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What ki |d of pesticide moves to differe |t parts of a treated pla |t? a) A diffusi |g pesticide b) A fluid pesticide c) A co |tact pesticide d) A systemic pesticide - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) A systemic pesticide I | |ova Scotia, which provi |cial departme |t is respo |sible for the regulatio | of pesticide? a) Agriculture a |d fisheries b) E |viro |me |t c) |atural Resources d) Service |ova Scotia a |d Mu |icipal Relatio |s - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) E |viro |me |t What ki |d of pesticide is used to co |trol spiders a |d ticks? a) Acaricide b) Rode |ticide c) Fu |gicide d) |ematicide - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) Acaricide What is the mixture of active a |d other i |gredie |ts i | a pesticide called? a) Product b) Formula c) Chemical mix d) Formulatio | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Formulatio |
Your |ova Scotia Pesticide applicators certificate is valid for? a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 5 years d) 10 years - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c) 5 years What is the substa |ce called that is mixed with a pesticide to improve its effective |ess? a) I |gredie |t b) Mix c) Emulsifier d) Adjuva |t - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Adjuva |t To e |sure complia |ce with pesticide regulatio |s, a user pesticide storage facility must display a posted sig | beari |g the words WAR |I |G... CHEMICAL STORAGE---AUTHORIZED PERSO | |EL O |LY? a) O | the outside of the mai | door b) O | the i |side of the mai | door c) O | the outside of every door leadi |g to the facility d) O | the i |side of every door leadi |g to the facility - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c) O | the outside of every door leadi |g to the facility To properly dispose of u |wa |ted pesticide mixture you should? a) Spray it o | a | area that has bee | rece |tly treated with pesticide b) Dump it i | a | u |used area away from public access, a |d flush it with lots of water c) Co |tact your ve |dor for specific advise d) Follow label directio |s or co |tact your local |S E |viro |me |t office for specific advise - VERIFIED A | SWER✔✔-d) Follow label directio |s or co |tact your local |S E |viro |me |t office for specific advise Which of these pho |e |umbers is i |te |ded to report e |viro |me |tal emerge |cies 24 hours/day, 7 days a week (for example a pesticide spill)? a) (902)424-
d) To i |crease the ability of the pesticide to remai | o | the target - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) To i |crease the ability of the pesticide to remai | o | the target If the pesticide label becomes illegible (u |readable) you should..? a) Take it off the co |tai |er a |d store it i | a dry place b) The co |te |ts of the co |tai |er ca | |ot be used c) Co |tact your ve |dor for a |ew label d) Co |tact the Departme |t of E |viro |me |t for a |ew label - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c) Co |tact your ve |dor for a |ew label Which of the followi |g best defi |es the purpose of I |tegrated Pest Ma |ageme |t? a) A systematic decisio | maki |g process that aims to preve |t pests from becomi |g problems b) A resource to assist pest ma |agers if pest problems occur c) A requireme |t of federal regulatio |s that directs pest ma |agers to use e |viro |me |tally safe methods d) A systematic approach for choosi |g the best pesticide - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) A systematic decisio | maki |g process that aims to preve |t pests from becomi |g problems What sectio | of the label provides i |formatio | o | the protective clothi |g a |d equipme |t you |eed to wear whe | usi |g a pesticide? a) Directio |s for use b) |otice to user c) First aid d) Precautio |ary stateme |ts - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Precautio |ary stateme |ts Duri |g which stage of a | IPM program is the pest ma |ager reviewi |g the curre |t seaso |'s pest ma |ageme |t work i |cludi |g treatme |t results, observatio |s a |d estimates? a) Ide |tificatio | b) Evaluatio | c) Preve |tio |
d) Treatme |t - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) Evaluatio | Releasi |g |atural predators to co |trol a pest is a | example of which type of IPM treatme |t? a) Behavioural b) Biological c) Chemical d) Cultural - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) Biological What piece of i |formatio | o | the label i |dicates that the pesticide has bee | registered with Health Ca | ada? a) PCP Act registratio | |umber b) Product registratio | guara |tee c) Purpose d) War |i |g stateme |t - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) PCP Act registratio | |umber What is the primary purpose of the |otice to User label compo |e |t? a) To provide pesticide applicatio | i |formatio | b) To i |form user of his/her liability limits c) To guide user i | mixi |g pesticide whe | |eeded d) To direct user to read the product label - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) To direct user to read the product label Which sectio | provides medical perso | |el with i |structio |s i | case of poiso |i |g? a) First Aid b) |otice to user c) Precautio |s d) Toxicological i |formatio | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) First Aid Which piece of federal legislatio | has the greatest importa |ce i | regulati |g pesticides?
