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Combine !| the !| use !| of !| several !| compatible !| methods !| into !| an !| ____ !| program, !| and !| target !| the !| pest !| at !| the !| most !| susceptible !| stage !| for !| control. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Integrated !| pest !| management !| program !| (IPM) What !| are !| the !| pest !| management !| methods? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Natural !| Control Mechanical !| control Cultural !| Control Physical/ !| environmental !| modification Host !| resistance !| or !| genetic !| control Chemical !| control Regulatory !| Methods What !| are !| measures !| that !| check !| or !| destroy !| pests !| without !| depending !| on !| humans !| for !| their !| continuance !| or !| success? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Natural !| Controls What !| includes !| biological, !| mechanical, !| cultural, !| physical, !| genetic, !| chemical, !| and !| regulatory !| methods? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Applied !| Controls
What !| type !| of !| control !| modifies !| the !| environment !| to !| enhance !| natural !| enemies? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Biological !| Control What !| type !| of !| control !| is !| to !| alter !| the !| environment, !| the !| condition !| of !| the !| host !| plant !| or !| site, !| or !| the !| behavior !| of !| the !| pest !| to !| prevent !| or !| suppress !| an !| infestation. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cultural !| Control What !| are !| 2 !| examples !| of !| Cultural !| Control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cultural !| Practices !| and !| Sanitation Using !| barriers !| to !| prevent !| pests !| from !| getting !| into !| an !| area !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| pest !| management !| method? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔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? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Physical/ !| environmental !| modification Sealing !| cracks !| and !| crevices !| and !| small !| openings !| in !| buildings !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| mechanical !| control !| method? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Exclusion What !| pest !| management !| method !| is !| used !| when !| pests !| that !| occur !| in !| enclosed !| areas !| may !| sometimes !| be !| suppressed !| by !| altering !| physcial !| and !| environmental !| conditions !| such !| as !| water, !| air !| movement, !| temperature, !| light, !| and !| humdity? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Physical/ !| Environmental !| Modification
What !| type !| of !| pesticide !| is !| used !| to !| control !| bacteria !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Bactericides What !| type !| of !| pesticide !| control !| Microorganisms? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Disinfectants What !| type !| of !| Pesticide !| control !| fungi? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Fungicides What !| type !| of !| Pesticide !| control !| weeds !| and !| other !| undesirable !| plants? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Herbicides What !| type !| of !| Pesticide !| control !| insects !| and !| related !| arthropods? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Insecticides What !| type !| of !| Pesticide !| control !| mites? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Miticides What !| type !| of !| Pesticide !| control !| snails !| and !| slugs !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Molluscidies What !| type !| of !| Pesticides !| control !| nematodes? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Nematicides What !| type !| of !| Pesticides !| control !| predatory !| vertabrates? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Predacides
What !| type !| of !| Pesticides !| control !| pest !| fish? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Piscicides What !| type !| of !| Pesticides !| repel !| insects, !| related !| invertebrates, !| birds !| and !| mammals !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Repellents What !| type !| of !| Pesticides !| control !| rodents? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Rodenticides What !| type !| of !| Pesticides !| cause !| leaves !| or !| foliage !| to !| drop !| from !| plants? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Defoliants What !| type !| of !| Pesticides !| promote !| drying !| or !| loss !| of !| moisture !| from !| plants? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Desiccants What !| type !| of !| Pesticides !| are !| substances !| (other !| than !| fertilizers !| or !| food) !| that !| alter !| the !| growth !| or !| development !| of !| a !| plant !| or !| animal? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Growth !| Regulators The !| ____ !| of !| a !| pesticide !| is !| how !| the !| pesticide !| works !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔mode !| of !| action ____ !| pesticides !| are !| obsorbed !| through !| leaves !| or !| roots !| and !| then !| transported !| within !| the !| teated !| plant. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Systemic
