Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Training Manual latest complete update 2024 solution
Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing) - ans Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide a...
Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing) -
ans Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label
- ans read the label and follow the rules; if they don't they are held responsible
Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana - ans Private
applicators and Commercial applicators
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered
technicians - ans Private - apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or
otherwise control for producing an agricultural commodity
Commercial - apply pesticides to property of another for financial compensation
Registered technician - can remove pests that their supervisor is certified in
State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms - ans 5 years
Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification - ans 1. retesting
2. accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
State which agency approves and advertises pesticide application continuing credit hour
(CCH) programs - ans Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential - ans confines applicator to those
applications indicated by the certification categories; liability insurance
Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites, and certification
categories - ans Label uses tell how to apply in certain application sites and who can
apply them
, Describe the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to the wrong address - ans
Owners may not have wanted the chemicals on their property for various reasons
(preference, allergy, etc.)
State who has to maintain a for-hire business license - ans The business
State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified
employee - ans When the non-certified employee is applying pesticides
State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician - ans passing
pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applying for a registered technician
credential through the OISC
List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician
before sending them to work off-site - ans category-specific site assessment fact
sheet; labels of products being applied; personal protective equipment
List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - ans pest control
operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed
Distinguish general-use from restricted-use (RUP) products - ans RUPs cannot be
bought by the general public
Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label -
ans just look at the label lol
State the minimum RUP recordkeeping term - ans 2 years
List info that must be maintained in RUP records - ans all applications of RUPs -
applicator name/number, date, application site, pest controlled, pesticide applied, and
amount
List the four major pest groups - ans weeds, invertebrates, plant disease agents,
vertebrates
Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for effective control - ans to take
the correct/best action to get rid of it
Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive - ans food, water, proper
habitat
Define the "action" threshold - ans Point where pest problem is high enough action is
needed
Describe the relationship between pest inspection (monitoring ) and an action threshold
- ans monitoring vs. taking action
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