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Define !| integrated !| pest !| management !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔IPM !| is !| a !| planned !| pest !| control !| program !| that !| combines !| control !| program !| that !| combines !| control !| strategies !| to !| keep !| the !| pest !| population !| below !| economically !| damaging !| levels !| and !| to !| avoid !| adverse !| effects !| to !| humans, !| wildlife, !| and !| the !| environment. List !| three !| control !| strategies !| and !| give !| an !| example !| for !| each !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cultural !| Control- !| Host !| plant !| resistance, !| maintaining !| healthy !| plants, !| changing !| the !| timing !| of !| harvest !| or !| planting, !| cultivation, !| field !| management, !| water !| management Biological !| Control- !| pathogens, !| parasitoids, !| predators Chemical !| Control- !| insecticide, !| herbicide, !| fungicide Define !| economic !| threshold !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| number !| of !| pests !| that !| requires !| a !| control !| action !| to !| prevent !| the !| pest !| population !| fromm !| increasing !| and !| causing !| economic !| damage. A !| high !| value !| crop !| will !| usually !| have !| a !| high !| economic !| threshold !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False Field !| scouting !| is !| important !| because !| it !| helps !| determine !| pest: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Presence, !| Location, !| Life !| Stage
When !| scouting !| a !| field, !| you !| should !| sample !| only !| from: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Randomly !| picked !| locations !| throughout !| the !| field List !| three !| ways !| that !| cultural !| controls !| work !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Preventing !| the !| pest !| from !| colonizing !| the !| crop !| or !| commodity !| 2. !| Creating !| adverse !| conditions !| that !| reduce !| survival !| of !| the !| pest, !| and !| 3. !| reducing !| the !| impact !| of !| injury !| by !| the !| pest Which !| of !| the !| following !| is !| an !| example !| of !| a !| biological !| control? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Parasitoid Host !| plant !| resistance !| is !| a !| form !| of? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cultural !| control When !| plant !| species !| eliminate !| other !| plants !| by !| releasing !| toxic !| chemicals, !| it !| is !| called !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Allelopathy After !| the !| growing !| season, !| destroying !| or !| removing !| crop !| residue !| can !| help !| reduce !| potential !| insect !| and !| disease !| problems !| the !| following !| year !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True Pesticides !| are !| NOT !| part !| of !| an !| IPM !| program? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False Herbicides !| that !| are !| applied !| and !| mixed !| into !| the !| soil !| before !| crop !| planting !| are !| called__________ !| Herbicides !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Preplant !| incorporated
Viruses !| or !| bacteria !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pathogens Reduces !| unnecessary !| pesticide !| exposure !| to !| workers !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Reentry !| interval Damage !| to !| a !| crop !| caused !| by !| pesticide !| application !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Phytotoxicity Avoids !| harvesting !| pesticide-contaminated !| crops !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Preharvest !| interval Results !| from !| the !| continued !| use !| of !| the !| same !| pesticide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide !| Resistance Pesticide !| label !| is !| a !| legally !| binding !| document !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True What !| is !| supplemental !| labeling? !| Give !| an !| example !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Is !| any !| information !| from !| the !| manufacturer !| about !| how !| to !| use !| the !| product. !| Ex. !| Special !| local !| needs !| labels !| (24c), !| emergency !| exemption !| labels !| (sec !| 18) !| and !| use !| information !| issued !| by !| the !| manufacturer A !| certified !| pesticide !| applicator !| may !| apply !| a !| pesticide !| labeled !| for !| use !| on !| alfalfa !| to !| soybeans !| only !| if: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Use !| for !| soybeans !| is !| also !| on !| the !| pesticide !| label
Which !| of !| the !| following !| is !| NOT !| true !| about !| ground !| water? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔It !| is !| found !| at !| the !| earth's !| surface When !| applying !| a !| pesticide !| according !| to !| the !| instructions !| on !| a !| supplemental !| label, !| you !| should !| have !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| label !| with !| you THe !| part !| of !| the !| government !| that !| regulates !| pesticides !| in !| the !| United !| States !| is !| the !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Environmental !| Protection !| Agency !| (EPA) The !| least !| hazardous !| pesticide !| formulation !| for !| bees !| and !| other !| pollinating !| insects !| is: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Granular The !| water !| table !| depth !| changes: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Throughout !| the !| year Rain !| and !| melting !| snow !| do !| NOT !| affect !| the !| water !| table !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False Non-point !| source !| pollution !| is !| generally !| easier !| to !| trace !| back !| to !| the !| origin !| than !| point !| source !| pollution !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False List !| five !| ways !| you !| can !| reduce !| the !| risk !| of !| pesticides !| contaminating !| ground !| water !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔IPM, !| consider !| the !| geology !| of !| the !| area, !| carefully !| select !| pesticides !| that !| are !| not !| likely !| to !| leach, !| follow !| pesticide !| label !| directions, !| calibrate !| your !| equipment, !| measure !| accurately, !| avoid !| back-
