INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE EXAM (MAIN REVIEW) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026

INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE EXAM (MAIN REVIEW)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026



MustUfollowUallUdirectionsUwrittenUonUtheUlabelU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
ExplainUtheUlegalUobligationsUofUtheUpesticideUapplicatorUwithUrespectUtoUtheUproductUlabel



AnyoneUwhoUisUusingURestrictedUuseUPesticides,Uprivate,UandUcommercialUapplicatorsU-
UCORRECTUANSWERSU-DescribeUwhoUhasUtoUlegallyUbeUcertifiedUtoUuseUpesticidesUinUIndiana




ApplyingUtoUlandUthatUyouUownUorUrentU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-PrivateUapplicator



CanUapplyUrestrictedU&UgeneralUuseUpesticidesUtoUtheUpropertyUofUanotherUforUhireU&UrestrictedUu
seUpesticidesUtoUpropertyUofUemployerU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-CommercialUapplicators



canUapplyUrestrictedUuseUpestisidesUunderUtheUsupervisionUofUaUlicensedUapplicatorU-
UCORRECTUANSWERSU-RegisteredUtechnicians




5U-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-StateUtheUnumberUofUyearsUpesticideUapplicatorUcertificationUisUgoodUfor



RetestingUorUcertifiedUcreditUhoursU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
DiscussUtwoUoptionsUtoUmaintainUapplicatorUcertification



www.isco.purdue.eduU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
DescribeUwhereUtoUfindUreliableUinformationUregardingUpesticideUapplicatorUcontinuingUcertificati
onUprograms

,LinksUyouUtoUyourUfirmUofUemploymentUandUtheUcategoriesUyouUareUcertifiedUinU-
UCORRECTUANSWERSU-DiscussUtheUpurposeUofUtheUapplicatorUlicense




EveryUCert.UCategoryUcanUputUdownUpesticidesUinUdifferentUareasUforUdifferentUreasons.UW/OUtheU
Cert.UyouUCANNOTUputUdownUpesticidesUinUthatUarea.U-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
ExplainUtheUrelationshipUbetweenUlabelUuses,UapplicationUsites,UandUcertificationUcategories



AUfirmUapplyingUonUtheUpropertyUofUanotherUforUhireU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
StateUwhoUhasUtoUmaintainUaUpesticideUbusinessUlicense



AlwaysUunlessUtheUnonUcertifiedUemployeeUisUanURTU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
StateUwhenUaUcertified,UlicensedUsupervisorUmustUremainUonUsiteUwithUaUnonUcertifiedUemployee



PassingUtheUcoreUexamUandUtheirUfirmUapplyingUforUanURTU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
StateUhowUaUnonUcertifiedUemployeeUcanUbecomeUaUregisteredUtechnician



SafetyUgear,UinfoUsheet,UproductUlabel,UaUwayUtoUcontactUbyUphoneU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
ListUtheUitemsUthatUaUcertified,UlicensedUsupervisorUmustUprovideUaUregisteredUtechnicianUbeforeUs
endingUthemUtoUworkUoffUsite



AnythingUaUcertifiedUapplicatorUcanUdo,UifUcertifiedU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
ListUwhatUactivitiesUmayUbeUperformedUbyUaUregisteredUtechnician



AtUtheUtopUofUtheUproductUlabelU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-IndicateUwhereUtoUfindUaURUPUstatement



2U-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-StateUtheUminimumUnumberUofUyearsURUPUrecordsUmustUbeUkept



OfficeUofUIndianaUStateUChemistUwebsiteU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
IndicateUwhereUtheUkindsUofUinformationUthatUmustUbeUmaintainedUinURUPUrecordUcanUbeUfound

, SectionU2U-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-SectionU2



Weeds,UInvertebrates,UPlantUdiseaseUagents,UVertebratesU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
ListUtheUfourUmajorUpestUgroups



MisidentificationUcanUleadUtoUineffectiveUcontrolUorUcontrolUatUtheUwrongUtimeU-
UCORRECTUANSWERSU-ExplainUwhyUaccurateUpestUidentification UisUessentialUforUeffectiveUcontrol




Food,Uwater,UproperUhabitatU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
DescribeUtheUbasicUconditionsUrequiredUforUaUpestUtoUsurvive



TheUpopulationUlevelUforUaUspecificUpestUatUwhichUsomeUcontrolUmeasureUisUjustifiedU-
UCORRECTUANSWERSU-DefineUtheUactionUthreshold




OnceUyouUhaveUidentifiedUtheUpestUandUit'sUhabits,UitUleadsUtoUeffectiveUcontrolU-
UCORRECTUANSWERSU-


DescribeUtheUrelationshipUbetweenUpestUinspectionUandUanUactionUthreshold



Biological,UMechanical,UandUCulturalU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
DescribeUthreeUnonUchemicalUcontrolUoptions



PossiblyUlongerUandUmoreUpermanentUcontrolUwithUlessUriskUtoUtheUenvironmentU-
UCORRECTUANSWERSU-StateUtheUadvantagesUofUnonUchemicalUcontrolUoptions




Herbicides,UInsecticides,UFungicides,UandURodentcidesU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
ListUtheUfourUmajorUtypesUofUpesticidesUandUwhatUeachUcontrol