MN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
(CATEGORY A) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE.
, Pesticide Misuse - ANSWER-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 - ANSWERMN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - ANSWERFederal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - ANSWERPesticide formulation designed and
approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - ANSWERAll pesticides other than RUPs
including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - ANSWERThese applicators apply pesticide
'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - ANSWERThere 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 - ANSWERAllow 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 - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERA plant or animal likely to become endangered within
the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
(CATEGORY A) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE.
, Pesticide Misuse - ANSWER-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 - ANSWERMN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - ANSWERFederal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - ANSWERPesticide formulation designed and
approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - ANSWERAll pesticides other than RUPs
including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - ANSWERThese applicators apply pesticide
'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - ANSWERThere 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 - ANSWERAllow 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 - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERA plant or animal likely to become endangered within
the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
