MN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
(CATEGORY A) CORRECT QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
Pesticide Misuse - ANSWER -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 - 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
Canada Lynx
Pressurized Vacuum Breaker - ANSWER Vees stop backflow in the waterline is under
continuous water pressure and the waterline pressure is lost.
Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker - ANSWER These let air from the atmosphere into the
waterline to break the backflow siphon at the event of pressure loss in the waterline.
4 Ways to prevent Backflow - ANSWER 1) Airgap
2) Use a reduced pressure principle device
3) Use a pressurized vacuum breaker
4) Use an atomspheric vacuum breaker
Chemigation - ANSWER Application of pesticides and fertilizers through irrigation
systems (Must have a Chemigation permit to do)
Pesticide Waste - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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.
Agricultural Chemicals - ANSWER Substances such as pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizers
STARR - ANSWER Secure - Key people/children/pet/animals away from site and wear
PPE
Telephone - if there is a threat to public safety call 911 and or fire department if needed.
Then call safety duty officer to report
Abate - Control the source of contamination and contain the contamination so it does
not spread any further
Recover - collect the released chemical and any contaminated soil or other materials
Remediate - dispose of recovered chemical in contaminated soil and materials
Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) - ANSWER A
fund that provides partial reimbursement for cleanup cost for agricultural chemical
incidents
Adjuvant - ANSWER An additive to a pesticide that enhances pesticide effectiveness.
(CATEGORY A) CORRECT QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
Pesticide Misuse - ANSWER -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 - 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
Canada Lynx
Pressurized Vacuum Breaker - ANSWER Vees stop backflow in the waterline is under
continuous water pressure and the waterline pressure is lost.
Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker - ANSWER These let air from the atmosphere into the
waterline to break the backflow siphon at the event of pressure loss in the waterline.
4 Ways to prevent Backflow - ANSWER 1) Airgap
2) Use a reduced pressure principle device
3) Use a pressurized vacuum breaker
4) Use an atomspheric vacuum breaker
Chemigation - ANSWER Application of pesticides and fertilizers through irrigation
systems (Must have a Chemigation permit to do)
Pesticide Waste - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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.
Agricultural Chemicals - ANSWER Substances such as pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizers
STARR - ANSWER Secure - Key people/children/pet/animals away from site and wear
PPE
Telephone - if there is a threat to public safety call 911 and or fire department if needed.
Then call safety duty officer to report
Abate - Control the source of contamination and contain the contamination so it does
not spread any further
Recover - collect the released chemical and any contaminated soil or other materials
Remediate - dispose of recovered chemical in contaminated soil and materials
Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) - ANSWER A
fund that provides partial reimbursement for cleanup cost for agricultural chemical
incidents
Adjuvant - ANSWER An additive to a pesticide that enhances pesticide effectiveness.
