TDA Pesticide Applicator General CH.1 Exam Questions and Answers
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Texas pesticide applicator
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Texas Pesticide Applicator
Texas Department of Agriculture(TDA) - Answer-Primary agency for the regulation of pesticides in Texas. They test and license people who want to use restricted-use and state-limited use pesticides and regulated herbicides to produce a food or feed commodity. Also certifies applicators for Vector co...
TDA Pesticide Applicator General CH.1
Exam Questions and Answers
Texas Department of Agriculture(TDA) - Answer-Primary agency for the regulation of
pesticides in Texas. They test and license people who want to use restricted-use and
state-limited use pesticides and regulated herbicides to produce a food or feed
commodity. Also certifies applicators for Vector control
Texas Structural Pest Control Services (SPCS) - Answer-TDA's pesticide program that
tests and licenses people who want to perform structural pest control as contractors or
employees. Structural refers to space in or next to a residence, business, industrial
plant, institution, park or street.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Answer-This entity develops applicator training and
study materials based on federal and state regs.
Commercial License - Answer-License for persons who provide structural pest control
services for hire.
Business License - Answer-Licenses required of commercial pest control businesses for
each of their locations, including branch offices. These licensees also must have their
own licensed commercial applicator who does not work for any other pest control
business.
Apprentice License - Answer-Licenses for commercial and non-commercial temporary
workers and technicians in training who assist certified applicators. These persons must
work under the direct supervision of certified applicator. It is valid for 12 months.
Technician License - Answer-Licenses for individuals who complete their apprenticeship
and want to continue working in pest control. They still must be supervised directly by a
commercial or noncommercial applicator. They also must be licensed for every pest
control business they work at.
Non-commercial License - Answer-Licenses for persons who as an employee are
responsible for providing pest control services to a governmental entity, apt bldgs,
daycare centers, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, motels, lodges, warehouses, food
processing businesses, schools or education institutions, as well as other
noncommercial entities.
Agricultural Licenses - Answer-Applicators employed in the production of agricultural
commodities receive one of 3 types of license- commercial, noncommercial, private.
, Agricultural Commercial License - Answer-A license required to use or supervise the
use of restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides and regulated herbicides on the
land of another person for hire or compensation.
Agricultural Noncommercial License - Answer-A license for applicators employed by
government agencies who use or supervise the use of restricted-use or state-limited-
use pesticides and regulated herbicides. This also applies to someone who uses
pesticides on his or her employer's property but does not qualify as a private applicator.
Agricultural Private License - Answer-This license is required for a person who uses or
supervises the use of restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides and regulated
herbicides to produce ag commodities. E.g. farmers, ranchers, viticulturalists, plant
propagators, Christmas tree growers, aquaculturists, floriculturists, orchardists,
nurserymen, sod growers, similar occupations
Agricultural commodity - Answer-Any plant or plant part and any animal or animal
product produced for sale, feed, food, or other use by humans or animals.
Health related licenses - Answer-Noncommercial vector and rodent, and supervised
employee
Federal Commercial and Private Certification Categories - Answer-1)Agricultural Pest
control 2)Forest Pest Control 3)Ornamental and Turf Pest Control 4)Seed Treatment
5)Aquatic Pest Control 6)Right of Way Pest Control 7) Industrial, Institutional, Structural
and Health-related Pest Control 8)Public Health Pest Control 9)Regulatory Pest Control
10)Demonstration Research Pest Control 11)Soil Fumigation
Federal Certification Category 1 - Answer-Agricultural Pest Control: Plants-on ag crops,
grasslands, and noncrop ag lands.; Animals-on animals & their pens, corrals,
barnyards, other confining areas.
Federal Certification Category 2 - Answer-Forest Pest Control: on forests, forest
nurseries, forest seed producing areas.
Federal Certification Category 3 - Answer-Ornamental & Turf Pest Control: Ornamentals
and shade trees; Turf only
Federal Certification Category 4 - Answer-Seed Treatment: Commercial seed
treatments
Federal Certification Category 5 - Answer-Aquatic Pest Control: on standing or running
water. Aquatic vegetation control; Aquatic insect control; Undesirable fish control
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