NE Applicators License Exam Questions
With Complete Solutions.
Acaricide - Answer killer of mites and ticks
Action threshold - Answer A predetermined level of pest
infestation or damage at which some type of pest
management action must be taken.
Activated Charcoal - Answer A finely ground charcoal that
adsorbs chemicals.
Activator - Answer An adjuvant added to a pesticide to
increase its toxicity.
Acute Effect - Answer An illness that occurs shortly after exposure to a pesticide
Acute Exposure - Answer An exposure to a single dose of pesticide
Acute Toxcicity - Answer An injury produced from a single
exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the severity.
Adjuvant - Answer A substance added to a pesticide to
improve its effectiveness or safety. Same as an additive.
Examples: penetrants, spreader-stickers, and wetting
agents.
Adulterated Pesticide - Answer A pesticide that does not
,conform to the specified standard or quality as
documented on its label or labeling
Air-Blast Sprayer - Answer A type of pesticide application
equipment that uses a large volume of air moving at
high speed to break up and disperse spray droplets
from the nozzles.
Alkaline - Answer Basic. Having a pH greater than 7.
Annual - Answer A plant that completes it's life cycle in one year
Antagonism - Answer The reduction of pesticide activity
when two or more different pesticides are mixed
together.
Anticoagulant - Answer A chemical that prevents normal
blood clotting; the active ingredient in some
rodenticides.
Anti-Siphoning Device - Answer A hose attachment designed
to prevent backflow of a pesticide mix from the spray
tank into a water source.
Anti-Transpiration - Answer A chemical applied to a plant to reduce the rate of transpiration or water
loss.
Application rate - Answer The amount of pesticide that is applied to a known area, such as an acre or
1000 square feet or linear feet.
, Atropine - Answer An antidote used to treat orgaonphospahe and carbamate poisoning.
Attractant - Answer A substance or device to lure insects or other pests to a trap or poison bait.
Avicide - Answer A chemical use to kill or repel birds
Back-siphoning - Answer The movement of a liquid pesticide mixture from a spray to a tank through
the filling hose into the water source.
Band Application - Answer An application of a pesticide or other material in or beside a crop row rather
than over the entire field.
Basal Application - Answer An application to plant stems or trunks at or just above the ground line
Beneficial Insect - Answer An insect that is useful or helpful to humans. Examples are pollinators,
parasites, and predators of pests.
Biennial - Answer A plant that completes its life cycle in two years
Bioaccumulation - Answer The ability of organisms to accumulate or store chemicals in their tissues.
Biological Control - Answer The control of pets using predators, parasites
Biological Degradation - Answer The breakdown of chemicals due to the activity of living organisms,
especially bacteria and fungi in the soil
Biomagnification - Answer The process whereby some organisms accumulate chemical residues in
higher concentrations than those found in the organisms they consume.
With Complete Solutions.
Acaricide - Answer killer of mites and ticks
Action threshold - Answer A predetermined level of pest
infestation or damage at which some type of pest
management action must be taken.
Activated Charcoal - Answer A finely ground charcoal that
adsorbs chemicals.
Activator - Answer An adjuvant added to a pesticide to
increase its toxicity.
Acute Effect - Answer An illness that occurs shortly after exposure to a pesticide
Acute Exposure - Answer An exposure to a single dose of pesticide
Acute Toxcicity - Answer An injury produced from a single
exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the severity.
Adjuvant - Answer A substance added to a pesticide to
improve its effectiveness or safety. Same as an additive.
Examples: penetrants, spreader-stickers, and wetting
agents.
Adulterated Pesticide - Answer A pesticide that does not
,conform to the specified standard or quality as
documented on its label or labeling
Air-Blast Sprayer - Answer A type of pesticide application
equipment that uses a large volume of air moving at
high speed to break up and disperse spray droplets
from the nozzles.
Alkaline - Answer Basic. Having a pH greater than 7.
Annual - Answer A plant that completes it's life cycle in one year
Antagonism - Answer The reduction of pesticide activity
when two or more different pesticides are mixed
together.
Anticoagulant - Answer A chemical that prevents normal
blood clotting; the active ingredient in some
rodenticides.
Anti-Siphoning Device - Answer A hose attachment designed
to prevent backflow of a pesticide mix from the spray
tank into a water source.
Anti-Transpiration - Answer A chemical applied to a plant to reduce the rate of transpiration or water
loss.
Application rate - Answer The amount of pesticide that is applied to a known area, such as an acre or
1000 square feet or linear feet.
, Atropine - Answer An antidote used to treat orgaonphospahe and carbamate poisoning.
Attractant - Answer A substance or device to lure insects or other pests to a trap or poison bait.
Avicide - Answer A chemical use to kill or repel birds
Back-siphoning - Answer The movement of a liquid pesticide mixture from a spray to a tank through
the filling hose into the water source.
Band Application - Answer An application of a pesticide or other material in or beside a crop row rather
than over the entire field.
Basal Application - Answer An application to plant stems or trunks at or just above the ground line
Beneficial Insect - Answer An insect that is useful or helpful to humans. Examples are pollinators,
parasites, and predators of pests.
Biennial - Answer A plant that completes its life cycle in two years
Bioaccumulation - Answer The ability of organisms to accumulate or store chemicals in their tissues.
Biological Control - Answer The control of pets using predators, parasites
Biological Degradation - Answer The breakdown of chemicals due to the activity of living organisms,
especially bacteria and fungi in the soil
Biomagnification - Answer The process whereby some organisms accumulate chemical residues in
higher concentrations than those found in the organisms they consume.
