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Using !| barriers !| to !| prevent !| pests !| from !| getting !| into !| an !| area !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| pesticide !| management !| method? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Mechanical Lowering !| the !| humidity !| of !| stored !| grains !| and !| other !| food !| products !| to !| reduce !| damage !| from !| mold !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| pest !| management !| method? a) !| biological b) !| mechanical c) !| physical/environmental !| modification d) !| regulatory !| pest !| control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔c) !| physical/environmental !| modification Making !| use !| of !| plant !| varieties !| that !| are !| naturally !| resistant !| to !| insect !| feeding !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| pest !| management !| method? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Genetic Which !| of !| the !| statements !| about !| biological !| control !| is !| true?
a) !| Modifying !| the !| environment !| to !| enhance !| natural !| enemies !| is !| recommended !| in !| bio !| control b) !| Biological !| control !| involves !| importing !| exotic !| pests !| to !| control !| natural !| enemies !| c) !| Using !| several !| cultural !| practices !| and !| a !| wide !| variety !| of !| pesticides !| works !| best !| in !| biological !| control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a) !| Modifying !| the !| environment !| to !| enhance !| natural !| enemies !| is !| recommended !| in !| bio !| control Sealing !| building !| cracks !| and !| small !| openings !| is !| an !| example !| of !| what !| kind !| of !| pest !| management !| method? a) !| exclusion b) !| trapping c) !| cultivation d) !| mulching !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a) !| exclusion Which !| statement !| about !| cultural !| control !| practices !| is !| true? a) !| They !| reduce !| pest !| establishment, !| reproduction, !| and !| survival b) !| They !| use !| naturally !| derived !| or !| synthesized !| chemicals !| to !| control !| pests c) !| they !| involve !| the !| release !| of !| parasites !| and !| predators !| found !| in !| foreign !| countries !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a) !| They !| reduce !| pest !| establishment, !| reproduction, !| and !| survival Which !| statement !| is !| true !| about !| cultural !| control !| practices?
b) !| Releasing !| natural !| enemies !| to !| help !| reduce !| pest !| populations c) !| Removing !| a !| pest !| that !| is !| a !| public !| health !| concern !| from !| an !| area d) !| Eliminating !| rodents !| from !| a !| commercial !| food !| establishment !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a) !| Planting !| weed- !| and !| disease-free !| seed !| on !| an !| athletic !| field Which !| statement !| about !| action !| thresholds !| is !| true? !| a) !| The !| IPM !| technician !| needs !| to !| implement !| control !| measures !| below !| the !| action !| threshold !| level b) !| The !| action !| threshold !| for !| a !| pest !| may !| be !| set !| at !| a !| 0 !| pest !| population !| density c) !| In !| an !| urban !| landscape, !| action !| thresholds !| are !| usually !| more !| related !| to !| economics !| than !| aesthetics d) !| Action !| thresholds !| are !| usually !| easy !| to !| establish !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔b) !| The !| action !| threshold !| for !| a !| pest !| may !| be !| set !| at !| a !| 0 !| pest !| population !| density Which !| would !| increase !| the !| likelihood !| of !| pesticide !| resistance? a) !| An !| insect !| that !| has !| 1 !| generation !| per !| year b) !| Continual !| use !| of !| pesticides !| from !| the !| same !| chemical !| class c) !| Applying !| a !| pesticide !| that !| has !| little !| or !| no !| residual !| effect d) !| Limiting !| the !| number !| of !| pesticide !| applications !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔b) !| Continual !| use !| of !| pesticides !| from !| the !| same !| chemical !| class
