Final exam 2025 - but not to work with state-limited pesticides. ...

Texas Pesticide Applicator General Final exam 2025

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If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides.T/F - ANSWER False To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. T/F - ANSWER True Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing?

• Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
• Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research - ANSWER c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital?

• A business license from SPCS
• A noncommercial license from SPCS
• A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
• none of the above - ANSWER b. A noncommercial license from SPCS

To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's

land, you must have:

• A business license from the TDA
• A commercial license from the TDA
• A private license from the TDA
• All of the above - ANSWER b. A commercial license from the TDA 2 / 4

All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application category in which they practice. T/F - ANSWER True

Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?

• Right of way
• Predatory animal
• Wood preservation
• Fumigation - ANSWER c. wood preservation

Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?

• Termite
• Seed treatment
• Wood preservation
• Commodity fumigation - ANSWER b. Seed Treatment

Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticides regulations?

• Texas department of agriculture
• Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
• Texas commission of Environmental quality - ANSWER b. Texas A&M agrilife

extension service Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. T/F - ANSWER True is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. - ANSWER Prior notification In addition of the state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides. T/F - ANSWER True 3 / 4

Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F - ANSWER True Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.T/F - ANSWER True The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - ANSWER 48 hours

Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?

• TDA
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Texas Commission on Aging
• Texas hazardous Waste Commission - ANSWER b. Texas Commission on

Environmental Quality

What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ANSWER d. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA)

What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?

• Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
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