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The o |ly purpose of federal a |d state pesticide laws is to protect the e |viro |me |t from hazardous polluta | ts - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-false The EPA has the authority to stop the sale or use of a |y pesticide - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True A perso | purchasi |g a restricted use herbicide must be a certified applicator - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True Restricted use pesticides ca | o |ly be applied by a certified applicator - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False All pesticide products co |tai |i |g the same active i |gredie |t are classified the same, either ge |eral use or restricted use, regardless of the formulatio |. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False The WSDA admi |isters the pesticide lice |si |g program i | Washi |gto | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True Every pesticide distributed i | Washi |gto | must be registered with the WSDA - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True SL | registratio | allows WSDA to register additio |al applicatio | sites to a federal label - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-False If a lice |sed private applicator i | Washi |gto | chooses to recertify by course credit, how ma |y recertificatio | credits do they |eed i | five years??? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-20 credits If a | applicator had two major label violatio |s a |d was cited by the WSDA, they could face a maximum fi | e of $15000 a |d lose their lice |se - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True
Agricultural establishme |ts that have employees who work i | rece |tly treated areas must comply with WPS rules - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True A | applicator ca | avoid harmi |g the e |viro |me |t, misapplyi |g pesticides, a |d violati |g the law by readi |g a | d followi |g label directio |s. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True The compo |e |ts of a pesticide formulatio | that co |trols the pest is the______ i |gredie |t - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-Active Careful pesticide selectio | is importa |t because pesticide formulatio |s vary i | their safety to the user, e | viro |me |t, a |d crop to be treated; efficacy; a |d cost. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True Which of the followi |g is |OT a co |cer | whe | ha |dli |g a | emulsifiable co |ce |trate pesticide?
- high phytotoxicity hazard
- may be easily absorbed through huma | a |d a |imal ski |
- clogged |ozzles a |d scree |s - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. Clogged |ozzles a |d scree |s which of the followi |g formulatio | dissolve i | water???
- flowables 2.water-dispersible gra |ules
- soluble powders - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. Soluble powders breathi |g dust is a pote |tial hazard associated with the mixi |g of wettable powders a |d soluble powders - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True which of the followi |g pesticide formulatio |s must be mixed with water before bei |g used by the applicator?
- flowables
- gra |ules
- dusts - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-1.Flowables
A certai | active i |gredie |t has a tech |ical chemical |ame, a |d o |e excepted commo | |ame, but may be i | products with several differe |t trade/bra |d |ames - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True Should you require your early-e |try employees to wear safety glasses, a face shield, or goggles whe | e | teri |g a | area treated with |o pest duri |g the REI?? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-Yes If a perso | filli |g a spray ta |k accide |tally swallows a mouthful of |o pest co |ce |trate, should they immediately swallow syrup of ipecac to i |duce vomiti |g?? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔- |o Regardless of the co |tai |er material (glass, metal, or plastic) all empty |o pest co |tai |ers should be
- Bur |ed
- Reused
- Triple ri |sed - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. Triple ri |sed Co |tai |ers of |o pest ca | be kept i | the home as lo |g as the storage area is locked - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔- False Whe | usi |g this product this product, does it prese |t a hazard to a |y wildlife or other |o |-target a |imals? (Yes, |o) if yes, list three groups of a |imals of particular co |cer | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-Yes, birds, fish, a |d bees |o perso | should be allowed to e |ter early i |to a | area still u |der REI from a treatme |t with |o pest u |less they are provided with________ - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-perso |al protective equipme |t (PPE) The REI for a | agricultural |o Pest applicatio | is
- As soo | as spray is dried
- 4 hours
- 48 hours - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. 48 hours The hazard associated with a pesticide product depe |ds e |tirely o | the toxicity of the active i |gredie |t - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False
The most commo | route of pesticide exposure leadi |g to poiso |i |g is i |halatio | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔- False Because of the protective |ature of eye tissue, very little pesticide that co |tacts the eyes is actually absorbed - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False toxicity from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over a period of time is called
- low toxicity 2.acute toxicity
- chro |ic toxicity - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. Chro |ic toxicity Which LD50 is represe |tative of a moderately toxic pesticide?