Which !| federal !| agency !| is !| responsible !| for !| registering !| or !| licensing !| pesticide !| products !| for !| use !| in !| the !| U.S.? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA Which !| federal !| law !| requires !| that !| all !| pesticides !| meet !| new !| safety !| standards? a) !| FIFRA b) !| FFDCA c) !| FQPA d) !| WPS !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔b) !| FFDCA Which !| statement !| about !| FIFRA !| is !| false? a) !| it !| provides !| the !| overall !| framework !| for !| the !| federal !| pesticide !| regulatory !| program b) !| it !| prevents !| states, !| tribes, !| and !| territories !| from !| creating !| laws !| that !| are !| stricter !| than !| federal !| regulations c) !| it !| allows !| applicators !| to !| deviate !| from !| the !| pesticide !| label !| under !| specific !| use !| situations !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔b) !| it !| prevents !| states, !| tribes, !| and !| territories !| from !| creating !| laws !| that !| are !| stricter !| than !| federal !| regulations Which !| statement !| about !| FIFRA !| is !| false? a) !| state !| restrictions !| on !| pesticides !| can !| be !| more !| liberal !| than !| those !| of !| FIFRA b) !| approved !| pesticide !| labels !| have !| the !| force !| of !| law
c) !| The !| FQPA !| does !| not !| consider !| additional !| safety !| standards !| to !| account !| for !| exposure !| risks !| to !| infants !| and !| children. d) !| Testing !| of !| pesticides !| for !| endocrine-disruption !| potential !| is !| required !| under !| the !| FQPA. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔d) !| Testing !| of !| pesticides !| for !| endocrine- disruption !| potential !| is !| required !| under !| the !| FQPA. Under !| federal !| law, !| which !| statement !| about !| trained !| and !| certified !| applicators !| is !| true? a) !| They !| may !| apply !| and/or !| supervise !| the !| application !| of !| RUPs b) !| They !| must !| receive !| supplemental !| training !| before !| mixing !| RUPs c) !| they !| are !| exempt !| from !| obtaining !| county !| bulletins !| for !| the !| protection !| of !| endangered !| species !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a) !| They !| may !| apply !| and/or !| supervise !| the !| application !| of !| RUPs What !| is !| the !| purpose !| of !| the !| registration !| and !| reregistration !| process? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔To !| provide !| evidence !| that !| the !| pesticide !| will !| not !| cause !| unreasonable !| risks !| to !| human !| health !| or !| the !| environment T/F- !| Approved !| pesticide !| labels !| have !| the !| force !| of !| law !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True Which !| of !| the !| following !| criteria !| is !| used !| by !| EPA !| in !| establishing !| pesticide !| tolerances? a) !| Research !| data !| completely !| independent !| of !| the !| pesticide !| manufacturer
b) !| The !| anticipated !| volume !| of !| product !| to !| be !| sold !| in !| any !| given !| year c) !| The !| toxicity !| of !| the !| pesticide !| and !| its !| breakdown !| products !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔c) !| The !| toxicity !| of !| the !| pesticide !| and !| its !| breakdown !| products Under !| federal !| law, !| which !| is !| unlawful !| and !| subject !| to !| civil !| or !| criminal !| penalties? a) !| Allowing !| a !| person !| under !| the !| direct !| supervision !| of !| a !| certified !| applicator !| to !| apply !| RUPs b) !| detaching, !| altering, !| defacing, !| or !| destroying !| any !| part !| of !| a !| container !| or !| labeling c) !| Keeping !| inadequate !| records !| of !| employees !| who !| received !| training !| on !| the !| proper !| use !| of !| pesticides !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔b) !| detaching, !| altering, !| defacing, !| or !| destroying !| any !| part !| of !| a !| container !| or !| labeling Under !| the !| federal !| Endangered !| Species !| Protection !| Program, !| what !| must !| be !| on !| pesticide !| products !| that !| might !| adversely !| affect !| an !| endangered !| species? a) !| a !| label !| statement !| advising !| applicators !| to !| consult !| a !| county !| bulletin !| to !| determine !| if !| they !| must !| take !| any !| special !| precautionary !| measures !| when !| using !| the !| product b) !| a !| label !| statement !| advising !| them !| to !| consult !| a !| local !| conservation !| officer !| for !| a !| permit !| to !| apply !| the !| pesticide c) !| a !| label !| statement !| prohibiting !| them !| from !| applying !| pesticides !| in !| all !| areas !| where !| endangered !| species !| might !| be !| harmed d) !| a !| label !| statement !| that !| lists !| the !| endangered !| species !| that !| might !| be !| harmed !| by !| the !| pesticide !| and !| how !| to !| prevent !| it !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a) !| a !|
