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Using !| barriers !| to !| prevent !| pests !| from !| getting !| into !| an !| area !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| pest !| management !| method? A. !| Biological !| control B. !| Mechanical !| control C. !| Genetic !| control D. !| Chemical !| control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B. !| Mechanical !| control 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 Which !| statement !| is !| "true" !| about !| biological !| control !| methods? A. !| 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 B. !| Modifying !| the !| environment !| to !| enhance !| natural !| enemies !| is !| a !| recommended !| practice !| in !| biological !| control C. !| Biological !| control !| involves !| the !| importation !| of !| exotic !| pests !| to !| control !| natural !| enemies D. !| Using !| several !| cultural !| practices !| and !| a !| wide !| variety !| of !| pesticides !| works !| best !| in !| biological !| control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B. !| Modifying !| the !| environment !| to !| enhance !| natural !| enemies !| is !| a !| recommended !| practice !| in !| biological !| control Sealing !| cracks !| and !| crevices !| and !| small !| openings !| in !| buildings !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| mechanical !| control !| method? A. !| Exclusion
B. !| Pests !| that !| are !| to !| be !| eradicated !| are !| rarely !| under !| quarantine !| restrictions C. !| Airports !| and !| ocean !| ports !| are !| monitored !| by !| pest !| quarantine !| regulatory !| agencies D. !| Entry !| of !| pests !| across !| state !| lines !| is !| not !| regulated !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C. !| Airports !| and !| ocean !| ports !| are !| monitored !| by !| pest !| quarantine !| regulatory !| agencies Which !| statement !| is !| "true" !| about !| pest !| management !| strategies !| in !| IPM? A. !| The !| goal !| is !| often !| to !| maintain !| pest !| damage !| at !| economically !| acceptable !| levels B. !| Eradication !| is !| never !| the !| goal !| of !| an !| IPM !| program C. !| Pesticides !| are !| not !| included !| in !| an !| IPM !| strategy D. !| Non-chemical !| methods !| usually !| provide !| only !| short-term !| control !| of !| a !| pest !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| The !| goal !| is !| often !| to !| maintain !| pest !| damage !| at !| economically !| acceptable !| levels Which !| would !| be !| considered !| a !| preventive !| pest !| management !| strategy? A. !| Planting !| weed- !| and !| disease-free !| seed
B. !| Releasing !| natural !| enemies !| to !| help !| reduce !| pest !| populations C. !| Eliminating !| rodents !| from !| a !| commercial !| food !| establishment D. !| Removing !| from !| an !| area !| a !| pest !| that !| is !| a !| public !| health !| concern !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| Planting !| weed- !| and !| disease-free !| seed Which !| statement !| is !| "true" !| about !| action !| thresholds? A. !| The !| IPM !| technician !| needs !| to !| implement !| control !| measures !| below !| the !| action !| threshold !| level B. !| The !| action !| threshold !| for !| a !| pest !| may !| be !| set !| a !| a !| zero !| pest !| population !| density C. !| Action !| thresholds !| are !| usually !| easy !| to !| establish D. !| In !| an !| urban !| landscape, !| action !| thresholds !| are !| usually !| more !| related !| to !| economics !| than !| aesthetics !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B. !| The !| action !| threshold !| for !| a !| pest !| may !| be !| set !| a !| a !| zero !| pest !| population !| density Which !| would !| increase !| the !| likelihood !| pesticide !| resistance? A. !| An !| insect !| has !| only !| one !| generation !| per !| year
A. !| Federal !| Insecticide, !| Fungicide, !| and !| Rodenticide !| Act !| (FIFRA) B. !| Federal !| Food, !| Drug, !| and !| Cosmetic !| Act !| (FFDCA) C. !| Food !| Quality !| Protection !| Act !| (FQPA) D. !| Worker !| Protection !| Standard !| (WPS) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B. !| Federal !| Food, !| Drug, !| and !| Cosmetic !| Act !| (FFDCA) Which !| federal !| law !| requires !| that !| all !| pesticides !| meet !| new !| safety !| standards? A. !| Federal !| Insecticide, !| Fungicide, !| and !| Rodenticide !| Act !| (FIFRA) B. !| Federal !| Food, !| Drug, !| and !| Cosmetic !| Act !| (FFDCA) C. !| Food !| Quality !| Protection !| Act !| (FQPA) D. !| Worker !| Protection !| Standard !| (WPS) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C. !| Food !| Quality !| Protection !| Act !| (FQPA) 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 !| EPA !| has !| the !| authority !| to !| remove !| pesticide !| products !| from !| the !| market D. !| FIFRA !| regulates !| the !| registration !| and !| licensing !| of !| pesticide !| products !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| State !| restrictions !| on !| pesticides !| can !| be !| more !| liberal !| than !| those !| of !| FIFRA Experimental !| use !| permits !| required !| under !| Section !| 5 !| of !| FIFRA !| can !| be !| used !| when !| conducting !| experimental !| field !| tests !| on !| new !| pesticides !| or !| new !| uses !| of !| pesticides !| on: A. !| 10 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| land !| or !| 1 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| water B. !| 5 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| land !| or !| 1 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| water C. !| 7 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| land !| or !| 2 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| water D. !| less !| than !| 1 !| acre !| of !| land !| or !| water !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| 10 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| land !| or !| 1 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| water Both !| civil !| and !| criminal !| penalties !| can !| be !| assessed !| for !| FIFRA !| violations A. !| True
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 !| label !| statement !| advising !| applicators !| to !| consult !| a !| county !| bulletin !| to !| determine !| if !| they !| must !| take !| any !| special !| precautionary !| measures !| when !| using !| the !| product What !| is !| needed !| to !| apply !| a !| pesticide !| legally !| when !| a !| pest !| problem !| arises !| for !| which !| a !| food !| or !| feed !| commodity !| is !| not !| on !| the !| registered !| pesticide !| label !| or !| a !| tolerance !| has !| not !| yet !| been !| established? A. !| An !| emergency !| exemption B. !| Use !| a !| restricted-use !| pesticide C. !| A !| minimum-risk !| pesticide !| classification D. !| An !| emergency !| registration !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| An !| emergency !| exemption
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 !| Lorsban !| 75WG !| is !| listed !| as !| chlorpyrifos: !| 0,0- diethyl !| 0-(3,5,6-trichloro !| 2-pyridinyl) !| phosphorothioate. !| What !| does !| the !| term !| "chlorpyrifos" !| represent? A. !| The !| brand !| name B. !| The !| chemical !| name C. !| The !| common !| name D. !| The !| registered !| trade !| name !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C. !| The !| common !| name Which !| statement !| about !| pesticide !| label !| names !| and !| ingredients !| is !| "true"?
