PESTICIDE USE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
ADVANCED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULLY SOLVED A+
●● 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.
ADVANCED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULLY SOLVED A+
●● 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.