Which !| group !| of !| pesticides !| is !| exempt !| from !| registration !| because !| it !| poses !| little !| or !| no !| risk !| to !| humans !| and !| the !| environment? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Minimum !| risk !| pesticides Which !| of !| the !| following !| sections !| under !| FIFRA !| exempts !| from !| registration !| pesticides !| considered !| to !| pose !| minimum !| risk? a) !| Section !| 3. b) !| Section !| 18. c) !| Section !| 24(c). d) !| Section !| 25(b). !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔d) !| Section !| 25(b) The !| active !| ingredient !| in !| Tempo20WP !| is !| listed !| as !| β-Cyfluthrin, !| cyano(4- fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl !| 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)- 2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. !| What !| does !| the !| term !| "Cylfuthrin" !| represent? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| common !| name Which !| statements !| about !| pesticide !| label !| names !| and !| ingredients !| is !| true? !| a) !| Both !| the !| active !| ingredients !| and !| inert !| ingredients !| must !| be !| listed !| by !| chemical !| name b) !| various !| manufacturers !| use !| different !| trade !| names, !| even !| though !| the !| products !| may !| contain !| the !| same !| active !| ingredient c) !| Common !| names !| are !| those !| officially !| accepted !| by !| the !| manufacturer !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔b) !| various !| manufacturers !| use !| different !| trade !| names, !| even !| though !| the !| products !| may !| contain !| the !| same !| active !| ingredient
What !| is !| the !| purpose !| of !| the !| signal !| word? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Indicates !| the !| product's !| relative !| acute !| toxicity !| to !| humans !| and !| animals The !| routes !| of !| entry !| statement, !| "Extremely !| hazardous !| by !| skin !| contact- !| rapidly !| absorbed !| through !| the !| skin," !| on !| a !| label !| would !| most !| likely !| carry !| which !| signal !| word? a) !| DANGER b) !| WARNING c) !| CAUTION d) !| No !| signal !| word !| required. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a) !| DANGER "Do !| not !| breathe !| vapors !| or !| spray !| mist" !| is !| an !| example !| of !| a !| ____________ !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Specific !| action !| statement What !| is !| true !| about !| statements !| of !| practical !| treatment? a. !| They !| are !| not !| associated !| with !| signal !| words. !| b. !| It !| is !| not !| important !| to !| have !| the !| pesticide !| label !| in !| case !| of !| a !| poisoning !| emergency. c. !| Statements !| about !| inducing !| vomiting !| are !| found !| on !| the !| label. !| d. !| All !| DANGER !| labels !| contain !| a !| note !| to !| physicians !| describing !| appropriate !| medical !| procedures. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔d. !| All !| DANGER !| labels !| contain !| a !| note !| to !| physicians !| describing !| appropriate !| medical !| procedures.
Which !| is !| a !| disadvantage !| of !| both !| EC !| and !| ULV !| formulations? a) !| difficult !| to !| handle, !| transport, !| and !| store b) !| require !| constant !| agitation !| to !| keep !| in !| suspension c) !| solvents !| may !| cause !| rubber !| or !| plastic !| hoses, !| gaskets, !| pump !| parts, !| and !| other !| surfaces !| to !| deteriorate !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔c) !| solvents !| may !| cause !| rubber !| or !| plastic !| hoses, !| gaskets, !| pump !| parts, !| and !| other !| surfaces !| to !| deteriorate Which !| dry/solid !| formulation !| is !| mixed !| in !| water !| and !| reduces !| the !| risk !| of !| inhalation !| exposure !| during !| mixing !| and !| loading? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Water- dispersible !| granule !| (WDG) !| or !| dry !| flowable !| (DF) Which !| type !| of !| dry/solid !| pesticide !| formulation !| consists !| of !| particles !| that !| are !| the !| same !| weight !| and !| shape? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔pellet Which !| is !| an !| advantage !| of !| microencapsulated !| materials? a) !| delayed !| or !| slow !| release !| of !| active !| ingredient !| prolongs !| their !| effectiveness b) !| their !| pesticidal !| activity !| is !| independent !| of !| weather !| conditions c) !| they !| usually !| require !| only !| short !| restricted !| entry !| intervals !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a) !| delayed !| or !| slow !| release !| of !| active !| ingredient !| prolongs !| their !| effectiveness
