NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
CORE MANUAL 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
B. They use naturally derived and\/or synthesized chemicals to control pests.
C. They involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries. –
ANSWER- A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
Which statement about biological control methods is true?
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in
biological control.
B. Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies.
C. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control. – ANSWER- A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural
enemies is recommended in biological control.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of
which type of pest management method.
A. Physical.
B. Genetic
C. Biological – ANSWER- A. Physical
Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public
health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of
pest management method?
A. Regulatory.
B. Genetic
C. Biological – ANSWER- A. Regulatory.
Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true.
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
C. Non chemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests – ANSWER- A.
The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
A. Planting weed-and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations.
C. Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area. – ANSWER- A.
Planting weed-and disease-free seed on an athletic field
Which statement about action thresholds is true?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action
threshold level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population density.
C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics
than aesthetics – ANSWER- B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero
pest population density.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance.
A. An insect that has one generation per year.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
C. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect. – ANSWER- B.
Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
Chapter 2: Federal pesticide Laws and Regulations:
Which Statement about FIFRA is false?
A. It provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program.
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use laws more
stringent than federal regulations.
C. It allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use
situations. – ANSWER- B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating
pesticide use laws more stringent than federal regulations.
Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
A. They may apply and\/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides.
B. They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs.
C. They are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of
endangered species. – ANSWER- A. They may apply and\/or supervise the
application of restricted-use pesticides.
What is the purpose of the pesticide registration and reregistration process?
A. To control the flow of new pesticide products entering the marketplace.
B. To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to
human health or the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C. To make sure the amount of pesticide residue remaining on food and feed crops
is zero. – ANSWER- B. To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause
unreasonable risks to human health or the environment.
Which statement about federal pesticide regulation is true?
A. To ensure future compliance, civil penalties are typically assessed against firsttime violators.
B. Like pesticides, devices used to control pests must also be registered with EPA.
C. Approved pesticide labels have the force of law. – ANSWER- C. Approved
pesticide labels have the force of law.
Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide
tolerances?
A. Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturers.
B. The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year.
C. The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products. – ANSWER- C. The
toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products.
Under federal law, which of the following actions is unlawful and subject to civil
or criminal penalties?
A. Allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply
RUPs.
B. Detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling.
C. Keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper
use of pesticides. – ANSWER- B. Detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any
part of a container or labeling.
Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides?
A. Worker protection Standard.
B. Pesticide Container and Containment
C. Food Quality Protection Act. – ANSWER- A. Worker protection Standard.
CHAPTER 3: Pesticide Labeling.
Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no
risk to humans and the environment?
A. Restricted use.
B. Minimum risk.
C. Special local need. – ANSWER- B. Minimum risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The active ingredient in Tempo 20WP is listed as \u00df-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxy- phenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. What does the term “Cyfluthrin” represent?
A. The brand name.
B. The chemical name.
C. The common name. – ANSWER- C. The common name.
Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?
A. Both the active ingredients and inert ingredients must be listed by chemical
name.
B. Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may
contain the same active ingredient.
Common names are those officially accepted by the manufacturer. – ANSWER- B.
Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may
contain the same active ingredient.
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What is the purpose of the signal word?
A. Indicates the product’s relative acute toxicity to humans and animals.
B. Informs the user what type of PPE to wear.
C. Tells the user what type of first aid
treatment to seek in case of exposure. – ANSWER- A. Indicates the product’s
relative acute toxicity to humans and animals.
The routes of entry statement, “Extremely hazardous by skin contact\u2014rapidly
absorbed through the skin,” on a label would most likely carry which signal word?
A. DANGER.
B. WARNING.
C. CAUTION. – ANSWER- A. DANGER.
Chapter 1: Pest Management:
Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding, is an
example of which type of pest management method.
A. Biological.
B. Genetic.
C. Regulatory. – ANSWER- B. Genetic
Chapter 1: Pest Management:
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which
type of pest management method?
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