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PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
certified applicator - correct answer- Any Commercial
applicator, registered technician, and/or private applicator who
has met the certification requirements in Virginia.
commercial applicator - correct answer- A certified applicator
who uses or supervises the use of pesticides for purposes
other than those covered under a private applicator
certification.
commercial applicator for hire - correct answer- any commercial
applicator who, in exchange for compensation, uses or
supervises the use of any pesticides for any purpose or on any
property than as provided in the definition of private applicator:
Commercial applicators for hire in VA MUST have a Pesticide
Business License or work for such a business.
commercial applicator government employee - correct answer-
any local, state, or federal govt employee who uses or
supervises the use of any pesticide for any purpose, regardless
of the site, in the performance of their official duties
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commercial applicator inactive - correct answer- any
commercial applicator who is not currently employed in a
pesticide-related job and is thus not covered by the required
insurance. Holders of this type of certificate must adhere to
renewal and re-certification requirements
commercial applicator not for hire - correct answer- Any
commercial applicator who uses or supervises the use for any
pesticide as part of his/her job duties only on property owned or
leased by the applicator or his/her employer.
Direct Onsite Supervision - correct answer- The act or process
by which a competent person, acting under the instructions and
control of a certified applicator who is responsible for the
actions of that person, applies a pesticide. The certified
applicator must be present at the application site and be able to
see the person applying the pesticide at all times.
Direct supervision - correct answer- the act or process by which
a competent person, acting under the instructions and control
of a certified applicator who is responsible for the actions of that
person, applies a pesticide. the certified applicator must be
either near or in close telephone or radio contact with the
person applying the pesticide
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) -
correct answer- a law that established the basis of U.S.
pesticide regulation to protect the applicators, consumers, and
the environment.
pesticide - correct answer- any substance used to control a
pest, or to reduce the unwanted or harmful effects of a pest.
Pesticide Business License - correct answer- a document
required of persons in the business of selling, storing,
distributing, mixing, recommending the use of, or applying
pesticides.
pesticide use - correct answer- application or supervision of an
application of pesticide. "use" includes all the routine actives
that are part of a pesticide application, such as mixing, loading,
cleanup, and disposal.
private applicator - correct answer- A certified applicator who
uses or supervises the use of any restricted-use pesticide to
produce an agricultural commodity.
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Recertification - correct answer- Demonstration of competency
by participation in appropriate, approved education courses; or
by re-examination.
registered technician - correct answer- a certified applicator
who renders services similar to those of a certified commercial
applicator. such a person has completed training and
demonstrated competency as required for registered
technicians but has not met the requirements for commercial
certification.
restricted-use pesticide - correct answer- any pesticide
classified as restricted use by the EPA.
spot treatment - correct answer- an application of less than
1/10th of an acre occurring on the same day as a larger
treatment
federal worker protection standard (WPS) - correct answer-
requires growers who hire agricultural labor to make, maintain,
and post pesticide application records.
annual - correct answer- A plant that completes its life cycle in
one year
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
certified applicator - correct answer- Any Commercial
applicator, registered technician, and/or private applicator who
has met the certification requirements in Virginia.
commercial applicator - correct answer- A certified applicator
who uses or supervises the use of pesticides for purposes
other than those covered under a private applicator
certification.
commercial applicator for hire - correct answer- any commercial
applicator who, in exchange for compensation, uses or
supervises the use of any pesticides for any purpose or on any
property than as provided in the definition of private applicator:
Commercial applicators for hire in VA MUST have a Pesticide
Business License or work for such a business.
commercial applicator government employee - correct answer-
any local, state, or federal govt employee who uses or
supervises the use of any pesticide for any purpose, regardless
of the site, in the performance of their official duties
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commercial applicator inactive - correct answer- any
commercial applicator who is not currently employed in a
pesticide-related job and is thus not covered by the required
insurance. Holders of this type of certificate must adhere to
renewal and re-certification requirements
commercial applicator not for hire - correct answer- Any
commercial applicator who uses or supervises the use for any
pesticide as part of his/her job duties only on property owned or
leased by the applicator or his/her employer.
Direct Onsite Supervision - correct answer- The act or process
by which a competent person, acting under the instructions and
control of a certified applicator who is responsible for the
actions of that person, applies a pesticide. The certified
applicator must be present at the application site and be able to
see the person applying the pesticide at all times.
Direct supervision - correct answer- the act or process by which
a competent person, acting under the instructions and control
of a certified applicator who is responsible for the actions of that
person, applies a pesticide. the certified applicator must be
either near or in close telephone or radio contact with the
person applying the pesticide
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) -
correct answer- a law that established the basis of U.S.
pesticide regulation to protect the applicators, consumers, and
the environment.
pesticide - correct answer- any substance used to control a
pest, or to reduce the unwanted or harmful effects of a pest.
Pesticide Business License - correct answer- a document
required of persons in the business of selling, storing,
distributing, mixing, recommending the use of, or applying
pesticides.
pesticide use - correct answer- application or supervision of an
application of pesticide. "use" includes all the routine actives
that are part of a pesticide application, such as mixing, loading,
cleanup, and disposal.
private applicator - correct answer- A certified applicator who
uses or supervises the use of any restricted-use pesticide to
produce an agricultural commodity.
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Recertification - correct answer- Demonstration of competency
by participation in appropriate, approved education courses; or
by re-examination.
registered technician - correct answer- a certified applicator
who renders services similar to those of a certified commercial
applicator. such a person has completed training and
demonstrated competency as required for registered
technicians but has not met the requirements for commercial
certification.
restricted-use pesticide - correct answer- any pesticide
classified as restricted use by the EPA.
spot treatment - correct answer- an application of less than
1/10th of an acre occurring on the same day as a larger
treatment
federal worker protection standard (WPS) - correct answer-
requires growers who hire agricultural labor to make, maintain,
and post pesticide application records.
annual - correct answer- A plant that completes its life cycle in
one year
