Georgia Pesticide Applicators Exam Latest
Update with Questions and Correct Answers
(CAT 24 AND GENERAL STANDARDS)
Highly Toxic, only highly trained specialists should use
Fumigants are a type of pesticide that:
100 Ft
Pesticide storage facilities, mix-load, and equipment-cleaning sites should be how many feet away
from surface water and direct links to ground water
Self-contained air-supplying respirators
These type of respirators provide you with clean air from an airtank
Goodgrass
A summer annual grass that thrives on compacted soils
True
True/False: Pesticide containers should be transported with intact, undamaged, readable labels,
handled carefully, and protected from extreme temperatures.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
All pesticides must be registered by:
,True
True/False: You should always keep records of pesticides in order to establish proof of proper use,
help reduce pesticide use or mistakes, and because it is the law.
Potential Pests
These pests are not normally occurring but may under special circumstances
Hazard
The measure the ability of a pesticide to cause harmful effects is called
LD 50
The dose of the toxicant producing 50% mortality in the population. A value presenting mammalian
toxicity, usually oral toxicity, expressed in milligrams per toxicants per kilogram of body with is
Disorders
Irregular plant development caused by unfavorable growing conditions
Dusts
This formulation contains has low active ingredient plus fine dry inert material-talc, chalk, etc. Often
used for livestock and pet treatments, seed treatments
Cultural Control
Crop rotation, pruning, thinning, and apply appropriate amounts of fertilizer to plants are examples of
what type of control practices?
, False
True/False: You do not need to consider the mature size and shape of ornamental plants when
determining their location and spacing in the landscape.
Food, water, shelter
Wildlife require what to survive?
Armyworms
These turfgrass insect pests can occur in large numbers. They eat the grass blades and appear to
"mow" the turf in an ever expanding front
Sandy soils
Pesticides and water move downward rapidly in this type of soil
Contact
This pesticide mode of action works when a pest touches the pesticide or touches the pest
Dollar Spot
Lack of nitrogen fertilization can contribute to the development of this disease:
Pest Resistance
Update with Questions and Correct Answers
(CAT 24 AND GENERAL STANDARDS)
Highly Toxic, only highly trained specialists should use
Fumigants are a type of pesticide that:
100 Ft
Pesticide storage facilities, mix-load, and equipment-cleaning sites should be how many feet away
from surface water and direct links to ground water
Self-contained air-supplying respirators
These type of respirators provide you with clean air from an airtank
Goodgrass
A summer annual grass that thrives on compacted soils
True
True/False: Pesticide containers should be transported with intact, undamaged, readable labels,
handled carefully, and protected from extreme temperatures.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
All pesticides must be registered by:
,True
True/False: You should always keep records of pesticides in order to establish proof of proper use,
help reduce pesticide use or mistakes, and because it is the law.
Potential Pests
These pests are not normally occurring but may under special circumstances
Hazard
The measure the ability of a pesticide to cause harmful effects is called
LD 50
The dose of the toxicant producing 50% mortality in the population. A value presenting mammalian
toxicity, usually oral toxicity, expressed in milligrams per toxicants per kilogram of body with is
Disorders
Irregular plant development caused by unfavorable growing conditions
Dusts
This formulation contains has low active ingredient plus fine dry inert material-talc, chalk, etc. Often
used for livestock and pet treatments, seed treatments
Cultural Control
Crop rotation, pruning, thinning, and apply appropriate amounts of fertilizer to plants are examples of
what type of control practices?
, False
True/False: You do not need to consider the mature size and shape of ornamental plants when
determining their location and spacing in the landscape.
Food, water, shelter
Wildlife require what to survive?
Armyworms
These turfgrass insect pests can occur in large numbers. They eat the grass blades and appear to
"mow" the turf in an ever expanding front
Sandy soils
Pesticides and water move downward rapidly in this type of soil
Contact
This pesticide mode of action works when a pest touches the pesticide or touches the pest
Dollar Spot
Lack of nitrogen fertilization can contribute to the development of this disease:
Pest Resistance
