MN Pesticide Test Practice Category A and E with Correct Answers 2024
Selective herbicide - Answer -Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant Pesticide Misuse - Answer --Not using a pesticide according to label directions -using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN -applying without a license -applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment MDA - Answer -MN Department of Agriculture FIFRA - Answer -Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - Answer -Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - Answer -All pesticides other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - Answer -These applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.Re-certification - Answer -There are two ways to recertify .
- - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
- - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
Reciprocity - Answer -Allow someone residing in licensed in another state to obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN recertification requirements .Endangered Species - Answer -A plant or animal in danger of extinction.Examples- MN Dwarf Trout Lily Piping Plover Topeka Shiner 1 / 2
Karner Blue Butterfly Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel Winged Mapleleaf Mussel Threatened Species - Answer -A plant or animal likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.Examples- Leedy's Roseroot Prairie bush clover Western prairie fringed orchid Canada Lynx Candidate Species - Answer -Plants or animals that are being considered for designation as threatened or endangered .Examples- Spragues Pipit Eastern Massasauga Dakota Skipper Snuffbox Sheepnose Spectaclecasew Pesticide Management Plan - Answer -A plan of protection for groundwater and surface water.Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Answer -These are practical, research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.Application Setbacks - Answer -The distance of untreated land between a pesticide treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers - Answer -Untreated grass strips next to streams, ponds, and other sensitive areas that can trap much of the pesticide running off treated sites.Depth to Groundwater - Answer -The distance from the soil surface down to the water table.
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