What !| is !| the !| first !| step !| in !| any !| pest !| managment !| program? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Identify !| the !| pest What !| pests !| may !| cause !| major !| damage !| on !| a !| regular !| basis !| unless !| they !| are !| controlled !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Key !| Pests What !| pests !| become !| troublesome !| only !| once !| in !| a !| while !| because !| of !| their !| life !| cycles !| or !| environmental !| influences, !| or !| as !| a !| result !| of !| human !| activiites? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Occasionl !| Pests What !| pests !| become !| problems !| when !| a !| key !| pest !| is !| controlled !| or !| elimated? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Secondary !| Pests What !| is !| a !| pest !| level !| at !| which !| some !| type !| of !| pest !| management !| action !| must !| be !| taken? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Action !| thresholds What !| pest !| control !| methods !| are !| used !| to !| reduce !| pest !| population !| levels? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Suppression What !| steps !| should !| be !| taken !| before !| implementing !| an !| IPM !| program !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Identify !| the !| pest, !| Set !| up !| monitoring !| program, !| know !| the !| pest !| level !| that !| triggers !| control, !| know !| what !| control !| methods !| are !| available, !| evaluate !| the !| benefits !| and !| risks !| of !| each !| method
_____ !| can !| be !| defined !| as !| the !| ability !| of !| an !| insect, !| fungus, !| weed, !| rodent !| or !| other !| pest !| to !| tolerate !| a !| pesticide !| that !| once !| controlled !| it !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide !| resistance Using !| new !| compounds !| with !| different !| modes !| of !| action !| will !| lessen !| the !| likelihood !| of !| _____ !| developing !| in !| a !| population !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔resistance Use !| new !| or !| alterned !| pesticides, !| change !| pesticide !| use !| patterns !| and !| treat !| only !| when !| necessary !| are !| what !| kind !| of !| management? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Resistance !| Management Who !| provides !| the !| overall !| framework !| for !| the !| federal !| pesticide !| program? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔FIFRA !| (the !| Federal !| Insecticide, !| Fungicide, !| and !| Rodenticide !| Act Under !| FIFRA, !| _____ !| is !| responsible !| for !| registering !| or !| authorizing !| pesticides !| products !| for !| use !| in !| the !| United !| States !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| EPA Who !| has !| the !| authority !| to !| stop !| the !| sale !| of !| any !| pesticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA Under !| FIFRA, !| how !| are !| all !| pesticides !| classified !|? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔According !| to !| their !| potential !| hazards !| under !| the !| circumstances !| in !| which !| they !| are !| used
True !| or !| False !| A !| Pesticide !| may !| never !| be !| applied !| at !| a !| dosage, !| concentration, !| or !| frequency !| less !| than !| the !| specified !| on !| the !| label? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False No !| pesticide !| can !| be !| registered !| or !| offered !| for !| sale !| unless !| its !| ______ !| provides !| for !| reasonable !| safeguards !| to !| prevent !| injury !| to !| humans !| and !| adverse !| effects !| on !| the !| environment? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔labeling The !| federal !| registration !| of !| pesticides !| under !| which !| section !| of !| FIFRA? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Section !| 3 Special !| local !| needs !| registrations !| under !| which !| section !| of !| FIFRA? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Section !| 24 Emergency !| exemptions !| under !| which !| section !| of !| FIFRA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Section !| 18 Exemption !| of !| minimum-risk !| pesticides !| from !| registration !| under !| which !| section !| of !| FIFRA? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Section !| 25b A !| _____ !| is !| any !| instrument !| or !| contrivance !| (other !| than !| firearm) !| intended !| for !| trapping, !| destroying, !| repelling, !| or !| mitigation !| any !| pest? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔device
The !| _____ !| examines !| health !| and !| safety !| data !| for !| pesticides !| active !| ingredients !| and !| determines !| whether !| they !| are !| eligible !| for !| reregistration? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA FIFRA, !| as !| amended !| in !| 1996 !| by !| the !| _____, !| requires !| that !| all !| pesticides !| meet !| new !| safety !| standards? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| Food !| Quality !| Protection !| Act !| (FQPA) The !| FQPA !| created !| a !| new !| program !| that !| requires !| EPA !| to !| review !| every !| registered !| pesticide !| on !| a !| ______ !| cycle? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔15-year What !| are !| small !| amounts !| of !| pesticides !| that !| remain !| in !| or !| on !| fruits, !| vegetables, !| grains, !| other !| foods, !| and !| animal !| feeds? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Residues What !| is !| the !| maximum !| pesticide !| residue !| limit !| that !| may !| legally !| remain !| on !| or !| in !| treated !| crops !| and !| animals !| or !| animal !| products !| sold !| for !| food !| or !| feed? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Tolerance The !| _____ !| tests !| food !| produced !| in !| the !| United !| States !| and !| food !| imported !| from !| other !| countries !| for !| compliance !| with !| these !| residue !| limits? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| Federal !| Food !| and !| Drug !| Administration !| (FDA) Who !| tests !| meat !| and !| milk? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔U.S.Department !| of !| Agriculture !| (USDA)
