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IDA General Standards Exam Flashcards

1
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How do you calculate the area of a circle?

A

3.14rr

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2
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To which class do Mites belong?

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Class Arachnida, subclass Acari

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3
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What is IPM?

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Integrated Pest Management

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4
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Which plant disease is transmitted through air?

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Fungi

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5
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Incomplete (or simple) metamorphosis

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3 life stages: Egg > Nymph > Adult

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6
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Complete metamorphosis

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4 lifes stages: Egg > Larva > Pupa > Adult

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7
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Broadleaf weed characteristics

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Larger, open (broad) surface with network of veins

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8
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Annual weeds

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Complete their life cycle within one year

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Biennial weeds

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Complete half the life cycle in year one, the second half in year two

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10
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Perennial weeds

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Live for more than two years

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11
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Herbaceous Perennials

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Stems die back to the ground each winter

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12
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What is an adjuvant?

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Adjuvants modify the chemical properties to enhance performance (they include drift reduction, surfactants, stickers, penetrants, etc.)

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13
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What is an emulsifiable concentrate?

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ECs have one liquid suspended as tiny droplets inside another liquid

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14
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Why do a small jar mixing test?

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To ensure components are physically compatible

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15
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Systemic pesticides

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Move within the plant

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16
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Contact pesticides

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Kill what it touches on the surface

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17
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How do pests build resistance?

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A select few that survive due to their genetic makeup pass on their resistant genes to their offspring

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18
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How do you prevent pest resistance?

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Use pesticides with different modes of action

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19
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What does every label contain?

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Product information, precautionary statements, directions for use

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20
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Signal words

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DWC: Danger (high toxicity), Warning (moderate toxicity), and Caution (low to very low toxicity)

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21
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LD50

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Lethal Dose 50; the amount of pesticide required to kill 50% of the test population

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22
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How is the LD50 expressed?

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In milligrams of pesticide per kilogram of animal body weight (mg/kg)

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23
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How to treat pesticides in the eye?

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Hold open and rinse with clean water for 15 minutes

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24
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What should you do with excess product?

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Use as directed by the label, never pour it down a drain, if necessary have it incinerated or brought to special landfills

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25
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Why is acute oil-based pesticide poisoning so toxic?

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Oils travel through the skin quickly and bring the pesticide with it

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26
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What is PPE?

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Personal protective equipment. Ranges from simple (long sleeve shirt, pants, socks, shoes, hat, gloves) to extreme (apron, rubber boots, respirator, face shield)

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27
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How often should you wash your uniform?

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Daily

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28
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How do you clean a spray nozzle?

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With a nozzle brush. Don’t use a knife or wire, it can damage it

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29
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What is optimal application?

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Even application

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30
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How to reduce drift?

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Lower the spray height, increase droplet size, spray on days with less wind, cooler temperatures, and more humidity

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31
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What is vapor drift?

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When pesticides move through air and off target (escape the desired area)

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32
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Best soil type to contain runoff

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Soil with high clay, silt, and organic matter content

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33
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Worst soil type to contain runoff

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Sandy soil

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34
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What is a chemical half life?

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How long it takes for one half of the pesticide to break down in soil

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35
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Who do you contact if a spill occurs?

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The manufacturer can decide if it should escalate to IEMA, CERCLA, or SARA. CHEMTREC can help with poison control

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36
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Who records spills?

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National Response Center

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37
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How to treat for spills?

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CCC = Control (Stop the leak), Contain (use absorbent material to keep it from spreading further), Clean up (remove the spill)

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38
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How far can bees fly?

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3 miles

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39
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What formulation is most toxic to bees?

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Microencapsulated; it can travel back to the hive and kill the entire colony

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40
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Woody Perennials

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have persistent aboveground stems that remain over winter

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41
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Cultural control

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Changing regular practices (Mowing more frequently, cleaning, taking out the trash)

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42
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Mechanical control

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Using devices (snap traps, aeration)

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43
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Which label is on the exam?

A

I don’t know, remember it from the exam

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44
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Biological control

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Predators, parasites (fish that eat mosquito larva in ponds)

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45
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Preventative control

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Quarantines, inspecting imported goods (you can’t bring fruit back from Hawaii in order to keep their pests from spreading here)

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46
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Chemical control

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Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides (spraying)

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47
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Noninfectious plant diseases

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Caused by unfavorable growing conditions like extreme heat or moisture, soil compaction, excess pesticide

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48
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Infectious plant diseases

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Caused by pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, nematodes

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49
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Buffering agents

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Adjuvants used to counteract the negative effects of PH that could otherwise render the active ingredients uselewss

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50
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

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Federal framework stating that if used according to the label, pesticides will add some pest relief. FIFRA is administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

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51
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Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA)

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An amendment to FIFRA making the label a legal document, regulation a federal duty, products used in the US to be approved by the USEPA, classifying products as general use or restricted use

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52
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Occupation Safety And Health Administration (OSHA)

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Keeps workers safe. Enforces that employees know of the pesticides/chemicals in their workplace and that Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are available

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53
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Occupation Safety And Health Administration (OSHA)

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Keeps workers safe. Enforces that employees know of the pesticides/chemicals in their workplace and that Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are available

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54
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Department Of Transportation (DOT)

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Regulates interstate pesticide transportation

55
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Endangered Species Protection Program (ESPP)

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Offers guidelines for protecting endangered and threatened species

56
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Clean Air Act (CAA)

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Regulates air pollution sources including dust and fumes

57
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Clean Water Act (CWA)

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Regulates water pollution from pesticide spills

58
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Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)

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Regulates the management of solid and hazardous waste including pesticides

59
Q

What is Molting?

