Texas Pesticide Applicator General Exam Practice
Questions with Certified Answers
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with
state-limited pesticides.
T/F - Answer False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides
you use. T/F - Answer True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and
licensing?
a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research - Answer c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee of a
privately owned apartment building or hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above - Answer b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above - Answer b. A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application category in
which they practice. T/F - Answer True
,Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
a. Right of way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation - Answer c. wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. Commodity fumigation - Answer b. Seed Treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticides regulations?
a. Texas department of agriculture
b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
c. Texas commission of Environmental quality - Answer b. Texas A&M agrilife extension service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered with the TDA, even if
they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. T/F - Answer True
_______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent landowners before you
apply pesticides. - Answer Prior notification
In addition of the state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use of
certain pesticides. T/F - Answer True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit before using regulated
herbicides. T/F - Answer True
, Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and
turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F - Answer True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least ______ hours before
commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - Answer 48 hours
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission - Answer b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Answer d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - Answer b. Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide may be marketed in the
U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - Answer c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs
Questions with Certified Answers
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with
state-limited pesticides.
T/F - Answer False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides
you use. T/F - Answer True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and
licensing?
a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research - Answer c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee of a
privately owned apartment building or hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above - Answer b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above - Answer b. A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application category in
which they practice. T/F - Answer True
,Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
a. Right of way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation - Answer c. wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. Commodity fumigation - Answer b. Seed Treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticides regulations?
a. Texas department of agriculture
b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
c. Texas commission of Environmental quality - Answer b. Texas A&M agrilife extension service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered with the TDA, even if
they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. T/F - Answer True
_______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent landowners before you
apply pesticides. - Answer Prior notification
In addition of the state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use of
certain pesticides. T/F - Answer True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit before using regulated
herbicides. T/F - Answer True
, Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and
turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F - Answer True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least ______ hours before
commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - Answer 48 hours
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission - Answer b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Answer d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - Answer b. Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide may be marketed in the
U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - Answer c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs
