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Which agency is responsible for the protection of health, safety and welfare of pest control
employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in Tennessee? - CORRECT
ANSWER- TDA
The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through what
division of TDA? - CORRECT ANSWER- Regulatory services division
Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/ or the applicator, unless
subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as? - CORRECT ANSWER- Restricted-
use pesticides
A certification period last for how many years? - CORRECT ANSWER- 3 years
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 50%
How many recertification points are required for category 7 in a 3 year period? - CORRECT
ANSWER- 30 Points
,Which is not a step in an IPM program? - CORRECT ANSWER- Scheduled pesticide applications
Which is not an objective of a general inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER- Locate pesticide drift
A good inspection technique is to first identity areas within a structure that offer a tropical
environment (warmth, moist, dark, and humid). - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route? - CORRECT ANSWER- Color pattern in a
rug
Which is NOT an example of pest-proofing? - CORRECT ANSWER- Using a vacuum to remove
pest
Habitat is a location? - CORRECT ANSWER- Where a pest lives naturally and has access to food,
water and harborage
What agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal pesticide laws and regulations? -
CORRECT ANSWER- EPA
Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce? -
CORRECT ANSWER- FIFRA
Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with label
directions? - CORRECT ANSWER- FEPCA
Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be assessed a civil penalty
of not more than? - CORRECT ANSWER- 5,000
, Which is NOT an example of pest habitat manipulation? - CORRECT ANSWER- Use of harpoon
mole traps
Which is not an example of a lethal trapping program? - CORRECT ANSWER- Multiple-catch
traps
IPM stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER- Integrated pest management
The four main components of IPM listed in this manual are? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Inspection,pest threshold determination, management procedures and evaluation.
Which cannot be made into a liquid formulation? - CORRECT ANSWER- Extruded block
Which is one of the most effective formulations for use against cockroaches, ants, and rodents?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Baits
Anticoagulant rodenticides kill rodents by? - CORRECT ANSWER- Preventing blood from
clotting
Rodents may store grain pellet pesticides in undesirable locations? - CORRECT ANSWER- True
First-generation rodenticides must be fed upon more than once for rodents to receive a lethal
dose? - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Which are potentially more hazardous than other rodenticide formulations and must be applied
with extra caution? - CORRECT ANSWER- Tracking powder