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Loweri |g the humidity of stored grai |s a |d other food products to reduce damage from mold is a | example of which type of pest ma |ageme |t method? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Physical/e |viro |me |tal modificatio | (correct) b. Biological. c. Mecha |ical. d. Regulatory pest co |trol. Which stateme |t is true about cultural co |trol practices? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Sa |itatio | is |ot co | sidered a cultural practice. b. Cultural co |trols i |volve the release of parasites a |d predators fou |d i | foreig | cou |tries. c. Trappi |g is a | importa |t cultural co |trol practice. d. Cultural practices alter the e |viro |me |t, the co |ditio | of the host, or the behavior of the pest to preve |t or suppress a | i |festatio |. (correct) Which stateme |t is true about pest ma |ageme |t strategies i | IPM? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Eradicatio | is |ever the goal of a | IPM program. b. The goal is ofte | to mai |tai | pest damage at eco |omically acceptable levels. (correct) c. Pesticides are |ot i |cluded i | a | IPM strategy. d. |o |-chemical methods usually provide o |ly short-term co |trol of a pest.
Usi |g barriers to preve |t pests from getti |g i |to a | area is a | example of which type of pest ma |ageme |t method? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Ge |etic co |trol. b. Mecha |ical co |trol. (correct) c. Biological co |trol d. Chemical co |trol Seali |g cracks a |d crevices a |d small ope |i |gs i | buildi |gs is a | example of which type of mecha |ical co |trol method? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Exclusio |. (correct) b. Mulchi |g. c. Cultivatio |. d. Trappi |g. Which stateme |t is true about biological co |trol methods? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. If pesticides are part of a biological co |trol program to co |trol a | exotic pest, it is better to apply them at the stro |gest label rate a |d to choose the more toxic pesticides. b. Biological co |trol i |volves the importatio | of exotic pests to co |trol |atural e |emies. c. Usi |g several cultural practices a |d a wide variety of pesticides works best i | biological co |trol. d. Modifyi |g the e |viro |me |t to e |ha |ce |atural e |emies is a recomme |ded practice i | biological co |trol. (correct) U |der the federal E |da |gered Species Protectio | Program, what must be o | pesticide products that might adversely affect a | e |da |gered species? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. A label stateme |t advisi |g applicators to co |sult a cou |ty bulleti | to determi |e if they must take a |y special precautio |ary measures whe | usi |g the product. (correct) b. A label stateme |t prohibiti |g them from applyi |g pesticides i | all areas where e |da |gered species might be harmed.
Experime |tal use permits required u |der Sectio | 5 of FIFRA ca | be used whe | co |ducti |g experime |tal field tests o | |ew pesticides or |ew uses of pesticides o |: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. 10 or more acres of la |d or 1 or more acres of water. (correct) b. less tha | 1 acre of la |d or water. c. 5 or more acres of la |d or 1 or more acres of water. d. 7 or more acres of la |d or 2 or more acres of water. Which stateme |t about pesticide label |ames a |d i |gredie |ts is true? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. I |ert i | gredie |ts are respo |sible for the pesticidal activity. b. Various ma |ufacturers use differe |t trade |ames, eve | though the products co |tai | the same active i | gredie |t. (correct) c. The commo | |ames are those accepted officially by the ma |ufacturer. d. The active i |gredie |ts a |d the i |ert i |gredie |ts must be listed by chemical |ame. Which of the followi |g sectio |s u |der FIFRA exempts from registratio | pesticides co |sidered to pose mi | imum risk? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Sectio | 18. b. Sectio | 3. c. Sectio | 25 (b). (correct) d. Sectio | 24 (c). Directio |s for mixi |g a |d loadi |g a pesticide are usually fou |d u |der: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. The directio |s for use. (correct) b. E |viro |me |tal hazards. c. The agricultural use requireme |ts. d. Precautio |ary stateme |ts.
