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NYSDEC !| Pesticide !| Applicators !| Exam !| Study !|
Guide !| questions !| with !| accurate !| answers
How !| long !| must !| you !| keep !| pesticide !| records !| in !| NYS? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 3 !| Years What !| is !| the !| 3 !| tier !| system? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Certified !| Applicator, !| Technician, !| Apprentice EPA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Environmental !| Protection !| Agency NYSDEC !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔New !| York !| State !| Department !| of !| Environmental !| Conservation !| (Lead !| Agency !| in !| NY) ESA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Endangered !| Species !| Act FIFRA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Federal !| Insecticide, !| Fungicide, !| and !| Rodenticide !| Act SARA !| Title !| III !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Superfund !| Amendment !| and !| Reauthorization !| Act !| (1986). !| Federal !| mandate. !| Requires !| MSDS !| - !| material !| data !| safety !| sheets. !| All !| business !| must !| provide !| these !| for !| any !| hazardous !| materials !| for !| 1st !| responders. !| Right !| to !| know !| act
FDCA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Food, !| Drug, !| and !| Cosmetic !| Act USDA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔United !| States !| Department !| of !| Agriculture Aquifer !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| body !| of !| rock !| or !| sediment !| that !| stores !| groundwater !| and !| allows !| the !| flow !| of !| groundwater. When !| should !| you !| report !| your !| pesticide !| applications? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Annually. !| By !| February !| 1st !| of !| each !| year. ground !| water !| table !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔surface !| forming !| the !| irregular !| boundary !| between !| zone !| of !| aeration !| and !| zone !| of !| saturation; !| the !| level !| below !| which !| all !| soil !| is !| saturated Deposit !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| pesticide !| which !| is !| on !| the !| leaves, !| skin, !| or !| other !| surface !| right !| after !| application Residue !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Whatever !| pesticide !| is !| left !| on !| the !| leaves, !| skin !| or !| other !| surface !| long !| after !| the !| application !| was !| made Particle !| Drift !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Movement !| of !| sprayed !| droplets !| at !| the !| time !| of !| the !| application Vapor !| Drift !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Movement !| of !| pesticides !| as !| gaseous !| vapors !| from !| the !| target !| area !| after !| it !| has !| been !| sprayed
Photodegradation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Breakdown !| of !| chemicals !| by !| the !| action !| of !| sunlight. microbial !| degradation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Breakdown !| of !| a !| chemical !| by !| microorganisms. Chemical !| degradation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| breakdown !| of !| chemicals !| that !| do !| not !| involve !| living !| organisms, !| usually !| by !| a !| chemical !| reaction !| with !| water Back !| flow !| prevention !| device !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔needed !| for !| all !| water !| from !| a !| center's !| water !| treatment !| systems !| it !| stops !| the !| water !| from !| a !| water !| treatment !| system !| from !| flowing !| back !| into !| the !| feed !| water air !| gap !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| air !| space !| that !| separates !| a !| water !| supply !| outlet !| from !| a !| potentially !| contaminated !| source P100 !| Respirator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Filters !| out !| 99.97% !| of !| solid !| particles !| in !| the !| air P99 !| Respirator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔filters !| at !| least !| 99% !| of !| airborne !| particles !| and !| is !| strongly !| resistant !| to !| oil N-Respirator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔No !| oil !| is !| present !| in !| the !| air P-Respirator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Oil !| is !| present, !| but !| follow !| the !| manufacturer's !| time !| use !| limitations !| if !| you !| want !| to !| re-use !| these
R-Respirator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Oil !| is !| present, !| but !| only !| for !| a !| single !| shift !| or !| 8 !| hours !| of !| continuous !| or !| intermittent !| use. !| Re-use !| beyond !| a !| single !| shift !| or !| 8 !| hours !| is !| not !| recommended. How !| long !| should !| you !| flush !| your !| eyes !| if !| pesticides !| get !| in !| them? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Usually !| you !| will !| be !| instructed !| to !| flush !| out !| the !| eye !| with !| warm !| water. !| If !| no !| label !| is !| available, !| flush !| the !| eye !| with !| water !| for !| about !| 15 !| minutes. !| Then !| seek !| medical !| help !| immediately. Gradual/incomplete !| metamorphosis !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Has !| no !| distinct !| larva !| stages !| - !| egg !| hatches !| into !| nymph gradual/complete !| metamorphosis !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔egg, !| nymph, !| larvae annuals, !| biennials, !| perennials !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔What !| Are !| Three !| Major !| Life !| Cycle !| Of !| Plants annuals !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| flowering !| plant !| that !| completes !| its !| entire !| life !| cycle !| in !| a !| single !| year !| or !| growing !| season. Biennials !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| flowering !| plant !| that !| completes !| its !| life !| cycle !| in !| two !| years. Perenials !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔life !| cycle !| of !| flower !| continues !| for !| many !| years
Section !| 25(b) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Minimum !| risk !| pesticides !| and !| everything !| about !| them What !| are !| the !| ways !| a !| pest !| can !| be !| resistant? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔- !| Over !| use !| of !| the !| same !| pesticide
- !| Repeated !| pesticide !| exposure
- !| Pest !| reproduces !| resistant !| genes !| to !| offspring Pesticide !| Modes !| of !| Action !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔What !| form !| the !| pesticide !| is !| in !| (Solid, !| Liquid !| or !| Gas), !| its !| active !| ingredient !| and !| how !| the !| pesticide !| works !| to !| kill !| the !| pest. BULK !| PESTICIDE !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| liquid !| pesticide !| that !| is !| held !| in !| an !| individual !| container !| with !| a !| pesticide !| content !| of !| 56 !| U.S. !| gallons !| or !| more, !| or !| 100 !| lbs. !| or !| more !| net !| dry !| weight, !| including !| mini-bulk !| pesticides !| unless !| otherwise !| specified Certified !| applicator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| person !| qualified !| to !| apply !| or !| supervise !| the !| application !| of !| restricted-use !| pesticides. certified !| technician !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔individual !| must: be !| at !| least !| 17 !| years !| of !| age !| at !| the !| time !| of !| application; !| and have !| successfully !| completed !| a !| comprehensive !| 30-hour !| training !| course, !| approved !| by !| the !| department; !| or
have !| received !| a !| baccalaureate !| or !| associate !| degree !| from !| an !| accredited !| college !| or !| university !| which !| covers !| the !| topics !| listed !| in !| Section !| 325.18, !| and !| related !| categories !| in !| Sections !| 325.16 !| or !| 325.17; !| or have !| two !| years !| of !| verifiable !| experience !| as !| an !| apprentice. Individuals !| must !| also !| pass !| the !| core !| and !| appropriate !| category !| examination(s). Cholinesterase !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔enzyme !| that !| breaks !| down !| acetylcholine Acetylcholine !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| neurotransmitter !| that !| enables !| learning !| and !| memory !| and !| also !| triggers !| muscle !| contraction How !| do !| carbamates !| and !| organophosphates !| affect !| Cholinesterase? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Exposure !| to !| carbamate !| and !| organophosphate !| pesticides !| inhibits !| cholinesterase, !| resulting !| in !| continual !| overexcitation !| of !| nerve-to-nerve !| and !| nerve-to-muscle !| communication. cultural !| control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔practices !| that !| reduce !| pest !| establishment, !| reproduction, !| dispersal, !| and !| survival. !| For !| example, !| changing !| irrigation !| practices !| can !| reduce !| pest !| problems, !| since !| too !| much !| water !| can !| increase !| root !| disease !| and !| weeds. biological !| control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| intentional !| release !| of !| a !| natural !| enemy !| to !| attack !| a !| pest !| population
