NC Pesticide Application License Exam With Complete Solution

Chapeter 1: General-Use Pesticide - Answer Not that harmful You do not need to be certified to apply Restricted-Use Pesticide - Answer Can be harmful to humans and the environment You must be a CERTIFIED applicator or supervised by one Private Pesticide Applicator Definition Examples - Answer Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides on their own property, rented property, or employer property Farmer, nursery operator, sod producers Commercial Pesticide Applicator - Answer Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides on someone elses' property for payment Public Applicator - Answer Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides as part of government job Structural Pest Control Operator 3 Areas - Answer Must be licensed or supervised by a licensed person. Use Restricted-Use pesticides in or around STRUCTURES Household, Wood Destroying, Fumigation How do I get Certified as a Commercial Applicator - Answer Pass 2 exams (core and specialized), lasts 5 years How do I get Re-Certified as a Commercial Applicator - Answer Earn the required hours of Continuing Education or Take and Pass the exams again How do I get Licensed as a Commercial Applicator - Answer Pass both core and specialty exam and earn License - Must renew at the end of each year How do I get Certified as a Structural Pesticide Applicator - Answer Pass Core exam and an exam in each of the 3 phases (household, wood destroying, fumigation) How do I get Re-Certified as a Structural Pesticide Applicator - Answer Complete needed continuing education or re-take and pass exams How do I get Licensed as a Structural Pesticide Applicator - Answer Be certified in the area, have 2 year's of experience How long does a Structural Pest Control License last? - Answer 5 years What are the Categories of Licensing for Certification as a Commercial Applicator - Answer Registered Technician Non-Commercial Certified Applicator Commercial Certified Applicator License Can Structural Pest Control Applicators Work for Hire on their own? - Answer They have to work for a licensed pest control company Chapter 2: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide (FIFRA) Act - Answer Ruled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Register products based on possible effects to people and the environment What is important about a Pesticide Label - Answer People who don't follow it are BREAKING THE LAW What does the EPA do? - Answer Re-evaluate older pesticides Review every pesticide on a 15 year cycle Establish safety rules for workers What can STATES do to regulate pesticides? - Answer They must follow EPA guidelines at a minimum They can make even harder guidelines Is there a special ACT that relates to food and feed products? - Answer Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act established tolerance levels for food - how much residue of a pesticide is allowed Food Quality Protection Act - Answer Requires the EPA to establish a tolerance low enough that no harm can come to humans or environment Hazard Communication Standards Act - Answer Requires employers to list all hazardous chemicals in the workplace, obtain material safety data on each one, ensure containers are labeled, train workers how to deal with materials NC Pesticide Law if 1971 - Answer established management program designed to regulate the registration, handling, storage and disposal of pesticides manage licensing for all pesticide users (EXCEPT Structural - they are handled by another law) How should you STORE pesticides? - Answer Tightly sealed labeled dry Not around food Not around combustible (FIRE Causing) materials What does the NC Pesticide Board do? - Answer Adopts regulations that detail acceptable pesticide use and licensing What is a VERTEBRATE? - Answer An animal with jointed backbones - mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish Can a VERTEBRATE be a PEST? - Answer Yes if it brings injury to plants, humans, domestic animals, or substances If the Pesticide Board thinks a vertebrate is a pest what do they do? - Answer Contact Wildlife resources - but if they disagree, no pesticide can be used Vertebrate Pests that it is OK to use pesticides on - Answer black or roof rat, Norway rat, pine vole, house mouse, boat-tailed grackle, pigeon, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, English sparrow, red-wing and common black bird, gulls, starling List the 4 Main Groups of Pests - Answer Weeds Inveterbrates (insects) Disease Agents or pathogens (bacteria, fungus) Vertebrates (rodents. birds) Chapter 3: 3 Pest Management Goals - Answer Prevention - keep it from happening Suppression - reduce levels Eradication - eliminate totally