Category SPCA Structural Pest Control Applicator Test Practice Questions & Answers 2026/2027 – Study Guide & Exam Prep

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Category SPCA: Pest
SPCA: Structural Structural Pest control Applicator
control Applicator (Answers)
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1. Structural Pest Enables you to:
Control Applica- - Destroy, control, mitigate, or repel invertebrate pests and/or commensal rodents
tor (SPCA) Li- using a pesticide or other means inside structures and to the exterior of buildings
cense - Apply a label pesticide to a building perimeter generally within 10 feet of the
structure (intent of treatment to control pests)
*doesn't permit treatments intended for the protection of landscape plants and
plantings
- Apply a labeled mosquito adulticide within a building perimeter (10 ft zone
adjacent to and around the structure)
- Apply a pesticide as a spot treatment outside of the 10 ft perimeter when an
insecticide treatment is required against wasps, carpenter ants, or other pests that
may harm human health or risk damage to structure; or if the label so designates,
rodenticide use against commensal rodents

2. Structural Pests Invertebrates and commensal rodents affecting structures and people.

3. Structures residential homes; commercial and industrial buildings
- Vehicles: trucks rail cars, aircraft, docks
- Empty grain storage facilities and agriculture structures
- Utility structures

4. STATE LEAD Body empowered to enforce pesticide regulations in each state
AGENCY (SLA)

5. SPCA Journey- Entry level certification
man Certification

6. SPCA Master Cer- Advanced, can be applied after 2 years with journeyman or comparable experi-
tification ence

7. SPC Company Li- - Must employ at least one licensed SPCA Master
cense - Provide workers compensation insurance information for eligible workers
- Meet financial responsibility requirements of the Pesticide Control Law

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Category
SPCA;Category
Structural
SPCA; Structural
SPCA;
Pest control
Structural
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

,ory
Category
SPCA;Category
Structural
SPCA; Structural
SPCA;
Pest control
Structural
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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Category SPCA: Pest
SPCA: Structural Structural Pest control Applicator
control Applicator (Answers)
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- Paying the license application fee
- Maintaining an active license (paying the renewal fee)

8. Leave-behind no- Must indicated the date and time that the pesticide was applied, the name of the
tice pest control company, and any post-application precautionary instructions for the
resident according to the product label.

9. Incident re- Summarizes the planned actions that should take place in the event of an accident,
sponse plan pesticide spill, fire, and other disaster.
*one plan per company is sufficient if it covers all employer locations
*plans must be updated every 3 years or once the information is out of date
(whichever is earliest), reviewed with employees at least once per year and include
documentation of training events, and made available to local first responders
and documented accordingly

10. Fumigation En- Permits a licensed person to use gas fumigants in and around structures, vehicles,
dorsement etc.

11. Category E: Turf Allows to control pests on turf, landscape plants, and ornamental trees on cus-
and Ornamental tomer premises

12. Category I:
Anti-Microbial

13. Category J:
Forestry,
Rights-of-Way,
and Natural
Areas

14. Category L: Mos-
quito and Black
Fly Control


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Category
SPCA;Category
Structural
SPCA; Structural
SPCA;
Pest control
Structural
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

,ory
Category
SPCA;Category
Structural
SPCA; Structural
SPCA;
Pest control
Structural
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Category
Category SPCA: Pest
SPCA: Structural Structural Pest control Applicator
control Applicator (Answers)
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15. Category P: Ver-
tebrate Pest Con-
trol

16. Sites of applica-
tion allowed with
SPCA license

17. 4 structures that
fall within SPCA
category

18. 3 categories of
SPCA license and
the requirements
to qualify for
each

19. How to get and
maintain a SPCA
license in MN

20. List and describe
the license and
category needed
to apply pesticide
and control pests
that falls outside
the scope of the
SPCA categories:
i.e. fumigation;
Categories E,I, J,
L, and P

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Category
SPCA;Category
Structural
SPCA; Structural
SPCA;
Pest control
Structural
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

,ory
Category
SPCA;Category
Structural
SPCA; Structural
SPCA;
Pest control
Structural
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Category
Category SPCA: Pest
SPCA: Structural Structural Pest control Applicator
control Applicator (Answers)
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21. Content required
on a pesticide ap-
plication record

22. Describe the con-
ditions that re-
quire a leave-be-
hind notice

23. Describe the con-
tents of a
leave-behind no-
tice

24. List the require-
ments of an In-
cident Response
Plan

25. Federal Insecti- all pesticide applicators must read and follow the directions on the label
cide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA)

26. USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency

27. Pesticides any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying,
repelling, or migrating any pest

28. Repellants work by causing change to their behavior and avoid or leave an area.

29. Insect Growth Interfere with the development or reproduction of the pest without having imme-
Regulators (IGRs) diate toxic effects.

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Category
SPCA;Category
Structural
SPCA; Structural
SPCA;
Pest control
Structural
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control
Pest Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
control Applicator.pdf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@