CATEGORY A AND E PESTICIDE TEST PRACTICE
1. Selective herbicide
Answer Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant
2. Pesticide Misuse
Answer -Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
3. MDA
Answer MN Department of Agriculture
4. FIFRA
Answer Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
5. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs)
Answer Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA
6. Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs)
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, Answer All pesticides other than RUPs including general use
and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
7. Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA)
Answer These applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
8. 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.
9. 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 .
10. Endangered Species
Answer A plant or animal in danger of extinction. Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner Karner
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, Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
11. 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
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1. Selective herbicide
Answer Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant
2. Pesticide Misuse
Answer -Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
3. MDA
Answer MN Department of Agriculture
4. FIFRA
Answer Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
5. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs)
Answer Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA
6. Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs)
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, Answer All pesticides other than RUPs including general use
and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
7. Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA)
Answer These applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
8. 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.
9. 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 .
10. Endangered Species
Answer A plant or animal in danger of extinction. Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner Karner
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25
, Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
11. 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
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