NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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

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.

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.

The active ingredient in Tempo 20WP is listed as ß-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—rapidly

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?