MN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
(CATEGORY A)CORRECT 100%
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 - ANSWER MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - ANSWER Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - ANSWER Pesticide formulation designed and
approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - ANSWER All pesticides other than RUPs
including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - ANSWER These applicators apply pesticide
'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - ANSWER There 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 - ANSWER Allow 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 - ANSWER A 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 - ANSWER A plant or animal likely to become endangered within
the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
, Canada Lynx
Candidate Species - ANSWER Plants or animals that are being considered for
designation as threatened or endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - ANSWER A plan of protection for groundwater and
surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - ANSWER These are practical, research-based
ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - ANSWER The distance of untreated land between a pesticide
treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Depth to Groundwater - ANSWER The distance from the soil surface down to the water
table.
Indirect pesticide applications - ANSWER Unintentional or intentional treatment of pests
through spraying or placement of a pesticide on a plant rather than on the pest .
Leaching - ANSWER The downward movement of pesticides and nutrients through the
soil.
Non-target species - ANSWER Organisms not intended to be managed
Runoff - ANSWER The movement of water and associated Materials over the top of the
soil or impervious surfaces.
Toxicity - ANSWER The extent to which a chemical or substance is poisonous.
Transformation - ANSWER Change in a pesticides chemical structure
Transportation - ANSWER The movement of a pesticide away from its intended site of
action.
Pollinator protection statements - ANSWER EPA required statements on pesticide
labels which provide information on use of the product in a manner that reduces impacts
on pollinators .
(CATEGORY A)CORRECT 100%
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 - ANSWER MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - ANSWER Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - ANSWER Pesticide formulation designed and
approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - ANSWER All pesticides other than RUPs
including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - ANSWER These applicators apply pesticide
'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - ANSWER There 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 - ANSWER Allow 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 - ANSWER A 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 - ANSWER A plant or animal likely to become endangered within
the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
, Canada Lynx
Candidate Species - ANSWER Plants or animals that are being considered for
designation as threatened or endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - ANSWER A plan of protection for groundwater and
surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - ANSWER These are practical, research-based
ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - ANSWER The distance of untreated land between a pesticide
treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Depth to Groundwater - ANSWER The distance from the soil surface down to the water
table.
Indirect pesticide applications - ANSWER Unintentional or intentional treatment of pests
through spraying or placement of a pesticide on a plant rather than on the pest .
Leaching - ANSWER The downward movement of pesticides and nutrients through the
soil.
Non-target species - ANSWER Organisms not intended to be managed
Runoff - ANSWER The movement of water and associated Materials over the top of the
soil or impervious surfaces.
Toxicity - ANSWER The extent to which a chemical or substance is poisonous.
Transformation - ANSWER Change in a pesticides chemical structure
Transportation - ANSWER The movement of a pesticide away from its intended site of
action.
Pollinator protection statements - ANSWER EPA required statements on pesticide
labels which provide information on use of the product in a manner that reduces impacts
on pollinators .
