MN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CATEGORY A
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ MDA. Answer: MN Department of Agriculture
◉ FIFRA. Answer: Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
◉ Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs). Answer: Pesticide formulation
designed and approved by the FIFRA
◉ Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs). Answer: All pesticides
other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides,
organic pesticides, etc
◉ Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA). Answer: These applicators
apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and
other structures.
◉ Re-certification. Answer: There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
, 2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
◉ Reciprocity. Answer: Allow someone residing in licensed in another
state to obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being
required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN
recertification requirements .
◉ Endangered Species. Answer: A plant or animal in danger of
extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
◉ Threatened Species. Answer: A plant or animal likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ MDA. Answer: MN Department of Agriculture
◉ FIFRA. Answer: Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
◉ Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs). Answer: Pesticide formulation
designed and approved by the FIFRA
◉ Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs). Answer: All pesticides
other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides,
organic pesticides, etc
◉ Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA). Answer: These applicators
apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and
other structures.
◉ Re-certification. Answer: There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
, 2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
◉ Reciprocity. Answer: Allow someone residing in licensed in another
state to obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being
required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN
recertification requirements .
◉ Endangered Species. Answer: A plant or animal in danger of
extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
◉ Threatened Species. Answer: A plant or animal likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
