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NYSDEC !| Pesticide !| Applicator !| Practice !|
Exam- !| All !| 3 !| practice !| exam !| with !| verified !|
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The !| signal !| works !| "warning" !| found !| on !| pesticides !| labels !| indicates !| what !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| moderately !| toxic !| poison !| where !| a !| teaspoon !| to !| a !| tablespoon !| would !| kill !| a !| person What !| are !| major !| provisions !| of !| 1972 !| Amendments !| to !| the !| Federal !| Insecticide, !| Fungicide !| and !| rodenticide !| act !| (FIFRA) !| of !| 1947 !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-All !| pesticides !| must !| be !| classified !| either !| as !| unclassified !| use !| (general !| use) !| or !| restricted !| use
- !| states !| have !| authority !| to !| certify !| , !| register !| pesticides, !| and !| imitate !| programs !| designed !| to !| meet !| their !| local !| needs
- !| the !| act !| provides !| for !| criminal !| and !| civil !| penalties !| for !| individuals !| who !| violet !| provisions !| of !| the !| act Which !| federal !| agency !| administers !| the !| FIFRA !| provisions? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Environmental !| protection !| Agency What !| is !| the !| maximum !| penalty !| for !| a !| commercial !| applicator !| who !| knowingly !| violates !| the !| FIFRA !| laws? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔$25,000 !| and/or !| 1 !| year !| imprisonment
Whenever !| possible, !| pesticides !| should !| be !| transported !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔In !| a !| locked !| compartment What !| is !| true !| regarding !| the !| regulations !| concerned !| with !| aerial !| pesticide !| application? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-Application !| of !| a !| pesticide !| from !| an !| airplane !| is !| regulated !| by !| the !| Federal !| Aviation !| Administration !| (FAA) -The !| FAA !| determines !| the !| ability !| of !| applicator !| pilots !| and !| the !| safety !| of !| their !| aircraft
- !| It !| is !| it !| illegal !| for !| an !| aerial !| applicator !| to !| apply !| any !| pesticide !| except !| according !| to !| the !| federally !| registered !| use What !| is !| true !| regarding !| pesticide !| residues !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- !| A !| residue !| is !| the !| amount !| of !| a !| pesticide !| that !| remains !| on !| raw !| agricultural !| products -The !| law !| allowed !| amount !| of !| any !| pesticide !| on !| a !| raw !| agricultural !| product !| is !| called !| the !| "tolerance" !| for !| that !| particular !| product
- !| The !| same !| pesticide !| may !| have !| different !| tolerances !| on !| different !| crops Which !| State !| agency !| in !| Michigan !| has !| been !| granted !| need !| authority !| to !| regulate !| pesticide !| sales, !| certify !| applicators !| and !| license !| dealers, !| and !| applicators !| of !| restricted !| use !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Department !| of !| Agriculture !| and !| Rural !| Development What !| would !| require !| pesticide !| applicator !| certification? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- !| A !| homegrown !| using !| a !| restricted !| use !| pesticide !| on !| their !| own !| property
- !| A !| grower !| applying !| restricted !| use !| pesticide
- !| A !| person !| wishing !| to !| apply !| a !| soil !| fumigation
In !| case !| of !| an !| accidental !| pesticide !| poisoning, !| what !| item !| would !| be !| very !| important !| to !| bring !| along !| to !| the !| doctor? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| pesticide !| label What !| are !| the !| characteristics !| considered !| when !| classifying !| a !| pesticide !| as !| a !| general !| use !| of !| restricted !| use !| pesticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- !| Toxicity
- !| The !| way !| in !| which !| it !| will !| be !| used
- !| the !| effect !| on !| the !| environment A !| restricted !| use !| pesticide !| is !| defined !| as !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| pesticide !| that !| could !| harm !| the !| environment !| or !| applicator !| even !| when !| the !| pesticide !| is !| used !| as !| directed The !| signal !| word !| "DANGER" !| found !| on !| a !| pesticide !| indicates !| what? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| highly !| toxic !| position !| with !| a !| fatal !| dose !| of !| under !| a !| teaspoon The !| risk !| to !| applicator !| handling !| and !| applying !| pesticides !| depends !| primarily !| on !| what? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| toxicity !| of !| the !| pesticide !| and !| the !| amount !| of !| the !| exposure What !| is !| true !| about !| pesticides !| formulated !| as !| emulsifiable !| concentrates !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- !| the !| active !| ingredient !| is !| dissolved !| in !| an !| oil !| or !| solvent, !| and !| emulsifying !| agents !| are !| added !| to !| the !| formulation !| so !| that !| EC !| can !| be !| mixed !| with !| water
- !| High !| concentrated !| EC's !| usually !| contain !| a !| high !| concentration !| fo !| active !| ingredient, !| often !| 8 !| or !| more !| pounds !| per !| gallon !|
