2023 Nj core pest control exam study guide QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

2023 Nj core pest control exam study guide QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Applicators of all pesticides or their supervisors must have state certification. True or false. - Answer - True Pesticide applicators may be classified as private applicators if they apply pesticides- - Answer - To produce agricultural commodities on their own property Pesticides in the restricted-use category can be used by the general public without certification if recommended by a state agency. True of false. - Answer - False If a commercial applicator wishes to apply for the control of pests in agricultural crops and pests in public health, he must obtain certification in each of the appropriate categories. True or false. - Answer - True The term "Under the direct supervision of" means the supervisor- - Answer - can be in his office when the operator is applying a restricted-use pesticide if available when needed Pesticide products used in New Jersey must be registered- - Answer - with both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State of New Jersey In New Jersey, restricted-use pesticides can only be purchased from a licensed pesticide- - Answer - dealer business Someone who uses any pesticides to raise an agricultural product must be certified and registered as a- - Answer - private pesticide applicator Anyone applying pesticides as a service must be certified and registered as a- - Answer - commercial pesticide applicator Part of the certification of commercial pesticide applicators involves passing- - Answer - A Core and category exam. Companies which contract out their services for compensation must be registered as a- - Answer - pesticide applicator business What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency mandated to regulate pesticides? - Answer - Environmental Protection Agency (full), EPA (acronym) What are regulations? - Answer - Regulations are interpretations of the law and have the force of law What is the full name and acronym for the law EPA uses to manage pesticides? - Answer - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (ful). FIFRA (acronym) Define reentry time. - Answer - Reentry time is the time immediately following application of a pesticide to a treated area when unprotected workers may not enter. Which federal agency sets food tolerances for pesticides? Which federal agency enforces these tolerances? - Answer - EPA sets food tolerances; FDA enforces food tolerances FIFRA allows states to establish standards. What kind of standards? - Answer - More strict What is the purpose of the tolerance program? - Answer - The tolerance program is to ensure that U.S. consumers are not exposed to unsafe food pesticide residue levels The regulations interpreting the Transportation Safety Act are contained in 49 CFR. What do these regulations do? - Answer - The regulations in 49 CFR cover any safety aspect of transporting hazardous materials, including the packing, repacking, placarding, and routing of such materials Which federal agency determines what species are endangered? - Answer - Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of the Department of the Interior Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from pesticides? - Answer - You, the applicator The inherent ability of pesticide to cause injury or poison organisms is called - Answer - toxicity In an LD50, equal to 68 mg/kg the 68 milligrams - Answer - pesticide The oral LD50 level which represents a highly toxic pesticide is- - Answer - 46mg/kg The probability of a pesticide causing adverse effects to an organism is called- - Answer - risk It is best to avoid the use of those pesticides which can accumulate and cause undesirable effects in the bodies of desirable organisms. True or false. - Answer - True All pesticides can pass through the skin to enter the blood and significantly affect the nervous system of man. True or false. - Answer - False The kind of toxicity that results from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over a period of time is called - Answer - chronic toxicity