Florida SM 69 Applying Pesticides
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Applicator Class -CORRECTANSWER A term indicating the organizational system for
certified applicators under the Florida Pesticide Law. Depending upon the kind of
employment engaged in, a licencee is classified as either Private, Public, or Commercial
applicator.
Certification Category -CORRECTANSWER An indication officially made on a license of
where and how the license holder may legally conduct pesticide applicator activities.
Certified Applicator -CORRECTANSWER An individual who has been recognized
(certified) by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as being
competent to use or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) -CORRECTANSWER Approximately one hour of
study credit used to make up the total 8 CEUs required for Agricultural Tree Crop Pest
Control applicator recertification.
Extremely Hazardous Substance -CORRECTANSWER A classification established by
EPA for certain chemicals, some of which are active ingredients in pesticide products.
,Storage facilities containing such substances must be formally reported if there
substances are present in more than certain amounts.
FDACS (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) -
CORRECTANSWER State agency that enforces the provisions of FIFRA and the
Florida Pesticide Law.
FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) -CORRECTANSWER
Federal law that provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide program.
Florida Pesticide Law -CORRECTANSWER The law that governs the use of pesticides
in Florida, which is administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (FDACS).
Limited Certification -CORRECTANSWER A designation on a license issued under the
Structural Pest Control Act that enables the licensee to apply pesticides only under
certain prescribes circumstances.
Ordinance -CORRECTANSWER Laws developed by local government officials;
ordinances are enforced at the city or county government level.
Recertification -CORRECTANSWER The process by which licensed pesticide
applicators accumulate continuing education units in order to keep the license valid.
, Restricted use Pesticide (RUP) -CORRECTANSWER Pesticide for retail sale to, and
use by, only certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision and only for
those purposes covered by the applicator's certification.
Action Threshold -CORRECTANSWER The pst level at which some type of pest
management action must be taken.
Bioaccumulation -CORRECTANSWER The accumulation of toxic substances, such as
pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism that occurs when the substance is
absorbed at a rate greater than that at which the substance is lost.
Biomagnification -CORRECTANSWER The tendency for certain pesticides to
progressively become more concentrated in each type of organism when moving from
the bottom to the top organism withing a food chain.
Contact Pesticide -CORRECTANSWER Pesticide that is not absorbed systematically
by treated plant or animals. These pesticides must directly tough the pest or a site the
pest frequents to be effective.
Economic Threshold -CORRECTANSWER The level where the economic losses
caused by pest damage, if the pest population continued to grow, would be greater than
the cost of controlling the pests.
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Applicator Class -CORRECTANSWER A term indicating the organizational system for
certified applicators under the Florida Pesticide Law. Depending upon the kind of
employment engaged in, a licencee is classified as either Private, Public, or Commercial
applicator.
Certification Category -CORRECTANSWER An indication officially made on a license of
where and how the license holder may legally conduct pesticide applicator activities.
Certified Applicator -CORRECTANSWER An individual who has been recognized
(certified) by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as being
competent to use or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) -CORRECTANSWER Approximately one hour of
study credit used to make up the total 8 CEUs required for Agricultural Tree Crop Pest
Control applicator recertification.
Extremely Hazardous Substance -CORRECTANSWER A classification established by
EPA for certain chemicals, some of which are active ingredients in pesticide products.
,Storage facilities containing such substances must be formally reported if there
substances are present in more than certain amounts.
FDACS (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) -
CORRECTANSWER State agency that enforces the provisions of FIFRA and the
Florida Pesticide Law.
FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) -CORRECTANSWER
Federal law that provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide program.
Florida Pesticide Law -CORRECTANSWER The law that governs the use of pesticides
in Florida, which is administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (FDACS).
Limited Certification -CORRECTANSWER A designation on a license issued under the
Structural Pest Control Act that enables the licensee to apply pesticides only under
certain prescribes circumstances.
Ordinance -CORRECTANSWER Laws developed by local government officials;
ordinances are enforced at the city or county government level.
Recertification -CORRECTANSWER The process by which licensed pesticide
applicators accumulate continuing education units in order to keep the license valid.
, Restricted use Pesticide (RUP) -CORRECTANSWER Pesticide for retail sale to, and
use by, only certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision and only for
those purposes covered by the applicator's certification.
Action Threshold -CORRECTANSWER The pst level at which some type of pest
management action must be taken.
Bioaccumulation -CORRECTANSWER The accumulation of toxic substances, such as
pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism that occurs when the substance is
absorbed at a rate greater than that at which the substance is lost.
Biomagnification -CORRECTANSWER The tendency for certain pesticides to
progressively become more concentrated in each type of organism when moving from
the bottom to the top organism withing a food chain.
Contact Pesticide -CORRECTANSWER Pesticide that is not absorbed systematically
by treated plant or animals. These pesticides must directly tough the pest or a site the
pest frequents to be effective.
Economic Threshold -CORRECTANSWER The level where the economic losses
caused by pest damage, if the pest population continued to grow, would be greater than
the cost of controlling the pests.
