MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE 2024 EXAM/ MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE TEST DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT HIGHTLIGHTED ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED PASS.

MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE 2024 EXAM/ MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE TEST DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT HIGHTLIGHTED ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED PASS. How many days before spraying a school do parents, students, and staff need to be notified? - ANSWER- 48hours before and 72 hours after Where to place the yard sign at a grass field? - ANSWER- Conspicuous points of entry How long do the yard signs have to be in place after the application? - ANSWER- 72 hours What notice do you need to schools, faculty, and parents when applying pesticides. - ANSWER- 48 hour written notice Who is responsible for notifying faculty and parents about the pesticide application? - ANSWER- Principal Who is responsible for keeping records of pesticide applications at schools? - ANSWER- School Admin 3 parts of an insect - ANSWER- head, thorax, abdomen EPA - ANSWER- Responsible for ensuring pesticides meet new standards Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC) - ANSWER- A pesticide formulation produced by mixing an active ingredient and an emulsifying agent in a suitable petroleum solvent. When combined with water, a milky emulsion is usually formed. Emulsion - ANSWER- any mixture of two or more immiscible liquids in which one liquid is dispersed in the other Suspension - ANSWER- A mixture in which particles can be seen and easily separated by settling or filtration Wettable Powders (WP) - ANSWER- Are dry Finely ground formations that look like dusts Soluble Powders (SP) - ANSWER- A dry formulation that is mixed with water and dissolves readily to form a true solution Ready to use - ANSWER- RTU Invert emulsion - ANSWER- a mixture in which water droplets are suspended in an oil instead of oil droplets being suspended in water Bait - ANSWER- Contains an active ingredient mixed with food or another attractive substance Fumigants - ANSWER- toxic gases that are used to kill pests Adjuvants - ANSWER- Are chemicals that are either premixed in the pesticide formulation or added to the spray tank to improve mixing, application or pesticidal performance. FIFRA - ANSWER- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act intergrated pest management (IPM) - ANSWER- Minimizes the use of pesticides and the risk to human health and the environment associated with pesticide applications pesticide - ANSWER- A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops. Pest - ANSWER- Unwanted organism that directly or indirectly interferes with human activities. FQPA - ANSWER- Food Quality Protection Act FFDCA - ANSWER- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act label - ANSWER- Any key information about the pesticide on the pesticide container Site - ANSWER- The particular entity to which a pesticide is or could be applied