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TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL
STANDARDS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW!!
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work
with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-
limited pesticides. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have
a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for
pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing?
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants
to perform pest control as an employee of a privately
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owned apartment building or hospital? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A noncommercial license from the SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited
pesticides on another person's land, you must have? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators
must be certified in each application category in which
the practice.
a. True
b. False - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS
application categories? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Seed
treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in
pesticide regulation? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service
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Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this
state must be registered with the TDA, even if they are
already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. T/F - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
_____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply
pesticides. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Prior Notification
In addition to state government, even county
commissioners courts may set rules on the use of certain
pesticides? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still
obtain a spray permit before using regulated
herbicides. T/F - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50
pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf
use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use
pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
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The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to
give public notice at least ______ hours before
commencing indoor pesticide treatments at a public
building. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 48 Hours
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal
Act? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal
agency that regulates pesticides? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to
manage pesticides? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the following below is not something the EPA
must do before a pesticide may be marketed in the
U.S.? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Consult the Office of
Pesticides Programs
What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for
applicators who violate the law? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL
STANDARDS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW!!
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work
with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-
limited pesticides. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have
a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for
pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing?
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants
to perform pest control as an employee of a privately
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owned apartment building or hospital? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A noncommercial license from the SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited
pesticides on another person's land, you must have? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators
must be certified in each application category in which
the practice.
a. True
b. False - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS
application categories? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Seed
treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in
pesticide regulation? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service
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Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this
state must be registered with the TDA, even if they are
already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. T/F - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
_____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply
pesticides. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Prior Notification
In addition to state government, even county
commissioners courts may set rules on the use of certain
pesticides? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still
obtain a spray permit before using regulated
herbicides. T/F - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50
pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf
use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use
pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
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The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to
give public notice at least ______ hours before
commencing indoor pesticide treatments at a public
building. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 48 Hours
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal
Act? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal
agency that regulates pesticides? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to
manage pesticides? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the following below is not something the EPA
must do before a pesticide may be marketed in the
U.S.? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Consult the Office of
Pesticides Programs
What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for
applicators who violate the law? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
