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INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE TRAINING
MANUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including
licensing) - (answers)Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the
product label - (answers)read the label and follow the rules; if they don't they are
held responsible
Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana -
(answers)Private applicators and Commercial applicators
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians - (answers)Private - apply pesticides to property that they own, rent,
or otherwise control for producing an agricultural commodity
Commercial - apply pesticides to property of another for financial compensation
Registered technician - can remove pests that their supervisor is certified in
State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms - (answers)5 years
Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification - (answers)1. retesting
2. accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
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State which agency approves and advertises pesticide application continuing
credit hour (CCH) programs - (answers)Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential - (answers)confines applicator to
those applications indicated by the certification categories; liability insurance
Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites, and certification
categories - (answers)Label uses tell how to apply in certain application sites and
who can apply them
Describe the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to the wrong address
- (answers)Owners may not have wanted the chemicals on their property for
various reasons (preference, allergy, etc.)
State who has to maintain a for-hire business license - (answers)The business
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-
certified employee - (answers)When the non-certified employee is applying
pesticides
State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician -
(answers)passing pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applying for a
registered technician credential through the OISC
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List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered
technician before sending them to work off-site - (answers)category-specific site
assessment fact sheet; labels of products being applied; personal protective
equipment
List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - (answers)pest
control operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted-use (RUP) products - (answers)RUPs
cannot be bought by the general public
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide
label - (answers)just look at the label lol
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping term - (answers)2 years
List info that must be maintained in RUP records - (answers)all applications of
RUPs - applicator name/number, date, application site, pest controlled, pesticide
applied, and amount
List the four major pest groups - (answers)weeds, invertebrates, plant disease
agents, vertebrates
Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for effective control -
(answers)to take the correct/best action to get rid of it
INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE TRAINING
MANUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including
licensing) - (answers)Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the
product label - (answers)read the label and follow the rules; if they don't they are
held responsible
Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana -
(answers)Private applicators and Commercial applicators
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians - (answers)Private - apply pesticides to property that they own, rent,
or otherwise control for producing an agricultural commodity
Commercial - apply pesticides to property of another for financial compensation
Registered technician - can remove pests that their supervisor is certified in
State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms - (answers)5 years
Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification - (answers)1. retesting
2. accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
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State which agency approves and advertises pesticide application continuing
credit hour (CCH) programs - (answers)Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential - (answers)confines applicator to
those applications indicated by the certification categories; liability insurance
Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites, and certification
categories - (answers)Label uses tell how to apply in certain application sites and
who can apply them
Describe the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to the wrong address
- (answers)Owners may not have wanted the chemicals on their property for
various reasons (preference, allergy, etc.)
State who has to maintain a for-hire business license - (answers)The business
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-
certified employee - (answers)When the non-certified employee is applying
pesticides
State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician -
(answers)passing pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applying for a
registered technician credential through the OISC
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List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered
technician before sending them to work off-site - (answers)category-specific site
assessment fact sheet; labels of products being applied; personal protective
equipment
List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - (answers)pest
control operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted-use (RUP) products - (answers)RUPs
cannot be bought by the general public
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide
label - (answers)just look at the label lol
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping term - (answers)2 years
List info that must be maintained in RUP records - (answers)all applications of
RUPs - applicator name/number, date, application site, pest controlled, pesticide
applied, and amount
List the four major pest groups - (answers)weeds, invertebrates, plant disease
agents, vertebrates
Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for effective control -
(answers)to take the correct/best action to get rid of it
