PESTICIDE USE CERTIFICATION TEST
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● pesticide product label. Answer: Information that must be followed
by law
●● applicators who purchase, use, or supervise the use of restricted-use
pesticides (RUPs). Answer: Legally has to be certified to use pesticides
in Indiana
●● private applicator. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: Number of years pesticide applicator certification is
good for
●● retesting or accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs).
Answer: Two options to maintain applicator certification
●● www.isco.purdue.edu. Answer: Where you can find reliable
information regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification
programs
●● purpose of applicator license. Answer: 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. Answer: Agricultural Pest Management
●● Category 2. Answer: Forest Pest Management
●● Category 3a. Answer: Ornamental Pest Management
●● Category 3b. Answer: Turf Pest Management
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● pesticide product label. Answer: Information that must be followed
by law
●● applicators who purchase, use, or supervise the use of restricted-use
pesticides (RUPs). Answer: Legally has to be certified to use pesticides
in Indiana
●● private applicator. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: Number of years pesticide applicator certification is
good for
●● retesting or accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs).
Answer: Two options to maintain applicator certification
●● www.isco.purdue.edu. Answer: Where you can find reliable
information regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification
programs
●● purpose of applicator license. Answer: 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. Answer: Agricultural Pest Management
●● Category 2. Answer: Forest Pest Management
●● Category 3a. Answer: Ornamental Pest Management
●● Category 3b. Answer: Turf Pest Management
