MN Pesticide Test Practice Category A and E
with Correct Answers 2024
Selective herbicide - Answer -Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant
Pesticide Misuse - Answer --Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
MDA - Answer -MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - Answer -Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - Answer -Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - Answer -All pesticides other than RUPs including general use
and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - Answer -These applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or
around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - Answer -There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
Reciprocity - Answer -Allow someone residing in licensed in another state to obtain a pesticide applicator
license in MN without being required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN
recertification requirements .
Endangered Species - Answer -A plant or animal in danger of extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
, Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
Threatened Species - Answer -A plant or animal likely to become endangered within the foreseeable
future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
Candidate Species - Answer -Plants or animals that are being considered for designation as threatened or
endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - Answer -A plan of protection for groundwater and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Answer -These are practical, research-based ways for users of
pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - Answer -The distance of untreated land between a pesticide treated area in the
areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers - Answer -Untreated grass strips next to streams, ponds, and other
sensitive areas that can trap much of the pesticide running off treated sites.
Depth to Groundwater - Answer -The distance from the soil surface down to the water table.
with Correct Answers 2024
Selective herbicide - Answer -Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant
Pesticide Misuse - Answer --Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
MDA - Answer -MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - Answer -Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - Answer -Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - Answer -All pesticides other than RUPs including general use
and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - Answer -These applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or
around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - Answer -There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
Reciprocity - Answer -Allow someone residing in licensed in another state to obtain a pesticide applicator
license in MN without being required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN
recertification requirements .
Endangered Species - Answer -A plant or animal in danger of extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
, Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
Threatened Species - Answer -A plant or animal likely to become endangered within the foreseeable
future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
Candidate Species - Answer -Plants or animals that are being considered for designation as threatened or
endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - Answer -A plan of protection for groundwater and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Answer -These are practical, research-based ways for users of
pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - Answer -The distance of untreated land between a pesticide treated area in the
areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers - Answer -Untreated grass strips next to streams, ponds, and other
sensitive areas that can trap much of the pesticide running off treated sites.
Depth to Groundwater - Answer -The distance from the soil surface down to the water table.
