Category SPCA: Structural Pest control Applicator Complete Solutions
1. What is the purpose of a Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) license?
Answer: An SPCA license enables you to control, destroy, or repel invertebrate pests and/or commensal
rodents using pesticides or other methods inside and outside structures.
2. What does an SPCA license permit?
Answer: An SPCA license permits you to apply labeled pesticides to a building perimeter within 10 feet
of the structure, apply mosquito adulticides within a 10-foot zone, and perform spot treatments outside
the perimeter for specific pests.
3. What type of structures can be treated with an SPCA license?
Answer: SPCA licenses allow treatment of residential homes, commercial and industrial buildings,
vehicles, empty grain storage facilities, agriculture structures, utility structures, and more.
4. Who is responsible for enforcing pesticide regulations in each state?
Answer: The State Lead Agency (SLA) is responsible for enforcing pesticide regulations in each state.
5. What is the difference between SPCA Journeyman Certification and SPCA Master Certification?
Answer: SPCA Journeyman Certification is an entry-level certification, while SPCA Master Certification
requires 2 years of experience as a Journeyman or comparable experience.
6. What are the requirements for a company to obtain an SPC Company License?
Answer: A company must employ at least one licensed SPCA Master, provide workers' compensation
insurance information, meet financial responsibility requirements, pay the application fee, and maintain
an active license by paying the renewal fee.
,7. What information must be included in a leave-behind notice?
Answer: A leave-behind notice must include the date and time of application, the name of the pest
control company, and any post-application precautionary instructions for the resident according to the
product label.
8. What is an incident response plan?
Answer: An incident response plan summarizes planned actions in case of an accident, pesticide spill,
fire, or other disaster. It must be updated every 3 years or when information becomes outdated.
9. What is a Fumigation Endorsement?
Answer: A Fumigation Endorsement permits a licensed person to use gas fumigants in and around
structures, vehicles, and other areas.
10. What categories of pest control are allowed with an SPCA license?
Answer: Categories E (Turf and Ornamental), I (Anti-Microbial), J (Forestry, Rights-of-Way, and Natural
Areas), L (Mosquito and Black Fly Control), and P (Vertebrate Pest Control) are allowed with an SPCA
license.
11. Where can SPCA-licensed individuals apply pesticides?
Answer: Licensed individuals can apply pesticides on four specific structures that fall within their
category.
3 categories of SPCA license and the requirements to qualify for each ✔️
How to get and maintain a SPCA license in MN ✔️
, 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 ✔️
Content required on a pesticide application record ✔️
Describe the conditions that require a leave-behind notice ✔️
Describe the contents of a leave-behind notice ✔️
List the requirements of an Incident Response Plan ✔️
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) ✔️all pesticide applicators must read and
follow the directions on the label
USEPA ✔️United States Environmental Protection Agency
Pesticides ✔️any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or
migrating any pest
Repellants ✔️work by causing change to their behavior and avoid or leave an area.
Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) ✔️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.
