Category A and E Pesticide Test Practice 2023

Selective herbicide - Answer- Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant Pesticide Misuse - Answer- -Not using a pesticide according to label directions -using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN -applying without a license -applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment MDA - Answer- MN Department of Agriculture FIFRA - Answer- Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act . Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - Answer- Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - Answer- All pesticides other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - Answer- These applicators apply pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures. Re-certification - Answer- There are two ways to recertify . 1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop. 2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees. Reciprocity - Answer- Allow someone residing in licensed in another state to obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN recertification requirements . Endangered Species - Answer- A plant or animal in danger of extinction. Examples- MN Dwarf Trout Lily Piping Plover Topeka Shiner Karner Blue Butterfly Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel Winged Mapleleaf Mussel Threatened Species - Answer- A plant or animal likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future. Examples- Leedy's Roseroot Prairie bush clover Western prairie fringed orchid Canada Lynx Candidate Species - Answer- Plants or animals that are being considered for designation as threatened or endangered . Examples- Spragues Pipit Eastern Massasauga Dakota Skipper Snuffbox Sheepnose Spectaclecasew Pesticide Management Plan - Answer- A plan of protection for groundwater and surface water. Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Answer- These are practical, research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination. Application Setbacks - Answer- The distance of untreated land between a pesticide treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides. Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers - Answer- Untreated grass strips next to streams, ponds, and other sensitive areas that can trap much of the pesticide running off treated sites. Depth to Groundwater - Answer- The distance from the soil surface down to the water table. Backflow - Answer- When the water source filling the pesticide application equipment has a water pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line, electricity is shut down or a pump fails and the pesticide runs back into the water source, contaminating it. Reduced Pressure Principal Device - Answer- Two independent check valves in the water supply line, with an automatic pressure differential valve located between the two valves. Pressurized Vacuum Breaker - Answer- Vees stop backflow in the waterline is under continuous water pressure and the waterline pressure is lost. Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker - Answer- These let air from the atmosphere into the waterline to break the backflow siphon at the event of pressure loss in the waterline. Chemigation - Answer- Application of pesticides and fertilizers through irrigation systems Pesticide Waste - Answer- Includes both pesticides that you cannot use as originally intended, old pesticides that may no longer be effective or pesticides you no longer need or want. Waste Pesticides - Answer- Pesticides that are no longer usable or wanted. Examples- The government has banned the use of the pesticide. The pesticide has been stored too long and lost effectiveness or changed in other ways so it no longer works. The pesticide is left over or you no longer need or want it. Incident Response Plan - Answer- This plan helps you prepare for and deal with pesticide and or fertilizer incident quickly and effectively. The plan should contain at least the following information; An emergency response contact list Product labels and product material safety data sheet (MSDS) First aide information Prefire planning Maps Use and handling procedures Emergency equipment and supplies for pesticide and fertilizer incidents Release procedures Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) equipment and procedures Employee release response training Date last revised or updated Agricultural Chemicals - Answer- Substances such as pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers STARR - Answer- Secure - Key people/children/pet/animals away from site and wear PPE Telephone - if there is a threat to public safety call 911 and or fire department if needed. Then call safety duty officer to report Abate - Control the source of contamination and contain the contamination so it does not spread any further Recover - collect the released chemical and any contaminated soil or other materials Remediate - dispose of recovered chemical in contaminated soil and materials Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) - Answer- A fund that provides partial reimbursement for cleanup cost for agricultural chemical incidents Adjuvant - Answer- An additive to a pesticide that enhances pesticide effectiveness. Aquatic life - Answer- Organisms that spend all or part of their life on surface waters. Direct pesticide application - Answer- A precise application to a specific area or site so only weeds are sprayed during a band application to crops. Indirect pesticide applications - Answer- Unintentional or intentional treatment of pests through spraying or placement of a pesticide on a plant rather than on the pest . Leaching - Answer- The downward movement of pesticides and nutrients through the soil. Non-target species - Answer- Organisms not intended to be managed Runoff - Answer- The movement of water and associated Materials over the top of the soil or impervious surfaces. Toxicity - Answer- The extent to which a chemical or substance is poisonous. Transformation - Answer- Change in a pesticides chemical structure Transportation - Answer- The movement of a pesticide away from its intended site