SOIL Fumigation MN Pesticide
Applicator (Category A) Test
Questions with Complete Solutions.
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.
Depth to Groundwater - Answer The distance from the soil surface down to the water table.
Backflow - Answer When the water source filling the pesticide application equipment has a
water pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line, electricity is shut down or a pump fails and
the pesticide runs back into the water source, contaminating it.
Applicator (Category A) Test
Questions with Complete Solutions.
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.
Depth to Groundwater - Answer The distance from the soil surface down to the water table.
Backflow - Answer When the water source filling the pesticide application equipment has a
water pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line, electricity is shut down or a pump fails and
the pesticide runs back into the water source, contaminating it.
