Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core
Training Questions And Correct
Answers
\Q\.Office of Indiana State Chemist - ANSWER-✔State agency is responsible for pesticide
regulation (including licensing).
\Q\.pesticide product label - ANSWER-✔Information that must be followed by law
\Q\.applicators who purchase, use, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) -
ANSWER-✔Legally has to be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
\Q\.private applicator - ANSWER-✔Apply pesticides to property they own, rent, or otherwise
control by some form of contractual arrangement for purposes of producing an agricultural
commodity
\Q\.commercial applicator - ANSWER-✔Apply either general-use or restricted-use pesticides to
the property of another for financial compensation, to school property, golf courses, for area-
wide mosquito control, property of their employer as a function of their job, or as an employee
of the state or local government
\Q\.registered technician - ANSWER-✔Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator, this
person may engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor is certified and
licensed
\Q\.5 years - ANSWER-✔Number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for
, \Q\.retesting or accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs) - ANSWER-✔Two options to
maintain applicator certification
\Q\.www.isco.purdue.edu - ANSWER-✔Where you can find reliable information regarding
pesticide applicator continuing certification programs
\Q\.purpose of applicator license - ANSWER-✔Links an applicator to a specific business,
organization, or agency, confines the applicator to those applications by the certification
category(ies) listed on the license and only while employed by the entity listed on the license,
and also provides assurance that the applicator is covered by liability insurance
\Q\.Category 1 - ANSWER-✔Agricultural Pest Management
\Q\.Category 2 - ANSWER-✔Forest Pest Management
\Q\.Category 3a - ANSWER-✔Ornamental Pest Management
\Q\.Category 3b - ANSWER-✔Turf Pest Management
\Q\.Category 4 - ANSWER-✔Seed Treatment
\Q\.Category 5 - ANSWER-✔Aquatic Pest Management
\Q\.Category 6 - ANSWER-✔Industrial Weed Management
Training Questions And Correct
Answers
\Q\.Office of Indiana State Chemist - ANSWER-✔State agency is responsible for pesticide
regulation (including licensing).
\Q\.pesticide product label - ANSWER-✔Information that must be followed by law
\Q\.applicators who purchase, use, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) -
ANSWER-✔Legally has to be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
\Q\.private applicator - ANSWER-✔Apply pesticides to property they own, rent, or otherwise
control by some form of contractual arrangement for purposes of producing an agricultural
commodity
\Q\.commercial applicator - ANSWER-✔Apply either general-use or restricted-use pesticides to
the property of another for financial compensation, to school property, golf courses, for area-
wide mosquito control, property of their employer as a function of their job, or as an employee
of the state or local government
\Q\.registered technician - ANSWER-✔Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator, this
person may engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor is certified and
licensed
\Q\.5 years - ANSWER-✔Number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for
, \Q\.retesting or accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs) - ANSWER-✔Two options to
maintain applicator certification
\Q\.www.isco.purdue.edu - ANSWER-✔Where you can find reliable information regarding
pesticide applicator continuing certification programs
\Q\.purpose of applicator license - ANSWER-✔Links an applicator to a specific business,
organization, or agency, confines the applicator to those applications by the certification
category(ies) listed on the license and only while employed by the entity listed on the license,
and also provides assurance that the applicator is covered by liability insurance
\Q\.Category 1 - ANSWER-✔Agricultural Pest Management
\Q\.Category 2 - ANSWER-✔Forest Pest Management
\Q\.Category 3a - ANSWER-✔Ornamental Pest Management
\Q\.Category 3b - ANSWER-✔Turf Pest Management
\Q\.Category 4 - ANSWER-✔Seed Treatment
\Q\.Category 5 - ANSWER-✔Aquatic Pest Management
\Q\.Category 6 - ANSWER-✔Industrial Weed Management
