vpiece7vof7vpaper7vcontaining7vproduct7vname7vand7vpromotional7vinformation
c.7vRebate/Guarantee7vinformation
d.7vNone7vof7vthe7vabove
e.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vPesticide7vlabeling7vis7vall7vthe7vinformation7vreceived7vfrom7vthe7vm
anufacture7vabout7va7vpesticide7vproduct.7vIt7vcontains7vthe7vinformation7von7vhow7vto
7vuse7vthe7vproduct.7vIt7vshould7vemphasize7vthat7vadherence7vto7vpesticide7vlabeling
7vdirections7valmost7veliminates7vpersonal,7vpersonnel,7vand7venvironmental7vcontami
nation.7vIt7vis7va7vviolation7vof7vstate7vand7vfederal7vlaw7vto7vuse7va7vpesticide7vincons
istent7vwith7vits7vlabeling.
What7vis7va7vpesticide7vlabel?
a.7vInformation7vattached7vto7vthe7vpesticide7vcontainer
b.7vMaterial7vsafety7vdata7vsheets
c.7vAn7vinformational7vbrochure
d.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7v-
7vANSWERSThe7vpesticide7vlabel7vin7vthe7vinformation7vattached7vto7vthe7vpesticide7
vcontainer7vand7vit7vis7va7vpart7vof7vpesticide7vlabeling.7vTo7vcorrectly7vuse7va7vpestici
de,7vapplicators7vmust7vhave7vand7vcomply7vwith7vpesticide7vlabeling7vdirectives.
It7vis7va7vviolation7vof7vthe7vOhio7vpesticide7vlaw7vand/or7vFIFRA7vto:
a.7vUse7va7vpesticide7von7va7vcrop7vnot7vlisted7von7vthe7vlabel
b.7vOperate7vfaulty7vor7vunsafe7vspraying7vequipment
c.7vUse7va7vpesticide7vat7va7vhigher7vconcentration7vthan7vis7vstated7von7vthe7vlabel
d.7vAll7vof7vthe7vabove7vare7vcorrect
e.7vOnly7va7vand7vc7vare7vcorrect7v-
7vANSWERSD.7vIt7vis7vin7vviolation7vof7vstate7vand7vfederal7vlaw7vto7vuse7va7vpesticid
e7vinconsistent7vwith7vits7vlabeling7vdirections.7vPesticides7vcan7vbe7vtank7vmixed7vwit
h7vother7vpesticides7vas7vlong7vas7vboth7vpesticides7vcan7vbe7vused7von7vthe7vplants,7
vanimals7vor7vsites7vlisted7vin7vthe7vlabeling7vdirections.7vPesticides7vcan7vbe7vmixed7
vwith7vfertilizer7vif7vallowed7vby7vlabel7vdirections.7vAlso,7vyou7vmay7vapply7va7vpestici
de7vagainst7va7vtarget7vpest7vnot7vlisted7von7vthe7vlabel,7vprovided7vthe7vcrop,7vanimal
7vand7vsite7vare7von7vthe7vlabel.
Before7va7vpesticide7vcan7vbe7vsold7vor7vused7vin7vthe7vUnited7vStates,7vit7vmust7vbe:
a.7vEconomical7vto7vthe7vapplicator
b.7vApproved7vby7vthe7vFDA
c.7vRegistered7vby7vthe7vU.S.7vEPA
d.7vRegistered7vby7vthe7vUSDA7v-
7vANSWERSC.7vU.S.7vEPA7vapproves7vthe7vregistration7vand7vintended7vuse7vof7vea
ch7vproduct.7vThere7vare7v37vmajor7vtypes7vof7vregistrations,7v(1)7vFederal7vregistratio
ns,7v(by7vfar7vthe7vmost7vcommon)7v(2)7vspecial7vlocal7vneeds7vregulations,7vand7v(3)
7vemergency7vexceptions.7vThe7vU.S.7vEPA7valso7vapproves7vlabeling7vdirections7vco
ncerning7vthe7vsafe7vhandling7vand7vuse7vof7vthe7vpesticide.