In !| Michigan, !| a !| drift !| management !| plan !| is !| required !| if !| off-target !| pesticide !| drift !| is !| likely !| to !| occur. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True List !| four !| items !| to !| include !| in !| a !| drift !| management !| plan !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| A !| map !| of !| all !| areas !| where !| pesticide !| applications !| occur
- !| A !| list !| of !| pesticide-sensitive !| sites !| near !| an !| application !| area
- !| Pesticide !| label !| and !| mandated !| restrictions
- !| Information !| for !| persons !| in !| sensitive !| areas !| on !| the !| type !| of !| pesticide !| used, !| the !| method !| of !| application, !| and !| the !| applicator's !| plan !| to !| minimize !| pesticide !| drift. Which !| of !| the !| following !| methods !| of !| application !| mixes !| the !| pesticide !| into !| the !| soil? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Soil !| incorporation What !| are !| some !| of !| the !| factors !| that !| influence !| the !| choice !| of !| pesticide !| application !| method? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| method !| of !| a !| pesticide !| application !| is !| influenced !| by !| target !| pest, !| the !| site !| of !| application, !| the !| available !| application !| equipment, !| and !| the !| cost !| and !| efficiency !| of !| alternative !| control !| methods What !| is !| one !| reason !| to !| use !| a !| directed-spray !| pesticide !| application !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔To !| minimize !| contact !| with !| beneficial !| insects Pesticides !| can !| corrode !| certain !| materials !| from !| which !| spray !| tanks !| are !| made !| of? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True
A !| spray !| tank !| should !| have? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔An !| opening !| for !| filling, !| A !| shutoff !| before !| the !| pump, !| A !| drain !| plug !| at !| the !| lowest !| point. To !| compensate !| for !| pump !| wear, !| pump !| flow !| capacity !| should !| ____________ !| the !| largest !| flow !| required !| by !| the !| nozzles !| and !| hydraulic !| agitation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Be !| greater !| than All !| spray !| pumps !| are !| resistant !| to !| the !| corrosive !| effects !| of !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False Which !| of !| the !| following !| formulations !| requires !| the !| most !| agitation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Wettable !| powders Hydraulic !| agitation !| is !| accomplished !| by !| a !| shaft !| with !| paddles !| in !| the !| spray !| tank? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False With !| paddle !| agitation, !| foaming !| can !| result !| if !| the !| shaft !| motor !| is !| operated !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔too !| fast Which !| federal !| agency !| is !| responsible !| for !| registering !| or !| licensing !| pesticide !| products !| for !| use !| in !| the !| United !| States? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA Which !| federal !| law !| governs !| the !| establishment !| of !| pesticide !| tolerances !| for !| food !| and !| feed !| products? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Food !| Quality !| Protection !| Act
which !| of !| the !| follwoing !| sections !| under !| FIFRA !| exempts !| from !| registration !| pesticides !| considered !| to !| pose !| minimum !| risk? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Section !| 25 The !| active !| ingredient !| in !| Lorsban !| 75WG !| is !| listed !| as !| Chlorpyrifos !| 0,0- diethyl !| 0-(3,5,6 !| trichloro !| 2-pyridinyl) !| phosphorothioate. !| What !| does !| the !| term !| chlorpyrifos !| represent? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| Common !| Name Which !| statement !| about !| pesticide !| label !| names !| and !| ingredients !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Various !| manufacturers !| use !| different !| trade !| names, !| even !| though !| the !| products !| contain !| the !| same !| active !| ingredient. What !| is !| the !| purpose !| of !| the !| signal !| word? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔To !| give !| the !| user !| an !| indication !| of !| the !| relative !| acute !| toxicity !| of !| the !| product !| to !| human !| and !| animal The !| route !| of !| entry !| statement !| on !| a !| label !| "Extremely !| hazardous !| by !| skin !| contact !| -rap---idly !| absorbed !| through !| the !| skin" !| whould !| most !| likely !| appear !| with !| which !| signal !| word? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Danger The !| statement !| "Do !| not !| breathe !| vapors !| or !| spray !| mist" !| is !| an !| example !| of: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| specific !| action !| statement Which !| is !| true !| about !| statements !| of !| practical !| treatment !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔All !| danger !| labels !| contain !| a !| note !| to !| physicians !| describing !| appropriate !| medical !| procedures
