Texas Pesticide Applicators General Standards Questions and Answers

If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. - ANSWER False To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. - ANSWER True Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? - ANSWER Texas A&M AgriLife Research Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital? - ANSWER A noncommercial license from the SPCS To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you must have? - ANSWER A commercial license from the TDA All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application category in which the practice. a. True b. False - ANSWER True Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories? - ANSWER Wood preservation Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories? - ANSWER Seed treatment Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation? - ANSWER Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. T/F - ANSWER True _____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. - ANSWER Prior Notification In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides? - ANSWER True Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F - ANSWER True Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides. T/F - ANSWER True The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least ______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments at a public building. - ANSWER 48 Hours Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act? - ANSWER Texas Commission on Environmental Quality What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides? - ANSWER Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides? - ANSWER Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)