TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. True or False? - Correct answer False To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. True or False? - Correct answer True Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? a. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCA) c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research - Correct answer c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital? a. A business license from the SPCS b. A noncommercial license from the SPCS c. A private license from either the TDA or the SPCS d. None of the above - Correct answer b. A noncommercial license from the SPCS To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you must have: a. A business license from the TDA b. A commercial license from the TDA c. A private license from the TDA d. All of the above - Correct answer b. A commercial license from the TDA All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application category in which the practice. True or False? - Correct answer True Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories? a. Right-of-way b. Predatory animal c. Wood preservation TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS pg. 2 d. Fumigation - Correct answer c. Wood preservation Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories? a. Termite b. Seed treatment c. Wood preservation d. Commodity fumigation - Correct answer b. Seed treatment "Quinclorac", "Dicamba (2,4-D)", "Propanil (2,4-DB)", "Bromacil (2,4-DP)", and "Prometon (MCPA)" are all examples of what? - Correct answer Type 1 State-Limited-Use (SLU) Pesticides "Sodium Floroacetate (Compound 1080)" and "Sodium Cyanide (M-44)" are both examples of what? - Correct answer Type 2 State-Limited-Use Predacides These are rules set by the TDA to enforce the Texas Pesticide Law - Correct answer Texas Pesticide Regulations Which 4 State-Limited-Use pesticides are more volatile? - Correct answer 2,4-D Dicamba MCPA Quinclorac This law authorizes the SPCS to certify and license persons engaged in structural pest control, and also directs the SPCS to set rules on structural pest control methods that affect public health and welfare. - Correct answer Texas Structural Pest Control Act What's the true name of the Texas Hazardous Waste Materials Law? - Correct answer Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation? a. Texas Department of Agriculture b. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service c. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Correct answer b. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service