-Ultra !| low !| volume !| (ULV) !| concentrated !| are !| designed !| to !| be !| applied !| as !| is !| without !| further !| dilution Pesticides !| formulated !| as !| flowables !| (F) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔can !| only !| be !| manufactured !| as !| a !| solid !| or !| semisolid !| materials !| and !| such !| they !| have !| ti !| be !| finely !| ground !| and !| suspended !| in !| a !| liquid !| containing !| special !| suspending !| agent !| which !| allows !| the !| product !| to !| be !| mixed !| with !| water !| and !| applied !| with !| little !| agitation Liquid !| formulations !| of !| pesticides !| include !| what? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- !| aerosols !|
- !| solutions
- !| pressure !| liquefied !| gasses Pesticides !| formulated !| as !| granules !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-Are !| much !| safer !| to !| apply !| than !| most !| other !| formulations !| because !| there !| is !| minimal !| drift !| and !| handling !|
- !| Usually !| contain !| from !| 2%- !| 40% !| active !| agent -Are !| usually !| used !| in !| soil !| treatments What !| is !| true !| regarding !| pesticides !| formulated !| as !| wettable !| powered !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- !| The !| concentrates !| of !| the !| active !| ingredient !| ranges !| from !| 15-95%
- !| They !| are !| made !| to !| mix !| with !| water !| but !| require !| good !| aviation !| during !| application !| to !| prevent !| plugged !| nozzles !| and !| hoses
- !| are !| less !| likely !| to !| damage !| foliage !| than !| are !| emulsifiable !| concentrates
An !| insecticide !| applied !| to !| stored !| corn !| to !| prevent !| granary !| weevil !| from !| becoming !| established !| in !| the !| corn !| would !| be !| considered !| a !| what? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔protectant If !| you !| are !| a !| certified !| pesticide !| applicator !| in !| Michigan !| and !| a !| friend !| of !| yours !| asks !| you !| for !| a !| small !| amount !| of !| a !| restricted !| use !| pesticide !| to !| control !| a !| serious !| mite !| problem. !| What !| is !| a !| legally !| correct !| response? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔"I !| can't !| legally !| give !| you !| a !| restricted !| use !| pesticide" Nicotine !| and !| pyrethrin !| are !| considered !| to !| be !| what !| type !| of !| insecticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Botanicals What !| area !| of !| an !| applicator's !| body !| is !| most !| likely !| to !| be !| exposed !| to !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Hands Most !| of !| the !| pesticide !| residue !| problems !| affecting !| wildlife !| have !| been !| caused !| by? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Improperly !| disposed !| pesticide !| containers organophosphate !| and !| carbamate !| insecticides !| kill !| insects !| by !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Acting !| as !| anti !| cholinesterase !| nerve !| poisons What !| special !| considerations !| should !| be !| made !| before !| apply !| an !| insecticide !| to !| a !| crop !| in !| full !| bloom !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Death !| of !| bees !| and !| other !| pollinators What !| is !| true !| regarding !| incompatibility !| problems !| of !| applying !| two !| or !| more !| pesticides !| mixed !| together !| in !| the !| same !| tank? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-Pesticides !|
may !| be !| chemically !| incompatible !| to !| the !| degree !| of !| forming !| an !| un-sprayable !| glob !| when !| they !| are !| mixed !| together
- !| Pesticide !| effectiveness !| can !| be !| reduced !| by !| mixing !| pesticides !| together -Pesticides !| requiring !| different !| application !| methods !| to !| achieve !| maximum !| results !| should !| not !| be !| mixed !| together !| to !| safe !| time How !| much !| ingredient !| is !| in !| a !| 50 !| pound !| bag !| of !| pesticide !| formulated !| as !| a !| 50WP !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔25lb What !| amount !| of !| a !| 4 !| pound !| gallon !| EC !| would !| be !| needed !| to !| apply !| 100lbs !| of !| active !| ingredients !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 25 !| Gallons Why !| are !| spray !| nozzles !| are !| very !| important !| to !| effective !| pesticide !| applications !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-They !| determine !| spray !| pattern
- !| They !| are !| a !| major !| factor !| affecting !| the !| rate !| of !| applications
- !| they !| determine !| droplet !| size What !| are !| the !| symptoms !| of !| mild !| organophosphate !| poisoning !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-Headache -Dizziness -Excessive !| sweating !| and !| salivation If !| a !| co-worker !| accidentally !| swallow !| some !| pesticides, !| what !| is !| the !| most !| important !| thing !| you !| must !| do? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Get !| victim !| and !| pesticide !| label !| to !| the !| doctor !| fast
