CORE Pesticide Exam Review Questions And Accurate Answers
Which federal agency has the primary responsibility for enforcement of FIFRA? Answer
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which of the following statements concerning FIFRA is NOT true? Answer State
restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
The following statements concerning FIFRA are true EXCEPT - 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 has the responsibility for administering the three Florida laws
that regulate licensing of applicators? Answer FDACS
A government agency employee applies restricted use pesticides to the right-of-way of
a Florida state Highway. What would be his/her applicator class? Answer Public
For information regarding licensing of applicators to apply pesticides to homes and
private lawns, whom would you call? Answer FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest
Control
A person who applies restricted-use pesticides to his or her own property for the
production of agricultural commodities would be what category of applicator? Answer
Private
What class of applicator would someone working in public health or nuisance pest
control fall under? - Answer Public
, What are the three classes of pesticide licensing available to a person seeking a Limited
Certification license? - Answer -Limited Structural Pest Control
-Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
-Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public be assured that pesticides are constantly meeting today's scientific
and regulatory standards? - Answer Each pesticide must undergo "pesticide
reregistration" every 15 years.
Which of the following pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Florida rules? - Answer
Glyphosate
Which agency would you report storage of certain pesticide active ingredients to if they
are stored in amounts larger than a threshold quantity? - Answer State Emergency
Response Commission (SERC)
Control methods that use barriers to keep the pest out are an example of what type of
management method? Answer Mechanical Control
Drying of stored grains and other food products in order to reduce mould damage is
what type of management method? Answer Physical/environmental modification
Sealing the cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which of the following type
mechanical control method. - Answer exclusion
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy? - Answer Planting
weed and disease free seed
Which would increase chances of pesticide resistance? - Answer continual use of same
pesticides from same chemical family.
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