CORE PESTICIDE EXAM COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW |
VERIFIED & UPDATED 2025–2026
What state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation and licensing? - correct answer -Office
of IN state chemist (oisc)
Who has to be legally certified to use pesticides in Indiana? - correct answer -Private and
commercial applicators
Difference between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered technicians -
correct answer -Private: apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or otherwise control;
only need to pass core
commercial: apply pesticide for hire on someone else's property; pass core and category
registered tech: pass core, can do stuff as long as they're under supervision of a certified
applicator
How long is a pesticide applicator certification good for? - correct answer -5 yrs
What are the two options to maintain applicator certification? - correct answer -Retest or do
continuing education courses
Where to find reliable info regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification programs? -
correct answer -Visit OISC website, click pesticide then conferences
What's the purpose of the applicator license? - correct answer --links an applicator to a specific
business or agency
-confines applicator to only the categories they're certified in and only under the employer on
their license
, -ensures applicator is covered by liability insurance
Who has to maintain a pesticide business license? - correct answer -Firms engaged in applying
pesticides for hire on not their property
When must a certified, licensed supervisor remain on site with a non certified employee -
correct answer -All the time unless they're a registered tech
How can a non certified employee become a registered tech? - correct answer -Pass core and
their employer apply for them to be a registered tech
What must a certified licensed supervisor must provide a registered tech before sending them
to work off site? - correct answer --must be available via phone
-category specific site assessment fact sheet
-labels of the products being applied
-have Ppe available
What activities may be performed by a registered tech? - correct answer -Can engage in
operations in which their supervisor is certified and licensed, under the direct supervision of a
certified applicator
Where do you find the restricted use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label? - correct
answer -Big banner on there
What's the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept? - correct answer -2 yrs (5yrs
for category 7B termites)
Where can the info that must be maintained in RUP records be found? - correct answer -OISC
website
VERIFIED & UPDATED 2025–2026
What state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation and licensing? - correct answer -Office
of IN state chemist (oisc)
Who has to be legally certified to use pesticides in Indiana? - correct answer -Private and
commercial applicators
Difference between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered technicians -
correct answer -Private: apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or otherwise control;
only need to pass core
commercial: apply pesticide for hire on someone else's property; pass core and category
registered tech: pass core, can do stuff as long as they're under supervision of a certified
applicator
How long is a pesticide applicator certification good for? - correct answer -5 yrs
What are the two options to maintain applicator certification? - correct answer -Retest or do
continuing education courses
Where to find reliable info regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification programs? -
correct answer -Visit OISC website, click pesticide then conferences
What's the purpose of the applicator license? - correct answer --links an applicator to a specific
business or agency
-confines applicator to only the categories they're certified in and only under the employer on
their license
, -ensures applicator is covered by liability insurance
Who has to maintain a pesticide business license? - correct answer -Firms engaged in applying
pesticides for hire on not their property
When must a certified, licensed supervisor remain on site with a non certified employee -
correct answer -All the time unless they're a registered tech
How can a non certified employee become a registered tech? - correct answer -Pass core and
their employer apply for them to be a registered tech
What must a certified licensed supervisor must provide a registered tech before sending them
to work off site? - correct answer --must be available via phone
-category specific site assessment fact sheet
-labels of the products being applied
-have Ppe available
What activities may be performed by a registered tech? - correct answer -Can engage in
operations in which their supervisor is certified and licensed, under the direct supervision of a
certified applicator
Where do you find the restricted use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label? - correct
answer -Big banner on there
What's the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept? - correct answer -2 yrs (5yrs
for category 7B termites)
Where can the info that must be maintained in RUP records be found? - correct answer -OISC
website
