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Section 1: Pesticides and Applicator
Certification-J.Crowell Latest Update
100% Pass
State which agency is responsible for pesticide enforcement (including credentialing)? ✔✔Office of Indiana State chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label. ✔✔The pesticide label is a legal document requiring the applicator to follow all directions.
Describe who has to be legally certified to use pesticides professionally in Indiana. ✔✔Private applicators and commercial applicators
a. Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered technicians. ✔✔Private applicators - applies pesticides to property they own for producing an agricultural commodity.
Commercial applicators - applies general use or restricted use pesticides for hire or not for hire applicators.
Registered technicians - non certified person who can apply pesticides only if a certified applicator obtains registered technician credentials.
a. State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms. ✔✔five years
a. Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification. ✔✔Retesting and accumulating continuing certification hours (CCH)
a. State which agency approves and advertises pesticide applicator continuing credit hour (CCH) programs. ✔✔
✔✔Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
a. Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential. ✔✔It links an applicator to a specific business and it ensures that the applicator is covered by liability insurance and can properly apply pesticide
a. Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites, and certification categories. ✔✔The FIFRA regulates pesticide use via product labels. the certifications acquired by the applicator determine which product categories they can use.
a. List what pesticide application activities may be performed by a registered technician. ✔✔Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator, the RT can engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed
a. Distinguish general-use from restricted use (RUP) products. ✔✔General use - anyone can use this product
restricted use products RUP - RUP may be applied only by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
a. Indicate where to find an RUP statement on a product label. ✔✔Top of the front panel
a. State the minimum RUP recordkeeping turn. ✔✔At least two years
a. List information that must be maintained in RUP records. ✔✔the applicator name and number, date, application site, test controlled, pesticide applied, and amount
