Free NV-PEST Practice Questions

Question 1

An operator identifies a plant-feeding insect on ornamental shrubs. An insecticide is labeled for those shrubs, but that insect is not named. The labeling does not limit use to the listed pests, and the proposed application meets every other label requirement. No stricter state restriction applies. Under FIFRA, how does the missing pest name affect the proposed use?

Accepted Answer

The use is permitted on the listed site under the unlisted-pest exception.

Answer

The use requires a label amendment adding the insect before treatment can occur.

Answer

The use is permitted only if the application rate is reduced below the labeled rate.

Answer

The use requires the manufacturer's written permission to cover the unlisted insect.

Question 2

Before mixing, an operator measures a 4,800-square-foot site that includes a 1,200-square-foot buffer the label requires to remain untreated. The label specifies 2 fluid ounces of concentrate in 1 gallon of finished spray per 1,000 square feet. The sprayer is calibrated to that delivery volume and holds 5 gallons. Which batch will treat the permitted area once, at both labeled rates, without leftover spray?

Accepted Answer

7.2 fluid ounces of concentrate; add water to make 3.6 gallons of finished spray.

Answer

3.6 fluid ounces of concentrate; add water to make 3.6 gallons of finished spray.

Answer

9.6 fluid ounces of concentrate; add water to make 4.8 gallons of finished spray.

Answer

10.0 fluid ounces of concentrate; add water to make 5.0 gallons of finished spray.

Question 3

Three unrelated ornamental species develop leaf scorch at the same time along a narrow strip. The sharp edge of the injury follows yesterday's herbicide spray pass. Plants of the same species immediately outside the strip remain healthy, and both areas share the same irrigation schedule. Which explanation deserves investigation first?

Accepted Answer

Phytotoxic injury associated with the herbicide application.

Answer

An outbreak of insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts.

Answer

Root disease caused by prolonged excessive irrigation.

Answer

A fungal leaf disease spreading among susceptible plants.

Question 4

A pesticide handler completes a valid OSHA-accepted quantitative fit test with an overall fit factor of 160 for a tight-fitting half-facepiece respirator. The respirator is appropriate for the assigned task, and medical clearance and training are current. How should the fit-test result be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

Pass; check the seal each time the respirator is put on.

Answer

Fail; this type of facepiece requires a fit factor of at least 500.

Answer

Fail; passing requires no detectable test aerosol inside the facepiece.

Answer

Pass; the result replaces seal checks until the next annual fit test.

Question 5

Consider a pesticide that is highly water-soluble, binds weakly to soil, and persists long enough to remain present during irrigation. With the same application rate at each site, which setting creates the greatest concern for leaching into groundwater rather than surface runoff?

Accepted Answer

Permeable sand with little organic matter above a shallow water table.

Answer

An impermeable paved area draining directly to a storm-water inlet.

Answer

Organic-rich fine-textured soil with a deep water table and little infiltration.

Answer

Compacted clay on a steep slope draining toward a surface-water ditch.

Question 6

A Nevada resident holds a restricted-use pesticide certificate but no commercial pest-control license. The resident plans to advertise paid insecticide treatments for homeowners using only general-use products. Which statement describes the licensing issue?

Accepted Answer

Commercial pest-control licensing is required; the RUP certificate does not replace it.

Answer

Passing Core would authorize these services without completing the applicable category licensing.

Answer

The RUP certificate provides the required authority if its category matches the proposed work.

Answer

General-use products may be applied for hire without commercial pest-control licensing.

Question 7

A dry-goods warehouse's IPM plan calls for an intensified stock inspection at 2.0 or more target beetles per functioning trap-night. Eight traps are assigned to a three-night survey, but two are unusable for the entire survey. The other six function throughout and catch 45 target beetles. Which entry correctly records the monitoring result and the required response?

Accepted Answer

2.5 beetles per trap-night; carry out the intensified stock inspection.

Answer

1.9 beetles per trap-night; the intensified inspection is not triggered.

Answer

5.6 beetles per trap-night; carry out the intensified stock inspection.

Answer

7.5 beetles per trap-night; carry out the intensified stock inspection.

Question 8

While pouring concentrate, an applicator splashes pesticide into one eye. Clean running water is immediately available, and a coworker can retrieve the label and make calls. The applicator is alert and breathing normally. What takes priority in the first moments?

Accepted Answer

Flush with clean water for at least 15 minutes, holding the eyelids open.

Answer

Travel directly to an emergency department so a clinician can begin the eye decontamination.

Answer

Call Poison Control and wait for product-specific advice before beginning any eye flushing.

Answer

Read the product's first-aid directions before deciding whether to irrigate the eye.

Question 9

A correctly mixed wettable-powder spray develops fine sediment while the agitator is off during a break. The sediment redistributes completely when agitation resumes; there are no persistent clumps or separate liquid layers. What handling decision follows from this behavior?

Accepted Answer

Maintain the label-required agitation to keep the suspension uniform during application.

Answer

Discard the batch; settling indicates active-ingredient breakdown.

Answer

Dilute until clear, then resume application without further agitation.

Answer

Filter out the sediment to keep suspended solids out of the spray.

Question 10

Weeds return at the same spots after a contact herbicide kills the exposed foliage. Excavation reveals living horizontal underground stems with nodes producing new shoots. Detached pieces of these stems also produce new plants. To address the reason for the regrowth, the next control plan should emphasize:

Accepted Answer

A suitable labeled systemic treatment or removal of the regenerative underground stems.

Answer

A preemergence treatment aimed only at weeds germinating from seed.

Answer

Cultivation that chops the underground stems into small pieces and leaves them in place.

Answer

A higher concentration of the same contact herbicide to make it move into the underground stems.

Free NV-PEST Practice Questions

Domain 1: Operations for pest control

Question 1

Question 2

Domain 2: An integrated approach to pest management

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Domain 3: Pests

Question 7

Domain 4: Recommended practices for controlling pests

Question 8

Domain 5: The requirements of state and federal statutes and regulations relating to pesticides

Question 9

Question 10

The rest of the NV-PEST blueprint

That's 10 of 1,030