Pesticide Core - Practice Exam |29 Questions and Answers
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method? - -Genetic Control
-Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method?
- -Cultivation
-Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses equal to the cost of
control measures? - -Economic injury level
-What would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - -Using pesticides with
multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
-Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural works and pesticide
handlers with protections against possible harm from pesticides? - -Worker Protection
Standard (WPS)
-What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA? - -Unclassified use and
restricted-use
-What is a tolerance as set by the EPA? - -The maximum amount of pesticide residue that
may legally remain on or in a commodity at the time of harvest or slaughter.
-Which section under FIFRA could be used to allow the use of an unregistered pesticide to
control an "emergency" pest problem? - -Section 18
-The name "VIP No Pest 75WP" on a pesticide label indicates what? - -The brand name and
75 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
-Which signal word appears on a label with a skull and crossbones symbol? - -Danger--
Poison
-"This product is highly toxic to bees" is an example of which type of precautionary
statement? - -Environmental Hazard
-How much active ingredient is there in a 20-pound bag of Atrazine 90DF? - -18 pounds
-What type of pesticide formulation consists of a liquid dispersed as droplets in another
liquid and may require agitation? - -Emulsion
-Which liquid pesticide formulation contains solid particles that do not dissolve in either
water or oil and may contribute to abrasive wear of nozzles and pumps? - -Soluble
Powders (SP)
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method? - -Genetic Control
-Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method?
- -Cultivation
-Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses equal to the cost of
control measures? - -Economic injury level
-What would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - -Using pesticides with
multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
-Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural works and pesticide
handlers with protections against possible harm from pesticides? - -Worker Protection
Standard (WPS)
-What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA? - -Unclassified use and
restricted-use
-What is a tolerance as set by the EPA? - -The maximum amount of pesticide residue that
may legally remain on or in a commodity at the time of harvest or slaughter.
-Which section under FIFRA could be used to allow the use of an unregistered pesticide to
control an "emergency" pest problem? - -Section 18
-The name "VIP No Pest 75WP" on a pesticide label indicates what? - -The brand name and
75 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
-Which signal word appears on a label with a skull and crossbones symbol? - -Danger--
Poison
-"This product is highly toxic to bees" is an example of which type of precautionary
statement? - -Environmental Hazard
-How much active ingredient is there in a 20-pound bag of Atrazine 90DF? - -18 pounds
-What type of pesticide formulation consists of a liquid dispersed as droplets in another
liquid and may require agitation? - -Emulsion
-Which liquid pesticide formulation contains solid particles that do not dissolve in either
water or oil and may contribute to abrasive wear of nozzles and pumps? - -Soluble
Powders (SP)
