Core Pesticide Exam |85 Questions and Answers
What state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation and licensing? - -Office of IN state
chemist (oisc)
-Who has to be legally certified to use pesticides in Indiana? - -Private and commercial
applicators
-Difference between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians - -Private: apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or otherwise
control; only need to pass core
commercial: apply pesticide for hire on someone else's property; pass core and category
registered tech: pass core, can do stuff as long as they're under supervision of a certified
applicator
-How long is a pesticide applicator certification good for? - -5 yrs
-What are the two options to maintain applicator certification? - -Retest or do continuing
education courses
-Where to find reliable info regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification
programs? - -Visit OISC website, click pesticide then conferences
-What's the purpose of the applicator license? - --links an applicator to a specific business
or agency
-confines applicator to only the categories they're certified in and only under the employer
on their license
-ensures applicator is covered by liability insurance
-Who has to maintain a pesticide business license? - -Firms engaged in applying pesticides
for hire on not their property
-When must a certified, licensed supervisor remain on site with a non certified employee -
-All the time unless they're a registered tech
-How can a non certified employee become a registered tech? - -Pass core and their
employer apply for them to be a registered tech
-What must a certified licensed supervisor must provide a registered tech before sending
them to work off site? - --must be available via phone
-category specific site assessment fact sheet
-labels of the products being applied
-have Ppe available
, -What activities may be performed by a registered tech? - -Can engage in operations in
which their supervisor is certified and licensed, under the direct supervision of a certified
applicator
-Where do you find the restricted use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label? - -
Big banner on there
-What's the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept? - -2 yrs (5yrs for
category 7B termites)
-Where can the info that must be maintained in RUP records be found? - -OISC website
-4 major pest groups - -Weeds, invertebrates, plant disease agents, vertebrates
-Why is accurate pest info needed for effective control? - -Misidentifying and lack of info
about a pest could or applying at the wrong time can cause inappropriate control methods
-What are the basic conditions required for a pest to survive? - -Food, water, proper
habitat
-Define action threshold - -Point where pest problem is high enough that action is needed
-What's the relationship between pest monitoring and action threshold? - -Monitoring
shows when and what type of control methods to apply and helps establish pest population
thresholds and shows how well the programs are working
-What are non chemical control options? - -1. Cultivation- mechanical devices that
physically destroy weeds, traps
2. Cultural- alter environmental condition of host plants, site, or behavior of pests to
prevent infestation
-Advantages of non chemical control options - -May provide longer more permanent
solutions
-4 major types of pesticides and what controls each - -1. Herbicides - weeds
2. insecticides - insects
3. fungicides - plant diseases
4. rodenticides - rodents
-Advantages of pesticide use - -- effective and fast and easy
- cheaper than other methods
-When in their life cycle are pests most easily controlled by pesticides? - -Immature
-Why are some pesticide application sites considered sensitive? - -Locations where
children, elderly, and infirm are present
What state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation and licensing? - -Office of IN state
chemist (oisc)
-Who has to be legally certified to use pesticides in Indiana? - -Private and commercial
applicators
-Difference between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians - -Private: apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or otherwise
control; only need to pass core
commercial: apply pesticide for hire on someone else's property; pass core and category
registered tech: pass core, can do stuff as long as they're under supervision of a certified
applicator
-How long is a pesticide applicator certification good for? - -5 yrs
-What are the two options to maintain applicator certification? - -Retest or do continuing
education courses
-Where to find reliable info regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification
programs? - -Visit OISC website, click pesticide then conferences
-What's the purpose of the applicator license? - --links an applicator to a specific business
or agency
-confines applicator to only the categories they're certified in and only under the employer
on their license
-ensures applicator is covered by liability insurance
-Who has to maintain a pesticide business license? - -Firms engaged in applying pesticides
for hire on not their property
-When must a certified, licensed supervisor remain on site with a non certified employee -
-All the time unless they're a registered tech
-How can a non certified employee become a registered tech? - -Pass core and their
employer apply for them to be a registered tech
-What must a certified licensed supervisor must provide a registered tech before sending
them to work off site? - --must be available via phone
-category specific site assessment fact sheet
-labels of the products being applied
-have Ppe available
, -What activities may be performed by a registered tech? - -Can engage in operations in
which their supervisor is certified and licensed, under the direct supervision of a certified
applicator
-Where do you find the restricted use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label? - -
Big banner on there
-What's the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept? - -2 yrs (5yrs for
category 7B termites)
-Where can the info that must be maintained in RUP records be found? - -OISC website
-4 major pest groups - -Weeds, invertebrates, plant disease agents, vertebrates
-Why is accurate pest info needed for effective control? - -Misidentifying and lack of info
about a pest could or applying at the wrong time can cause inappropriate control methods
-What are the basic conditions required for a pest to survive? - -Food, water, proper
habitat
-Define action threshold - -Point where pest problem is high enough that action is needed
-What's the relationship between pest monitoring and action threshold? - -Monitoring
shows when and what type of control methods to apply and helps establish pest population
thresholds and shows how well the programs are working
-What are non chemical control options? - -1. Cultivation- mechanical devices that
physically destroy weeds, traps
2. Cultural- alter environmental condition of host plants, site, or behavior of pests to
prevent infestation
-Advantages of non chemical control options - -May provide longer more permanent
solutions
-4 major types of pesticides and what controls each - -1. Herbicides - weeds
2. insecticides - insects
3. fungicides - plant diseases
4. rodenticides - rodents
-Advantages of pesticide use - -- effective and fast and easy
- cheaper than other methods
-When in their life cycle are pests most easily controlled by pesticides? - -Immature
-Why are some pesticide application sites considered sensitive? - -Locations where
children, elderly, and infirm are present