The !| route !| of !| entry !| statement !| on !| a !| label !| "Extremely !| hazardous !| by !| skin !| contact !| - !| rapidly !| absorbed !| through !| the !| skin" !| would !| most !| likely !| appear !| with !| which !| signal !| word? A. !| DANGER B. !| WARNING C. !| CAUTION D. !| No !| signal !| word !| required !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| DANGER The !| statement !| "Do !| not !| breathe !| vapors !| or !| spray !| mist" !| is !| an !| example !| of: A. !| A !| specific !| action !| statement B. !| A !| statement !| of !| practical !| treatment C. !| A !| route !| of !| entry !| statement D. !| A !| protective !| clothing !| statement !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| A !| specific !| action !| statement
Which !| 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 !| not !| 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 Directions !| for !| mixing !| and !| loading !| a !| pesticide !| are !| usually !| found !| under: A. !| The !| agricultural !| use !| requirements B. !| The !| directions !| for !| use C. !| Environmental !| hazards D. !| Precautionary !| statements !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B. !| The !| directions !| for !| use Who !| is !| responsible !| for !| developing !| MSDSs !| on !| specific !| chemicals !| and !| providing !| them !| on !| request?
A. !| ULV !| solvents B. !| Solution C. !| Suspension D. !| Emulsion !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C. !| Suspension Which !| liquid !| pesticide !| formulation !| consists !| of !| a !| small !| amount !| of !| active !| ingredient !| (often !| 1 !| percent !| or !| less !| per !| unit !| volume) !| dissolved !| in !| an !| organic !| solvent? A. !| Emulsifiable !| concentrate !| (EC) B. !| Ready-to-use !| low-concentrate !| solutions !| (RTU) C. !| Ultra-low !| volume !| (ULV) D. !| Flowables !| (F)/liquids !| (L) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B. !| Ready-to-use !| low- concentrate !| solutions !| (RTU) Which !| liquid !| pesticide !| formulation !| may !| approach !| 100 !| percent !| active !| ingredient? A. !| Emulsifiable !| concentrate !| (EC)
B. !| Ready-to-use !| low-concentrate !| solutions !| (RTU) C. !| Ultra-low !| volume !| (ULV) D. !| Aerosols !| (A) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C. !| Ultra-low !| volume !| (ULV) Which !| is !| a !| disadvantage !| of !| both !| EC !| and !| ULV !| formulations? A. !| Solvents !| may !| cause !| rubber !| or !| plastic !| hoses, !| gaskets, !| and !| pump !| parts !| and !| surfaces !| to !| deteriorate B. !| Contribute !| to !| abrasive !| wear !| of !| nozzles !| and !| pumps C. !| Require !| constant !| agitation !| to !| keep !| in !| suspension D. !| Difficult !| to !| handle, !| transport, !| and !| store !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| Solvents !| may !| cause !| rubber !| or !| plastic !| hoses, !| gaskets, !| and !| pump !| parts !| and !| surfaces !| to !| deteriorate Which !| dry/solid !| formulation !| is !| mixed !| in !| water !| and !| reduces !| the !| risk !| of !| inhalation !| exposure !| during !| mixing !| and !| loading? A. !| Dusts !| (D)
C. !| Their !| pesticidal !| activity !| is !| independent !| of !| weather !| conditions D. !| They !| usually !| require !| only !| short !| restricted-entry !| intervals !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B. !| Delayed !| or !| slow !| release !| of !| the !| active !| ingredient !| prolongs !| its !| effectiveness Which !| type !| of !| adjuvant !| functions !| as !| wetting !| agents !| and !| spreaders !| (i.e., !| they !| physically !| alter !| the !| surface !| tension !| of !| spray !| droplets)? A. !| Surfactants B. !| Stickers C. !| Extenders !| D. !| Buffers !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| Surfactants Which !| type !| of !| adjuvant !| increases !| the !| viscosity !| of !| spray !| mixtures? A. !| Stickers B. !| Extenders
C. !| Plant !| penetrants D. !| Thickeners !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D. !| Thickeners The !| capacity !| of !| a !| pesticide !| to !| cause !| short-term !| (acute) !| or !| long-term !| (chronic) !| injury !| is !| referred !| to !| as !| its: A. !| Toxicity B. !| Exposure C. !| Hazard D. !| Oral !| LD-50 !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A. !| Toxicity Which !| statement !| is !| "false" !| about !| harmful !| effects !| of !| pesticides? A. !| The !| most !| common !| form !| of !| pesticide !| injury !| is !| by !| inhalation B. !| Fumigants !| can !| cause !| severe !| blisters C. !| Asthma-like !| symptoms !| may !| be !| caused !| by !| allergies !| to !| pesticides
