Indiana Pesticide Core Exam 2026
Questions and Verified Answers
(2026/2027 Updated) | Graded A+ |
100% Success
A. State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician. -
Correct Answer -a. Passing the pesticide applicator core exam and their employer
applies for a RT credential through OISC.
A. List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered
technician before sending them to work off-site. - Correct Answer -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
A. List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - Correct
Answer -a. Any task in which their certified applicator supervisor is both certified
and licensed for.
, A. Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide
label. - Correct Answer -a. At the top of the front panel
A. State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept - Correct
Answer -2 years of commercial and private applicators and 5 years for category
7b, termite control
A. Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP
records can be found. - Correct Answer -a. Indiana State Chemist Website (listed
above)
A. List 4 major pest groups - Correct Answer -a. Weeds: undesirable plants
b. Invertebrates: insects, mites, ticks, spiders
c. Plant Disease Agents: fungi, viruses, bacteria
Vertebrates: birds, rodents
A. Explain why accurate pest identification is essential in effective control - Correct
Answer -a. Misidentification or lack of info about a pest may cause you to choose
the wrong control methods or apply at the wrong time.
Questions and Verified Answers
(2026/2027 Updated) | Graded A+ |
100% Success
A. State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician. -
Correct Answer -a. Passing the pesticide applicator core exam and their employer
applies for a RT credential through OISC.
A. List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered
technician before sending them to work off-site. - Correct Answer -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
A. List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - Correct
Answer -a. Any task in which their certified applicator supervisor is both certified
and licensed for.
, A. Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide
label. - Correct Answer -a. At the top of the front panel
A. State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept - Correct
Answer -2 years of commercial and private applicators and 5 years for category
7b, termite control
A. Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP
records can be found. - Correct Answer -a. Indiana State Chemist Website (listed
above)
A. List 4 major pest groups - Correct Answer -a. Weeds: undesirable plants
b. Invertebrates: insects, mites, ticks, spiders
c. Plant Disease Agents: fungi, viruses, bacteria
Vertebrates: birds, rodents
A. Explain why accurate pest identification is essential in effective control - Correct
Answer -a. Misidentification or lack of info about a pest may cause you to choose
the wrong control methods or apply at the wrong time.