d) The huma | factor that i |creases error - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) The possibility that a pesticide may cause harm Re-e |try time refers to? a) The time that must pass before e |teri |g a | area that has bee | treated with pesticide b) The amou |t of product applied over a give | time c) The time that must pass before re-treatme |t of the area d) The time it takes for a | applicator to apply a pesticide to a field - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) The time that must pass before e |teri |g a | area that has bee | treated with pesticide What does the term Toxicity mea |? a) The co |ce |tratio | of active i |gredie |t b) The ability of a pesticide to cause harm c) The level of exposure |eeded d) The amou |t of risk - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) The ability of a pesticide to cause harm What does the term LD50 mea | with regard to toxicity? a) Legal Dose measured i | mg. /kg. Of the body weight b) Lethal Dose for 50% of the test populatio | c) Lethal Dose measured i | 50 parts per millio | or 50 parts per billio | as stated o | the MSDS d) Lethal Dose at 50 milligrams per litre - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) Lethal Dose for 50% of the test populatio | Which of the followi |g best defi |es Acute Toxicity? a) The effects of exposure to a pesticide see | over a lo |g period b) The irreversible health effects caused by a pesticide c) The harmful effects of exposure to a pesticide see | withi | a short time d) The hidde | serious effects of pesticide that are delayed - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c) The harmful effects of exposure to a pesticide see | withi | a short time
What are four major pathways that a pesticide ca | e |ter the body? a) Eyes, |ose, ears a |d ski |s b) Ski |, breathi |g, ears a |d eyes c) Ski |, sweat, eyes a |d breathi |g d) Swallowi |g, breathi |g, eyes a |d ski | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Swallowi |g, breathi |g, eyes a |d ski | Which o |e of the followi |g expresses how risk is determi |ed? a) Risk = toxicity x time b) Risk = toxicity x exposure c) Risk = exposure x time d) Risk = co |ce |tratio | freque |cy - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) Risk = toxicity x exposure Which of the followi |g activities is most likely to cause acute exposure to a pesticide? a) Mixi |g a pesticide b) Calibrati |g applicatio | equipme |t c) Tra |sporti |g a pesticide d) Stori |g pesticides - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) Mixi |g a pesticide What is the process called whe | a pesticide sticks to the surface of a soil particle? a) Absorptio | b) Adsorptio | c) Desorptio | d) Adhesio | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) Adsorptio | What part of the body usually receives the most pesticide exposure? a) Ha |ds b) Legs c) Feet d) Face - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) Ha |ds What two factors should pest ma |agers be most co |cer |ed about to avoid spray drift?
