Category SPCA: Structural Pest control Applicator correctly answered 2023

Category SPCA: Structural Pest control Applicator correctly answered 2023Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) License - correct answer Enables you to: - Destroy, control, mitigate, or repel invertebrate pests and/or commensal rodents using a pesticide or other means inside structures and to the exterior of buildings - Apply a label pesticide to a building perimeter generally within 10 feet of the structure (intent of treatment to control pests) *doesn't permit treatments intended for the protection of landscape plants and plantings - Apply a labeled mosquito adulticide within a building perimeter (10 ft zone adjacent to and around the structure) - Apply a pesticide as a spot treatment outside of the 10 ft perimeter when an insecticide treatment is required against wasps, carpenter ants, or other pests that may harm human health or risk damage to structure; or if the label so designates, rodenticide use against commensal rodents Structural Pests - correct answer Invertebrates and commensal rodents affecting structures and people. Structures - correct answer residential homes; commercial and industrial buildings - Vehicles: trucks rail cars, aircraft, docks - Empty grain storage facilities and agriculture structures - Utility structures STATE LEAD AGENCY (SLA) - correct answer Body empowered to enforce pesticide regulations in each state SPCA Journeyman Certification - correct answer Entry level certification SPCA Master Certification - correct answer Advanced, can be applied after 2 years with journeyman or comparable experience SPC Company License - correct answer - Must employ at least one licensed SPCA Master - Provide workers compensation insurance information for eligible workers - Meet financial responsibility requirements of the Pesticide Control Law - Paying the license application fee - Maintaining an active license (paying the renewal fee) Leave-behind notice - correct answer Must indicated the date and time that the pesticide was applied, the name of the pest control company, and any post-application precautionary instructions for the resident according to the product label. Incident response plan - correct answer Summarizes the planned actions that should take place in the event of an accident, pesticide spill, fire, and other disaster. *one plan per company is sufficient if it covers all employer locations *plans must be updated every 3 years or once the information is out of date (whichever is earliest), reviewed with employees at least once per year and include documentation of training events, and made available to local first responders and documented accordingly Fumigation Endorsement - correct answer Permits a licensed person to use gas fumigants in and around structures, vehicles, etc. Category E: Turf and Ornamental - correct answer Allows to control pests on turf, landscape plants, and ornamental trees on customer premises Category I: Anti-Microbial - correct answer Category J: Forestry, Rights-of-Way, and Natural Areas - correct answer Category L: Mosquito and Black Fly Control - correct answer Category P: Vertebrate Pest Control - correct answer Sites of application allowed with SPCA license - correct answer 4 structures that fall within SPCA category - correct answer 3 categories of SPCA license and the requirements to qualify for each - correct answer How to get and maintain a SPCA license in MN - correct answer List and describe the license and category needed to apply pesticide and control pests that falls outside the scope of the SPCA categories: i.e. fumigation; Categories E,I, J, L, and P - correct answer Content required on a pesticide application record - correct answer Describe the conditions that require a leave-behind notice - correct answer Describe the contents of a leave-behind notice - correct answer List the requirements of an Incident Response Plan - correct answer Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - correct answer all pesticide applicators must read and follow the directions on the label USEPA - correct answer United States Environmental Protection Agency Pesticides - correct answer any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or migrating any pest Repellants - correct answer work by causing change to their behavior and avoid or leave an area. Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) - correct answer Interfere with the development or reproduction of the pest without having immediate toxic effects. **These are substances that imitate the action of certain insect hormones, which govern the insects growth and development. Usually an IGR prevents the insect pupa from ever becoming an adult. Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) - correct answer may be highly toxic to people or the environment there may be special handling considerations or they may be packaged in a way that an accidental release may be posed as a severe hazard General Use Pesticide (GUP) - correct answer products with a lower risk of damage or harm if a spill or misapplication occurs Over-The-Counter Pesticide - correct answer typically found in the retail market USEPA Establishment Number (Est. No.) - correct answer number associated with the company and the location of the manufacturer (formulator) USEPA Regulation Number (Reg. No.) - correct answer A number assigned to the product indicating that the label for the product has undergone review and acceptance by the USEPA Active Ingredients (AIs) - correct answer chemicals that directly effect the pest