Category A and E Pesticide Test
Practice latest updates!!! 2026-2027
| correct solutions with quiz &
answers | highly graded a+
Selective herbicide - CORRECT ANSWERS-Control certain types of plants, especially
with other plant
Pesticide Misuse - CORRECT ANSWERS--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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWERS-Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pesticide formulation
designed and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - CORRECT ANSWERS-All pesticides
other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides,
etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - CORRECT ANSWERS-These applicators
apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A plan of protection for
groundwater and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - CORRECT ANSWERS-These are practical,
research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - CORRECT ANSWERS-The distance of untreated land between
a pesticide treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers - CORRECT ANSWERS-Untreated grass strips next
to streams, ponds, and other sensitive areas that can trap much of the pesticide running
off treated sites.
Depth to Groundwater - CORRECT ANSWERS-The distance from the soil surface
down to the water table.
Backflow - CORRECT ANSWERS-When the water source filling the pesticide
application equipment has a water pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line,
electricity is shut down or a pump fails and the pesticide runs back into the water
source, contaminating it.
Practice latest updates!!! 2026-2027
| correct solutions with quiz &
answers | highly graded a+
Selective herbicide - CORRECT ANSWERS-Control certain types of plants, especially
with other plant
Pesticide Misuse - CORRECT ANSWERS--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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWERS-Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pesticide formulation
designed and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - CORRECT ANSWERS-All pesticides
other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides,
etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - CORRECT ANSWERS-These applicators
apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A plan of protection for
groundwater and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - CORRECT ANSWERS-These are practical,
research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - CORRECT ANSWERS-The distance of untreated land between
a pesticide treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers - CORRECT ANSWERS-Untreated grass strips next
to streams, ponds, and other sensitive areas that can trap much of the pesticide running
off treated sites.
Depth to Groundwater - CORRECT ANSWERS-The distance from the soil surface
down to the water table.
Backflow - CORRECT ANSWERS-When the water source filling the pesticide
application equipment has a water pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line,
electricity is shut down or a pump fails and the pesticide runs back into the water
source, contaminating it.