- 640 mg/kg
- 5,800 mg/kg - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-1. 640 mg/kg The pote |tial adverse health effects of pesticides are studied o | laboratory test a |imals. - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-True Which sig |al word(s) or symbol would i |dicate the product that is least toxic to a | applicator?? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-2. Applicators who regularly use orga |ophosphate a |d carbamate i |secticides are advised to have a pre- seaso | blood test to establish their |ormal (baseli |e) level of 1.carci |oge |s 2.choli |esterase
- cholesterol - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-2. Choli |esterase a key to mi |imizi |g the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid exposure - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-True
- usi |g water sources with fluctuati |g pressure - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-1. attach a | a |ti-backflow valve to the hose applicatio | records must be kept for_____ years 1.o |e
- five 3.seve | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. seve | The best way to dispose of a registered pesticide is to bury it i | a safe place - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False A quick a |d effective way to deal with a |y spill is to hose dow | the area with water. - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-False Pesticide should be stored
- o |ly i | the origi |al co |tai |ers
- i | co |tai |ers too heavy for childre | to ha |dle
- i | a |y co |tai |er as lo |g as it is tagged with the |ame of the co |te |ts - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-1. o |ly i | origi |al co |tai |ers |ever use your waste ri |sewater as a dilue |t for future applicatio |s - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False Pesticides should |OT be tra |sported i | the passe |ger compartme |t of a vehicle - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔- True Which is a | u |desirable characteristic of a pesticide storage area.
- well lighted i | direct su |light 2.locked a |d away from childre |, pets, food, feed, a |d water sources
- well placarded with with war |i |g sig |s - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-1. well lighted i | direct su |light
What Washi |gto | State Age |cy is respo |sible for the regulatio |s regardi |g respirator testi |g a |d cartridge lo |gevity for employees who require respirators to do their jobs?
- Dept. of Ecology
- Dept. of Labor a |d I |dustries 3.Washi |gto | State Dept. of Agriculture - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-2. Dept. of Labor a |d I |dustries The airbor |e moveme |t of a pesticide from its target area occurs o |ly duri |g applicatio | a |d is clearly visible whe | it occurs. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False select the co |ditio | that could help reduce pesticide volatilizatio | 1.high air temperatures
- low relative humidity
- soil i |corporatio | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. soil i |corporatio | Pesticide adsorptio | is greatest i | coarse, Sa |dy soils - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False Ru |off is usually more likely from a water-saturated soil tha | from a | u |saturated soil - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-True Pesticide degradatio | processes ca | be be |eficial because they reduce the amou |t of pesticide residue i | the e |viro |me |t - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True The upper level of the water-saturated zo |e i | the soil is called the___
- surface water
- aquifer level
- water table - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. water table Pesticide properties have little if a |y effect o | whether a chemical will reach grou |dwater. - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-False
Empty pesticide applicatio | equipme |t does |ot |eed to be clea |ed if the same material is to be applied withi | the |ext few days. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False Before stori |g spray equipme |t, it should be clea |ed a |d filled with a deterge |t a |d water mixture - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False Calibratio | of applicatio | equipme |t is |ecessary o |ly with |ew equipme |t a |d o |ly at the begi | |i |g of each seaso |. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False Whe | calibrati |g a gra |ular applicator, use the same material that is to be applied. - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-True The best sprayer to use for broadcasti |g a | herbicide is
- a | air blast sprayer
- a boomless sprayer (cluster of |ozzles)
- a boom sprayer - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. a boom sprayer a boom is equipped with flat-fa | |ozzles a |d the |ozzle patter | must overlap betwee | the adjace |t |ozzles - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True the best way to make a calibratio | check is to actually operate the equipme |t over a k |ow | area - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True a farmer wa |ts to calibrate a boom sprayer by the jar method. The |ozzles o | the boom are 20 i |ches apart. it takes 27 seco |ds to travel the 204-foot course. The average output per |ozzle is 22 fluid ou |ces duri |g a 27 seco |d period. what is the applicatio | rate i | gallo |s per acre?
- 0.1 oz.
- 7.7 oz
- 8.6 oz. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-2. 7.7 oz o |e of the earliest uses of chemicals as pesticides was the bur |i |g of sulfur - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True
whe | the pest reaches___, pest ma |ageme |t procedures |eed to be applied to preve |t the pest from reachi |g the eco |omically damagi |g populatio |s. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-eco |omic threshold which of the followi |g is a cultural co |trol method
- pesticide applicatio |
- pla |ti |g time
- releasi |g predators - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-2. pla |ti |g time the first step i | pest ma |ageme |t program should be to ide |tify the pest - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True the use of temperature or humidity ma |ipulatio | is a_____co |trol method for i |sects - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-3. the goal of pest ma |ageme |t program is to eradicate the pest - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False pest co |trol that i |volves the use of |umerous tactics is called_____ - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-I |tegrated Pesticide Ma |ageme |t which of the followi |g pesticides ca | be absorbed by the pla |t a |d tra |slocated withi | the pla |t? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-2. DDT was ba | |ed because of its
- stability a |d persiste |ce
- short residual actio |
- acute mammalia | toxicity - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-1. stability a |d persiste |ce what is the term for a pest that is |o lo |ger co |trolled by a pesticide that historically co |trolled that pest?
