Pest Control Florida EXAM QUESTIONS

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PEST CONTROL FLORIDA EXAM

QUESTIONS

Question 1: Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA?

A) FDA

B) EPA

C) USDA

D) OSHA

Correct Answer: B) EPA

Question 2: Which statement about FIFRA is false?

• State restrictions on pesticides can be more strict than those of FIFRA.
• FIFRA regulates the registration of pesticides.
• State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA.
• FIFRA gives the EPA authority to oversee pesticide use.

Correct Answer: C) State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than

those of FIFRA.

Question 3: Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three

Florida laws that govern applicator licensing?

A) FDACS

B) FDEP

C) EPA

• Florida Department of Health

Correct Answer: A) FDACS

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Question 4: Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use

pesticides to a Florida state highway right-of-way fall into?

• Private
• Commercial
• Public
• Restricted

Correct Answer: C) Public

Question 5: Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of

applicators for application of pesticides to homes and private lawns?

• EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
• FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection

D) OSHA

Correct Answer: B) FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control

Question 6: Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use

pesticides to their own property for production of agricultural commodities fall into?

• Public
• Commercial
• Private
• Independent

Correct Answer: C) Private

Question 7: Which applicators class would persons engaged in public health or

nuisance control work fall into?

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• Private Nuisance
• Commercial Health
• General Applicator
• Public Nuisance

Correct Answer: D) Public Nuisance

Question 8: What are the three licensing categories available to those seeking a limited certification license?

• Limited agricultural control, limited marine pest control, limited aerial

application

• Limited structural pest control, limited lawn and ornamental pest control,

limited commercial landscape maintenance

• General household pest control, advanced structural control, aquatic pest

control

• Commercial fumigation, public health pest control, agricultural row crop

pest control

Correct Answer: B) Limited structural pest control, limited lawn and ornamental

pest control, limited commercial landscape maintenance

Question 9: How can the public have assurance that pesticides continually meet

current scientific and regulatory standards?

• They are tested by consumers every 5 years.
• They never undergo re-registration once approved.
• Each pesticide goes through pesticide re-registration every 15 years.
• They are evaluated by the FDA annually.

Correct Answer: C) Each pesticide goes through pesticide re-registration every

15 years.

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Question 10: Which pesticide is not specifically regulated by Florida rules?

A) DDT

• Glyphosate
• Methyl bromide
• Aldicarb

Correct Answer: B) Glyphosate

Question 11: Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain

pesticide active ingredients if they are stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity?

A) SERC

B) FDA

C) USDA

• Local Police Department

Correct Answer: A) SERC

Question 12: Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an

example of which type of pest management method?

• Chemical control
• Mechanical control
• Biological control
• Cultural control

Correct Answer: B) Mechanical control

Question 13: Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to

reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management method?

• Chemical control