WI PESTICIDE APPLICATOR SCRIPTED ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Define IPM - ✔✔Integrated Pest Management is an ecological approach to pest
management that combines all available necessary techniques into a unified program,
the goal is to manage pest populations in a way that avoids economic damage and
minimizes adverse side effects
✔✔Benefits of IPM - ✔✔Helps preserve balanced ecosystem
Pesticides can be ineffective
IPM can save money
Promotes healthy environment
maintain a good public image
✔✔Describe feature of and how to use a hydraulic sprayer - ✔✔can range from large ag
sprayers to small backpack sprayers
it all cases, pressure from either a pump or a compressed air or gas used to atomize the
spray mix t nozel
will have some kind of tank
lid at top
pump
crossive resitant
Know how to use your specific equipment it will keep it safe and effective
✔✔Describe Nozzles - ✔✔core part of every sprayer they control
volume of pesticide
droplet size
uniform coverage
fine or coarse drpllets for difrent applicatiosn
Rate at (GPM) Gallons per minute
look at page 124 for ways to label nozzel
type-
degress-
GPM-
, ✔✔Steps you can take before, durring, after spraying as well as preparing for storage. -
✔✔Before
-calibrate in the spring -rinse -check nozels - check for leaks - make sure uniform
spacing and hieght of nozzels
During
-check speed and PSI - boom bouncing -check for leacks - use PPE -never blow out
nozzel with mouth or use metal wire to unclog may affect patttern.
After
-Clean - maintain and repair - PPE - use rinsate in field
Storage
-clean - rinse with water and emusifiable oil - remove nozels and soak in desiel - rv
anitfresse in system
✔✔How to granular applicators get product to site - ✔✔soil application, broad casted or
band treated pre plan or drop tubes of fert shoes for sidedress
✔✔Practice calibration equations page 134ish - ✔✔study them
✔✔explain importance of calibration - ✔✔to ensure your equipment delivers the correct
rate of pesticides uniformly to target site
-effective pest control
-protect health and enviorment
-protect no target animals
-prevent waste
-comply with law
✔✔Describe how to obtain uniform nozzle flow rates and spray pattern - ✔✔- check
pattern with water on dry pavment, while doing test job
-check nozzle spacing and boom hieght, ( adjust to application you will be preforming)
- check for wear and damage
✔✔List what variables affect rate and how they do so - ✔✔Nozzle rate and Ground
speed
Nozzles
-pressure and tip size varies
-pressure effects drift and dropplet size
-hieght and spacing can effect pattern
Ground Speed
-ground speed can largly change rate
-with constant presure when speed increases, rate decreases
-check speed by timing distance traveled with full tank with 800 feet( use equation )
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Define IPM - ✔✔Integrated Pest Management is an ecological approach to pest
management that combines all available necessary techniques into a unified program,
the goal is to manage pest populations in a way that avoids economic damage and
minimizes adverse side effects
✔✔Benefits of IPM - ✔✔Helps preserve balanced ecosystem
Pesticides can be ineffective
IPM can save money
Promotes healthy environment
maintain a good public image
✔✔Describe feature of and how to use a hydraulic sprayer - ✔✔can range from large ag
sprayers to small backpack sprayers
it all cases, pressure from either a pump or a compressed air or gas used to atomize the
spray mix t nozel
will have some kind of tank
lid at top
pump
crossive resitant
Know how to use your specific equipment it will keep it safe and effective
✔✔Describe Nozzles - ✔✔core part of every sprayer they control
volume of pesticide
droplet size
uniform coverage
fine or coarse drpllets for difrent applicatiosn
Rate at (GPM) Gallons per minute
look at page 124 for ways to label nozzel
type-
degress-
GPM-
, ✔✔Steps you can take before, durring, after spraying as well as preparing for storage. -
✔✔Before
-calibrate in the spring -rinse -check nozels - check for leaks - make sure uniform
spacing and hieght of nozzels
During
-check speed and PSI - boom bouncing -check for leacks - use PPE -never blow out
nozzel with mouth or use metal wire to unclog may affect patttern.
After
-Clean - maintain and repair - PPE - use rinsate in field
Storage
-clean - rinse with water and emusifiable oil - remove nozels and soak in desiel - rv
anitfresse in system
✔✔How to granular applicators get product to site - ✔✔soil application, broad casted or
band treated pre plan or drop tubes of fert shoes for sidedress
✔✔Practice calibration equations page 134ish - ✔✔study them
✔✔explain importance of calibration - ✔✔to ensure your equipment delivers the correct
rate of pesticides uniformly to target site
-effective pest control
-protect health and enviorment
-protect no target animals
-prevent waste
-comply with law
✔✔Describe how to obtain uniform nozzle flow rates and spray pattern - ✔✔- check
pattern with water on dry pavment, while doing test job
-check nozzle spacing and boom hieght, ( adjust to application you will be preforming)
- check for wear and damage
✔✔List what variables affect rate and how they do so - ✔✔Nozzle rate and Ground
speed
Nozzles
-pressure and tip size varies
-pressure effects drift and dropplet size
-hieght and spacing can effect pattern
Ground Speed
-ground speed can largly change rate
-with constant presure when speed increases, rate decreases
-check speed by timing distance traveled with full tank with 800 feet( use equation )
