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
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
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.
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
appendage - correct answer- an animal body part or organ that projects
from the main part of the body
biennial - correct answer- a plant that completes its life cycle in two years.
the first year it germinates and grows, the second year it continues to grow,
produces fruit, and seeds, and then dies.
control - correct answer- to kill, prevent, or lessen the harmful effects of, to
destroy, or to repel an undesirable organism
dicot - correct answer- a plant with two seed leaves and broad, net veined
leaves. flower parts are in multiples of fours or fives
disease - correct answer- any abnormal, unhealthy condition caused by an
invading organism such as a bacterium or virus.
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
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
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.
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
appendage - correct answer- an animal body part or organ that projects
from the main part of the body
biennial - correct answer- a plant that completes its life cycle in two years.
the first year it germinates and grows, the second year it continues to grow,
produces fruit, and seeds, and then dies.
control - correct answer- to kill, prevent, or lessen the harmful effects of, to
destroy, or to repel an undesirable organism
dicot - correct answer- a plant with two seed leaves and broad, net veined
leaves. flower parts are in multiples of fours or fives
disease - correct answer- any abnormal, unhealthy condition caused by an
invading organism such as a bacterium or virus.
