answers
True or False: To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license, regardless
of the kind of pesticides you use. - correct answer✔✔True
Which license a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee at an apartment
building or hospital must obtain?
A. A business license from the SPCB
B. A noncommercial license from the SPCB
C. A private license from TDA or SPCB - correct answer✔✔B. A noncommercial license
from the SPCB
True or False: All licensed applicators must be certified in each application category in
which they practice. - correct answer✔✔True
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
A. Texas Department of Agriculture
B. Texas Agriculture Extension Service
C. Texas Water Commission
D. Texas Structural Pest Control Service - correct answer✔✔B. Texas Agriculture Extension
Services
, The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least __________
hours before applying indoor pesticide treatments. - correct answer✔✔48
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides?
A. US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
B. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
C. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
D. Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - correct answer✔✔D. Federal
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What are regulations?
A. Interpretations of the law that have the force of the law
B. Interpretations of the las intended only as a guide
C. Exceptions to the law - correct answer✔✔B. Interpretations of the law that have the force
of law.
What is EPA's pesticide registration decision based on?
A. EPA evaluation of test data provided by the manufacturer
B. The manufacturer's evaluation of test data
C. EPA evaluation of test data provided by certified applicators - correct answer✔✔A. EPA
evaluation of test data provided by the maufacturer
Which federal agency sets food tolerances for pesticides? - correct answer✔✔EPA