ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL STANDARDS Exam WITH 200 Questions AND ANSWERS

ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL STANDARDS Exam WITH 200 Questions AND ANSWERS When laundering clothes that were worn while spraying...? - ANSWER-Launder daily (within eight hours), keep separate from other clothing and inform person washing clothes of pesticide use How do you proper clean your nozzles? - ANSWER-Move to an area where it is safe and use a nozzle brush to clean nozzles When tanking mixing concentrates or highly toxic sprays...? - ANSWER-Wear a face shield or tight fitting goggles with antifog lenses and indirect venting Which substance produces gas, vapors, fumes and requires special licensing to handle? - ANSWER-Fumigants Who enforces the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)? - ANSWER-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) 2 | P a g e Who is responsible for enforcing the laws that regulate the use of pesticides for structural pest control? - ANSWER-Illinois Department of Public Health An individual who applies pesticides for any purpose on property other than that owned, rented of leased by themselves or their employers is a...? - ANSWER-Commercial For Hire Pesticide Applicator To purchase a "restricted" use pesticide? - ANSWER-Must have a current valid pesticide license or certification # must be recorded on the retail invoice Lawn Care Products Applications and Notice Act require? - ANSWER-Placement of markers immediately after application to lawn is made Applicators of "restricted" use pesticides must keep records for two years of what? - ANSWER-Product used, amount applied, size of area treated, crop, commodity, and location, and name of applicator What are types of control methods? - ANSWER-Cultural, mechanical, biological, chemical 3 | P a g e What is the breakeven point at which the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by a pest? - ANSWER-Economic injury level What is complete development in insects or simple metamorphosis? - ANSWER-egg, nymph, pupa and adult What are the 4 life cycles? - ANSWER-Egg, larva, pupa and adult How many legs do mites have? - ANSWER-4 pairs, eight legs What animals are not protected by law? - ANSWER-Starlings, house sparrows and feral pigeons What are these symptoms: soil compaction, pesticide or fertilizer excess, temperature and moist extremes? - ANSWER Noninfectious disease What is a yellowish-green coloration in normally green tissues such as leaves? - ANSWER-Chlorosis What is abnormal swelling in a portion of a branch, leaf, root or bud? - ANSWER-Gall What is intermingling patches of green and yellow on a leaf? - ANSWER-Mosaic 4 | P a g e What does a biennial weed do? - ANSWER-Seed the second summer and die in the winter What type of herbicide is best for perennial weeds? - ANSWER Systemic (translocated) herbicides What does A.I. stand for? - ANSWER-Active Ingredient What order do you put these in a tank to mix them properly Soluble powders (SP), Wettable powders (WP) and Flowable (F)? - ANSWER-Fill tank 1/4 to 1/2 full with carrier Begin agitation Add utility agents if needed (buffers) Add Dry pesticides: Wettable Powder (WP) Add Wet pesticides: Flowable (F) Add Solution forming pesticides: Soluble (SP) Add Spray modifiers Finish filling tank with carrier What happens with Wettable Powders (WP)? - ANSWER-They wear out pumps and nozzles