CAT 3 PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