Directions !| for !| mixing !| and !| loading !| a !| pesticide !| are !| usually !| found !| under !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| directions !| for !| use Who !| is !| responsible !| for !| developing !| MSD's !| on !| specific !| chemicals !| and !| providing !| them !| on !| request? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| product !| manufacturer The !| capacity !| of !| a !| pesticide !| to !| cause !| short-term !| (acute) !| or !| long-term !| (chronic) !| injury !| is !| referred !| to !| as !| its: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Toxicity Which !| statement !| is !| false !| about !| harmful !| effects !| of !| pesticides !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| most !| common !| form !| of !| pesticide !| injury !| is !| by !| inhalation Which !| signal !| word !| is !| associated !| with !| Hazard !| Class !| I !| and !| chemicals !| that !| have !| severe !| corrosive !| properties !| but !| do !| not !| necessarily !| have !| very !| low !| oral !| LD50 !| values? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Danger Which !| statement !| is !| true !| about !| pesticide !| toxicity? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cholinesterase !| inhibition !| due !| to !| exposure !| to !| organophosphate !| or !| carbamate !| insecticides !| can !| cause !| acute !| or !| delayed !| effects What !| is !| the !| purpose !| of !| routine !| or !| emergency !| cholinesterase !| monitoring? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔To !| enable !| a !| physician !| to !| recognize !| the !| occurrence !| of !| excessive !| exposure !| to !| organophosphate !| and !| carbamate !| insecticides. When !| should !| a !| blood !| test !| for !| baseline !| cholinesterase !| be !| done? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Baseline !| testing !| should !| be !| done !| during !| the !| time !| of !| year !| when !|
If !| a !| pesticide !| label !| states !| that !| you !| must !| wear !| gloves !| based !| on !| guidelines !| in !| Chemical !| Resistance !| Category !| "D", !| which !| materials !| provide !| the !| best !| protection !| from !| the !| pesticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Barrier !| laminate !| or !| butyl !| rubber Which !| parts !| of !| the !| body !| are !| the !| most !| likely !| to !| be !| exposed !| to !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| hands !| and !| forearms According !| to !| the !| Worker !| Protection !| Standard, !| what !| must !| the !| pesticide !| handler !| have !| access !| to !| if !| the !| label !| requires !| goggles !| for !| eye !| protection? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Eyewash !| dispenser According !| to !| the !| EPA !| criteria, !| what !| type !| of !| respirator !| must !| you !| wear !| when !| applying !| liquid !| pesticide !| products !| from !| Toxicity !| Class !| I? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Use !| a !| NIOSH-approved !| respirator !| with !| an !| organic !| vapor !| (OV) !| cartridge !| or !| canister !| with !| any !| N, !| R, !| P, !| or !| 100 !| series !| prefilter. What !| is !| the !| purpose !| of !| the !| fit !| check? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔To !| make !| sure !| you !| have !| a !| tight-fitting !| seal !| with !| no !| leakages !| each !| time !| you !| use !| the !| respirator. Which !| is !| true !| about !| disposable !| PPE !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Inexpensive !| disposables !| may !| be !| a !| good !| choice !| for !| brief !| pesticide-handling !| activities. Which !| statement !| is !| true !| about !| washing !| contaminated !| PPE? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔After !| washing !| the !| items, !| run !| the !| washer !| through !| at !| least !| one !| additional !| entire !| cycle !| without !| clothing.
Which !| statement !| is !| true !| about !| respiration !| maintenance? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Respirator !| cartridges !| must !| be !| stored !| in !| an !| airtight !| bag !| or !| they !| lose !| their !| effectiveness. which !| property !| of !| a !| pesticide !| would !| make !| it !| more !| likely !| to !| move !| with !| water !| in !| the !| surface !| runoff? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔High !| solubility Which !| statement !| is !| true !| about !| groundwater !| or !| surface !| water !| contamination !| by !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Runoff !| and !| erosion !| are !| sources !| of !| surface !| water !| contamination !| by !| pesticides. Which !| is !| an !| example !| of !| non-point-source !| contamination !| of !| groundwater? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticides !| that !| dissolve !| and !| leach !| through !| soil !| after !| it !| rains Under !| what !| soil !| conditions !| are !| pesticides !| more !| likely !| to !| leach !| through !| soil? !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| sandy !| soil, !| low !| in !| organic !| matter, !| where !| ground !| is !| shallow Which !| is !| recommend !| best !| management !| practice !| for !| preventing !| contamination !| of !| surface !| and !| groundwater !| by !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Use !| terrace !| and !| conservation !| tillage !| practices What !| are !| two !| things !| should !| pesticide !| applicators !| be !| most !| aware !| of !| to !| avoid !| spray !| drift? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Droplet !| size !| and !| wind !| direction !| and !| speed