A

Shed the exoskeleton in order to grow

60
Q

Is it illegal to misuse pesticides?

A

A) Yes, always
B) No - not when general use
C) No - not when used in your own home

61
Q

What decreases drift?

A

A) Increasing pressure
B) Increasing water droplet size
C) Increasing sprayer nozzle width

62
Q

What is a control method?

A

x

63
Q

Difference between economic injury level and aesthetic injury level?

A

x

64
Q

How is a nymph classified?

A

x

65
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What is suspension and how it effects chemical mixture?

A

x

66
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How does a micro-encapsulated formulation work?

A

x

67
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How do drift reduction additives work?

A

x

68
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What are the types of weeds?

A

x

69
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What is an auricle?

A

x

70
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How do selective pesticides work?

A

x

71
Q

When is the right/best times to apply pesticides to weeds?

A

x

72
Q

Difference between systemic and contact pesticides?

A

x

73
Q

What are the environmental effects?

A

x

74
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How do you control drift?

A

x

75
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How do you prevent runoff?

A

x

76
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Who provides the framework for pesticide regulations and user assurance?

A

x

77
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Who administers the law?

A

x

78
Q

What is WPS?

A

x

79
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What is leaching?

A

x

80
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What is restricted entry levels?

A

x

81
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What is acute exposure?

A

x

82
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What are the routes of exposure?

A

x

83
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Proper Storage

A

x

84
Q

Transportation of chemicals

A

x

85
Q

How to you calibrate a jet sprayer?

A

x

86
Q

When is runoff most likely?

A

x

87
Q

How do you protect bees?

A

x

88
Q

What is overlap?

A

x

89
Q

How do you measure pesticides?

A

x

90
Q

What is agitation?

A

x

91
Q

Calculate gallons per acre.

A

x

92
Q

How does heat and humidity affect treatment?

A

x

93
Q

What happens when pesticidesreach the ground water table?

A

x

94
Q

When can you use a pesticide to eliminate a fish?

A

x

95
Q

What is the best way to eliminatedandelions?

A

x

96
Q

What to do if clothing is contaminated?

A

x

97
Q

What does an adjuvant do when mixed with a pesticide?

A

x

98
Q

What kind of document is the label?

A

A legal document

99
Q

What agency is in control of the protectionof people, the environment, wildlife, fish, and residences?

A

x

100
Q

What is IL Dept. Of Public Health responsible for?

A

x

101
Q

What do you do when using a restricted-use insecticide on a residential home?

A

x

102
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How much pesticide would be needed to treat 20 acres with 3 ounces of pesticide per acre?

A

x

103
Q

What is the purpose of structural pest control?

A

x

104
Q

Which agency is responsible for registration, purchase, use, storage, and disposal of pesticides used in outdoor environments or in the production of agricultural commodities?

A

xx

105
Q

What is the amount of material applied per unit called?

A

x

106
Q

What do you do first when there is a spill?

A

x

107
Q

What should be worn when the oxygen level supply is low?

A

x

108
Q

What agency would you contact to treat a lake for fish pests?

A

x

109
Q

How much product should you use to spray 20 acres?

A

x

110
Q

How many gpa would you use with a bore sprayer moving at 10 mph and pumping .5 gals per minute and the nozzles at 30 in intervals?

A

x

111
Q

How do you treat for biennial weeds?

A

x

112
Q

How do you find the amount of active ingredient in a given pesticide?

A

x

113
Q

How do you recognize an infectious decease?

A

s

114
Q

What conditions are needed for an infectious despise?

A

h

115
Q

What agency you is in charge of commercial structure pest control?

A

m

116
Q

What conditions maximize risk of drift?

A

Windy and dry conditions. And fine misty particles.

117
Q

What conditions maximize the potential for surface water contamination?

A

l

118
Q

What places require licensing to sell pesticides?

A

y

119
Q

Who is required to have licensing for pesticides?

A

x

120
Q

What conditions are favorable for ground water contamination?

A

Coarse particles like sand

121
Q

How do children typically absorb the most pesticide?

A

x

122
Q

When should you spray around a residential structure with a high risk product?

A

x

123
Q

When is the time of reentry?

A

Found on the label, different for each product

124
Q

How do you minimize risk of exospore in a confined space?

A

x

125
Q

How long must you keep records of treatments?

A

2 years

126
Q

What does the federal rodenticide fungicide and herbicide actrequire?

A

x

127
Q

What do you do if you spill in a confined area?

A

x

128
Q

What is called the inactive stage when the insect is inactive?

A

Pupae

129
Q

What is the highest cautionaryword on a label?

A

Danger

130
Q

What type of droplet causes the least amount of drift?

A

Coarse

131
Q

What type of pesticide is now illegal for residential applicators?

A

Organophosphates

132
Q

What year was FIFRA introduced?

A

1947, revisions in 1972, 1975, 1988, 1996 (Food Quality Protection Act)

133
Q

What’s the percentage of overlap with a hand spray gun?

A

25, 50, 100, none?

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