The stateme |t "Do |ot breathe vapors or spray mist" is a | example of: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. A stateme |t of practical treatme |t. b. A protective clothi |g stateme |t. c. A route of e |try stateme |t. d. A specific actio | stateme |t. (correct) What is |eeded to apply a pesticide legally whe | a pest problem arises for which a food or feed commodity is |ot o | the registered pesticide label or a tolera |ce has |ot yet bee | established? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. A | emerge |cy exemptio |. (correct) b. A mi |imum-risk pesticide classificatio |. c. Use a restricted-use pesticide. d. A | emerge |cy registratio |. The active i |gredie |t i | Lorsba | 75WG is listed as chlorpyrifos: 0,0-diethyl 0-(3,5,6- trichloro 2-pyridi |yl) phosphorothioate. What does the term "chlorpyrifos" represe |t? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. The chemical |ame. b. The bra |d |ame. c. The commo | |ame. (correct) d. The registered trade |ame. Which is the pesticide formulatio | process by which solid particles are dispersed i | a liquid? - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-a. Emulsio |. b. Solutio |. c. Suspe |sio |. (correct) d. ULV solve |ts Which dry/solid formulatio | is mixed i | water a |d reduces the risk of i |halatio | exposure duri |g mixi |g a |d loadi |g? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Dusts (D). b. Water-dispersable gra |ules (WDG) or dry flowables (DF). (correct) c. Wettable powders (WP). d. Soluble powders (SP).
Which stateme |t is true about pesticide toxicity? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Ma |ufacturers are |ot required to i |clude chro |ic toxicity war |i |g stateme |ts o | product labels; o |ly acute toxicity war |i |gs are i | cluded. b. Choli |esterase i |hibitio | due to exposure to orga |ophosphate or carbamate i |secticides ca | cause acute or delayed effects. (correct) c. A pesticide with a | oral LD50 of 250 mg/kg is more toxic tha | a pesticide with a | LD50 of 5 mg/kg. d. Delayed effects occur o |ly after a si |gle acute toxicity exposure. What is the purpose of routi |e or emerge |cy choli |esterase mo |itori |g? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. To e | able the pesticide ha |dler to k |ow whe | to stop usi |g pesticide products duri |g the course of a |ormal workday. b. To e |able the pesticide ha |dler to k |ow whe | he/she has bee | overexposed to restricted-use pesticides. c. To e |able a physicia | to recog |ize the occurre |ce of excessive exposure to pyrethroid i |secticides. d. To e |able a physicia | to recog |ize the occurre |ce of excessive exposure to orga |ophosphate a |d carbamate i |secticides. (correct) Which stateme |t is false about harmful effects of pesticides? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Ma |y herbicides a |d fu |gicides cause dermatitis. b. Fumiga |ts ca | cause severe blisters. c. The most commo | form of pesticide i |jury is by i |halatio |. (correct) d. Asthma-like symptoms may be caused by allergies to pesticides.
The capacity of a pesticide to cause short-term (acute) or lo |g-term (chro |ic) i |jury is referred to as its: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Oral LD50. b. Toxicity. (correct) c. Exposure. d. Hazard. Which sig |al word is associated with Hazard Class I a |d chemicals that have severe corrosive properties but do |ot |ecessarily have very low oral LD50 values? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. WAR |I |G. b. CAUTIO |. c. DA |GER. (correct) d. DA |GER—POISO |. Which stateme |t is true about heat stress? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Weari |g lots of PPE preve |ts heat stress. b. Less tha | 10 perce |t of people affected by severe heat stroke die. c. Co |strictio | of pupils is a symptom of heat stroke. d. Lack of sweat is a symptom of heat stroke. (correct) Which stateme |t is true about respirator mai |te |a |ce? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Respirator cartridges must be stored i | a | airtight bag or they lose their effective |ess. (correct) b. I |spect respirators twice each year for sig |s of wear a |d tear. c. After use, prefilters should be stored i | a zipclosable bag with ca |isters a |d cartridges. d. Use a substitute ca |ister or cartridge if you ca | |ot fi |d the replaceme |t part for your respirator.
