Tennessee Department of Agriculture: Ornamental and Turf Pest Control TEST 1

Tennessee Department of Agriculture: Ornamental and Turf Pest Control TEST 1 What is the period of time called that must pass between an application and the reentry of unprotected workers? - Restricted-entry Interval If a product label is destroyed or damaged, the container does not have to be marked with which of the following? - % of inert ingredient The best method of treating a yellow jacket nest in the ground is to: - Treat the nest with an appropriate insecticide at dusk, at night or early in the morning. Ground water advisory statements: - Indicate that a pesticide may not be safe to use under certain conditions. Which of the following statements is not true? - Buy only the amount of pesticide you need for more than two seasons. How frequently should personal clothing worn as personal protective equipment be laundered? - At the end of each day For 1 gallon of dilution, mix 5 ounces of concentrate. How many ounces of concentrate would us to make 1/2 gallon of use dilution? - 2.5 oz Inhalation exposure can occur at certain points in the application process. - False If you have a recommendation of 2 ounces of a given chemical for 1,000 square feet, how much chemical will you need for 4,590 square feet? - 9.18 ounces During a wet spring in a zoysia grass lawn you notice small (2-inch diameter), straw-colored patches which are enlarging and growing together in some areas. The disease is probably: - Dollar Spot In field grown nursery stock, two applications of Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental should provide adequate weed control for a growing season in temperate areas. - False Which of the following is a false statement about containment pads? - Should be made of unwelded steel. Preemergent herbicides are applied to the foliage surface of emerged weeds. - False For 8 gallons of use dilution, mix 1 pint (16 fl oz) of concentrate. How much concentrate would you us to make 2 gallons of us dilution? - 4.0 oz Earthworms are beneficial because: - They enhance soil structure are fertility If a label calls for 8 pints of concentrate to be mixed with 400 gallons of water , how many gallons of water would be mixed with 6 pints of concentrate? - 300 gallons Which would be an appropriate way to describe a relatively low-toxicity pesticide to the customer? - Use with caution The two types of pesticide drift are: - Vapor drift and spray or dust particle drift A weed that germinates in the spring or summer, matures, ripen seeds and die in the fall is: - A summer annual