MA Applicator License (Core) Questions and Answers (Graded A+)

Pest - ANSWER-A pest is any living thing that has an undesirable impact on something that is important to us. Pesticide - ANSWER-A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances used to kill pests or to prevent or reduce the damage pests cause. True or false: repellents are pesticides - ANSWER-True Pest control devices - ANSWER-Products which use purely mechanical or physical means to combat pests. True or false: if a pest control device is packaged together with a substance that helps control the pest (e.g., a trap that lures pests with a chemical attractant), then the combination is considered a pesticide product and is therefore subject to pesticide regulations. - ANSWER-True Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - ANSWER-IPM is an approach to pest management in which we combine all available necessary techniques into a unified program with the goal of managing pest populations in a way that avoids pest damage and minimizes adverse effects. Pesticide use - ANSWER-Pesticide use includes other activities as well, including the transport and storage of a pesticide after the manufacturer's seal has been broken; mixing pesticides; cleaning pesticide equipment; and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers. Use - ANSWER-The term use can also refer to where and how a pesticide can be applied. Site - ANSWER-With respect to pesticide application, the term "site" does not necessarily mean "location". Rather, it means the particular entity to which a pesticide is or could be applied. Label - ANSWER-The label is the information about the product and it's use that is printed on or attached to the pesticide container at the time of purchase. Labeling - ANSWER-Labeling includes the label itself plus all other information: •referenced on the label, •received from the manufacturer about the product when you buy it (such as brochures a