A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the True
applicator is to avoid exposure (T/F)
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a Physical
________ control method for insects
Drift problems can be reduced by: d. placing a boom as close to the target as possible
a. using lower pressure, smaller nozzle orifices
b. applying in very calm, stable air conditions
c. spraying upwind of a sensitive area
d. placing bloom as close to target as possible
Which is not a concern handling a emulsifiable d. easily clogs nozzles and screens
concentrate pesticide:
a. high phytotoxicity
b. may be easily absorbed through human and animal
skin
c. flammability
d. easily clogs nozzles and screens
,EPA and WSDA are the only federal and state agencies False
that regulate pesticides (T/F)
Two or more pesticides that cannot mixed together Incompatible
effectively are said to be ______.
All formations with the same active ingredient carry False
the same signal word (T/F)
The skull and crossbones symbol must appear on False
every pesticide label (T/F)
The best way to dispose of a registered pesticide is to: c. use it as direct on the label
a. pour it into the sewer system
b. dump it in a vacant area
c. use it as direct on the label
d. ship it to the EPA
,To minimize the drift when applying a herbicide, the a. a low pressure, flat fan
best type of nozzle to use is:
a. a low pressure, flat fan
b. off center
c. a high pressure cone
d. makes no difference
Which LD50 is a representative of a highly toxic d. 46 mg/kg
pesticide:
a. 640 mg/kg
b. 5,800 mg/kg
c. 12,840 mg/kg
d. 46 mg/kg
Pesticide-contaminated surface water can True
contaminate groundwater (T/F)
Pesticide records are useful only to applicators in case False
they have problems with effectiveness (T/F)
, If an applicator had two major label violations and was True
cited by the WSDA, they could face a maximum fine of
$15,000 and lose their liscence (T/F)
Dealers must keep records for 7 years on the sale of True
general use agricultural pesticides (T/F)
One of the earliest uses of chemicals as pesticides was True
the burning of sulfur (T/F)
When the pest reaches the _____, pest management Economic threshold
procedures need to be applied to prevent the pest
from economically damaging populations.
Which of the following is not considered a mechanical c. releasing a parasitic wasp
control method:
a. fencing a crop to prevent deer entry
b. netting blueberry bushes to keep birds away
c. releasing a parasitic wasp
d. washing of aphids with a stream of water
e. removing a rhododendron with a root disease
applicator is to avoid exposure (T/F)
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a Physical
________ control method for insects
Drift problems can be reduced by: d. placing a boom as close to the target as possible
a. using lower pressure, smaller nozzle orifices
b. applying in very calm, stable air conditions
c. spraying upwind of a sensitive area
d. placing bloom as close to target as possible
Which is not a concern handling a emulsifiable d. easily clogs nozzles and screens
concentrate pesticide:
a. high phytotoxicity
b. may be easily absorbed through human and animal
skin
c. flammability
d. easily clogs nozzles and screens
,EPA and WSDA are the only federal and state agencies False
that regulate pesticides (T/F)
Two or more pesticides that cannot mixed together Incompatible
effectively are said to be ______.
All formations with the same active ingredient carry False
the same signal word (T/F)
The skull and crossbones symbol must appear on False
every pesticide label (T/F)
The best way to dispose of a registered pesticide is to: c. use it as direct on the label
a. pour it into the sewer system
b. dump it in a vacant area
c. use it as direct on the label
d. ship it to the EPA
,To minimize the drift when applying a herbicide, the a. a low pressure, flat fan
best type of nozzle to use is:
a. a low pressure, flat fan
b. off center
c. a high pressure cone
d. makes no difference
Which LD50 is a representative of a highly toxic d. 46 mg/kg
pesticide:
a. 640 mg/kg
b. 5,800 mg/kg
c. 12,840 mg/kg
d. 46 mg/kg
Pesticide-contaminated surface water can True
contaminate groundwater (T/F)
Pesticide records are useful only to applicators in case False
they have problems with effectiveness (T/F)
, If an applicator had two major label violations and was True
cited by the WSDA, they could face a maximum fine of
$15,000 and lose their liscence (T/F)
Dealers must keep records for 7 years on the sale of True
general use agricultural pesticides (T/F)
One of the earliest uses of chemicals as pesticides was True
the burning of sulfur (T/F)
When the pest reaches the _____, pest management Economic threshold
procedures need to be applied to prevent the pest
from economically damaging populations.
Which of the following is not considered a mechanical c. releasing a parasitic wasp
control method:
a. fencing a crop to prevent deer entry
b. netting blueberry bushes to keep birds away
c. releasing a parasitic wasp
d. washing of aphids with a stream of water
e. removing a rhododendron with a root disease