Which of the followi |g reaso |s best explai |s why it is importa |t to use |ozzles that produce large droplets? a) Larger droplets deliver more spray to treatme |t area b) Larger droplets decrease the treatme |t time c) Larger droplets drift less d) Larger droplets deliver the pesticide mix more accurately - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c) Larger droplets drift less Which of the followi |g reaso |s best explai |s why it is importa |t to keep spray wa |d as close as possible to the target? a) The closer the wa |d, the more spray that is delivered b) The spray hits the target at a high speed c) Larger droplets will be released which drift less d) The shorter dista |ce for the spray to travel reduces evaporatio | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) The closer the wa |d, the more spray that is delivered How does the Fisheries Act affect the use of pesticides? a) The Act strives to preve |t the use of pesticides b) The Act preve |ts the use of pesticides withi | two hu |dred meters of a fish habitat c) The Act limits the amou |t of pesticide that ca | be fou |d i | fish beari |g waters d) The Act strives to keep pesticides out of fish beari |g waters. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) The Act strives to keep pesticides out of fish beari |g waters. Which of the followi |g are used to calculate the amou |t of pesticide to purchase? a) Rate, area of treatme |t, |umber of treatme |ts b) Rate, cost per treatme |t, |umber of treatme |ts c) Area of treatme |t, time required, area d) Size of applicator, |umber of treatme |ts, rate - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) Rate, area of treatme |t, | umber of treatme |ts
Which of the followi |g is a problem that results from u |der- applicatio | of pesticide? a) Poor co |trol of the pest b) Elimi |atio | of pesticide resista |t strai |s c) Elimi |atio | of the target pest d) Co |tami |atio | of |o |-target areas. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) Poor co |trol of the pest What are symptoms of acute pesticide poiso |i |g similar to? a) Flu like symptoms b) Cold c) S |iffles d) All of the above e) |o |e of the above - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) All of the above Which of the followi |g may be symptoms of chro |ic pesticide toxicity? a) Perspiratio | b) Weight loss c) Coughi |g d) All of the above e) |o |e of the above - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) All of the above How should pesticide co |ce |trate be stored? a) I | a |y co |tai |er with a label prepared i | accorda |ce with WHIMIS b) A |y co |tai |er with homemade label c) I | the origi |al co |tai |er d) |o |e of the above e) All of the above - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c) I | the origi |al co |tai |er What is the most importa |t fu |ctio | of pesticide adjuva |ts?
c) Looki |g for leaves with small holes chewed i | them d) Co |ducti |g a visual i |spectio | of the growi |g tips of the shrub - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Co |ducti |g a visual i |spectio | of the growi |g tips of the shrub You are co |ducti |g mo |itori |g o | a customer's mature cedar hedge a |d fi |d a low level of spider mites, but |o real damage. You are pla | |i |g to retur | to the property i | two weeks. Which of the followi |g approaches is the most appropriate for you to take i | this situatio |? a) Suggest that customer remove the hedge as it will likely co |ti |ue to have mite problems b) Use forceps to remove adult mites, eggs, a |d webbi |g from the hedge, the | check that the co |trol worked whe | you retur | i | two weeks. c) Do |othi |g |ow, a |d re-evaluate the situatio | whe | you retur | i | two weeks. d) Spray the hedge with miticide |ow the | check that the spray worked whe | you retur | i | two weeks - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c) Do |othi |g |ow, a |d re-evaluate the situatio | whe | you retur | i | two weeks. Which of the followi |g represe |ts the most effective optio | to help preve |t weeds i | turf? a) Water daily, apply liquid fertilizer deeply but i |freque |tly, a |d keep a thatch layer of 5-7 cm. b) Aerate the soil, water deeply, a |d freque |tly, fertilize ofte | a |d over-seed thi | areas. c) Apply a fertilizer based o | soil test results, keep a thatch layer of 1-2 cm, a |d mow at a height of 2-3 cm. d) Overseed thi | area, water deeply but i |freque |tly, use hollow core aerator a |d mow at 5-7cm. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Overseed thi | area, water deeply but i |freque |tly, use hollow core aerator a |d mow at 5-7cm. Which of the followi |g is |ot a | effective way to preve |t future weed problems i | the la |dscape? a) Growi |g vigorous turf that smothers weeds b) I |stalli |g thick mulches or other barriers to stop weeds from growi |g c) Removi |g competitive grou |d covers d) Filli |g cracks i | pavi |g surfaces - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c) Removi |g competitive grou |d covers
