Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicator Core- CH 2 (State Pesticide Laws) verified/passed

Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicator Core- CH 2 (State Pesticide Laws) Pesticide applicator records requirements list- - correct answer Pesticide Act of Iowa requires commercial, public, and non-commercial pesticide applicators to maintain records of each pesticide applied for three years after application. Required is; name and certification number of the licensee, name, and address of the landowner or customer, address of place (when using a restricted use pesticide), date, trade name of product used, quantity and concentration/rate of application, temperature, direction, and wind velocity during, and time application began and ended. Description of the Sensitive Crops Directory- - correct answer An online registry of locations of pesticide-sensitive crops and apiaries (bee yards) throughout Iowa. Used to locate vineyards, orchards, certified organic crops, fruit and vegetable crops that are commercial use, susceptible to drift damage, and meet minimum acreage requirements. Includes locations of registered bee colonies. Iowa Bee Rule description- - correct answer Creates cooperation between pesticide applicators and beekeepers to prevent unnecessary bee kills. Apiary owners must register location with IDALS forms, which expire on December 31 of each year. Applicators cannot apply pesticide labeled as toxic to bees at locations within one mile of a registered apiary between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm or on the first day of the month. Notification requirements for urban pesticide applications- - correct answer Post signs at the start of the application and for at least 24 hours afterward (more if label dictates), excepting when applied within a structure, or when applied by a homeowner or tenant. Iowa Atrazine management rules summary- - correct answer Atrazine is a restricted use pesticide (ground and surface water concerns) with limits of 2.5 pounds or less active ingredient per acre, per the calendar year, may not be mixed, loaded, or repacked within 100 feet or applied within 50 feet of a sinkhole, well, cistern, lake, water impoundment, or other similar areas, including abandoned wells, drainage well surface inlets, and drinking water wells. Mixing, loading, and equipment cleanout must meet secondary containment requirements, or be done in the field of application, following all other label restrictions.