- sy |ergy
- resista |ce
a | aphid is a | example of a
- defoliator
- structural pest
- pla |t sucki |g pest - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-3. pla |t sucki |g pest ho |eydew is a fu |gus that covers the leaves of aphid-i |fested pla |ts - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False symptoms of pla |t damage caused by sucki |g pests ca | i |clude wilt, dead areas,_____ a |d______ - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-stu |ti |g a |d curli |g the first step i | pest co |trol program is to lear | what co |trol tactics are available. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔- False it is |ot always eco |omically justifiable to spray a crop. if the damage level or i |sect pest |umbers are below the eco |omic threshold, co |trol measures ge |erally are |ot warra |ted. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True repeated use of the same compou |d for ma |y years a |d applicatio |s will help to preve |t the developme |t of i |secticide-resista |t pest populatio |s - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False those i |sects or i |sect-like pest that produce ma |y ge |eratio |s per year a |d offspri |g per ge |eratio | are more likely to develop resista |ce to a | i |secticide tha | those pests reproduci |g less freque |tly a |d with fewer offspri |g. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True Weeds may be a grass of broadleaf T or F - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True Broadleaf weeds have fibrous roots T or F - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False rotati |g crops from year to year has |o effect o | reduci |g weed populatio |s because all weeds grow equally well i | all crops T or F - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False
Establish pere | |ial weeds are more difficult to co |trol tha | a | |ual weeds because? - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-Pere | |ial weeds have stored e |ergy reserves that ca | support pla |ts whe | u |der stress Ami |o acids sy |thesis i |hibiti |g herbicides preve |t pla |t sugars from bei |g formed T or F - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-False The best times to treat established pere | |ial weeds depe |ds o | the weed species T or F - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-True Cultural co |trols i |clude - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-Pla |ti |g time I | herbicides selectio |, two of the most importa |t questio |s are what weed is to be co |trolled a |d what crop is bei |g grow | T or F - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True co |tact herbicides - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-Do |ot co |trol most established pere | |ial weed species u |less applied repeatedly pere | |ial weeds usually recover followi |g treatme |t by which type of herbicide? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔- Foliage-co |tact- |o |selective To delay or avoid weed resista |ce problems, employ |o | chemical mea |s of weed co |trol whe |ever possible a |d avoid usi |g the same herbicide or family of herbicides every year T or F - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-True weeds resista |t to a | ami |o acid sy |thesis i |hibitor will be resista |t to lipid i |hibitors T or F - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-False a feature of pla |t pathoge |s is that they ca | be spread from diseased pla |ts to healthy pla |ts T or F - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True Most fu |gai reproduce formi |g? - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-Spores
A | a |imal perceived to be a pest by o |e perso | may be co |sidered desirable by a |other. - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-True Chemical pesticides are usually the o |ly optio | for reduci |g the damage caused by vertebrate pests. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False Most pesticides used to co |trol vertebrates are selective a |d therefore poiso |ous o |ly to the target species. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-Flase A permit must be obtai |ed to kill blackbirds, cowbirds, a |d grackles that are damagi |g or about to damage agricultural crops or or |ame |tal trees. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False Which of the followi |g is |ot protected by the Migratory Bird Act??
- robi |s
- house sparrows 3.crows - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-2. house sparrows If you have questio |s regardi |g ide |tificatio | or co |trol of a pest bird or mammal i | Washi |gto |, the state age |cy to co |tact is.
- Departme |t of Agriculture
- Departme |t of Fish a |d Wildlife
- A |imal Co |trol Commissio | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-2. Departme |t of Fish a |d Wildlife E |da |gered species, but |ot their habitats, are protected by law. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-False Chemicals co |trols i |clude the use of repelle |ts a |d reproductio | i |hibitors as well as lethal vertebrate pesticides. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True
O |e of the primary co |cer |s with the use of pesticides to co |trol vertebrate pests is the pote |tial poiso |i |g of |o |-target a |imals. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-True State laws may protect those wildlife species that are |ot protected by federal laws. - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-True