What !| is !| a !| regulation !| aimed !| at !| reducing !| the !| risk !| of !| pesticides !| poisonings, !| injuries, !| and !| exposure !| to !| agricultural !| workers !| and !| pesticide !| handlers? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| U.S. !| Environmental !| Protection !| Agency's !| Worker !| Protection !| Standard !| (WPS) What !| law !| makes !| it !| illegal !| to !| kill, !| harm, !| or !| collect !| endangered !| or !| threatened !| wildlife !| or !| fish, !| or !| to !| remove !| endangered !| or !| threatened !| plants !| from !| areas !| under !| federal !| jurisdiction? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Endangered !| Species !| Act !| (ESA) Applicators !| must !| be !| aware !| of !| federal !| record-keeping !| requirments !| administered !| by !| the !| ____ !| for !| commercial !| applicators !| and !| by !| the !| ______ !| for !| private !| applicators? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA, !| USDA What !| is !| the !| main !| method !| of !| communication !| between !| a !| pesticide !| manufacturer !| and !| pesticide !| users? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Product !| Label ______ !| on !| the !| other !| hand, !| includes !| the !| label !| itself !| plus !| all !| other !| information !| referenced !| on !| the !| lable !| or !| received !| from !| the !| manufacturer !| about !| the !| product !| when !| you !| buy !| it. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Labeling No !| pesticide !| may !| be !| sold !| in !| the !| United !| States !| until !| the !| ______ !| has !| reviewed !| the !| manufacturer's !| application !| for !| registration !| and !| determined !| that !| the !| use !| of !| the !| product !| does !| not !| present !| an !| unreasonable !| risk !| to !| humans, !| wildlife, !| or !| the !| environment. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA
_____ !| are !| legal !| documents !| providing !| directions !| on !| how !| to !| mix, !| apply, !| store, !| and !| dispose !| of !| pesticides !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Label The !| information !| on !| a !| product !| label !| is !| the !| result !| of !| years !| of !| research. !| This !| information !| takes !| a !| minimum !| of !| _______ !| to !| obtain !| and !| costs !| a !| chemical !| company !| millions !| of !| dollars. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 6 !| years ______, !| which !| is !| the !| maximum !| amount !| of !| a !| pesticide !| residue !| that !| may !| legally !| remain !| on !| or !| in !| food !| or !| feed !| at !| harvest !| or !| slaughter. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Residue !| Tolerance Tolerances !| are !| expressed !| in !| what !| form !| of !| measurement? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Parts !| per !| million !| (ppm) What !| terms !| are !| the !| minimum !| number !| of !| days !| that !| must !| pass !| between !| the !| last !| application !| of !| a !| pesticide !| and !| the !| harvest !| of !| crops !| or !| the !| slaughter !| of !| livestock? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Preharvest !| intervals !| and/or !| preslaughter !| intervals You !| may !| encounter !| two !| major !| types !| of !| EPA !| registrations !| section !| 3 !| ______ !| registration !| or !| Section !| 24c !| ________. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔standard, !| special !| local !| need What !| type !| of !| registrations !| allow !| states !| to !| expand !| or !| limit !| the !| uses !| of !| certain !| registered !| pesticides !| within !| their !| jurisdictions? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Special !| local !| need !| (SLN)
What !| is !| the !| complex !| name !| that !| identifies !| the !| chemical !| components !| and !| structure !| of !| the !| pesticide's !| active !| ingredient? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Chemical !| name Because !| chemical !| names !| or !| active !| ingredients !| are !| usually !| complex, !| many !| are !| given !| a !| shorter !| _______ !| name. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Common The !| EPA !| classifies !| every !| pesticide !| product !| as !| either !| ______ !| or !| ________ !| use. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Restricted, !| unclassified/general Many !| pesticides !| are !| designated !| as !| _____ !| if !| there !| is !| reason !| to !| believe !| they !| could !| harm !| humans, !| livestock, !| wildlife, !| or !| the !| environment, !| even !| when !| used !| according !| to !| label !| directions. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Restricted !| use What !| pesticides !| typically !| have !| a !| lower !| toxicity !| with !| less !| potential !| than !| restricted-use !| pesticides !| to !| harm !| humans !| or !| the !| environment. !| They !| can !| be !| purchased !| and !| used !| by !| the !| general !| public !| without !| special !| permits !| or !| restrictions? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Unclassified !| or !| general-use !| pesticides The !| law !| requres !| that !| the !| manufacturer !| or !| formulator !| of !| a !| product !| put !| what !| on !| the !| label? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔name !| and !| address !| of !| the !| company What !| must !| appear !| on !| all !| pesticide !| labels? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA !| registration !| number EPA !| Reg. !| No. !| 3120-280-
