CORE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM QUESTION AND CORRECT -
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certified applicator- ANSWER: Any Commercial applicator, registered technician,
and/or private applicator who has met the certification requirements in Virginia.
commercial applicator- ANSWER: A certified applicator who uses or supervises
the use of pesticides for purposes other than those covered under a private
applicator certification.
commercial applicator for hire- ANSWER: any commercial applicator who, in
exchange for compensation, uses or supervises the use of any pesticides for any
purpose or on any property than as provided in the definition of private applicator:
Commercial applicators for hire in VA MUST have a Pesticide Business License
or work for such a business.
commercial applicator government employee- ANSWER: any local, state, or
federal govt employee who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide for any
purpose, regardless of the site, in the performance of their official duties
commercial applicator inactive- ANSWER: any commercial applicator who is not
currently employed in a pesticide-related job and is thus not covered by the
required insurance. Holders of this type of certificate must adhere to renewal and
re-certification requirements
commercial applicator not for hire- ANSWER: Any commercial applicator who
uses or supervises the use for any pesticide as part of his/her job duties only on
property owned or leased by the applicator or his/her employer.
,Direct Onsite Supervision- ANSWER: The act or process by which a competent
person, acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is
responsible for the actions of that person, applies a pesticide. The certified
applicator must be present at the application site and be able to see the person
applying the pesticide at all times.
Direct supervision- ANSWER: the act or process by which a competent person,
acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is
responsible for the actions of that person, applies a pesticide. the certified
applicator must be either near or in close telephone or radio contact with the person
applying the pesticide
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)- ANSWER: a law
that established the basis of U.S. pesticide regulation to protect the applicators,
consumers, and the environment.
pesticide- ANSWER: any substance used to control a pest, or to reduce the
unwanted or harmful effects of a pest.
Pesticide Business License- ANSWER: a document required of persons in the
business of selling, storing, distributing, mixing, recommending the use of, or
applying pesticides.
pesticide use- ANSWER: application or supervision of an application of pesticide.
"use" includes all the routine actives that are part of a pesticide application, such as
mixing, loading, cleanup, and disposal.
private applicator- ANSWER: A certified applicator who uses or supervises the use
of any restricted-use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity.
, Recertification- ANSWER: Demonstration of competency by participation in
appropriate, approved education courses; or by re-examination.
registered technician- ANSWER: a certified applicator who renders services
similar to those of a certified commercial applicator. such a person has completed
training and demonstrated competency as required for registered technicians but
has not met the requirements for commercial certification.
restricted-use pesticide- ANSWER: any pesticide classified as restricted use by the
EPA.
spot treatment- ANSWER: an application of less than 1/10th of an acre occurring
on the same day as a larger treatment
federal worker protection standard (WPS)- ANSWER: requires growers who hire
agricultural labor to make, maintain, and post pesticide application records.
annual- ANSWER: A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
appendage- ANSWER: an animal body part or organ that projects from the main
part of the body
biennial- ANSWER: a plant that completes its life cycle in two years. the first year
it germinates and grows, the second year it continues to grow, produces fruit, and
seeds, and then dies.
control- ANSWER: to kill, prevent, or lessen the harmful effects of, to destroy, or
to repel an undesirable organism
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certified applicator- ANSWER: Any Commercial applicator, registered technician,
and/or private applicator who has met the certification requirements in Virginia.
commercial applicator- ANSWER: A certified applicator who uses or supervises
the use of pesticides for purposes other than those covered under a private
applicator certification.
commercial applicator for hire- ANSWER: any commercial applicator who, in
exchange for compensation, uses or supervises the use of any pesticides for any
purpose or on any property than as provided in the definition of private applicator:
Commercial applicators for hire in VA MUST have a Pesticide Business License
or work for such a business.
commercial applicator government employee- ANSWER: any local, state, or
federal govt employee who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide for any
purpose, regardless of the site, in the performance of their official duties
commercial applicator inactive- ANSWER: any commercial applicator who is not
currently employed in a pesticide-related job and is thus not covered by the
required insurance. Holders of this type of certificate must adhere to renewal and
re-certification requirements
commercial applicator not for hire- ANSWER: Any commercial applicator who
uses or supervises the use for any pesticide as part of his/her job duties only on
property owned or leased by the applicator or his/her employer.
,Direct Onsite Supervision- ANSWER: The act or process by which a competent
person, acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is
responsible for the actions of that person, applies a pesticide. The certified
applicator must be present at the application site and be able to see the person
applying the pesticide at all times.
Direct supervision- ANSWER: the act or process by which a competent person,
acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is
responsible for the actions of that person, applies a pesticide. the certified
applicator must be either near or in close telephone or radio contact with the person
applying the pesticide
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)- ANSWER: a law
that established the basis of U.S. pesticide regulation to protect the applicators,
consumers, and the environment.
pesticide- ANSWER: any substance used to control a pest, or to reduce the
unwanted or harmful effects of a pest.
Pesticide Business License- ANSWER: a document required of persons in the
business of selling, storing, distributing, mixing, recommending the use of, or
applying pesticides.
pesticide use- ANSWER: application or supervision of an application of pesticide.
"use" includes all the routine actives that are part of a pesticide application, such as
mixing, loading, cleanup, and disposal.
private applicator- ANSWER: A certified applicator who uses or supervises the use
of any restricted-use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity.
, Recertification- ANSWER: Demonstration of competency by participation in
appropriate, approved education courses; or by re-examination.
registered technician- ANSWER: a certified applicator who renders services
similar to those of a certified commercial applicator. such a person has completed
training and demonstrated competency as required for registered technicians but
has not met the requirements for commercial certification.
restricted-use pesticide- ANSWER: any pesticide classified as restricted use by the
EPA.
spot treatment- ANSWER: an application of less than 1/10th of an acre occurring
on the same day as a larger treatment
federal worker protection standard (WPS)- ANSWER: requires growers who hire
agricultural labor to make, maintain, and post pesticide application records.
annual- ANSWER: A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
appendage- ANSWER: an animal body part or organ that projects from the main
part of the body
biennial- ANSWER: a plant that completes its life cycle in two years. the first year
it germinates and grows, the second year it continues to grow, produces fruit, and
seeds, and then dies.
control- ANSWER: to kill, prevent, or lessen the harmful effects of, to destroy, or
to repel an undesirable organism
