Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Training Exam
Questions and Answers
Office of Indiana State Chemist - -State agency is responsible for pesticide regulation
(including licensing).
-pesticide product label - -Information that must be followed by law
-applicators who purchase, use, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) - -
Legally has to be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
-private applicator - -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 - -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 - -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
-5 years - -Number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for
-retesting or accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs) - -Two options to
maintain applicator certification
-www.isco.purdue.edu - -Where you can find reliable information regarding pesticide
applicator continuing certification programs
-purpose of applicator license - -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
-Category 1 - -Agricultural Pest Management
-Category 2 - -Forest Pest Management
-Category 3a - -Ornamental Pest Management
-Category 3b - -Turf Pest Management
Questions and Answers
Office of Indiana State Chemist - -State agency is responsible for pesticide regulation
(including licensing).
-pesticide product label - -Information that must be followed by law
-applicators who purchase, use, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) - -
Legally has to be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
-private applicator - -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 - -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 - -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
-5 years - -Number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for
-retesting or accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs) - -Two options to
maintain applicator certification
-www.isco.purdue.edu - -Where you can find reliable information regarding pesticide
applicator continuing certification programs
-purpose of applicator license - -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
-Category 1 - -Agricultural Pest Management
-Category 2 - -Forest Pest Management
-Category 3a - -Ornamental Pest Management
-Category 3b - -Turf Pest Management
