Nevada Aerial and Agricultural Ground Pest Control Exam

Nevada Aerial and Agricultural Ground Pest Control Exam What are the EXCEPTIONS to following label instructions? The following statements are TRUE: 1. Applying a pesticide at any dosage, concentration or frequency less than that listed on the label. 2. Applying a pesticide against any target pest not on the label if the application is to a crop, animal, or site that is listed. 3. Use of any equipment of method of application that is not expressly prohibited by the labeling. 4. Mixing a pesticide with a fertilizer if the labeling does NOT prohibit the mixture. What are the two types of classifications of pesticides? General Use: a pesticide, when applied in accordance with its directions for use, warnings and cautions and for the uses for which it is registered, will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. Restricted Use Who Governs the pesticides properties and label information? EPA Environmental Protection Agency What are the first five items required to be furnished on the information label? 1. Brand name or Trade Name 2. Ingredient Statement 3. Percentage or amount of active ingredient 4. Net Contents of the Container (Type of Formulation) 5. Name and Address of the manufacturer What are the additional parts of the label that are required? A. EPS Registration number and/or B. EPA establishment numbers C. Classification statement D. Directions for use E. Misuse statement F. Signal Works and symbols G. Precautionary statements H. First Aid I. Re-Entry Statement J. Storage and disposal statement K. Harvest or grazing restrictions as necessary What are the three signal words to identify the toxicity of the product? 1. Caution 2. Warning 3. Danger What is associated with the Signal Word CAUTION? 1. Slightly toxic to relatively nontoxic 2. Slight Eye and Skin Irritation 3. One OUNCE or MORE to one pint will KILL the average Adult 4. Restricted Use Chemicals What is associated with the signal word WARNING? 1. Moderately Toxic 2. Moderate eye and skin irritation 3. One TEASPOON to .16 of an OUNCE will KILL the average adult. What is associated with the signal word DANGER? 1. Highly toxic 2. Severe eye and skin irritation 3. A DROP to no more than ONE TEASPOON (.16 oz) to kill What statement is required on EVERY LABEL? Keep out of reach of children How often do pesticide workers have to attend a pesticide safety training? Once a year. When is it mandatory to post REI no entry signs? If the REI is greater than 48 hours. If protective eyewear is required for handlers what must the employer provide? Provide water for emergency eye flushing. What is the first step in and IPM program? Positive identification of the pest. What are the different methods of monitoring guidelines in IPM? 1. Visual inspection 2. Pheromones 3. Sticky Traps 4. Sweep nets What is the fundamental concept of IPM? That a certain number of individual pests can and should be tolerated. The economic threshold is defined as: the pest population level that produces damage equal to the cost of preventing damage by controlling the pest. Crustacea examples Crayfish Pillbugs Sowbugs Arachnida examples Spiders Ticks Mites Scorpions Diplopoda Example Millipede Chilopoda Example Centipedes - one pair of legs per segment Collembola Example Springtails What are most agricultural pests in Nevada? Insects (Class Insecta) or Mites and Ticks (Class Arachnida) Arachnid Bodies are composed of what two parts? 1. Cephalothorax (Head and thorax) 2. Abdomen They do not have antennae and have Four pairs of legs What arachnids are NOT agricultural pests in Nevada? Spiders (including tarantulas) and Scorpions What attacks plants and animals and have piercing, sucking mouth parts? Mites What is the life cycle of most ticks and mites? (Incomplete) Deposit eggs 6 legged larvae molt into 8 legged nymphs molt one more time into adults. How many body parts do insects have? 3 Head Thorax Abdomen Insects have a head which bears what? Mouthparts Antennae Eyes Where are the antennae located on an insect? The antennae are usually located between and in front of the eyes and are segmented. What is the function of an insects antennae?