NYSDEC PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 STUDY
GUIDE FULL SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
PASS
⩥ 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
⩥ 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
⩥ Candidate Species. Answer: Plants or animals that are being
considered for designation as threatened or endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
⩥ Pesticide Management Plan. Answer: A plan of protection for
groundwater and surface water.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 STUDY
GUIDE FULL SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
PASS
⩥ 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
⩥ 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
⩥ Candidate Species. Answer: Plants or animals that are being
considered for designation as threatened or endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
⩥ Pesticide Management Plan. Answer: A plan of protection for
groundwater and surface water.
