PESTICIDE LABELING . Flashcards
When using conducting experimental permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA, experimental field tests on new pesticides or new uses of pesticides require
10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water
Which signal word is used for the statement: “Extremely hazardous by skin contact -rapidly absorbed through the skin’”
Danger
When customers are using a low-toxicity pesticide, what phrase could be used?
Use with caution
“Do not breathe vapors or spray mist” is an example of
A specific action statement
What can be used to prevent damage to a pesticide label?
Clear tape or a coating of lacquer or polyurethane
Where is he various crops or areas on which the pesticide may be legally used found?
Under the Directions for Use
What should All DANGER labels contain?
A note to physicians describing appropriate medical procedures
True or False: Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products contain the same active ingredient.
True
True or False: Sometimes a label has different PPE requirements for pesticide handlers and early entry workers
True
What is the purpose of the signal word?
It indicates the relative acute toxicity of the product to humans and animals.
What contaminates groundwater or surface water by pesticides?
Runoff and erosion
The active ingredient is Lorsban 75WG is listed as chlorpyrifos: 0,0-diethyl 0-(3,5,6-trichloro 2-pyridinyl) phosphorothioate. What does the term “chlorpyrifos” represent?
The common name
When dealing with a pest problem on a food or feed commodity, that is not listed on the label, what should be used?
A minimum risk pesticide
