PMT 106 Entomology Unit 5 Exam 2025

The Pure Food and Drug Act required - -Products to be labeled The Insecticide Act prevented - -Misbranding and adulteration The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act established - -Pesticide tolerances on food and required artificial color in insecticides The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) was the first law to - Address the potential risks to human health by pesticides The Food Additive Amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act ensured what was eliminated from food? - -Carcinogenic compounds The Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) amended - -FIFRA What did FEPCA do? - --Enforced by the EPA -Provided registration of pesticides -Must have EPA number -Required labeling and criteria The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) encouraged - --Training for all personnel handling pesticides -Mandated IMP educational programs The Clean Water Act was designed to - -Restore and maintain the integrity of the nation's waters The Clean Water Act requires - --Hazardous material spills be reported -Prohibits discharge of toxic amounts of pollutants -Responsible person must pay for clean up The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is also know as - -Superfund CERCLA requires - -Cleanup of hazardous substances or pollutants released into the environment The Endangered Species Act protects what under who? - -Endangered Species under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service PMT 106 PMT 106 The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) requires - --Compliance with health and safety standards -Workplace free of hazards -PPE must be provided The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires - -Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for any federal project The Toxic Substances Control Act authorizes the - -EPA to regulate chemicals used in commerce Military waste is turned into the - -Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) Executive Order 11850 renounced - -The certain uses of chemical herbicides and riot control agents in war DOD 4150.07 Pest management program? - -Implements policies, responsibilities, and procedures for DOD pest management program AR for Environmental Protection and Enhancement, Chapter 5 Pest Management - -AR 200-1 AR for Preventive Medicine - -AR 40-5 OPNAV for Navy Pest Management Programs - -OPNAV 6250.4C OPNAV for Environmental Readiness Program Manual - -5090.1C BUMED Instruction for Pesticide Application Training and Certification for Medical Personnel - -BUMED INSTRUCTION 6250.12 NAVMED for Navy Entomology and Pest Control Program - -P-5010 What is unlawful under FEPCA? - --Altering the Label -Using the pesticide in a manner not stated on the label -Inconsistent Use What must you refer to prior to applying the pesticide? - -The Pest Management Plan The AFPMB maintains a list of what? - -Pesticides approved for DoD use What are the 4 Human Hazard Signal Words? - --Danger -Warning -Caution -Caution....Sometimes PMT 106 Restricted use pesticides can only be used by who? - -Certified pesticide operators What is specific for each pesticide? - -EPA registration number What is the largest part of the label? - -Directions for use Inorganic Pesticides mode of action - -Stomach and metabolic poisons and dessicants Petroleum pesticides mode of action - -Interferes with respiration Botanicals mode of action - -nerve or metabolic posions Avermectins mode of action - -Stomach poisons Biological (microbial) mode of action - -Various diseases and toxins Chlorinated Hydrocarbons mode of action - -Nerve posions Organophosphates mode of action - -Nerve Poisons Carbamates mode of action - -Nerve Poisons Pyrethroids mode of action - -Nerve Poisons Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) mode of action - -Keep insects from maturing to adults Amindinohydrazones mode of action - -Metabolic stomach poisons Chloronictotinyls mode of action - -Mimic Acetylcholine (Nerve posion) Fiproles mode of action - -Nerve Poison Pyrroles mode of action - -Metabolism inhibitor Fumigants mode of action - -Classes as narcotics Zinc Phosphide mode of action - -Metabolic Poison Benzenamines mode of action - -Respiratory Failure Anticoagulants (Coumarins and indandiones) mode of action - -Inhibit prothrombin formation (Blood Thinner) Acute toxicity manifests within - -Minutes to days Chronic toxicity manifests within - -two or more years PMT 106 PMT 106 PMT 106 LD50 is the amount of toxic material necessary to cause - -50% mortality in a homogeneous population The smaller the LD50 values the - -Greater the toxicity No Observable Effect Level (NOEL0 is the - -Highest rate of administration that causes no effect. Measured in ppm The Oral LD50 for Category I is - -0-50 mg/kg What is the most common way pesticide enters the human body? - -Dermal What is the most hazardous way pesticide enters the human body? - -Inhalation What is the most common way pesticides enter the body in children and suicides? - Oral For Ingested poisons give - -15-30 ml of Syrup of Ipecac and one glass of water or Administer Activated Charcoal When do you not induce vomiting for ingested poisons? - -Patient is convulsing, unconscious, or ingested corrosives or petroleum products What should you do for inhaled poisons? - -Carry victim to fresh air immediately, and loosen collar What should you do for dermal exposure to poisons? - -Drench skin with water and use soap. Remove clothing What should you do for eye exposure to poisons? - -Wash eye for 15 minutes. Get victim to medical care quickly What wildlife is most vulnerable to pesticides? - -Birds and Fish Biotic simplification is the reduction in - -Biological