Texas Pesticide Applicator General Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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Texas pesticide applicator
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Texas Pesticide Applicator
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides.
A) True
B) False - Answer-B) False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use.
A) True...
Texas Pesticide Applicator General
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If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but
not to work with state-limited pesticides.
A) True
B) False - Answer-B) False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the
kinds of pesticides you use.
A) True
B) False - Answer-A) True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training,
certification, and licensing?
A) Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
B) Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
C) Texas A&M AgriLife Research - Answer-C) 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 owned apartment building or hospital?
A) A business license from the SPCS
B) A noncommercial license from the SPCS
C) A private license from either the TDA or the SPCS
D) None of the the above - Answer-B) A noncommercial license from the SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land,
you must have:
A) A business license from the TDA
B) A commercial license from the TDA
C) A private license from the TDA
D) All of the above - Answer-B) A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each
application category in which they practice.
A) True
,B) False - Answer-A) True
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
A) Right-of-way
B) Predatory animal
C) Wood preservation
D) Fumigation - Answer-C) Wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
A) Termite
B) Seed treatment
C) Wood preservation
D) Commodity fumigation - Answer-B) Seed treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
A) Texas Department of Agriculture
B) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
C) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Answer-B) Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, pesticides used in this state must be registered with the
Texas Department of Agriculture, even if they are already registered with the US
Environmental Protection Agency.
A) True
B) False - Answer-A) 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.
A) True
B) False - Answer-A) True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit before
using regulated herbicides.
A) True
B) False - Answer-A) True
,Speciality fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for
ornamental and turd use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides
or regulated herbicides.
A) True
B) False - Answer-A) True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least
__________ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - Answer-48
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
A) Texas Department of Agriculture
B) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
C) Texas Commission on Aging
D) Texas Hazardous Waste Commission - Answer-B) Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
A) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
B) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
C) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Answer-D) Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides?
A) Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
B) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
C) Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - Answer-B) Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is not something the EPA must do before a pesticide may be
marketed in the U.S.?
A) Approve each use
B) Assign a product registration number
C) Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - Answer-C) Consult the Office of Pesticide
Programs
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the law?
A) Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
B) Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
C) Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
, D) Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - Answer-A) Civil penalties when
the violation is unintentional
&
C) Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
A) Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
B) No, FIFRA sets fines only
C) Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
D) Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators - Answer-C)
Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
What are regulations?
A) Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
B) Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
C) Exceptions to the law - Answer-A) Interpretations of the law that have the force of
law
What is meant by term "reentry interval"?
A) The time right after pesticide application when protected workers may not enter the
treated area
B) The time during pesticide application when unprotected workers may not stay in the
treated area
C) The time right after pesticide application when unprotected workers may not enter
the treated area - Answer-C) The time right after pesticide application when unprotected
workers may not enter the treated area
Of the following statements about EPA rules on warnings to workers, which is not true?
A) Warnings of pesticide application must be timely and appropriate
B) Warnings of pesticide application must be in the language understood by the workers
C) Warnings of pesticide application must be given in writing
D) Warnings of pesticide application may be given verbally or in writing - Answer-C)
Warnings of pesticide application must be given in writing
What is EPA's pesticide registration decision based on?
A) EPA evaluation of test data provided by the manufacturer
B) The manufacturer's evaluation of test data
C) EPA evaluation of test data provided by certified applicators - Answer-A) EPA
evaluation of test data provided by the manufacturer
If the EPA decides that a pesticide poses a risk to workers, what can the EPA do?
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