BRANCH 2 FIELD REP SAFETY REGULATORY
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Baits.
Answer: Combination of a insecticide with an attractive carrier/food
that the target pest prefers. Pheromone attractants are added to
increase the effects. Comes in forms of gels, granules, paste, pellets,
powders or liquids.
◉ Fumigants.
Answer: toxic gases such as methyl bromine that are used to kill
pests.
◉ Vitamin-K.
Answer: The antidote to consuming Anti-coagulants.
◉ LD-50.
Answer: the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a
test population.
◉ LC-50.
,Answer: the lethal concentration in air or water required to kill 50%
of the population.
◉ Acute Toxicity.
Answer: adverse effects occur within a short period after exposure
to toxin.
◉ Chronic Toxicity.
Answer: Repeated exposure over time to sub-lethal doses of
chemicals.
◉ Signal Word.
Answer: Indicates how toxic a product is and how dangerous.
◉ Danger.
Answer: Category 1 Highly toxic LD-50 (0-50 mg/kg) a taste to a
teaspoon could kill you.
◉ Warning.
Answer: Category 2 moderately toxic LD-50 (50-500 mg/kg) a
teaspoon to a tablespoon could kill you.
◉ Caution.
, Answer: Category 3 slightly toxic LD-50 (500-5,000 mg/kg) an
ounce to more than a pint can kill you.
◉ Type of pesticide.
Answer: General terms what type of pests are to be controlled and
also type of formulation.
◉ Net Contents.
Answer: Found on the front of the label along the bottom edge
Indicates the quantity of formulation in the package
Expressed in weight, volume, or count.
◉ (EPA) Registration and Establishment Numbers.
Answer: Indicates the pesticide has been registered. Number will tell
you which location and facility the product was made at.
◉ EPA.
Answer: Environmental Protection Agency.
◉ Precautionary Statement.
Answer: Protection precautions of applicators and other people or
animals who may be exposed to the product. Will see heading
(Hazards to humans and domestic animals)
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Baits.
Answer: Combination of a insecticide with an attractive carrier/food
that the target pest prefers. Pheromone attractants are added to
increase the effects. Comes in forms of gels, granules, paste, pellets,
powders or liquids.
◉ Fumigants.
Answer: toxic gases such as methyl bromine that are used to kill
pests.
◉ Vitamin-K.
Answer: The antidote to consuming Anti-coagulants.
◉ LD-50.
Answer: the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a
test population.
◉ LC-50.
,Answer: the lethal concentration in air or water required to kill 50%
of the population.
◉ Acute Toxicity.
Answer: adverse effects occur within a short period after exposure
to toxin.
◉ Chronic Toxicity.
Answer: Repeated exposure over time to sub-lethal doses of
chemicals.
◉ Signal Word.
Answer: Indicates how toxic a product is and how dangerous.
◉ Danger.
Answer: Category 1 Highly toxic LD-50 (0-50 mg/kg) a taste to a
teaspoon could kill you.
◉ Warning.
Answer: Category 2 moderately toxic LD-50 (50-500 mg/kg) a
teaspoon to a tablespoon could kill you.
◉ Caution.
, Answer: Category 3 slightly toxic LD-50 (500-5,000 mg/kg) an
ounce to more than a pint can kill you.
◉ Type of pesticide.
Answer: General terms what type of pests are to be controlled and
also type of formulation.
◉ Net Contents.
Answer: Found on the front of the label along the bottom edge
Indicates the quantity of formulation in the package
Expressed in weight, volume, or count.
◉ (EPA) Registration and Establishment Numbers.
Answer: Indicates the pesticide has been registered. Number will tell
you which location and facility the product was made at.
◉ EPA.
Answer: Environmental Protection Agency.
◉ Precautionary Statement.
Answer: Protection precautions of applicators and other people or
animals who may be exposed to the product. Will see heading
(Hazards to humans and domestic animals)
