Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core
Training exam with answers
What is FIFRA and what does it regulate? - ANSWERS✔✔ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act
-regulates pesticide distribution, sales, and use
How are pesticides regulated? - ANSWERS✔✔ Product Labels
What does RUP stand for? - ANSWERS✔✔ Restricted Use Pesticide
What agency is responsible for pesticide regulation and enforcement in Indiana? -
ANSWERS✔✔ OISC (Office of Indiana State Chemist)
What are the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator? - ANSWERS✔✔ Read the Label
1. are you applying to a site listed?
2. do you have the correct certification?
3. Is the application applied following label instructions?
What are private applicators permitted to do and not do? - ANSWERS✔✔ They can
purchase and use RUPs on property under their control and they may NOT apply pesticides
to another property for hire or use fumigants.
Where do commercial applicators generally work / apply pesticide? - ANSWERS✔✔ -
Property of another for hire
-Schools
-Golf Courses
-Mosquito Control
,-Property of their Employer
-As a state or local government employee
Who provides Core and Category specific training programs? - ANSWERS✔✔ Purdue
Pesticide Programs
What does CCH stand for? - ANSWERS✔✔ Continuing Certifications Hours
In regards to the Commercial License, who owns it? - ANSWERS✔✔ the license belongs to
the employer
What is the term length for all pesticide applicators? - ANSWERS✔✔ 5 years
What are the requirements for supervision of Non-Certified Applicators? - ANSWERS✔✔ 1.
Must remain onsite if the applicator is not an RT.
2. If applicator is RT:
-remain available by phone
-provide the RT with site assessment fact sheet
-provide product labels
-provide PPE
How long must commercial applicators retain records? - ANSWERS✔✔ 2 years
Why is certification important? - ANSWERS✔✔ It informs the public that the applicator is
qualified and provides opportunities for education.
What is a general use pesticide? - ANSWERS✔✔ It is not one that is expected to have
adverse effects when used properly.
, What are the 4 main groups of pests? - ANSWERS✔✔ -Weeds
-Invertebrates (ie insects)
-Plant disease agents (ie fungi and bacteria)
-Vertebrates (ie rodents)
What is the first step to controlling a pest? - ANSWERS✔✔ Identification
What three aspects of pest identification are needed to make a control plan? -
ANSWERS✔✔ Life Cycle
Growth
Reproduction Habits
What are the four types of applied controls for pest management? - ANSWERS✔✔
Biological
Mechanical
Cultural
Chemical
What is biological control pest management? - ANSWERS✔✔ Identifying and utilizing a
pests natural enemies as a means of control. Works best when the pest is not native to the
area.
What do lady beetles control? - ANSWERS✔✔ Aphids
What is mechanical control pest management? - ANSWERS✔✔ It involves the use of
devices, machines, or other physical methods to control pests.
What are three examples of mechanical control? - ANSWERS✔✔ Cultivation
Exclusion
Training exam with answers
What is FIFRA and what does it regulate? - ANSWERS✔✔ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act
-regulates pesticide distribution, sales, and use
How are pesticides regulated? - ANSWERS✔✔ Product Labels
What does RUP stand for? - ANSWERS✔✔ Restricted Use Pesticide
What agency is responsible for pesticide regulation and enforcement in Indiana? -
ANSWERS✔✔ OISC (Office of Indiana State Chemist)
What are the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator? - ANSWERS✔✔ Read the Label
1. are you applying to a site listed?
2. do you have the correct certification?
3. Is the application applied following label instructions?
What are private applicators permitted to do and not do? - ANSWERS✔✔ They can
purchase and use RUPs on property under their control and they may NOT apply pesticides
to another property for hire or use fumigants.
Where do commercial applicators generally work / apply pesticide? - ANSWERS✔✔ -
Property of another for hire
-Schools
-Golf Courses
-Mosquito Control
,-Property of their Employer
-As a state or local government employee
Who provides Core and Category specific training programs? - ANSWERS✔✔ Purdue
Pesticide Programs
What does CCH stand for? - ANSWERS✔✔ Continuing Certifications Hours
In regards to the Commercial License, who owns it? - ANSWERS✔✔ the license belongs to
the employer
What is the term length for all pesticide applicators? - ANSWERS✔✔ 5 years
What are the requirements for supervision of Non-Certified Applicators? - ANSWERS✔✔ 1.
Must remain onsite if the applicator is not an RT.
2. If applicator is RT:
-remain available by phone
-provide the RT with site assessment fact sheet
-provide product labels
-provide PPE
How long must commercial applicators retain records? - ANSWERS✔✔ 2 years
Why is certification important? - ANSWERS✔✔ It informs the public that the applicator is
qualified and provides opportunities for education.
What is a general use pesticide? - ANSWERS✔✔ It is not one that is expected to have
adverse effects when used properly.
, What are the 4 main groups of pests? - ANSWERS✔✔ -Weeds
-Invertebrates (ie insects)
-Plant disease agents (ie fungi and bacteria)
-Vertebrates (ie rodents)
What is the first step to controlling a pest? - ANSWERS✔✔ Identification
What three aspects of pest identification are needed to make a control plan? -
ANSWERS✔✔ Life Cycle
Growth
Reproduction Habits
What are the four types of applied controls for pest management? - ANSWERS✔✔
Biological
Mechanical
Cultural
Chemical
What is biological control pest management? - ANSWERS✔✔ Identifying and utilizing a
pests natural enemies as a means of control. Works best when the pest is not native to the
area.
What do lady beetles control? - ANSWERS✔✔ Aphids
What is mechanical control pest management? - ANSWERS✔✔ It involves the use of
devices, machines, or other physical methods to control pests.
What are three examples of mechanical control? - ANSWERS✔✔ Cultivation
Exclusion
