INDIANA PESTICIDE CORE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A. Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing). -
(answer)Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
A. Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label. -
(answer)a. They are under legal obligation to use as directed on the label
A. Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana. - (answer)a. Anyone
applying RUP- Restricted Use Products
Private Applicator - (answer)usually farmers who apply pesticides to land they own, rent or
control for ag purposes
A. State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for. - (answer)a. 5 years
Commercial Applicator - (answer)Apply general or RUP applications to another persons'
property. Ex. Golf course/ schools
Registered Tech - (answer)pass core exam and apply RUP under the supervision of a Certified
Licensed Applicator
A. Discuss TWO options to maintain applicator certification - (answer)a. Retest the Core Exam
b. Complete 3 related Continuing ed. Credits within the 5 year period
Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide applicator continuing
certification categories - (answer)a. Indiana State Chemist Website: www.isco.purdue.edu
A. Discuss the purpose of the applicator license - (answer)It serves as a tracking mechanism that
permits OISC-Office of Indiana State Chemist to confirm status of Certified Applicators
, A. State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified employee.
- (answer)a. At all times during pesticide applications unless the employee is an RT
A. State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician. - (answer)a. Passing
the pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applies for a RT credential through OISC.
A. List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before
sending them to work off-site. - (answer)a. Remain available via phone for consultation
b. Provide a category-specific site assessment fact sheet (www.isco.purdue.edu. Click pesticide
"category info")
c. Provide the label required PPE- personal protective equipment
d. Provide RT with labels of products being applied
A. List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - (answer)a. Any task in
which their certified applicator supervisor is both certified and licensed for.
A. Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label. -
(answer)a. At the top of the front panel
A. State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept - (answer)2 years of
commercial and private applicators and 5 years for category 7b, termite control
A. Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP records can be found.
- (answer)a. Indiana State Chemist Website (listed above)
A. List 4 major pest groups - (answer)a. Weeds: undesirable plants
b. Invertebrates: insects, mites, ticks, spiders
c. Plant Disease Agents: fungi, viruses, bacteria
Vertebrates: birds, rodents
GRADED A+
A. Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing). -
(answer)Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
A. Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label. -
(answer)a. They are under legal obligation to use as directed on the label
A. Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana. - (answer)a. Anyone
applying RUP- Restricted Use Products
Private Applicator - (answer)usually farmers who apply pesticides to land they own, rent or
control for ag purposes
A. State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for. - (answer)a. 5 years
Commercial Applicator - (answer)Apply general or RUP applications to another persons'
property. Ex. Golf course/ schools
Registered Tech - (answer)pass core exam and apply RUP under the supervision of a Certified
Licensed Applicator
A. Discuss TWO options to maintain applicator certification - (answer)a. Retest the Core Exam
b. Complete 3 related Continuing ed. Credits within the 5 year period
Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide applicator continuing
certification categories - (answer)a. Indiana State Chemist Website: www.isco.purdue.edu
A. Discuss the purpose of the applicator license - (answer)It serves as a tracking mechanism that
permits OISC-Office of Indiana State Chemist to confirm status of Certified Applicators
, A. State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified employee.
- (answer)a. At all times during pesticide applications unless the employee is an RT
A. State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician. - (answer)a. Passing
the pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applies for a RT credential through OISC.
A. List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before
sending them to work off-site. - (answer)a. Remain available via phone for consultation
b. Provide a category-specific site assessment fact sheet (www.isco.purdue.edu. Click pesticide
"category info")
c. Provide the label required PPE- personal protective equipment
d. Provide RT with labels of products being applied
A. List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - (answer)a. Any task in
which their certified applicator supervisor is both certified and licensed for.
A. Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label. -
(answer)a. At the top of the front panel
A. State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept - (answer)2 years of
commercial and private applicators and 5 years for category 7b, termite control
A. Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP records can be found.
- (answer)a. Indiana State Chemist Website (listed above)
A. List 4 major pest groups - (answer)a. Weeds: undesirable plants
b. Invertebrates: insects, mites, ticks, spiders
c. Plant Disease Agents: fungi, viruses, bacteria
Vertebrates: birds, rodents