Which !| type !| of !| adjuvant !| functions !| as !| a !| wetting !| agent !| and !| spreader !| (ie !| physically !| altering !| the !| surface !| tension !| of !| spray !| droplets) !|? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔surfactant Which !| type !| of !| adjuvant !| increases !| the !| viscosity !| of !| spray !| mixtures? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔thickener What !| is !| A !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Aerosol What !| is !| AF !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Aqueous !| Flowable What !| is !| B !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔bait What !| is !| C !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔concentrate What !| is !| D !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Dust What !| is !| DF !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Dry !| flowable What !| is !| E !| or !| EC !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔emulsifiable !| concentrate What !| is !| F !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔flowable !| (liquid)
What !| is !| W !| or !| WP !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔wettable !| powder What !| is !| WDG !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔water-dispersible !| granules What !| is !| WSG !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔water-soluble !| granules What !| is !| WSL !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔water-soluble !| liquid What !| is !| WSP !| an !| abbreviation !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔water-soluble !| powder !| or !| water-soluble !| packet Advantages !| and !| disadvantages !| of !| EC? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ADV -easy !| to !| transport, !| handle, !| store -little !| agitation !| required -Not !| abrasive -will !| not !| plug !| nozzles -leave !| little !| visible !| residue DISADV -high !| concentration !| of !| AI !| --> !| easy !| overdose/underdose -may !| damage !| treated !| plants !| or !| surfaces
-easily !| absorbed !| through !| skin -spills !| difficult !| to !| decontaminate -strong !| odor -solvents !| may !| wear !| equipment -flammable/corrosive Emulsifiable !| concentrate !| (EC !| or !| E) !| formulation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔contains !| a !| liquid !| active !| ingredient, !| one !| or !| more !| petroleum-based !| solvent, !| an !| agent !| that !| allows !| formulation !| to !| be !| mixed !| with !| water !| to !| form !| emulsion Solution !| (S) !| formulation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Formulation !| usually !| contains !| active !| ingredient, !| the !| carrier, !| and !| one !| or !| more !| other !| ingredients Ready !| to !| use !| Solution !| (RTU !| S) !| formulation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ready !| to !| use, !| no !| further !| dilution !| before !| application; !| small !| amount !| of !| a.i. !| dissolved !| in !| an !| organic !| solvent Advantages !| and !| disadvantages !| of !| RTU !| S? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔adv -convenient -often !| sold !| with !| application !| equipment -less !| exposure !| risk -do !| not !| stain !| or !| have !| odor disadv -limited !| availability
-low !| drift -increased !| rate !| penetration/absorption -decreased !| runoff disadv -difficult !| to !| treat !| under !| surfaces !| because !| droplets !| large/heavy -limited !| availability Flowable !| and !| liquid !| formulation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a.i. !| impregnated !| on !| substance, !| which !| is !| ground !| to !| a !| powder, !| then !| powder !| is !| suspended !| in !| small !| amount !| of !| liquid; !| creates !| thick !| liquid Advantages !| and !| Disadvantages !| of !| F !| or !| AF !| or !| L !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔adv -easy !| to !| handle -low !| exposure !| risk -not !| phytotoxic -low !| clogging !| risk -splashes !| less !| likely disadv -may !| settle, !| agitation !| required -difficult !| to !| rinse -may !| be !| abrasive -hard !| to !| clean !| spills !| (not !| soluble !| water !| or !| oil)
-may !| leave !| residue Advantages !| and !| Disadvantages !| of !| RTU !| A !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔adv -easy !| to !| use, !| transport, !| store -easy !| to !| buy !| small !| amount -retain !| potency disadv -practical !| for !| only !| limited !| uses -risk !| inhalation -hazardous !| if !| punctured -difficult !| to !| release !| only !| direct/small !| target Advantages !| and !| Disadvantages !| of !| Smoke !| or !| Fog !| generators !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Adv -easy !| way !| to !| fill !| entire !| enclosed !| space Disadv -highly !| specialized !| use !| and !| equipment -difficult !| to !| confine !| to !| target !| site !| or !| pest -requires !| respiratory !| protection Dust !| (D) !| formulation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔most !| are !| ready !| to !| use; !| low !| percentage !| of !| a.i., !| plus !| fine, !| dry !| inert !| carrier
