Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core
exam
A. Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing). ANS: Office of
Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
A. Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label. ANS: a.
They are under legal obligation to use as directed on the label.
A. Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana. ANS: a. Anyone applying RUP-
Restricted Use Products.
•Private applicators - applicators applying or supervising the application of pesticide to their own
property.
•Commercial Applicators
Private Applicator ANS: •Private applicators - applicators applying or supervising the application of
pesticide to their own property. (farmers)
Commercial Applicator ANS: •Apply pesticides to another's property for profit ( exterminators)
•Apply pesticides to school property.
•Apply pesticides for area wide mosquito control.
•Apply pesticides on employers property as part of their job.
•Apply restricted use pesticides as an employee of a state or local government agency.
Registered Technician ANS: •A non-certified individual that is 18+ years old that has passed the
pesticide core exam and is registered with the OISC.
•Must be supervised by a certified applicator.
State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for. ANS: a. 5 years
,A. Discuss TWO options to maintain applicator certification ANS: •Testing - retaking the Core and
Category Exams
•Accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
•Accrued by attending extension, professional, and industrial programs for which credit has been
approved by the OISC.
Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification
categories ANS: a. Indiana State Chemist Website: www.isco.purdue.edu
A. Discuss the purpose of the applicator license ANS: It serves as a tracking mechanism that permits
OISC-Office of Indiana State Chemist to confirm status of Certified Applicators
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified employee. ANS: a.
At all times during pesticide applications unless the employee is an RT in which case they must be
reachable by phone.
State who has to maintain a for-hire business license? ANS: Firms engaged in the business of applying
pesticides on the property of another.
A. State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician. ANS: a. Passing the
pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applies for a RT credential through OISC. (18+ years
old)
A. List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before sending
them to work off-site. ANS: a. Remain available via phone for consultation
b. Provide a category-specific site assessment fact sheet (www.isco.purdue.edu. Click pesticide
"category info")
c. Provide the label required PPE- personal protective equipment
d. Provide RT with labels of products being applied
, List what activities may be performed by a registered technician ANS: Any task in which their certified
applicator supervisor is both certified and licensed for.
General Use vs Restricted Use ANS: General Use- products that when used in accordance to the label
won't cause adverse effects on humans or the environment.
Restricted Use - products that when used in accordance to the label may cause adverse effects on
humans or the environment.
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label. ANS: a. At the top
of the front panel
A. State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept ANS: 2 years of commercial and
private applicators and 5 years for category 7b, termite control
What information must be maintained in the RUP records? ANS: applicator name, number, date,
application site, pest controlled, pesticide applied, and amount applied.
Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP records can be found. ANS: a.
Indiana State Chemist Website (listed above)
A. List 4 major pest groups ANS: a. Weeds: undesirable plants
b. Invertebrates: insects, mites, ticks, spiders
c. Plant Disease Agents: fungi, viruses, bacteria
d. Vertebrates: birds, rodents
A. Explain why accurate pest identification is essential in effective control ANS: a. Misidentification or
lack of info about a pest may cause you to choose the wrong control methods or apply at the wrong
time.
exam
A. Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing). ANS: Office of
Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
A. Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label. ANS: a.
They are under legal obligation to use as directed on the label.
A. Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana. ANS: a. Anyone applying RUP-
Restricted Use Products.
•Private applicators - applicators applying or supervising the application of pesticide to their own
property.
•Commercial Applicators
Private Applicator ANS: •Private applicators - applicators applying or supervising the application of
pesticide to their own property. (farmers)
Commercial Applicator ANS: •Apply pesticides to another's property for profit ( exterminators)
•Apply pesticides to school property.
•Apply pesticides for area wide mosquito control.
•Apply pesticides on employers property as part of their job.
•Apply restricted use pesticides as an employee of a state or local government agency.
Registered Technician ANS: •A non-certified individual that is 18+ years old that has passed the
pesticide core exam and is registered with the OISC.
•Must be supervised by a certified applicator.
State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for. ANS: a. 5 years
,A. Discuss TWO options to maintain applicator certification ANS: •Testing - retaking the Core and
Category Exams
•Accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
•Accrued by attending extension, professional, and industrial programs for which credit has been
approved by the OISC.
Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification
categories ANS: a. Indiana State Chemist Website: www.isco.purdue.edu
A. Discuss the purpose of the applicator license ANS: It serves as a tracking mechanism that permits
OISC-Office of Indiana State Chemist to confirm status of Certified Applicators
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified employee. ANS: a.
At all times during pesticide applications unless the employee is an RT in which case they must be
reachable by phone.
State who has to maintain a for-hire business license? ANS: Firms engaged in the business of applying
pesticides on the property of another.
A. State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician. ANS: a. Passing the
pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applies for a RT credential through OISC. (18+ years
old)
A. List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before sending
them to work off-site. ANS: a. Remain available via phone for consultation
b. Provide a category-specific site assessment fact sheet (www.isco.purdue.edu. Click pesticide
"category info")
c. Provide the label required PPE- personal protective equipment
d. Provide RT with labels of products being applied
, List what activities may be performed by a registered technician ANS: Any task in which their certified
applicator supervisor is both certified and licensed for.
General Use vs Restricted Use ANS: General Use- products that when used in accordance to the label
won't cause adverse effects on humans or the environment.
Restricted Use - products that when used in accordance to the label may cause adverse effects on
humans or the environment.
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label. ANS: a. At the top
of the front panel
A. State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept ANS: 2 years of commercial and
private applicators and 5 years for category 7b, termite control
What information must be maintained in the RUP records? ANS: applicator name, number, date,
application site, pest controlled, pesticide applied, and amount applied.
Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP records can be found. ANS: a.
Indiana State Chemist Website (listed above)
A. List 4 major pest groups ANS: a. Weeds: undesirable plants
b. Invertebrates: insects, mites, ticks, spiders
c. Plant Disease Agents: fungi, viruses, bacteria
d. Vertebrates: birds, rodents
A. Explain why accurate pest identification is essential in effective control ANS: a. Misidentification or
lack of info about a pest may cause you to choose the wrong control methods or apply at the wrong
time.
