Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Exam
(MAIN REVIEW) |140 Q’s and A’s
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
-Anyone who is using Restricted use Pesticides, private, and commercial applicators - -
Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
-Applying to land that you own or rent - -Private applicator
-Can apply restricted & general use pesticides to the property of another for hire &
restricted use pesticides to property of employer - -Commercial applicators
-can apply restricted use pestisides under the supervision of a licensed applicator - -
Registered technicians
-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
-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
-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
-When they are immature - -Identify when in their life cycle pests are, generally, most
easily controlled by pesticides
-If there are children, elderly, or sick people present. Also rare habitats or where
endangered species are present - -Explain why some pesticide application sites are
regarded as sensitive
(MAIN REVIEW) |140 Q’s and A’s
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
-Anyone who is using Restricted use Pesticides, private, and commercial applicators - -
Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
-Applying to land that you own or rent - -Private applicator
-Can apply restricted & general use pesticides to the property of another for hire &
restricted use pesticides to property of employer - -Commercial applicators
-can apply restricted use pestisides under the supervision of a licensed applicator - -
Registered technicians
-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
-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
-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
-When they are immature - -Identify when in their life cycle pests are, generally, most
easily controlled by pesticides
-If there are children, elderly, or sick people present. Also rare habitats or where
endangered species are present - -Explain why some pesticide application sites are
regarded as sensitive
