Pesticide Applicator License Quiz!

Biological control

Mechanical control

Chemical control

Biological

Mechanical

Physical/environmental modification

Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in biological control

Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural enemies

If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is better to apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic pesticides

Exclusion

Trapping

Cultivation

Trapping is an important cultural control practice

Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice

Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation

Pests that pose a serious health threat are rarely regulated by federal and state agencies.

Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies

Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated

The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels

Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program

Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy

Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations

Removing from an area a pest that is a public health concern

Planting weed and disease free sod

The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold level

The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population density

In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to econoimcs than aesthetics

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)

Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)

State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA

Approved pesticide labels have the force of law

The EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market

10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water

5 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water

7 or more acres of land or 2 or more acres of water

For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate exposures to pesticides but not cumulative exposures

The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with established residue tolerances on food

Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is require under the FQPA

True

False

An emergency exemption

Use a restricted use pesticide

A minimum risk pesticide classification

The brand name

The chemical name

The common name

The active ingredients and the inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name.

Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products contain the same active ingredient.

The common names are those accepted officially by the manufacturer

To give the user an indication of the relative acute toxicity of the product to humans and animals.

Informs the user of what type of PPE to wear

Informs the user of how toxic the pesticide is to wildlife and the environment

DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

A specific action statement

A statement of practical treatment

A route of entry statement

They are not associated with signal words

All DANGER labels contain a note to physicians describing appropriate medical procedures

Statements about inducing vomiting are not found on the label

A granular pesticide with 5 percent inert ingredients

A granular pesticide with 5 percent active ingredients

A gel pecticide with 5 percent inert ingredients

Suspension

Emulsion

Solution

Emulsifiable concentrate (EC)

Ready to use low concentrate solutions (RTU)

Ultra low volume (ULV)

Emulsifiable concentrate (EC)

Aerosols (A)

Ultra low volume (ULV)

Solvents may cause rubber or plastic hoses, gaskets, and pump parts and surfaces to deteriorate

Contribute to abrasive wear of nozzles and pumps

Require constant agitation to keep in suspension

Dusts

Granules

Pellets

They pose few hazards to bees

Delayed or slow release of the active ingredient prolongs its effectiveness

Their pesticidal activity is independent of weather conditions

Stickers

Thickeners

Extenders

Toxicity

Exposure

Hazard

The most common form of pesticide injury is by inhalation

Fumigants can cause severe blisters

Many herbicides and fungicides cause dermatitis

DANGER - POISON

DANGER

WARNING

To enable a physician to recognize the occurrence of excessive exposure to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides

To enable a physician to recognize the occurrence of excessive exposure to pyrethroid insecticides

To enable the pesticide handler to know when he/she has been overexposed to restricted use pesticides

Wearing lots of PPE prevents heat stress

Less than 10 percent of people affected by severe heat stroke die

Lack of sweat is a symptom of heat stroke

Hold the eye open and immediately begin gently washing the eye with drips of clean water

The water should be dripped directly into the eye, don't use an eyewash dispenser

Continuously rinse the eye for 15 minutes

You should not wear more PPE than the label requires

Sometimes a label has different PPE requirements for pesticide handlers and early entry workers

You are not required to wear all the PPE listed on the label

The ability of a given material to protect an individual from a pesticide product is largely a function of the type of solvent used to formulate the pesticide product

Cloth is easy ot clean after it becomes contaminated with a pesticide, or it can be inexpensively disposed of after each use

Cotton, leather, and cavas are chemically resistant to dry formulations

The hands and forearms

The chest and forearms

The eyes and lungs

A full faceshield to cover the goggles

An eyewash dispenser

A full face respirator

Use and air supplying respirator

Use a self contained breathing apparatus

Use a NIOSH approved respirator with an organic vapor cartridge or canister with any N, R, P, or 100 series prefilter

Wash a full load of PPE items at a time

Use cold water and one wash cycle

After washing the items, run the washer through at least one additional entire cycle without clothing

