Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Exam| Main Review|
Complete Questions with Correct Answers| Graded A+|
Perfect Score 100%
A 1,000-gallon tank is calibrated to spray 2 gallon per 1 acre. After treating an area of 228
acres, how much spray mix should be left in the tank? - Correct Answer ✅💯544
A label indicates an application rate of 1.5 pounds of product per 1,000 square feet. How
many pounds are needed to treat 3,000 square feet? - Correct Answer ✅💯4.5
Acute toxicity & Symptoms - Correct Answer ✅💯Single exposure, short duration
Symptoms:
nausea, headaches, dizziness, skin/eye irritation, & rash
Advantages and Disadvantages of Dry Flowables - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Same as Wettable powder plus pours easier/easier to measure and is a lower inhalation hazard
D:
Same as all suspensions
Advantages and Disadvantages of Emulsifiable concentrates - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Little agitation required
Easy to pour & measure
Not abrasive
Won't plug screens or nozzles
D:
High concentration makes it easy to underdose or overdose
Readily penetrates skin/dermal hazard
Odorous
Burns foliage
Splashes/spills are difficult to clean up/decontaminate
Deteriorates rubber or plastic equipment
Can cause staining or damage painted surfaces
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fumigants - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
,Completely fills a space
Tremendous penetrating power
Can be used to treat variety of places and things
D:
Most hazardous pesticide and extreme inhalation danger
Advantages and Disadvantages of Liquid Flowables - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Same as dry flowable plus no agitation if applied quickly
Less splashes than other liquids
D:
All the problems with suspensions plus it's difficult to remove all of product from container
Spills are hard to clean up
Advantages and Disadvantages of Microencapsulates - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Easy to mix, handle, & apply
Applicator safety
Time released active Doesn't burn foliage
Reduced volatility
Reduced odor
D:
Same as all suspensions
May have long harvest or re entry interval & kill bees due to timed release
Advantages and Disadvantages of Solutions - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Easy to pour & measure
Doesn't have suspension problems
D:
Spills/splashes are difficult to clean/decontaminate
Some are caustic to skin
, Advantages and Disadvantages of Souble Powder - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Same as Wettable powder minus suspension problems
D:
Inhalation hazard during mixing and loading
Not many available
Application speed effect on application rate - Correct Answer ✅💯Affects application rate
inversely i.e. application rate decreases as operating speed increases
Broadcast Treatment - Correct Answer ✅💯Applied over a large area like boom and rotary
spreaders
Calculate the area of a circle - Correct Answer ✅💯pi x r^2
Calculate the area of a rectangle - Correct Answer ✅💯length x width
Calculate the volume of a cube - Correct Answer ✅💯length x width x height
Caution - Correct Answer ✅💯Slightly toxic
Chemical Degradation - Correct Answer ✅💯Occurs when water or oxygen reacts with the
pesticide in a way that breaks it down.
Ex Hydrolysis
Chronic toxicity & Symptoms - Correct Answer ✅💯Delayed or long-term effects may be
from repeated small exposures.
Symptoms:
deterioration of organs & nervous system, cancer, & changes in reproductive system
Commercial applicators - Correct Answer ✅💯Applying to any land that is not yours,
usually for hire or as an employee
Common routes of exposure - Correct Answer ✅💯Oral
Respiratory
Dermal
Conditions for leaching to occur - Correct Answer ✅💯Makeup of pesticide, soil conditions
like texture and permeability
Conditions for runoff to occur - Correct Answer ✅💯Sloping site, high soil moisture, little
organic matter, recent irrigation or heavy rainfall, characteristics like adsorption & solubility
Conditions for spray drift to occur? - Correct Answer ✅💯Increased winds
Small droplets
High spray heights
Complete Questions with Correct Answers| Graded A+|
Perfect Score 100%
A 1,000-gallon tank is calibrated to spray 2 gallon per 1 acre. After treating an area of 228
acres, how much spray mix should be left in the tank? - Correct Answer ✅💯544
A label indicates an application rate of 1.5 pounds of product per 1,000 square feet. How
many pounds are needed to treat 3,000 square feet? - Correct Answer ✅💯4.5
Acute toxicity & Symptoms - Correct Answer ✅💯Single exposure, short duration
Symptoms:
nausea, headaches, dizziness, skin/eye irritation, & rash
Advantages and Disadvantages of Dry Flowables - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Same as Wettable powder plus pours easier/easier to measure and is a lower inhalation hazard
D:
Same as all suspensions
Advantages and Disadvantages of Emulsifiable concentrates - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Little agitation required
Easy to pour & measure
Not abrasive
Won't plug screens or nozzles
D:
High concentration makes it easy to underdose or overdose
Readily penetrates skin/dermal hazard
Odorous
Burns foliage
Splashes/spills are difficult to clean up/decontaminate
Deteriorates rubber or plastic equipment
Can cause staining or damage painted surfaces
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fumigants - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
,Completely fills a space
Tremendous penetrating power
Can be used to treat variety of places and things
D:
Most hazardous pesticide and extreme inhalation danger
Advantages and Disadvantages of Liquid Flowables - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Same as dry flowable plus no agitation if applied quickly
Less splashes than other liquids
D:
All the problems with suspensions plus it's difficult to remove all of product from container
Spills are hard to clean up
Advantages and Disadvantages of Microencapsulates - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Easy to mix, handle, & apply
Applicator safety
Time released active Doesn't burn foliage
Reduced volatility
Reduced odor
D:
Same as all suspensions
May have long harvest or re entry interval & kill bees due to timed release
Advantages and Disadvantages of Solutions - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Easy to pour & measure
Doesn't have suspension problems
D:
Spills/splashes are difficult to clean/decontaminate
Some are caustic to skin
, Advantages and Disadvantages of Souble Powder - Correct Answer ✅💯A:
Same as Wettable powder minus suspension problems
D:
Inhalation hazard during mixing and loading
Not many available
Application speed effect on application rate - Correct Answer ✅💯Affects application rate
inversely i.e. application rate decreases as operating speed increases
Broadcast Treatment - Correct Answer ✅💯Applied over a large area like boom and rotary
spreaders
Calculate the area of a circle - Correct Answer ✅💯pi x r^2
Calculate the area of a rectangle - Correct Answer ✅💯length x width
Calculate the volume of a cube - Correct Answer ✅💯length x width x height
Caution - Correct Answer ✅💯Slightly toxic
Chemical Degradation - Correct Answer ✅💯Occurs when water or oxygen reacts with the
pesticide in a way that breaks it down.
Ex Hydrolysis
Chronic toxicity & Symptoms - Correct Answer ✅💯Delayed or long-term effects may be
from repeated small exposures.
Symptoms:
deterioration of organs & nervous system, cancer, & changes in reproductive system
Commercial applicators - Correct Answer ✅💯Applying to any land that is not yours,
usually for hire or as an employee
Common routes of exposure - Correct Answer ✅💯Oral
Respiratory
Dermal
Conditions for leaching to occur - Correct Answer ✅💯Makeup of pesticide, soil conditions
like texture and permeability
Conditions for runoff to occur - Correct Answer ✅💯Sloping site, high soil moisture, little
organic matter, recent irrigation or heavy rainfall, characteristics like adsorption & solubility
Conditions for spray drift to occur? - Correct Answer ✅💯Increased winds
Small droplets
High spray heights