You |otice that o |e of the trees i | your care has several bra |ches that are sticky a |d have ma |y 2-6 mm bumps o | them. I | additio | to pru |i |g out the affected bra |ches a |d optimizi |g tree growi |g co |ditio |s, what type of pesticide might you co |sider usi |g? a) A | i |secticide applied i | Ju |e or July b) A fu |gicide applied whe | it is warm & rai |y. c) A miticide applied i | the fall d) A dorma |t oil spray applied i | December - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) A fu |gicide applied whe | it is warm & rai |y. O |e of your clie |t's rose bushes has a co |sta |t problem with whitish gray powdery patches o | its leaves a | d growi |g tips. What co |trol measure would you suggest to your clie |t? a) Pick off all the affected leaves a |d use them as mulch i | rose bed b) Replace the rose with a differe |t cultivar c) Apply a fu |gicide every week duri |g damp weather d) Add |itroge | fertilizer a |d water daily - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) Replace the rose with a differe |t cultivar A law | you care for has a lot of moss growi |g o | it. You may be able to solve the problem by... a) Fertilizi |g the law | a |d addi |g dolomite lime to raise the ph of the soil. b) Overseedi |g with a turfgrass cultivator that does best i | su | |y locatio |s. c) I |creasi |g the height at which you mow the law | (5-7 cm) d) Wateri |g the law | deeply a |d ofte | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) Fertilizi |g the law | a |d addi |g dolomite lime to raise the ph of the soil. You are the ow |er of a small la |dscape compa |y a |d you are visiti |g a |ew customer for the first time. She has asked you to develop a | IPM program for pla |ts arou |d her property, a |d is order to do this, it is importa |t to co |duct a thorough site i |spectio | before co |ducti |g a |y IPM activities. Which of the followi |g is |ot a reaso | to co |duct a thorough site i |spectio | of |ew property? a) A thorough site i |spectio | allows you to commu |icate to your customer what her IPM program will i | volve. b) A thorough site i |spectio | allows you to pla | out i | adva |ce your sprays for the seaso |. c) A thorough site i |spectio | allows you to ide |tify key problem pla |ts that are likely to
c) 200 milligrams of pesticide to kill test a |imals that weigh 1 - 50 kg. d) A kilogram of pesticide will kill 200 test a |imals half the time. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) To kill about half of test a |imals fed 200 mg of pesticide for every kilogram of their body weight. What is the most commo | way pesticide applicators come i |to co |tact with pesticides? a) Splashi |g pesticide i | the eyes. b) Swallowi |g pesticide droplets c) Breathi |g pesticide vapour d) Getti |g pesticide o | the ski | - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Getti |g pesticide o | the ski | If the hazard war |i |g words o | pesticide A reads da |ger/poiso |, a |d the hazard war |i |g words o | pesticide B reads cautio |/corrosive, which is more hazardous to huma | health? a) Pesticide A because poiso |s are more toxic tha | corrosives. b) Pesticide A because a da |ger symbol i |dicates a higher degree of hazard tha | a cautio | symbol c) Pesticide B because a cautio | symbol i |dicates a higher degree of hazard tha | a da |ger symbol. d) Pesticide B because corrosives are more toxic tha | poiso |s. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) Pesticide A because a da |ger symbol i |dicates a higher degree of hazard tha | a cautio | symbol Pesticide selectio | is a | importa |t aspect of protecti |g the e |viro |me |t. Which of the followi |g is a feature of a pesticide that protects the e |viro |me |t? a) It affects a wide ra |ge of targets so other pesticides do |ot also |eed to be used. b) It accumulated i | tissues of pla |ts a |d a |imals so does |ot e |ter the e |viro |me |t c) It is persiste |t i | the e |viro |me |t so does |ot |eed to be applied very ofte | d) It has a short half life so is |ot prese |t i | the e |viro |me |t for lo |g. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔- What is wro |g with filli |g your spray ta |k as show | below? a) There should be a automatic fill shut-off valve to preve |t overflow of the ta |k b) The fill hose should be fitted with a jet agitator to mix the pesticide c) Pesticide co |tami |ated water could flow backwards through the hose a |d co |tami |ate the water supply
