Alabama -Commercial Pesticide
Applicator ROW Chapter 1-4 Practice
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
Calibration - Answer Measurement and adjustment of the rate of delivery.
Acute Poisoning - Answer Poisoning which occurs after a single exposure to a pesticide
Environment - Answer Our surroundings, including other organisms
Label - Answer Form of printed material attached to or printed on a pesticide container
Pest Control Methods - Answer Resistant Varieties
Biological Control
Cultural Control
Mechanical-Physical Control
Sanitation
Legal Control
Pesticides
Ecology - Answer Study of organisms in relation to their environment
High-pressure Sprayers - Answer Designed to deliver large volumes of pesticide at high
pressure.
Applications are usually made at the rate of 100 or more gallons per acre.
Can reach 20 to 30 ft vertically.
Chronic Poisoning - Answer Poisoning which occurs as a result of repeated exposures to
pesticides over a period of time
Signal Words - Answer Words which must appear on pesticide labels to show toxicity of
pesticide
Three Main Pest Control Stategies - Answer Prevention
,Suppression
Eradication
High-pressure Sprayers Advantages and Disadvantages - Answer Advantages: well built;
usually have mechanical agitation; last a long time even when using wettable powders.
Disadvantages: high cost; large amounts of water power and fuel needed; high tire loads; high
pressure which makes spray that drifts easily.
Ecosystem - Answer Community of organisms considered in relationship to each other and
their environment
Labeling - Answer Technical information in the form of printed material provided by the
manufacturer or its agent
Insecticide - Answer Kills Insects
3 ways pesticide enter a body - Answer Orally
Dermally
Inhalation
Reentry - Answer Period of time between a pesticide application and when workers can
safely go back into the area without wearing protective clothing or equipment
Miticide - Answer Kills Mites
Low-pressure Sprayers - Answer Designed to deliver low to moderate volumes at 15 to 60
psi.
4 factors that determine the types of protective clothing and protective clothing and protective
equipment needed - Answer Toxicity of Pesticide
Formulation of Pesticide
Application Equipment
Degree of Exposure
Persistent Pesticides - Answer Pesticides that stay in the environment without change for
long
, Accumulative Pesticides - Answer Pesticides that build up in the bodies of animals
Low-pressure Sprayers Advantages and Disadvantages - Answer Advantages: medium size to
large tanks; low cost; light weight; versatile.
Disadvantages: Low gallonage output which limits use when high volume is required; low
pressure which limits pesticide penetration into dense foliage.
3 safety precautions used while mixing and handling concentrated pesticides - Answer Work
in a well-ventilated area
Do not work alone
Wear protective clothing
State and Federal Governments - Answer Use the label to control sale, use, safety, storage,
and disposal of pesticides
Acaricide - Answer Kills Mites, Ticks, and Spiders
Manufacturers of pesticides - Answer Use the label as the license to sell a pesticide
5 Ways pesticides can move from their target area - Answer Mist or Drift
Runoff
Leaching
Crop or Livestock residue
Vaporization
Truck Mounted Sprayers - Answer Composed of a high volume tank and a series of different
nozzles, each delivering spray at a different distance from the truck.
Can be operated at high speeds (5 to 12 mph).
4 ways to prevent exposure during application - Answer Wear protective clothing
Check equipment for leaks
Never eat, drink, or smoke during application
Proceed in a direction into the wind to prevent working in drift
Nematicide - Answer Kills Nematodes
Applicator ROW Chapter 1-4 Practice
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
Calibration - Answer Measurement and adjustment of the rate of delivery.
Acute Poisoning - Answer Poisoning which occurs after a single exposure to a pesticide
Environment - Answer Our surroundings, including other organisms
Label - Answer Form of printed material attached to or printed on a pesticide container
Pest Control Methods - Answer Resistant Varieties
Biological Control
Cultural Control
Mechanical-Physical Control
Sanitation
Legal Control
Pesticides
Ecology - Answer Study of organisms in relation to their environment
High-pressure Sprayers - Answer Designed to deliver large volumes of pesticide at high
pressure.
Applications are usually made at the rate of 100 or more gallons per acre.
Can reach 20 to 30 ft vertically.
Chronic Poisoning - Answer Poisoning which occurs as a result of repeated exposures to
pesticides over a period of time
Signal Words - Answer Words which must appear on pesticide labels to show toxicity of
pesticide
Three Main Pest Control Stategies - Answer Prevention
,Suppression
Eradication
High-pressure Sprayers Advantages and Disadvantages - Answer Advantages: well built;
usually have mechanical agitation; last a long time even when using wettable powders.
Disadvantages: high cost; large amounts of water power and fuel needed; high tire loads; high
pressure which makes spray that drifts easily.
Ecosystem - Answer Community of organisms considered in relationship to each other and
their environment
Labeling - Answer Technical information in the form of printed material provided by the
manufacturer or its agent
Insecticide - Answer Kills Insects
3 ways pesticide enter a body - Answer Orally
Dermally
Inhalation
Reentry - Answer Period of time between a pesticide application and when workers can
safely go back into the area without wearing protective clothing or equipment
Miticide - Answer Kills Mites
Low-pressure Sprayers - Answer Designed to deliver low to moderate volumes at 15 to 60
psi.
4 factors that determine the types of protective clothing and protective clothing and protective
equipment needed - Answer Toxicity of Pesticide
Formulation of Pesticide
Application Equipment
Degree of Exposure
Persistent Pesticides - Answer Pesticides that stay in the environment without change for
long
, Accumulative Pesticides - Answer Pesticides that build up in the bodies of animals
Low-pressure Sprayers Advantages and Disadvantages - Answer Advantages: medium size to
large tanks; low cost; light weight; versatile.
Disadvantages: Low gallonage output which limits use when high volume is required; low
pressure which limits pesticide penetration into dense foliage.
3 safety precautions used while mixing and handling concentrated pesticides - Answer Work
in a well-ventilated area
Do not work alone
Wear protective clothing
State and Federal Governments - Answer Use the label to control sale, use, safety, storage,
and disposal of pesticides
Acaricide - Answer Kills Mites, Ticks, and Spiders
Manufacturers of pesticides - Answer Use the label as the license to sell a pesticide
5 Ways pesticides can move from their target area - Answer Mist or Drift
Runoff
Leaching
Crop or Livestock residue
Vaporization
Truck Mounted Sprayers - Answer Composed of a high volume tank and a series of different
nozzles, each delivering spray at a different distance from the truck.
Can be operated at high speeds (5 to 12 mph).
4 ways to prevent exposure during application - Answer Wear protective clothing
Check equipment for leaks
Never eat, drink, or smoke during application
Proceed in a direction into the wind to prevent working in drift
Nematicide - Answer Kills Nematodes