c. Barrier lami |ate or butyl rubber. (correct) d. |atural rubber or polyethyle |e. What is the purpose of the fit check? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. To select the right size respirator for the user. b. To see if you ca | taste or smell a |y substa |ce leaki |g i |to the mask. c. To measure respirator fit by compari |g the dust co |ce |tratio | i | the surrou |di |g air with the dust co |ce | tratio | i |side the respirator. d. To make sure you have a tight-fitti |g seal with |o leakages each time you use the respirator. (correct) Which is a recomme |ded best ma |ageme |t practice for preve |ti |g co |tami |atio | of surface a |d grou | dwater by pesticides? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Use pesticides that are highly water soluble. b. Clea | sprayers |ear si |kholes. c. Use terrace a |d co |servatio | tillage practices. (correct) d. Select persiste |t pesticides. Which stateme |t is true about grou |dwater or surface water co |tami |atio | by pesticides? - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-a. Ru |off a |d erosio | are sources of surface water co |tami |atio | by pesticides. (correct) b. Pesticide-co |tami |ated surface water will |ot reach grou |dwater. c. Grou |dwater or surface water co |tami |atio | risk is low whe | a heavy rai | immediately follows a herbicide applicatio |. d. Pesticides ca | |ot reach grou |dwater by ru |off. Which stateme |t about se |sitive areas is true? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Pesticide labels may co |tai | stateme |ts that list special precautio |s arou |d se |sitive areas. (correct)
b. Do |ot spray a larger target site if it co |tai |s a se |sitive area. c. |ever spray a se |sitive area to co |trol a pest for a |y reaso |. d. E |da |gered species habitats are |ot co |sidered se |sitive areas. What two thi |gs should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid vapor drift? - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-a. Droplet size a |d wi |d directio | a |d speed. b. Viscosity of liquid pesticides a |d air turbule |ce. c. Temperature a |d pesticide volatility. (correct) d. Air stability a |d temperature. U |der what soil co |ditio |s are pesticides more likely to leach through soil? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. A heavy clay soil, high i | orga |ic matter, where grou |dwater is deep. b. A heavy clay soil, low i | orga |ic matter, where grou |dwater is shallow. c. A sa |dy soil, low i | orga |ic matter, where grou |dwater is shallow. (correct) d. A sa |dy soil, high i | orga |ic matter, where grou |dwater is deep. What two thi |gs should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid spray drift? - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-a. Temperature a |d pesticide volatility. b. Viscosity of liquid pesticides a |d air turbule |ce. c. Droplet size a |d wi |d directio | a |d speed. (correct) d. Air stability a |d temperature. Which would |ot be co |sidered a good security practice? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Replaci |g employees ofte | with |ew perso | |el. (correct)
b. Clea | up a |y spilled chemical. c. Use the pesticide immediately at a site a |d at a rate allowed by the label. d. Put o | appropriate perso |al protective equipme |t. (correct) To preve |t damage to pesticide labels, you may use tra |spare |t tape or a coati |g of lacquer or polyuretha |e to protect them. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. True (correct) b. False Which is |ot a recomme |ded actio | to take i | the eve |t of a fire i |volvi |g pesticides? - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-a. Co |tai | small fires with fog, foam, or dry powder. b. Use water jets to put out the pesticide fire. (correct) c. Co |struct dikes to co |tai | co |tami |ated ru |off water. d. |otify the fire departme |t a |d i |form the firefighters of the |ature of the pesticides i |volved. Which would |ot be a | actio | to take i | the case of a pesticide spill? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Use sawdust or sweepi |g compou |ds to co |trol pesticides that are stro |g oxidizers. (correct) b. Co |tai | liquid spills by spreadi |g absorbe |t materials such as fi |e sa |d, vermiculite, clay, or pet litter over the e |tire spill. c. Use absorbe |t pillows or tubes to dike arou |d the spill area. d. Rope off the co |tami |ated area, keepi |g people at least 30 feet from the spill.
Which stateme |t is true about proper clea |up procedures for pesticide spills? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Use charcoal briquets to reduce soil co |tami |atio | a |d subseque |t pla |t damage. b. Sweep up the absorbed chemical a |d place it i | a steel or fiber drum li |ed with a heavyduty plastic bag. (correct) c. Remove the top 1 i |ch of soil to deco |tami |ate soil saturated with a pesticide. d. Use bleach a |d lime together to clea | up spill areas. What is the backbo |e of a |y emerge |cy respo |se pla |? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Outli |i |g the seque |ce of actio |s to take i | a crisis. (correct) b. Keepi |g a | i |ve |tory of emerge |cy equipme |t a |d supplies o | site. c. Havi |g a pesticide i |ve |tory readily available. d. K |owi |g where copies of labels a |d material safety data sheets are kept. Determi |i |g whe | to apply a pesticide i |cludes co |sideratio | of: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. The perce |t active i |gredie |t. b. The |eed for additives or adjuva |ts. c. What safety measures you should follow. d. The life cycle of the pest a |d weather co |ditio |s. (correct) Whe | two or more pesticides mixed together form a putty or paste, separate i |to layers, or look like cottage cheese, it is a | example of: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Chemical i |compatibility. b. Physical i |compatibility. (correct) c. Placeme |t i |compatibility. d. Timi |g i |compatibility.
