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Indiana Pesticide Applicator 100% verified
solutions for 2024-2025
Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including
licensing)
Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the
product label
read the label and follow the rules; if they don't they are held responsible
Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
Private applicators and Commercial applicators
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians
Private - apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or otherwise control
for producing an
agricultural
commodity
Commercial - apply pesticides to property of another for
financial compensation
Registered technician - can remove pests that their supervisor is certified in
State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms
5 years
pg. 1
,Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification
1.
retesting
2. accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
State which agency approves and advertises pesticide application continuing
credit hour (CCH) programs
Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential
confines applicator to those applications indicated by the certification
categories; liability insurance Explain the relationship between label uses,
application sites, and certification categories
Label uses tell how to apply in certain application sites and who can apply them
Describe the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to the wrong
address
Owners may not have wanted the chemicals on their property for various
reasons (preference,
allergy,
etc.)
State who has to maintain a for-hire business license
The business
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-
certified employee
When the non-certified employee is applying pesticides
State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician
pg. 2
, passing pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applying for a
registered technician
credential through the
OISC
List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered
technician before sending them to work off-site
category-specific site assessment fact sheet; labels of products being applied;
personal protective
equipment
List what activities may be performed by a registered technician
pest control operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted-use (RUP) products
RUPs cannot be bought by the general public
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide
label
just look at the label lol
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping term
2 years
List info that must be maintained in RUP records
all applications of RUPs - applicator name/number, date, application site, pest
controlled, pesticide
applied, and
amount
List the four major pest groups
pg. 3
Indiana Pesticide Applicator 100% verified
solutions for 2024-2025
Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including
licensing)
Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the
product label
read the label and follow the rules; if they don't they are held responsible
Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
Private applicators and Commercial applicators
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians
Private - apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or otherwise control
for producing an
agricultural
commodity
Commercial - apply pesticides to property of another for
financial compensation
Registered technician - can remove pests that their supervisor is certified in
State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms
5 years
pg. 1
,Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification
1.
retesting
2. accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
State which agency approves and advertises pesticide application continuing
credit hour (CCH) programs
Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential
confines applicator to those applications indicated by the certification
categories; liability insurance Explain the relationship between label uses,
application sites, and certification categories
Label uses tell how to apply in certain application sites and who can apply them
Describe the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to the wrong
address
Owners may not have wanted the chemicals on their property for various
reasons (preference,
allergy,
etc.)
State who has to maintain a for-hire business license
The business
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-
certified employee
When the non-certified employee is applying pesticides
State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician
pg. 2
, passing pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applying for a
registered technician
credential through the
OISC
List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered
technician before sending them to work off-site
category-specific site assessment fact sheet; labels of products being applied;
personal protective
equipment
List what activities may be performed by a registered technician
pest control operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted-use (RUP) products
RUPs cannot be bought by the general public
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide
label
just look at the label lol
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping term
2 years
List info that must be maintained in RUP records
all applications of RUPs - applicator name/number, date, application site, pest
controlled, pesticide
applied, and
amount
List the four major pest groups
pg. 3
