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Under NY Part 325, how does a certified commercial pesticide technician recertify?
- By accumulating category-specific continuing-education credits every three years
- By retaking the core examination each year
- By paying the fee specified by Article 33 of the Environmental Conservation Law every six years
- By completing a new 30-hour training course every six years
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Section 325.21(d) provides that certified technicians recertify every six years simply by paying the Article 33 fee, without the continuing-education credits applicators must earn.🔗 Source
Under NY Part 325, one path to commercial pesticide technician certification is finishing an approved comprehensive training course and passing the core and category examinations. How long must that course be?
- 8 hours
- 16 hours
- 30 hours
- 40 hours
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Section 325.9(a)(2) requires a department-approved comprehensive 30-hour training course (or an equivalent degree) plus passing the core and category exams.🔗 Source
Under NY Part 325, when off-site direct supervision is allowed, the certified commercial applicator must ensure a technician or apprentice can contact the supervising applicator within a reasonable time not exceeding what limit?
- 10 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 60 minutes
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For off-site supervision, New York requires the supervised technician or apprentice to be able to reach the certified applicator within a reasonable time not exceeding 30 minutes.🔗 Source
Under NY 6 NYCRR Part 325, what is the minimum age requirement for an individual to serve as a commercial pesticide apprentice?
- 14 years of age
- 16 years of age
- 17 years of age
- 18 years of age
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New York sets the floor age for a commercial pesticide apprentice at 16, lower than the threshold required for full certification, reflecting the apprentice's supervised entry-level role.🔗 Source
Before a NY commercial pesticide apprentice may apply general use pesticides under off-site direct supervision, how many hours of supervised pesticide-use experience and how many hours of instruction must the apprentice complete?
- 20 hours of experience and 4 hours of instruction
- 40 hours of experience and 8 hours of instruction
- 30 hours of experience and 8 hours of instruction
- 40 hours of experience and 16 hours of instruction
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Part 325 requires an apprentice to log 40 hours of supervised pesticide-use experience plus at least 8 hours of instruction on the required topics before applying general use pesticides under off-site supervision.🔗 Source
Under NY Part 325, which examinations must an applicant pass to become a certified commercial pesticide technician, absent reciprocity?
- Only a single comprehensive competency examination
- The core examination only
- The core examination and the appropriate category examination(s)
- A category examination only, with no core requirement
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New York requires two separate written exams for certification: a core exam plus a category or subcategory exam matched to the applicator's intended work.🔗 Source
A homeowner reports large numbers of winged termites (swarmers) emerging inside the living space of the structure. What does this most reliably indicate?
- The swarmers blew in from a neighbor's yard and pose no concern
- An established termite colony is infesting the structure
- A new colony is just beginning and no wood has been eaten yet
- The wings prove the insects are flying ants, not termites
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In a subterranean termite colony, which caste actually consumes wood and is therefore responsible for the structural damage found in a home?
- Soldiers
- Workers
- Winged reproductives (alates)
- The queen
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