Category A and E Pesticide Test Practice Exam
Selective herbicide Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant
Pesticide Misuse -Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
MDA MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) All pesticides other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides,
organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) These applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings
and other structures.
Re-certification 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 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 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 A plant or animal likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
Candidate Species Plants or animals that are being considered for designation as threatened or
endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
, Category A and E Pesticide Test Practice Exam
Pesticide Management Plan A plan of protection for groundwater and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) These are practical, research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or
minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks The distance of untreated land between a pesticide treated area in the areas that
need protection from the pesticides.
Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers Untreated grass strips next to streams, ponds, and other sensitive areas that can
trap much of the pesticide running off treated sites.
Depth to Groundwater The distance from the soil surface down to the water table.
Backflow When the water source filling the pesticide application equipment has a water
pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line, electricity is shut down or a pump
fails and the pesticide runs back into the water source, contaminating it.
Reduced Pressure Principal Device Two independent check valves in the water supply line, with an automatic pressure
differential valve located between the two valves.
Pressurized Vacuum Breaker Vees stop backflow in the waterline is under continuous water pressure and the
waterline pressure is lost.
Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker These let air from the atmosphere into the waterline to break the backflow siphon at
the event of pressure loss in the waterline.
Chemigation Application of pesticides and fertilizers through irrigation systems
Pesticide Waste Includes both pesticides that you cannot use as originally intended, old pesticides
that may no longer be effective or pesticides you no longer need or want.
Waste Pesticides Pesticides that are no longer usable or wanted.
Examples-
The government has banned the use of the pesticide.
The pesticide has been stored too long and lost effectiveness or changed in other
ways so it no longer works.
The pesticide is left over or you no longer need or want it.
Selective herbicide Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant
Pesticide Misuse -Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
MDA MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) All pesticides other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides,
organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) These applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings
and other structures.
Re-certification 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 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 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 A plant or animal likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
Candidate Species Plants or animals that are being considered for designation as threatened or
endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
, Category A and E Pesticide Test Practice Exam
Pesticide Management Plan A plan of protection for groundwater and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) These are practical, research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or
minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks The distance of untreated land between a pesticide treated area in the areas that
need protection from the pesticides.
Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers Untreated grass strips next to streams, ponds, and other sensitive areas that can
trap much of the pesticide running off treated sites.
Depth to Groundwater The distance from the soil surface down to the water table.
Backflow When the water source filling the pesticide application equipment has a water
pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line, electricity is shut down or a pump
fails and the pesticide runs back into the water source, contaminating it.
Reduced Pressure Principal Device Two independent check valves in the water supply line, with an automatic pressure
differential valve located between the two valves.
Pressurized Vacuum Breaker Vees stop backflow in the waterline is under continuous water pressure and the
waterline pressure is lost.
Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker These let air from the atmosphere into the waterline to break the backflow siphon at
the event of pressure loss in the waterline.
Chemigation Application of pesticides and fertilizers through irrigation systems
Pesticide Waste Includes both pesticides that you cannot use as originally intended, old pesticides
that may no longer be effective or pesticides you no longer need or want.
Waste Pesticides Pesticides that are no longer usable or wanted.
Examples-
The government has banned the use of the pesticide.
The pesticide has been stored too long and lost effectiveness or changed in other
ways so it no longer works.
The pesticide is left over or you no longer need or want it.