What !| number !| identifies !| the !| specific !| product? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 280 EPA !| Reg !| No. !| 3120-280- What !| number !| identifies !| the !| manufacturer? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 3120 EPA !| Reg !| No. !| 3120-280- What !| number !| identifies !| the !| distributor? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 1492 What !| must !| also !| appear !| on !| the !| pesticide !| label !| to !| identify !| the !| facility !| that !| produced !| the !| product? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA !| establishment !| number Most !| pesticide !| lables !| must !| include !| a !| ______. !| This !| important !| designation !| gives !| the !| user !| an !| indication !| of !| the !| relative !| acute !| toxicity !| of !| the !| product !| to !| humans !| and !| animals? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔signal !| word What !| signal !| word !| indicate !| products !| that !| are !| highly !| toxic !| by !| any !| route !| of !| entry !| into !| the !| body. !| They !| can !| cause !| death !| in !| very !| low !| doses. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Danger-Poison What !| signal !| word !| indicate !| products !| that !| can !| cause !| severe !| eye !| damage !| or !| skin !| irritation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Danger What !| signal !| word !| indicate !| that !| the !| product !| is !| moderately !| toxic !| either !| orally, !| dermally, !| or !| through !| inhalation, !| or !| causes !| moderate !| eye !| and !| skin !| irritation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Warning
Harmful !| or !| fatal !| if !| inhaled. Causes !| skin !| and !| eye !| irritation. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Warning What !| part !| of !| the !| label !| lists !| first-aid !| treatments !| recommended !| in !| case !| of !| poisoning !| or !| accidental !| exposure !| and !| some !| warning !| and !| caution !| labels !| contain !| a !| note !| to !| physicians !| describing !| the !| appropriate !| medical !| procedures !| and !| antidotes !| for !| poisoning !| emergencies? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Statement !| of !| Practical !| Treatment What !| section !| of !| the !| label !| describes !| any !| special !| fire, !| explosion, !| or !| chemical !| hazards !| the !| product !| may !| pose? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Physical !| or !| Chemical !| Hazards What !| section !| on !| the !| label !| is !| found !| only !| on !| product !| labels !| that !| are !| covered !| by !| the !| EPA !| Worker !| Protection !| Standard !| (WPS)? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Agricultural !| use !| requirments What !| phrase !| specifies !| how !| much !| time !| must !| pass !| between !| the !| application !| of !| a !| pesticide !| and !| the !| reentry !| of !| unprotected !| workers !| into !| a !| treated !| area. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔restricted-entry !| interval !| (REI) What !| are !| very !| useful !| documents !| for !| learning !| about !| specific !| chemical !| and !| physical !| properties !| of !| pesticides !| or !| other !| potentially !| hazrdous !| substances. !| It !| also !| provides !| detailed !| information !| about !| the !| product's !| composition, !| physical !| and !| chemical !| properties !| and !| hazards, !| toxicological !| and !| eecological !| information, !| and !| first-aid !| procedures? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Material !| safety !| data !| sheets !| (MSDS)
Chemical !| product !| identification, !| physical !| and !| chemical !| properties, !| fire !| and !| explosion !| hazards, !| toxicological !| information/human !| health !| data, !| cholinesterase !| inhibiton, !| regulatory !| levels !| and !| classification, !| personal !| protection !| recommedations, !| and !| additinal !| infrmation !| are !| provided !| on !| what !| document? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Material !| safety !| data !| sheets !| (MSDS) What !| ingredients !| do !| not !| possess !| pesticidal !| activity !| and !| are !| added !| to !| serve !| as !| a !| carrier !| for !| the !| active !| ingredient? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Inert !| ingredients What !| is !| the !| mixture !| of !| active !| and !| inert !| ingredients !| called? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide !| formulation WP !| is !| the !| abbrerviation !| for !| what !| formulation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Wettable !| Powder RTU !| is !| the !| abbreviation !| for !| what !| formulation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Ready- to-use EC !| is !| the !| abbreviation !| for !| what !| formulation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Emulsifiable !| concentrate WP !| is !| the !| abbreviation !| for !| what !| formulation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Wettable !| Powder
