Structural Pest Control Applicator's Training Program:
General Category Manual Study Questions
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to
work with state-limited pesticides. - False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of
pesticides you use. - True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification
and licensing?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service
c. Texas AgriLife Research - c. Texas AgriLife Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee
at a privately owned apartment building or Hospital?
a. A business license from the SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from the SPCS
c. A private license from either the TDA or the SPCS
d. None of the above - b. A noncommercial license from the SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you must
have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above - b. A commercial license from the TDA
,All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application
category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False - True
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
a. Right of Way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation - c. Wood preservation ( It's on the SPCS categories)
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. commodity fumigation - b. Seed treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture
b. Texas AgriLife Extension Service
c. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - b. Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, pesticides used in this state must be registered with the Texas
Department of Agriculture, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
a. true
b. false - True
,_________________ _____________________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents
or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. - prior notification
In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use of
certain pesticides.
a. true
b. false - True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you still must obtain a spray permit before using
regulated herbicides.
a. true
b. false - True
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for
ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
a. true
b. false - True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least _____ hours
before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - 48
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas Hazardous Waste Commission - b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
, What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides?
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is not something the EPA must do before a pesticide may be
marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product registration number
c. Consult the office of pesticide programs - c. Consult the office of pesticide programs
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - A and C
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
General Category Manual Study Questions
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to
work with state-limited pesticides. - False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of
pesticides you use. - True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification
and licensing?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service
c. Texas AgriLife Research - c. Texas AgriLife Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee
at a privately owned apartment building or Hospital?
a. A business license from the SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from the SPCS
c. A private license from either the TDA or the SPCS
d. None of the above - b. A noncommercial license from the SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you must
have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above - b. A commercial license from the TDA
,All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application
category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False - True
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
a. Right of Way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation - c. Wood preservation ( It's on the SPCS categories)
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. commodity fumigation - b. Seed treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture
b. Texas AgriLife Extension Service
c. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - b. Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, pesticides used in this state must be registered with the Texas
Department of Agriculture, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
a. true
b. false - True
,_________________ _____________________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents
or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. - prior notification
In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use of
certain pesticides.
a. true
b. false - True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you still must obtain a spray permit before using
regulated herbicides.
a. true
b. false - True
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for
ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
a. true
b. false - True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least _____ hours
before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - 48
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. Texas Department of Agriculture
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas Hazardous Waste Commission - b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
, What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides?
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is not something the EPA must do before a pesticide may be
marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product registration number
c. Consult the office of pesticide programs - c. Consult the office of pesticide programs
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - A and C
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
