INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE EXAM
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED
Links you to your firm of employment and the categories you are certified in - Discuss
the purpose of the applicator license
Every Cert. Category can put down pesticides in different areas for different reasons.
W/O the Cert. you CANNOT put down pesticides in that area. - Explain the relationship
between label uses, application sites, and certification categories
A firm applying on the property of another for hire - State who has to maintain a
pesticide business license
Always unless the non certified employee is an RT - State when a certified, licensed
supervisor must remain on site with a non certified employee
5 - State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for
Retesting or certified credit hours - Discuss two options to maintain applicator
certification
www.isco.purdue.edu - Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide
applicator continuing certification programs
Passing the core exam and their firm applying for an RT - State how a non certified
employee can become a registered technician
Safety gear, info sheet, product label, a way to contact by phone - List the items that a
certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before sending them
to work off site
, Anything a certified applicator can do, if certified - List what activities may be performed
by a registered technician
At the top of the product label - Indicate where to find a RUP statement
2 - State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept
Office of Indiana State Chemist website - Indicate where the kinds of information that
must be maintained in RUP record can be found
Section 2 - Section 2
Weeds, Invertebrates, Plant disease agents, Vertebrates - List the four major pest
groups
Misidentification can lead to ineffective control or control at the wrong time - Explain why
accurate pest identification is essential for effective control
Food, water, proper habitat - Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive
The population level for a specific pest at which some control measure is justified -
Define the action threshold
Once you have identified the pest and it's habits, it leads to effective control - Describe
the relationship between pest inspection and an action threshold
Biological, Mechanical, and Cultural - Describe three non chemical control options
Possibly longer and more permanent control with less risk to the environment - State the
advantages of non chemical control options
Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, and Rodentcides - List the four major types of
pesticides and what each control
Effective, fast and easy, reasonable costs - State the advantages of pesticide use
Office of Indiana State Chemist - Indicate which state agency is responsible for
pesticide regulation
Must follow all directions written on the label - Explain the legal obligations of the
pesticide applicator with respect to the product label
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED
Links you to your firm of employment and the categories you are certified in - Discuss
the purpose of the applicator license
Every Cert. Category can put down pesticides in different areas for different reasons.
W/O the Cert. you CANNOT put down pesticides in that area. - Explain the relationship
between label uses, application sites, and certification categories
A firm applying on the property of another for hire - State who has to maintain a
pesticide business license
Always unless the non certified employee is an RT - State when a certified, licensed
supervisor must remain on site with a non certified employee
5 - State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for
Retesting or certified credit hours - Discuss two options to maintain applicator
certification
www.isco.purdue.edu - Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide
applicator continuing certification programs
Passing the core exam and their firm applying for an RT - State how a non certified
employee can become a registered technician
Safety gear, info sheet, product label, a way to contact by phone - List the items that a
certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before sending them
to work off site
, Anything a certified applicator can do, if certified - List what activities may be performed
by a registered technician
At the top of the product label - Indicate where to find a RUP statement
2 - State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept
Office of Indiana State Chemist website - Indicate where the kinds of information that
must be maintained in RUP record can be found
Section 2 - Section 2
Weeds, Invertebrates, Plant disease agents, Vertebrates - List the four major pest
groups
Misidentification can lead to ineffective control or control at the wrong time - Explain why
accurate pest identification is essential for effective control
Food, water, proper habitat - Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive
The population level for a specific pest at which some control measure is justified -
Define the action threshold
Once you have identified the pest and it's habits, it leads to effective control - Describe
the relationship between pest inspection and an action threshold
Biological, Mechanical, and Cultural - Describe three non chemical control options
Possibly longer and more permanent control with less risk to the environment - State the
advantages of non chemical control options
Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, and Rodentcides - List the four major types of
pesticides and what each control
Effective, fast and easy, reasonable costs - State the advantages of pesticide use
Office of Indiana State Chemist - Indicate which state agency is responsible for
pesticide regulation
Must follow all directions written on the label - Explain the legal obligations of the
pesticide applicator with respect to the product label
