Pesticide Applicator Core 200 Questions And Answers
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certified applicator
Any Commercial applicator, registered technician, and/or private applicator who has met the certification requirements in Virginia.
commercial applicator
A certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of pesticides for purposes other than those covered under a private applicator certification.
commercial applicator for hire
any commercial applicator who, in exchange for compensation, uses or supervises the use of any pesticides for any purpose or on any property than as provided in the definition of private applicator:
Commercial applicators for hire in VA MUST have a Pesticide Business License or work for such a business.
Commercial applicators for hire in VA MUST have a Pesticide Business License or work for such a business.
commercial applicator government employee
any local, state, or federal govt employee who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide for any purpose, regardless of the site, in the performance of their official duties
commercial applicator inactive
any commercial applicator who is not currently employed in a pesticide-related job and is thus not covered by the required insurance. Holders of this type of certificate must adhere to renewal and re-certification requirements
commercial applicator not for hire
Any commercial applicator who uses or supervises the use for any pesticide as part of his/her job duties only on property owned or leased by the applicator or his/her employer.
Direct Onsite Supervision
The act or process by which a competent person, acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is responsible for the actions of that person, applies a pesticide. The certified applicator must be present at the application site and be able to see the person applying the pesticide at all times.
Direct supervision
the act or process by which a competent person, acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is responsible for the actions of that person, applies a pesticide. the certified applicator must be either near or in close telephone or radio contact with the person applying the pesticide
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
a law that established the basis of U.S. pesticide regulation to protect the applicators, consumers, and the environment.
pesticide
any substance used to control a pest, or to reduce the unwanted or harmful effects of a pest.