Core Pest Control Questions with complete solutions.

Core Pest Control Questions with complete solutions. Safe Practices (what to know) - correct answers.KnowPests Know Pest Problems Know Pesticides Know your equipment Know application methods When do you read a label? - correct answers.Before you buy the pesticide Before you use the pesticide Before you store and dispose the pesticide True or False - correct answers.Both Label and SDS communicate safe practices True or False - correct answers.SDS includes "signs and symptoms" of exposure Active ingredient - correct answers.The toxic portion of the chemical, which controls the pest. Inert Ingredient - correct answers.The Non Active portion of the chemical, which is not listed. Directions for use - correct answers.Mixing Instructions - how to get a specific concentration in a finished solution Improper mix equals - failure to control insect - environmental problems - OPM fines Precautionary statement - correct answers.Spells out the safety hazard associated with improper use of - Pesticides - PPE - Accidental spills Statement of practical treatment - correct answers.Spells out what to do if poisoning Storage and disposal - correct answers.Describes how to store the chemical SDS - correct answers.Safety Data Sheet - required by OSHA - includes the "signs and symptoms of exposure" Routes of entry - correct answers.- Contact pesticides - Desiccant insecticides - Stomach poisons - Fumigants Contact pesticides - correct answers.Penetrate body wall Desiccant insecticides - correct answers.Disrupt the protective waxy outer coating Stomach poisons - correct answers.Must be swallowed Fumigants - correct answers.Vapors enter body via inhalation or spiricals Toxic Effects of Pesticides - correct answers.- Acute toxic effects - Chronic toxic effects Acute toxic effects - correct answers.Immediate exposure Oral, dermal, inhalation & ocular Chronic toxic effects - correct answers.+24hrs Repeated exposure Blood, organ or nerve disorders Groundwater - correct answers.Never use more than labeled rate. Best protection to ground water - correct answers.Dispose of containers correctly. To prevent risk to groundwater - correct answers.Keep filling hose above tank mixture. Avoid back siphoning Exposure Four types of exposure - correct answers.Oral exposure (by mouth) Inhalation exposure Ocular exposure (eyes) Dermal exposure (by skin) Calibration - correct answers.Delivering the correct amount of pesticide Calibrated rate of your equipment Size of the area to be treated Amount of finished solution required