NJ CATEGORY 3A+3B PESTICIDE CORE MAIN EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Most turfgrass diseased are caused by - ✔✔Fungi
✔✔Summer patch is most serious on - ✔✔Kentucky Bluegrass
✔✔The Best time for the application of control chemicals for leaf spot and melting-out
is- - ✔✔March
✔✔Dollar spot may have a white cottony growth on the grass during some stage of
development (T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔Wildlife damage is primarily associated with feeding activity and - ✔✔denning,
roosting and nesting behavior/ Being at the right place at the wrong time.
✔✔Vertebrate damage control measures should be used at a time, point and place
when - ✔✔the animal is most vulnerable and with the least effect on non-target animals.
✔✔White-footed and deer mice can be distinguished from house mice by their white
feet and undersides, and their larger eyes and ears (T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔Moles are insectivores or herbivores? - ✔✔insectivores related to shrews
✔✔Moles can be reduced by reducing soil moisture and soil inhabiting insect grubs
(T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔What law requires the notification of persons before commercial applications of
pesticides are made? - ✔✔New Jersey Administrative Code 7:30 Subchapters 1-12
✔✔At multi-family residences warning signs shall be posted on the treated property -
✔✔before the application
✔✔Warning signs at schools, parks, and other similar sites must be placed at all -
✔✔principal access points
✔✔The proposed date of the application is the: - ✔✔best estimate of the application
date
✔✔The consumer information summary sheet must include the numbers of the: - ✔✔NJ
DEP and NJ Poison Information and Education System
✔✔At golf courses, pesticide treatment signs shall be posted at - ✔✔starting tees
, ✔✔The consumer information notice must be given to the - ✔✔contracting party
✔✔Before an application, the contracting party, must be given an opportunity to review
the - ✔✔label instructions relating to the consumer
✔✔If a customer requests the exact date of application, the applicator business -
✔✔must provide it
✔✔ Acute Toxicity refers to toxicity from - ✔✔a one time exposure to a pesticide
✔✔Chronic Toxicity refers to toxicity from - ✔✔many small exposures to a pesticide
✔✔The Term LD50 refers to the level of toxicity where - ✔✔50% mortality is observed
✔✔Pyrethroid pesticides exert their toxicity in the form of - ✔✔a nerve poison with
symptoms similar to chlorinated hydrocarbons
✔✔Chronic Toxicity tests are conducted to determine - ✔✔Teratogenic and
Carcinogenic effects
✔✔A carcinogen is a material that causes - ✔✔cancer
✔✔A neurotoxin is a material that causes - ✔✔toxicity to the nervous system
✔✔A teratogen is a material that causes - ✔✔birth defects
✔✔The most common cause of pesticide poisoning to the applicator is through -
✔✔dermal exposure
✔✔Skin exposure usually occurs via - ✔✔mixing, application procedures, spills, or
contact with residues
✔✔Eye contact with pesticides can be prevented by using - ✔✔a face shield or goggles
✔✔Fire posing a unique risk because... - ✔✔of the toxic fumes that may be produced
✔✔Drift is a problem during which types of applications? - ✔✔during turf, ornamental
and interior applications
✔✔Phytoxicity can occur because of - ✔✔an improper selection of a pesticide and a
sensitive plant being treated
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Most turfgrass diseased are caused by - ✔✔Fungi
✔✔Summer patch is most serious on - ✔✔Kentucky Bluegrass
✔✔The Best time for the application of control chemicals for leaf spot and melting-out
is- - ✔✔March
✔✔Dollar spot may have a white cottony growth on the grass during some stage of
development (T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔Wildlife damage is primarily associated with feeding activity and - ✔✔denning,
roosting and nesting behavior/ Being at the right place at the wrong time.
✔✔Vertebrate damage control measures should be used at a time, point and place
when - ✔✔the animal is most vulnerable and with the least effect on non-target animals.
✔✔White-footed and deer mice can be distinguished from house mice by their white
feet and undersides, and their larger eyes and ears (T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔Moles are insectivores or herbivores? - ✔✔insectivores related to shrews
✔✔Moles can be reduced by reducing soil moisture and soil inhabiting insect grubs
(T/F) - ✔✔True
✔✔What law requires the notification of persons before commercial applications of
pesticides are made? - ✔✔New Jersey Administrative Code 7:30 Subchapters 1-12
✔✔At multi-family residences warning signs shall be posted on the treated property -
✔✔before the application
✔✔Warning signs at schools, parks, and other similar sites must be placed at all -
✔✔principal access points
✔✔The proposed date of the application is the: - ✔✔best estimate of the application
date
✔✔The consumer information summary sheet must include the numbers of the: - ✔✔NJ
DEP and NJ Poison Information and Education System
✔✔At golf courses, pesticide treatment signs shall be posted at - ✔✔starting tees
, ✔✔The consumer information notice must be given to the - ✔✔contracting party
✔✔Before an application, the contracting party, must be given an opportunity to review
the - ✔✔label instructions relating to the consumer
✔✔If a customer requests the exact date of application, the applicator business -
✔✔must provide it
✔✔ Acute Toxicity refers to toxicity from - ✔✔a one time exposure to a pesticide
✔✔Chronic Toxicity refers to toxicity from - ✔✔many small exposures to a pesticide
✔✔The Term LD50 refers to the level of toxicity where - ✔✔50% mortality is observed
✔✔Pyrethroid pesticides exert their toxicity in the form of - ✔✔a nerve poison with
symptoms similar to chlorinated hydrocarbons
✔✔Chronic Toxicity tests are conducted to determine - ✔✔Teratogenic and
Carcinogenic effects
✔✔A carcinogen is a material that causes - ✔✔cancer
✔✔A neurotoxin is a material that causes - ✔✔toxicity to the nervous system
✔✔A teratogen is a material that causes - ✔✔birth defects
✔✔The most common cause of pesticide poisoning to the applicator is through -
✔✔dermal exposure
✔✔Skin exposure usually occurs via - ✔✔mixing, application procedures, spills, or
contact with residues
✔✔Eye contact with pesticides can be prevented by using - ✔✔a face shield or goggles
✔✔Fire posing a unique risk because... - ✔✔of the toxic fumes that may be produced
✔✔Drift is a problem during which types of applications? - ✔✔during turf, ornamental
and interior applications
✔✔Phytoxicity can occur because of - ✔✔an improper selection of a pesticide and a
sensitive plant being treated
