Pesticide Applicator Right of Way
Which of the following is not a selective, translocated herbicide? - Answer -Paraquat
Which method of pesticide application would reduce the amount of carrier required and risk of drift
when controlling brush on a hot, windy day? - Answer -Basal bark
A major factor in a successful IRVM program is: - Answer -Driver safety in rural areas
The downward movement of pesticides in the soil is called: - Answer -Leaching
Which type of weed is best controlled in early bloom? - Answer -Perennial
Pesticides may move from the target area and damage the environment by: - Answer -Drift, soil runoff
or soil erosion, leaching through the soil
Basal bark applications are: - Answer -Possible throughout the year
What type of chemical resistant gloves should you use if a pesticide application will last one or two
hours? - Answer -Moderately or highly chemical resistant
, Volatilization: - Answer -May occur after spray reaches the target site and usually occurs at high
temperatures
Growth regulator herbicides: - Answer -Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil
What should you do with clothing that becomes soaked with full strength concentrate pesticides? -
Answer -Discard the clothing with any contaminated PPE
Which of the following are annual weeds? - Answer -Pigweed
An herbicide label calls for product to applied at 3 oz per 1000 square feet in one gallon of carrier. If you
will be spot-spraying a roadside that is roughly 40 feet wide by 1000 feet long, about how much product
will you need? - Answer -Almost one gallon
Risks involved with the use of soil sterilant include: - Answer -Movement of the pesticide off-site into
ground water
Your company is using a new herbicide for treating persistent weeds. The signal word is DANGER. What
measure should you take to minimize potential harm to yourself and coworkers? - Answer -Be familiar
with the poisoning symptoms
Most exposure to pesticide concentrates occurs to this part of the applicator's body: - Answer -Skin
Growth regulator application is most effective when applied: - Answer -In early spring when sod has
greened
Which procedures will help reduce herbicide drift: - Answer -Reducing spray pressure and changing
nozzles to a type which emits larger droplets
Phenoxy herbicides are widely used along roadsides because: - Answer -They do not damage grasses
Which of the following is not a selective, translocated herbicide? - Answer -Paraquat
Which method of pesticide application would reduce the amount of carrier required and risk of drift
when controlling brush on a hot, windy day? - Answer -Basal bark
A major factor in a successful IRVM program is: - Answer -Driver safety in rural areas
The downward movement of pesticides in the soil is called: - Answer -Leaching
Which type of weed is best controlled in early bloom? - Answer -Perennial
Pesticides may move from the target area and damage the environment by: - Answer -Drift, soil runoff
or soil erosion, leaching through the soil
Basal bark applications are: - Answer -Possible throughout the year
What type of chemical resistant gloves should you use if a pesticide application will last one or two
hours? - Answer -Moderately or highly chemical resistant
, Volatilization: - Answer -May occur after spray reaches the target site and usually occurs at high
temperatures
Growth regulator herbicides: - Answer -Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil
What should you do with clothing that becomes soaked with full strength concentrate pesticides? -
Answer -Discard the clothing with any contaminated PPE
Which of the following are annual weeds? - Answer -Pigweed
An herbicide label calls for product to applied at 3 oz per 1000 square feet in one gallon of carrier. If you
will be spot-spraying a roadside that is roughly 40 feet wide by 1000 feet long, about how much product
will you need? - Answer -Almost one gallon
Risks involved with the use of soil sterilant include: - Answer -Movement of the pesticide off-site into
ground water
Your company is using a new herbicide for treating persistent weeds. The signal word is DANGER. What
measure should you take to minimize potential harm to yourself and coworkers? - Answer -Be familiar
with the poisoning symptoms
Most exposure to pesticide concentrates occurs to this part of the applicator's body: - Answer -Skin
Growth regulator application is most effective when applied: - Answer -In early spring when sod has
greened
Which procedures will help reduce herbicide drift: - Answer -Reducing spray pressure and changing
nozzles to a type which emits larger droplets
Phenoxy herbicides are widely used along roadsides because: - Answer -They do not damage grasses
