MN Pesticide Applicator (Category A) Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Pesticide |Misuse |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-MN |Department |of |Agriculture
FIFRA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Federal |insecticide, |fungicide, |and |rodenticide |act |.
Restricted |Use |Pesticides |(RUPs) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pesticide |formulation |designed |and |
approved |by |the |FIFRA
Non-Restricted |Use |Pesticides |(Non-RUPs) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |pesticides |other |than |
RUPs |including |general |use |and |unclassified |pesticides, |organic |pesticides, |etc
Structural |Pest |Control |Applicator |(SPCA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-These |applicators |apply |
pesticide |'for |hire' |in, |on |or |around |their |customers |buildings |and |other |structures.
Re-certification |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Plants |or |animals |that |are |being |considered |for |
designation |as |threatened |or |endangered |.
Examples-
Spragues |Pipit
Eastern |Massasauga
Dakota |Skipper
Questions With Correct Answers
Pesticide |Misuse |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-MN |Department |of |Agriculture
FIFRA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Federal |insecticide, |fungicide, |and |rodenticide |act |.
Restricted |Use |Pesticides |(RUPs) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pesticide |formulation |designed |and |
approved |by |the |FIFRA
Non-Restricted |Use |Pesticides |(Non-RUPs) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |pesticides |other |than |
RUPs |including |general |use |and |unclassified |pesticides, |organic |pesticides, |etc
Structural |Pest |Control |Applicator |(SPCA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-These |applicators |apply |
pesticide |'for |hire' |in, |on |or |around |their |customers |buildings |and |other |structures.
Re-certification |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Plants |or |animals |that |are |being |considered |for |
designation |as |threatened |or |endangered |.
Examples-
Spragues |Pipit
Eastern |Massasauga
Dakota |Skipper
