MN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAMPREP
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
⩥ MDA. Answer: MN Department of Agriculture
⩥ FIFRA. Answer: Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
⩥ Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs). Answer: Pesticide formulation
designed and approved by the FIFRA
⩥ Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs). Answer: All pesticides
other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides,
organic pesticides, etc
⩥ Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA). Answer: These applicators
apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and
other structures.
⩥ Re-certification. Answer: There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
, ⩥ Reciprocity. Answer: Allow someone residing in licensed in another
state to obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being
required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN
recertification requirements .
⩥ Endangered Species. Answer: A plant or animal in danger of
extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
⩥ Threatened Species. Answer: A plant or animal likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
⩥ MDA. Answer: MN Department of Agriculture
⩥ FIFRA. Answer: Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
⩥ Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs). Answer: Pesticide formulation
designed and approved by the FIFRA
⩥ Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs). Answer: All pesticides
other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides,
organic pesticides, etc
⩥ Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA). Answer: These applicators
apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and
other structures.
⩥ Re-certification. Answer: There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
, ⩥ Reciprocity. Answer: Allow someone residing in licensed in another
state to obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being
required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN
recertification requirements .
⩥ Endangered Species. Answer: A plant or animal in danger of
extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
⩥ Threatened Species. Answer: A plant or animal likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
