INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE TRAINING
Office of Indiana State Chemist - Answer -State agency is responsible for pesticide
regulation (including licensing).
Pesticide Product Label - Answer -Information that must be followed by law
Applicators who purchase, use, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs)
- Answer -Legally has to be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
Private Applicator - Answer -Apply pesticides to property they own, rent, or otherwise
control by some form of contractual arrangement for purposes of producing an
agricultural commodity
Commercial Applicator - Answer -Apply either general-use or restricted-use pesticides
to the property of another for financial compensation, to school property, golf courses,
for area-wide mosquito control, property of their employer as a function of their job, or
as an employee of the state or local government
Registered Technician - Answer -Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator,
this person may engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor is
certified and licensed
State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms - Answer -5 years
Two options to maintain applicator certification - Answer -1. Retesting and 2.
Accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
State which agency approves and advertises pesticide applicator continuing credit hour
- Answer -OISC Purdue oisc.purdue.edu
purpose of applicator license - Answer -Links an applicator to a specific business,
organization, or agency, confines the applicator to those applications by the certification
category(ies) listed on the license and only while employed by the entity listed on the
license, and also provides assurance that the applicator is covered by liability insurance
Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites and certification
categories - Answer -The FIFRA regulates pesticide use via product labels. The
certifications acquired by the applicator determine which product categories they can
use.
Describe the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to the wrong address. -
Answer -Incorrect use can result in wasted material, failure to control the pest, in
damage to the target site.
, List the items that a certified supervisor must provide a registered technician before
sending them to work off-site. - Answer -1. Remain available by phone
2. Provide the registered technician with a category specific site assessment factsheet
3. Provide the RT with labels of products being applied
4. Make available PPE as specified on the pesticide label.
List what pesticide application activities may be performed by a registered technician. -
Answer -1. Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
2. The RT can engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor is
certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted use (RUP) products. - Answer -General use -
anyone can use this productrestricted use products RUP - RUP may be applied only by
or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
Indicate where to find an RUP statement on a product label. - Answer -Top of the front
panel
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping turn. - Answer -At least two years
List information that must be maintained in RUP records. - Answer -The applicator
name and number, date, application site, test controlled, pesticide applied, and amount
List the four major pest groups - Answer -1. Weeds (undesirable plants)
2. Invertebrates (insects, mites, ticks, spiders)
3. Plant disease agents (fungi, viruses, bacteria),
4. Vertebrates (rodents, birds)
Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for the effective control - Answer -
Needed for pest control plans. Misidentification and lack of information about a pest
could cause you to choose an inappropriate control method or apply the control at the
wrong time.
Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive. - Answer -Pests must have
access to food, water, and proper habitat (physical environment) to survive.
Define the 'action' threshold. - Answer -The action threshold refers to the population
level for a specific pest at which some control measure is justified in order to avoid
economic loss or aesthetic damage. Some thresholds are available that are based on
research which combines knowledge of pest biology and economics of the treated
commodity.
State who has to maintain a for hire business license. - Answer -Firms engaged in the
business of applying pesticides on the property of another for hire must hold a
commercial for hire business license issued by OISC
Office of Indiana State Chemist - Answer -State agency is responsible for pesticide
regulation (including licensing).
Pesticide Product Label - Answer -Information that must be followed by law
Applicators who purchase, use, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs)
- Answer -Legally has to be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
Private Applicator - Answer -Apply pesticides to property they own, rent, or otherwise
control by some form of contractual arrangement for purposes of producing an
agricultural commodity
Commercial Applicator - Answer -Apply either general-use or restricted-use pesticides
to the property of another for financial compensation, to school property, golf courses,
for area-wide mosquito control, property of their employer as a function of their job, or
as an employee of the state or local government
Registered Technician - Answer -Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator,
this person may engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor is
certified and licensed
State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms - Answer -5 years
Two options to maintain applicator certification - Answer -1. Retesting and 2.
Accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
State which agency approves and advertises pesticide applicator continuing credit hour
- Answer -OISC Purdue oisc.purdue.edu
purpose of applicator license - Answer -Links an applicator to a specific business,
organization, or agency, confines the applicator to those applications by the certification
category(ies) listed on the license and only while employed by the entity listed on the
license, and also provides assurance that the applicator is covered by liability insurance
Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites and certification
categories - Answer -The FIFRA regulates pesticide use via product labels. The
certifications acquired by the applicator determine which product categories they can
use.
Describe the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to the wrong address. -
Answer -Incorrect use can result in wasted material, failure to control the pest, in
damage to the target site.
, List the items that a certified supervisor must provide a registered technician before
sending them to work off-site. - Answer -1. Remain available by phone
2. Provide the registered technician with a category specific site assessment factsheet
3. Provide the RT with labels of products being applied
4. Make available PPE as specified on the pesticide label.
List what pesticide application activities may be performed by a registered technician. -
Answer -1. Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
2. The RT can engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor is
certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted use (RUP) products. - Answer -General use -
anyone can use this productrestricted use products RUP - RUP may be applied only by
or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
Indicate where to find an RUP statement on a product label. - Answer -Top of the front
panel
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping turn. - Answer -At least two years
List information that must be maintained in RUP records. - Answer -The applicator
name and number, date, application site, test controlled, pesticide applied, and amount
List the four major pest groups - Answer -1. Weeds (undesirable plants)
2. Invertebrates (insects, mites, ticks, spiders)
3. Plant disease agents (fungi, viruses, bacteria),
4. Vertebrates (rodents, birds)
Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for the effective control - Answer -
Needed for pest control plans. Misidentification and lack of information about a pest
could cause you to choose an inappropriate control method or apply the control at the
wrong time.
Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive. - Answer -Pests must have
access to food, water, and proper habitat (physical environment) to survive.
Define the 'action' threshold. - Answer -The action threshold refers to the population
level for a specific pest at which some control measure is justified in order to avoid
economic loss or aesthetic damage. Some thresholds are available that are based on
research which combines knowledge of pest biology and economics of the treated
commodity.
State who has to maintain a for hire business license. - Answer -Firms engaged in the
business of applying pesticides on the property of another for hire must hold a
commercial for hire business license issued by OISC
