DECISION MAKING REVIEW SHEET FULL
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
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