High solubility

High adsorption

High volatility

Pesticides cannot reach groundwater by runoff

Runoff and erosion are sources of surface water contamination by pesticides

Pesticide contaminated surface water will not reach groundwater

Leaching from a pesticide mixing area

Pesticides that dissolve and leach through soil after it rains

Dumping leftover pesticide products down a well

A heavy clay soil, low in organic matter, where groundwater is shallow

A sandy soil, high in organic matter, where groundwater is deep

A sandy soil, low in organic matter, where groundwater is shallow

Use pesticides that are highly water soluble

Use terrace and conservation tillage practices

Clean sprayers near sinkholes

Droplet size and wind directions and speed

Air stability and temperature

Temperature and pesticide volatility

Carry hazardous pesticides in the passenger compartment of a vehicle to prevent unauthorized access

Enclosed cargo boxes offer the greatest protection but are not always practical

Operators of vehicles that transport hazardous materials are not required to have any special traning, only a commercial driver's license

Carefully consider soil and land surface characterisitics when selecting a storage site to prevent potential contamination of water sources

If pesticides are stored in a small, locked cabinet or closet, it is not necessary to post warning signs

Store pesticides in a warm, airtight environment

Buy large quantities of pesticides to reduce costs and ensure that the chemicals you use are available when you need them.

Keep records of previous usage to make good estimates of future needs

Mark each pesticide container with the purchase date, and keep an inventory of all pesticides in storage

True

False

Your emergency response plan should reflect only the off season inventory of pesticides stored at your facility

In the event of an emergency, the first person you should contact is your attorney

It is important to keep with your emergency list an outline of the information that should be passed along during an emergency notification call

Construct dikes to contain contaminated runoff water

Notify the fire department and inform the firefighters of the nature of the pesticides involved

Use water jets to put out the pesticide fire

Outlining the sequence of actions to take in a crisis

Having a pesticide inventory readily available

Knowing where copies of labels and material safety data sheets are kept

The life cycle of the pest and weather conditions

The percent active ingredient

The need for additives or adjuvants

The various crops or areas on which the pesticide may be legally used

The disposal of pesticide waste

The environmental, physical, and chemical hazards

Chemical incompatibility

Placement incompatibility

Physical incompatibility

Fill tank one fifth to one half full with carrier, add suspension products, add emulsion products, add solution products, add surfactants if needed, and add compatibility agent if needed

Fill tank one fifth to one half full with carrier, add compatibility agent if needed, add suspension products, add solution products, add surfactants if needed, and add emulsion products

Fill the thank one fifth to one half full with carrier, add suspension products, add emulsion products, add solution products, add compatibility agent if needed, and add surfactants if needed

You should tear open paper or cardboard container carefully

Leave the container open until you are done mixing pesticides for the day

Use a sharp knife or scissors to open paper or cardboard containers

Leave pesticide residues in the spray tank when changing products

When getting ready to store your sprayer, add some lightweight oil to the tank before the final flushing

Sprayers should be thoroughly rinsed with a water detergent solution for several minutes

Rinsates may be applied to labeled target sites at or below labeled rates

Dispose of rinsates by pouring them down a sink or drain

Rinsates continaing strong cleaning agents may be reused in pesticide mixtures

Broadcast application

Band application

Basal application

Pads make spill cleanup more difficult

Pads should be made of permeable materials

Pads should be used where large quantities of pesticides are handled or mixed

Coarse sized droplets supply maximum coverage of the target

Brass tips should be used when applying abrasive materials

Nozzle material should be selected base on the pesticide formulation

1.5 pounds

3 pounds

2 pounds

The application is done by a competent person with the certified applicator present at the time and place the pesticide is applied

The application is done by a competent person acting under the instruction and control of a certified aplicator who is available if and when needed

The application is done by a person who has passed a competency exam

Environmentally friendly

Non toxic

Use with caution

Put on appropriate personal protective equipment

Transfer the contents into another sturdy container that can be tightly closed

Use the pesticide immediately at a site and at a rate allowed by the label