T/F: !| Bleach !| and/or !| ammonia !| should !| be !| added !| to !| pesticides !| soled !| laundry !| before !| washing !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Pesticides !| may !| be !| stored !| in !| any !| container !| as !| long !| as !| its !| clearly !| labeled !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Pesticides !| may !| be !| stored !| in !| any !| container !| as !| long !| as !| its !| clearly !| labeled !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Pesticides !| are !| absorbed !| into !| the !| body !| at !| the !| same !| rate !| on !| different !| parts !| of !| the !| body !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Symptoms !| of !| pesticide !| poisoning !| may !| resemble !| those !| of !| a !| hangover !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Triple !| rinsing !| and !| pressure- !| rinsing !| are !| two !| acceptable !| methods !| to !| rinse !| pesticide !| containers !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True T/F: !| Broad !| spectrum !| pesticides !| control !| only !| one !| type !| of !| organisms !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Protectants !| are !| substances !| produced !| by !| the !| insects !| that !| prevent !| the !| pesticides !| from !| killing !| them !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False
T/F: !| There !| are !| only !| 4 !| ways !| in !| which !| pesticides !| can !| enter !| the !| body !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| A !| pesticide !| classified !| "restricted !| use" !| is !| a !| pesticide !| that !| might !| result !| in !| an !| unreasonable !| adverse !| affect !| on !| human !| health !| and/or !| environment !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True 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 !| form !| mold !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| pest !| management !| method !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- !| Physical/ !| environmental !| modification What !| is !| true !| about !| biological !| control !| methods !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Modifying !| the !| enrichment !| to !| enhance !| natural !| enemies !| is !| a !| recommended !| practice !| in !| biological !| control Sealing !| cracks !| and !| crevices !| and !| small !| opening !| in !| buildings !| is !| an !| example !| of !| which !| type !| of !| mechanical !| control !| method !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Exclusion What !| is !| true !| about !| cultural !| control !| practices !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cultural !| practices !| alter !| the !| environment, !| the !| condition !| of !| the !| host, !| or !| the !| behavior !| of !| the !| pest !| to !| prevent !| or !| suppress !| an !| infestation
T/F: !| Herbicides !| control !| weeds !| and !| other !| undesirable !| plants !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True T/F: !| Insecticides !| control !| insects !| and !| related !| arthropods !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True T/F: !| Miticides !| (acaricides) !| control !| fungi !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Molluscides !| control !| ice, !| rats, !| and !| other !| rodents !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Nematicides !| control !| cause !| leaves !| or !| foliage !| to !| drop !| form !| plants !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Growth !| regulators !| are !| substances !| that !| promote !| drying !| or !| loss !| of !| moisture !| from !| plant !| tissues !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False T/F: !| Eradication !| is !| the !| total !| elimination !| of !| a !| pest !| form !| a !| designated !| area !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True mode !| of !| action !| of !| pesticides !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Is !| essentially !| how !| the !| pesticide !| work
T/F: !| Quarantine !| is !| a !| pest !| control !| process !| designed !| to !| prevent !| entry !| if !| the !| designated !| pests !| into !| pest-free !| areas !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True What !| are !| examples !| of !| natural !| controls !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-River -Wind -Temperature T/F: !| mulching !| a !| landscape !| bed !| to !| control !| weeds !| is !| an !| example !| of !| mechanical !| control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False What !| is !| the !| economic !| injury !| level !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| pest !| population !| density !| that !| causes !| losses !| equal !| to !| the !| cost !| of !| control !| measures Which !| federal !| law !| requires !| that !| all !| pesticides !| meet !| new !| safety !| standards? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Food !| Quality !| Protection !| Act !| (FQPA) What !| is !| true !| about !| FIFRA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-Approved !| pesticide !| labels !| have !| the !| force !| fo !| the !| law
- !| The !| EPA !| has !| the !| authority !| to !| remove !| pesticide !| products !| from !| the !| market
- !| FIFRA !| regulates !| the !| registration !| and !| licensing !| of !| pesticide !| products 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: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 10 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| land !| or !| 1 !| or !| more !| acres !| of !| water
What !| are !| expedition !| or !| provisions !| granted !| in !| section !| 2 !| under !| FIFRA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-A !| pesticide !| may !| be !| applied !| to !| control !| a !| pest !| that !| is !| not !| on !| label !| as !| long !| as !| the !| crop, !| animal !| or !| site !| is !| on !| the !| label
- !| any !| method !| of !| application !| may !| be !| used !| as !| long !| as !| it !| is !| not !| prohibited !| on !| the !| label
