Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Training
Manual Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing)
Ans: Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product
label Ans: 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 Ans: Private
applicators and Commercial applicators
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians Ans: 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 Ans: 5 years
Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification Ans: 1. retesting
2. accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
State which agency approves and advertises pesticide application continuing credit
hour (CCH) programs Ans: Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential Ans: confines applicator to those
applications indicated by the certification categories; liability insurance
,Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites, and certification
categories Ans: 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
Ans: 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 Ans: The business
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified
employee Ans: When the non-certified employee is applying pesticides
State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician Ans: passing
pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applying for a registered technician
credential through the OISC
List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician
before sending them to work off-site Ans: category-specific site assessment fact sheet;
labels of products being applied; personal protective equipment
List what activities may be performed by a registered technician Ans: pest control
operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted-use (RUP) products Ans: RUPs cannot be
bought by the general public
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label
Ans: just look at the label lol
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping term Ans: 2 years
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, List info that must be maintained in RUP records Ans: all applications of RUPs -
applicator name/number, date, application site, pest controlled, pesticide applied, and
amount
List the four major pest groups Ans: weeds, invertebrates, plant disease agents,
vertebrates
Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for effective control Ans: to take
the correct/best action to get rid of it
Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive Ans: food, water, proper
habitat
Define the "action" threshold Ans: Point where pest problem is high enough action is
needed
Describe the relationship between pest inspection (monitoring ) and an action
threshold Ans: monitoring vs. taking action
Describe three non-chemical control options Ans: Biological control - natural enemies
Mechanical control - machines
Cultural control - alter the environment
State the advantages of non-chemical control options Ans: cleaner
List the four major types of pesticides and what each controls Ans: herbicides - weeds
insecticides - insects
fungicides - plants
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Manual Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing)
Ans: Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product
label Ans: 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 Ans: Private
applicators and Commercial applicators
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians Ans: 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 Ans: 5 years
Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification Ans: 1. retesting
2. accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
State which agency approves and advertises pesticide application continuing credit
hour (CCH) programs Ans: Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential Ans: confines applicator to those
applications indicated by the certification categories; liability insurance
,Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites, and certification
categories Ans: 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
Ans: 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 Ans: The business
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified
employee Ans: When the non-certified employee is applying pesticides
State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician Ans: passing
pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applying for a registered technician
credential through the OISC
List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician
before sending them to work off-site Ans: category-specific site assessment fact sheet;
labels of products being applied; personal protective equipment
List what activities may be performed by a registered technician Ans: pest control
operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted-use (RUP) products Ans: RUPs cannot be
bought by the general public
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label
Ans: just look at the label lol
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping term Ans: 2 years
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, List info that must be maintained in RUP records Ans: all applications of RUPs -
applicator name/number, date, application site, pest controlled, pesticide applied, and
amount
List the four major pest groups Ans: weeds, invertebrates, plant disease agents,
vertebrates
Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for effective control Ans: to take
the correct/best action to get rid of it
Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive Ans: food, water, proper
habitat
Define the "action" threshold Ans: Point where pest problem is high enough action is
needed
Describe the relationship between pest inspection (monitoring ) and an action
threshold Ans: monitoring vs. taking action
Describe three non-chemical control options Ans: Biological control - natural enemies
Mechanical control - machines
Cultural control - alter the environment
State the advantages of non-chemical control options Ans: cleaner
List the four major types of pesticides and what each controls Ans: herbicides - weeds
insecticides - insects
fungicides - plants
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