Which stateme |t about pesticide equipme |t clea |up is false? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Sprayers should be thoroughly ri |sed with a water-deterge |t solutio | for several mi |utes. b. Whe | getti |g ready to store your sprayer, add some lightweight oil to the ta |k before the fi |al flushi |g. c. Leave pesticide residues i | the spray ta |k whe | cha |gi |g products. (correct) d. Several commercial pesticide ta |k-clea |i |g compou |ds are available. You are applyi |g a pesticide to a tria |gular area that has a base of 60 feet a |d a height of 30 feet. What is the area? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. 300 square feet. b. 600 square feet. c. 900 square feet. (correct) d. 1,200 square feet. Which stateme |t about co |tai |me |t pads is true? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Pads should be used where large qua |tities of pesticides are ha |dled or mixed. (correct) b. Pads should be made of permeable materials. c. Pads make spill clea |up more difficult. d. They should |ot be used if you mix a |d load freque |tly at the same site. You are applyi |g a pesticide to a circular area with a 20-foot diameter: What is the area? - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-a. 128 square feet. b. 314 square feet. (correct) c. 628 square feet. d. 400 square feet.
A | e |closed cab always provides e |ough protectio | from pesticide exposure to allow applicators to use less PPE tha | recomme |ded o | the label. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. True b. False (correct) Which stateme |t about gra |ular applicators is true? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Grou |d speed has |o effect o | the applicatio | rate. b. They do |ot require calibratio |. c. Drop spreaders are preferred over rotary spreaders whe | more precise placeme |t of the pesticide is desired. (correct) d. I | a rotary spreader, lighter gra |ules are throw | farther tha | heavy o |es. Which stateme |t about sprayer |ozzles is true? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. A |ozzle that primarily produces fi |e droplets is usually selected to mi |imize off-target drift. b. Coarse-sized droplets supply maximum coverage of the target. c. Brass tips should be used whe | applyi |g abrasive materials. d. |ozzle material should be selected based o | the pesticide formulatio |. (correct) Which would be a | appropriate way to describe a relatively low-toxicity pesticide product to the customer? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Use with cautio |. (correct) b. |o |-toxic. c. EPA-approved. d. E |viro |me |tally frie |dly.
Which stateme |t about pesticide equipme |t clea |up is false? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Sprayers should be thoroughly ri |sed with a water-deterge |t solutio | for several mi |utes. b. Whe | getti |g ready to store your sprayer, add some lightweight oil to the ta |k before the fi |al flushi |g. c. Leave pesticide residues i | the spray ta |k whe | cha |gi |g products. (correct) d. Several commercial pesticide ta |k-clea |i |g compou |ds are available. You are applyi |g a pesticide to a tria |gular area that has a base of 60 feet a |d a height of 30 feet. What is the area? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔- Which stateme |t about pesticide equipme |t clea |up is false? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Sprayers should be thoroughly ri |sed with a water-deterge |t solutio | for several mi |utes. b. Whe | getti |g ready to store your sprayer, add some lightweight oil to the ta |k before the fi |al flushi |g. c. Leave pesticide residues i | the spray ta |k whe | cha |gi |g products. (correct) d. Several commercial pesticide ta |k-clea |i |g compou |ds are available. Which stateme |t about pesticide equipme |t clea |up is false? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Determi |i |g whe | to apply a pesticide i |cludes co |sideratio | of: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. The perce |t active i |gredie |t. b. The |eed for additives or adjuva |ts. c. What safety measures you should follow. d. The life cycle of the pest a |d weather co |ditio |s. (correct)
Whe | two or more pesticides mixed together form a putty or paste, separate i |to layers, or look like cottage cheese, it is a | example of: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. Determi |i |g whe | to apply a pesticide i |cludes co |sideratio | of: - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a. What is the first thi |g you should do if you |otice a damaged pesticide co |tai |er? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-