of action. Pollinator protection statements - Answer- EPA required statements on pesticide labels which provide information on use of the product in a manner that reduces impacts on pollinators . Pollinators - Answer- Insects and other organisms that carry pollen from one flower to another i.e. birds or bees Solubility - Answer- How well it dissolves in water Particle drift - Answer- How far the droplets of the pesticide or fertilization goes from the application site. This is unwanted and to be avoided Violatilization - Answer- This occurs when a pesticide changes from a solid or liquid phase to a gas station a spad this occurs when a pesticide changes from a solid or liquid phase to a gaseous phase. Absorption - Answer- The movement of pesticides in the plants. Abiotic - Answer- A term that describes a nonliving factor in an ecosystem. Abiotic stresses - Answer- Caused by unfavorable growing conditions Adventitious roots - Answer- Roots that grow in unusual places, such as on the stem of a plant Aesthetic threshold - Answer- The pest population density level when pest management measures must be applied to prevent reaching unacceptable levels of aesthetic damage to a plant or landscape . Alleopathy - Answer- Inhibition of growth of a plant species caused by chemicals produced by another plant species. Annual - Answer- A plant that completes its lifecycle in one year. Bactericide - Answer- A chemical that destroys bacteria except for those at the endospore stage Biotic - Answer- A living factor in the ecosystem Biennial - Answer- A plant that requires two growing seasons to complete its life cycle. Calibration - Answer- The practice of verifying and adjusting fertilizer or pesticide application equipment to accurately apply a predetermined or calculated amount of product per area unit . Chorophyll - Answer- Principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms. Contact herbicides - Answer- These kill or stunt only the parts that are treated with chemicals. They are most affective against annual weeds Control list - Answer- Consists pf prohibited noxious weeds for which efforts must be made to prevent the spread, matureation,and dispersal of any propagating parts Controlled droplet - Answer- Rotary spray nozzles that have a spinning cup with small groups that spiral up of the inner wall. The droplet size varies with cup diameter, speed and flow rates. Cultural practices - Answer- Methods of controlling a plant and the environment that plant grows in, such as tilling, fertilization, mowing, pruning, and watering. Cuticle - Answer- Waxy layer on the outer protective layer of the leaf. Economic level injury - Answer- The pest population density were pest damage causes a reduction in the value of the crop or plant that is greater than the cost of control Economic threshold - Answer- The pest population density level when pest management measures must be applied to prevent reaching the economic injury level Eradicate list - Answer- Consists of prohibited noxious weeds from which all above and below ground parts must be destroyed Environmental thresholds - Answer- The pest population density level when pest management measures must be applied to prevent unacceptable damage to the environment Galls - Answer- Abnormal growth of leaf, stem, or twig tissue caused by the presence of a gall making organism Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Answer- A sustainable approach to reduce pest to a tolerable level by using the best balance of cultural physical, biological and chemical message while minimizing economic, environmental and health risks Location effects - Answer- Influence of site conditions, such as exposure, soil type, and moisture, on plants Mode of action - Answer- The way in which a pesticide exerts a toxic effect on the target plant, annual, or micro organism Non-selective herbicide - Answer- Chemicals that can kill or damage all plants when applied at adequate rates Perennial - Answer- Plants that survive from year-to-year Postemergence Herbicide - Answer- A chemical applied to plants and used to control weeds after they have sprouted Preemeegence herbicide - Answer- A chemical applied to the soil and used to control weeds prior to their germination. Pressure sprayer - Answer- The pesticide solution is forced through the spray system at a specific pressure and sprayer speed. The sprayer may have one or several nozzles. Jobs can be handled by low or high pressure sprayers which can be hand carried compressed air or knacksap sprayers Rhizomes - Answer- An underground stem that spreads to produce new above ground shoots Soil injection - Answer- The placement of a pesticide below the surface of the soil Spraygun - Answer- Handheld devices attached to a hose and taking a quick did with the trigger the regulate the application of the liquid from inside the tank Sprayer overlap - Answer- Intentional application on top of a previous application to account for reduced volume of material applied at the edges of fertilize Asian or herbicide application and to ensure adequate coverage Systematic herbicides - Answer- There absorbed by the roots or through the foliage and then are translocated to other parts of the plant. Systematic herbicides will work on annual and perennial weeds, but are often used to control perennial weeds Groundwater - Answer- Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers Rinsate - Answer- Water containing low concentrations of contaminants, resulting from the cleaning of containers etc. MSDS - Answer- Material Safety Data Sheet Diaphragm Pumps - Answer- A pump using a flexible diaphragm in place of a piston. Chemical Injection System - Answer- 3 C's - Answer- Control - Contain - Cleanup Spot Application - Answer- Only spray certain areas Broadcast Application - Answer- The uniform application of a pesticide or other material over an entire field or area. Band Application - Answer- The placement of fertilizers in about 2 in. to one side of and slightly below the seed. Area of a Rectangle - Answer- L x W = A Area of a Square - Answer- L x L = A Area of a Circle - Answer- (3.14 x r)squared = A