- !| A !| pesticide !| may !| be !| applied !| at !| a !| lower !| dosage !| than !| specified !| on !| the !| label T/F: !| the !| worker !| safety !| protection !| act !| exempts !| field !| crop !| growers !| from !| having !| to !| protect !| their !| farmhands !| from !| excessive !| pesticide !| exposure !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False What !| is !| needed !| to !| apply !| a !| pesticide !| legally !| when !| a !| pet !| problem !| arises !| for !| which !| a !| food !| or !| feed !| commodity !| is !| not !| on !| the !| registered !| pesticide !| label !| or !| a !| tolerance !| has !| not !| yet !| been !| established !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔An !| emergency !| exemption What !| section !| under !| FIFRA !| exempts !| from !| registration !| pesticides !| considered !| to !| pose !| minimum !| risk !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Section !| 25(b) The !| active !| ingredient !| in !| Lorsban !| 75WG !| is !| listed !| as !| chlorpyrifos !| : !| 0,0- diethyl !| 0-(3,5,6- !| tichloro !| 2-pyridinyl) !| phosporothioate. !| what !| does !| the !| term !| "chlorpyifos" !| represent? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| common !| name What !| is !| true !| regarding !| label !| names !| and !| ingredients !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Various !| manufactures !| 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 !| humans !| and !| animals the !| route !| of !| entry !| statement !| on !| a !| label !| "extremely !| hazardous !| by !| skin !| contact- !| rapidly !| absorbed !| through !| the !| skin" !| would !| most !| likely !| appear !| on !| which !| signal !| word? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔DANGER The !| statement !| "do !| not !| breathe !| vapors !| or !| spray !| mist" !| is !| an !| example !| of !| what? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| specific !| action !| statement T/F: !| all !| DANGER !| labels !| contain !| a !| note !| to !| physicians !| describing !| appropriate !| medical !| procedures !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔true Directions !| for !| mixing !| and !| loading !| a !| pesticide !| are !| usually !| found !| where? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| directions !| for !| use Who !| is !| responsible !| for !| developing !| MSMD !| on !| specific !| chemicals !| and !| providing !| them !| request? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| product !| manufacturer The !| name !| "Sevin !| 5G" !| on !| a !| pesticide !| label !| indicates: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| granular !| pesticide !| with !| 5% !| inert !| ingredients What !| is !| the !| pesticide !| formulation !| process !| by !| which !| solid !| particles !| are !| dispersed !| in !| a !| liquid? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Suspension
The !| capacity !| of !| a !| pesticide !| to !| cause !| short-term !| (acute) !| or !| long-term !| (chronic) !| injury !| is !| referred !| to !| as !| its: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Toxicity What !| is !| true !| about !| harmful !| effects !| of !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- fumigants !| can !| cause !| sever !| blisters
- !| asthma !| like !| symptoms !| may !| be !| caused !| by !| allergies !| to !| pesticides !|
- !| many !| herbicides !| and !| fungicides !| case !| dermatitis What !| signal !| word !| is !| associated !| with !| Hazardous !| Class !| I !| and !| chemicals !| that !| have !| severe !| corrosive !| properties, !| but !| do !| not !| necessarily !| have !| very !| low !| oral !| LD50 !| values !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔DANGER T/F: !| Cholinesterase !| inhibition !| due !| to !| exposure !| to !| organophosphate !| or !| carbamate !| insecticides !| can !| case !| acute !| or !| delayed !| effects !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True 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 !| ✔Base !| line !| testing !| should !| be !| done !| during !| the !| time !| of !| year !| when !| pesticides !| are !| not !| being !| used !| or !| at !| least !| 30 !| days !| from !| the !| most !| recent !| exposure
T/F: !| Some !| products !| that !| cause !| systematic !| injury !| are !| as !| toxic !| when !| absorbed !| through !| the !| skin !| as !| they !| are !| when !| they !| are !| swallowed !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔true What !| is !| true !| about !| first !| aid !| response !| for !| pesticide !| exposure !| to !| the !| eye? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-Hold !| the !| eye !| open !| and !| immediately !| begin !| gently !| washing !| it !| with !| drops !| of !| clean !| water
- !| continuously !| rinse !| the !| eye !| for !| 15 !| mins
- !| flush !| under !| eye !| lid !| with !| water !| to !| remove !| debris What !| is !| the !| first !| thing !| you !| should !| do !| to !| help !| a !| victim !| of !| inhalation !| exposure? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Get !| the !| victim !| to !| fresh !| air T/F: !| lack !| if !| sweat !| is !| a !| symptom !| of !| heat !| stroke !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True T/F: !| sometimes !| a !| label !| has !| different !| PPE !| requirements !| for !| pesticide !| handlers !| and !| early !| entry !| workers !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔true 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 According !| to !| the !| Worker !| Protection !| Standard, !| what !| must !| the !| pesticide !| handler !| have !| access !| to !| if !| the !| label !| requires !| goggles !| for !| eye !| protection? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| eye !| wash !| dispenser
