Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core
Training questions and 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 questions and 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
