GA Pest Exam |62 Questions and Answers
anticoagulant - -prevents blood clotting
-anticoagulant - first generation - -generally require bait consumption over several
feedings (days) in order to get lethal dose
-anticoagulant - second generation - -lethal after single ingestion
-FIFRA - -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-FQPA - -Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
-Carries the same enforcement weight as the actual label provided on the pesticide
container - -labeling
-EPA - -Environmental Protection Agency
-GDA - -Georgia Department of Agriculture
-who registers all pesticides - -EPA and GDA
-2 classifications of pesticides - -general use or restricted use
-SPCA - -Structural Pest Control Act (primary law in georgia)
-how often and hours needed for reregistration - -every 2 years; 8 for household pest
control; 8 for wood destroying organisms; 3 for fumigation
-when do registrations expire - -june 30th of each odd numbered year
-when to treat school room - -when students are not expected to be present for a
minimum of 3 hours or longer if directed by pesticide product label
-open area application at school - -if area within 10 feet of application is secured and no
students are present within secured area
-outside on school grounds applications - -can be applied if students not expected within
20 feet
-which law deals with the regulation and licensing of certain areas related to structural
pest control - -Georgia Pesticide use and application act
-3 things a pest needs to survive - -food, water, harborage (place to hide)
anticoagulant - -prevents blood clotting
-anticoagulant - first generation - -generally require bait consumption over several
feedings (days) in order to get lethal dose
-anticoagulant - second generation - -lethal after single ingestion
-FIFRA - -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-FQPA - -Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
-Carries the same enforcement weight as the actual label provided on the pesticide
container - -labeling
-EPA - -Environmental Protection Agency
-GDA - -Georgia Department of Agriculture
-who registers all pesticides - -EPA and GDA
-2 classifications of pesticides - -general use or restricted use
-SPCA - -Structural Pest Control Act (primary law in georgia)
-how often and hours needed for reregistration - -every 2 years; 8 for household pest
control; 8 for wood destroying organisms; 3 for fumigation
-when do registrations expire - -june 30th of each odd numbered year
-when to treat school room - -when students are not expected to be present for a
minimum of 3 hours or longer if directed by pesticide product label
-open area application at school - -if area within 10 feet of application is secured and no
students are present within secured area
-outside on school grounds applications - -can be applied if students not expected within
20 feet
-which law deals with the regulation and licensing of certain areas related to structural
pest control - -Georgia Pesticide use and application act
-3 things a pest needs to survive - -food, water, harborage (place to hide)
