Idaho Core Competency Study Guide
Exam And Actual Answers.
What is the least amount of PPE required to be worn while using any pesticide (maybe RUP?)
application? - Answer long pants, long sleeve shirt, shoes, and socks
Which section of a pesticide label would you find the required PPE in? - Answer Precautionary
statement
Phytotoxic chemicals are toxic to insects? - Answer True
To properly dispose of an empty pesticide container you must? - Answer triple rinse the
container than render it unusable or recycle it
Systemic pesticides are absorbed and transferred throughout the entire plant? - Answer True
Choose the incorrect statement for fumigants? - Answer fumigants work best in large open
buildings/spaces
Whether a pesticide is flammable, or corrosive can be found in what section of the label? -
Answer precautionary statement
How long must records be kept of a professional applicator's general use pesticide treatment? -
Answer 3 years
According to the Idaho Pesticide and Chemigation Law which action is prohibited? - Answer
mixing your solution at a higher rate than what's listed on the label for an infestation
In a pesticide storage area you must? - Answer have warning placards easily visible
What is the minimum age to receive your Idaho Pesticide Applicators License? - Answer 18
What is the easiest and most effective way to make a large change in your flow rate? - Answer
, What is the _____________ for when a pest population reaches the point it can cause economic
damage? - Answer economic threshold
What conditions aid chemicals to leach into groundwater? - Answer water solubility of the
pesticide, soil texture and absorption
Volatilization is the act of a _________ changing into a __________? - Answer liquid, gas
You are mixing two herbicides that do not state they are compatible on their labels. You should?
- Answer compatibility test the two and treat a small area of the same plant species you will
be using it on
What should you do if you get chemicals in your eye? - Answer wash your eye out with clean
water for 15 minutes
What is a form of mechanical control? - Answer pulling weeds
What is a form of physical control? - Answer stop watering
Introducing more ladybugs into an ecosystem is a form of what control? - Answer Biological
Pesticide contaminated surface water can contaminate ____________. - Answer Groundwater
Which one of the following does not have to be on the application records for professional
applicators? - Answer Relative humidity
Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides have the most direct effect on what major body
system? - Answer Nervous system
If you have a pesticide spill at your mix and load site that doesn't pose a threat to the
environment or humans, you should: - Answer Control, confine, and clean up the spill.
How soon can agricultural workers enter the field, without protective clothing, after a CAVERN
68 application? - Answer No earlier than 48 hours after application.
Exam And Actual Answers.
What is the least amount of PPE required to be worn while using any pesticide (maybe RUP?)
application? - Answer long pants, long sleeve shirt, shoes, and socks
Which section of a pesticide label would you find the required PPE in? - Answer Precautionary
statement
Phytotoxic chemicals are toxic to insects? - Answer True
To properly dispose of an empty pesticide container you must? - Answer triple rinse the
container than render it unusable or recycle it
Systemic pesticides are absorbed and transferred throughout the entire plant? - Answer True
Choose the incorrect statement for fumigants? - Answer fumigants work best in large open
buildings/spaces
Whether a pesticide is flammable, or corrosive can be found in what section of the label? -
Answer precautionary statement
How long must records be kept of a professional applicator's general use pesticide treatment? -
Answer 3 years
According to the Idaho Pesticide and Chemigation Law which action is prohibited? - Answer
mixing your solution at a higher rate than what's listed on the label for an infestation
In a pesticide storage area you must? - Answer have warning placards easily visible
What is the minimum age to receive your Idaho Pesticide Applicators License? - Answer 18
What is the easiest and most effective way to make a large change in your flow rate? - Answer
, What is the _____________ for when a pest population reaches the point it can cause economic
damage? - Answer economic threshold
What conditions aid chemicals to leach into groundwater? - Answer water solubility of the
pesticide, soil texture and absorption
Volatilization is the act of a _________ changing into a __________? - Answer liquid, gas
You are mixing two herbicides that do not state they are compatible on their labels. You should?
- Answer compatibility test the two and treat a small area of the same plant species you will
be using it on
What should you do if you get chemicals in your eye? - Answer wash your eye out with clean
water for 15 minutes
What is a form of mechanical control? - Answer pulling weeds
What is a form of physical control? - Answer stop watering
Introducing more ladybugs into an ecosystem is a form of what control? - Answer Biological
Pesticide contaminated surface water can contaminate ____________. - Answer Groundwater
Which one of the following does not have to be on the application records for professional
applicators? - Answer Relative humidity
Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides have the most direct effect on what major body
system? - Answer Nervous system
If you have a pesticide spill at your mix and load site that doesn't pose a threat to the
environment or humans, you should: - Answer Control, confine, and clean up the spill.
How soon can agricultural workers enter the field, without protective clothing, after a CAVERN
68 application? - Answer No earlier than 48 hours after application.
