NYSDEC Pesticide Applicator !| !| !|
Category A and E Pesticide Test !| !| !| !| !| !|
with answers !|
Selective herbicide - Correct answer ✔Control certain types of plants,
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especially with other plant !| !| !|
Pesticide Misuse - Correct answer ✔-Not using a pesticide according to label
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directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
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-applying without a license !| !| !|
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
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MDA - Correct answer ✔MN Department of Agriculture
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FIFRA - Correct answer ✔Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
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Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - Correct answer ✔Pesticide formulation
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designed and approved by the FIFRA
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Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - Correct answer ✔All pesticides
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other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic
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pesticides, etc !|
,Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - Correct answer ✔These
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applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers
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buildings and other structures. !| !| !|
Re-certification - Correct answer ✔There are two ways to recertify . !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
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2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
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Reciprocity - Correct answer ✔Allow someone residing in licensed in
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another state to obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being
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required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN
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recertification requirements . !| !|
Endangered Species - Correct answer ✔A plant or animal in danger of
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extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
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Piping Plover !|
Topeka Shiner !|
Karner Blue Butterfly!| !|
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel !| !| !|
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel !| !|
, Threatened Species - Correct answer ✔A plant or animal likely to become
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endangered within the foreseeable future. !| !| !| !|
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
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!| Prairie bush clover
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!| Western prairie fringed orchid
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!| Canada Lynx !|
Candidate Species - Correct answer ✔Plants or animals that are being
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considered for designation as threatened or endangered .
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Examples-
Spragues Pipit !|
Eastern Massasauga!|
Dakota Skipper
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Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - Correct answer ✔A plan of protection for
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groundwater and surface water. !| !| !|
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Correct answer ✔These are practical,
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research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize
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contamination.
Category A and E Pesticide Test !| !| !| !| !| !|
with answers !|
Selective herbicide - Correct answer ✔Control certain types of plants,
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especially with other plant !| !| !|
Pesticide Misuse - Correct answer ✔-Not using a pesticide according to label
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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 - Correct answer ✔MN Department of Agriculture
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FIFRA - Correct answer ✔Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
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Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - Correct answer ✔Pesticide formulation
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
designed and approved by the FIFRA
!| !| !| !| !|
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - Correct answer ✔All pesticides
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
pesticides, etc !|
,Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - Correct answer ✔These
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applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
buildings and other structures. !| !| !|
Re-certification - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer ✔Plants or animals that are being
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considered for designation as threatened or endangered .
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Examples-
Spragues Pipit !|
Eastern Massasauga!|
Dakota Skipper
!|
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - Correct answer ✔A plan of protection for
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
groundwater and surface water. !| !| !|
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Correct answer ✔These are practical,
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research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize
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contamination.