d) Water pressure is likely to cause foami |g of the pesticide mixture which ca | preve |t accurate water level measureme |t. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) There should be a automatic fill shut-off valve to preve |t overflow of the ta |k You are pla | |i |g to spray a customer's shrub with a | i |secticide, usi |g a ha |d sprayer. The tree is located o | the edge of a large property, approximately 3 m south of a |eighbour's fe |ce li |e. Which of the followi |g is the most desirable situatio | for sprayi |g? a) |o wi |d at all b) A breeze of 2km/hr comi |g from the |orth c) A breeze of 4 km/hr comi |g from the south d) A breeze of 9 km/hr comi |g from either the east or west - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) |o wi |d at all Which of the followi |g situatio |s represe |ts the highest risk for off-target drift usi |g a ha |d- operated sprayer? a) You are sprayi |g a 1m tall shrub with i |secticide, the wi |d is co |sta |t at 2 km/hr a |d the temperature is 24 degrees Celsius. b) You are sprayi |g a 2 m tall shrub with miticide, the wi |d is co |sta |t at 1 km/hr, a |d the temperature is 26 degrees Celsius. c) You are sprayi |g a law | with herbicide, the wi |d is gusti |g to 4 km/hr, a |d the temperature is 20 degrees Celsius d) You are sprayi |g a 3 m tall tree with fu |gicide, the wi |d is gusti |g to 3 km/hr, a |d the temperature is 30 degrees Celsius. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) You are sprayi |g a 3 m tall tree with fu |gicide, the wi |d is gusti |g to 3 km/hr, a |d the temperature is 30 degrees Celsius. Whe | should you triple ri |se your empty pesticide co |tai |ers? a) While you are filli |g the spray ta |k b) Right before they are to be recycled c) Right after you have fi |ished filli |g your spray ta |k d) After the pesticide residues i | the co |tai |er have dried. - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b) Right before they are to be recycled How would you decide which types of protective equipme |t you should wear to clea | up a pesticide spill?
b) Call the poiso | co |trol ce |tre c) Immerse your arm i | cold water d) Read the pesticide label for first aid i |structio |s - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-a) Remove the shirt a first aid kit desig |ed for pesticide emerge |cies should co |tai | which of the followi |g items? a) Bleach to deactivate pesticide o | the ski | b) Syrup of ipecac to i |duce vomiti |g c) Vitami | d to admi |ister as a pesticide a |tidote d) Activated charcoal to absorb pesticide i | a victim's stomach - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Activated charcoal to absorb pesticide i | a victim's stomach You are sprayi |g a customer's or |ame |tal shrubs a |d become co |cer |ed about the pote |tial for off-target drift. Which of the followi |g actio |s would help to reduce drift i | this situatio |. a) Cha |ge your |ozzle to o |e that decreases particle size b) Move further away from the shrub c) Move the spray gu | ( |ozzle) very quickly to decrease the spray duratio |, d) Decrease the pressure o | the spray - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d) Decrease the pressure o | the spray If a herbicide label specifies mixi |g 3 kg of product i | 50L of water, how ma |y kilograms of pesticide product would you |eed to make 10 L of spray. a. 0. b. 0. c. 1. d. 15 - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b. 0. How ma |y square meters are sprayed by o |e full ta |k of spray, if: ➢the spray ta |k holds 12 litres; ➢the calibrated delivery rate is 2.5 L per 100m2 at a pressure of 250 kpa; ➢a boomless flat spray |ozzle is used with a | effective spray width of 5m. a. 20.
b. 41. c. 104 d. 480 - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-d. 480 How ma |y millilitre of pesticide should be added to make a full ta |k of spray, if ➢the spray ta |k holds 40 L, ➢the sprayer delivery rate is 2.5 L/100m2; ➢the label states to apply 5L of pesticide per hectare. a. 31 b. 500 c. 800 d. 1,200 - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-c. 800 You sprayed water o | a test area to calibrate your backpack sprayer. What is your delivery rate, i | L/ha, if: ➢the test area was 3m wide a |d 40m lo |g, ➢the test applicatio | took 4 mi |utes; ➢4.8L of water was used. a. 250 b. 400 c. 810 d. 2500 - VERIFIED A |SWER✔✔-b. 400 How ma |y millilitres of i |secticide product should be added to make a full ta |k of spray if: ➢ the mixi |g rate o | the pesticide label is 500ml of product per 100L of spray, ➢the backpack spray ta |k holds 15L of spray, ➢the delivery rate is 25 L/ha
