Public Health Pest Control || QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Decontamination correct answers Removal of pesticide from shoes, personal protective
equipment (PPE) or other clothing; from the skin of persons or organisms or from surfaces
that have been exposed to reduce further harm or damage.
Endangered species correct answers Organisms whose survival as a species has been
designated by a federal agency to be endangered or threatened.
Exposure correct answers Coming into contact with a pesticide; getting a pesticide on a
surface or in or on an organism.
Fungicide correct answers A pesticide that controls or kills fungi.
Habitat correct answers The place where a plant or animal lives.
Herbicide correct answers A pesticide that controls or kills weeds.
Insecticide correct answers A pesticide that controls or kills anthropoids.
Label correct answers The printed matter attached to and accompanying the product that
states the approved uses, directions for use and pertinent restrictions and precautions
regarding the use, storage and disposal of the product.
Liability correct answers Legal responsibility.
Organism correct answers A living creature.
Noncommercial applicator correct answers An individual who uses or supervises the use of
restricted use pesticides in the performance of activities as a government employee.
Nontarget correct answers Any site or organism other than the site or preset to which the
pesticide is being applied.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) correct answers Devices and clothing worn to protect
the human body from contact with pesticides or pesticide residues.
Pesticide correct answers A chemical intended to kill, control, repel or mitigate a pest
organism.
Private applicator correct answers Farmers, growers, foresters and others, who use or
supervise the use of restricted use pesticides in the production of an agricultural
commodity(s) on their own land or land under their control. Private applicators may apply
restricted use pesticides for others for free, or as an exchange of goods and services.
Release correct answers When a pesticide leaves its container or the equipment or system
containing it and enters the environment. Release can be intentional, as in an application, or
by accident, as in a spill or leak.
, Registration correct answers The regulatory process required under the provisions of FIFRA
and administered by EPA through which a pesticide is legally approved for use.
Rodenticide correct answers A pesticide that controls or kills rodents.
Species correct answers A group of individuals or populations of individuals which
interbreed or are capable of naturally interbreeding and which produce viable offspring.
Target organism correct answers The plant or animal against which a pesticide is directed.
Toxicity correct answers Measure of a pesticide's ability to cause acute, delayed or allergic
effects.
ULV correct answers Ultra low volume application.
What are the basic provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act?
correct answers FIFRA requires federal registration of pesticides shipped across sate lines,
makes it unlawful to sell unregistered pesticides, ensures that labels must have adequate
directions and warnings, and makes it unlawful to remove or alter labels.
What law controls the use or application of pesticides and ensures that pesticide applicators
and dealers are qualified to use or sell pesticides in South Carolina? correct answers The
South Carolina Pesticide Control Act (SCPCA) regulates the registration, quality control, use,
and application of pesticides as required by the rules and regulations established by EPA.
What application practices would pesticide applicators consider using to avoid impacting
non-target organisms, such as endangered species? correct answers Do not apply pesticides
directly to surface water, use buffer zones, avoid pesticide applications when weather
conditions are inappropriate, and choose chemicals that are less toxic to plants and animals.
Arthropoda correct answers A large group of organisms characterized by a hard external
covering called an exoskeleton and appendages composed of rigid segments with flexible
joints between them. Insects, spiders, scorpions, ticks, etc.
Complete metamorphosis correct answers The development of most of the higher inspections.
They develop through four distinct stages, all appearing very different in form: egg, larva,
pupa and adult.
Disease correct answers A condition in which any part of a living organism is abnormal.
Ecology correct answers The study of the relationships of plants and animals to each other
and to their environment.
Encephalitis correct answers A disease which may be caused by one of a number of viruses
and may be transmitted to humans by mosquitoes or ticks.
Exoskeleton correct answers The hard shell of anthropoids to which their muscles are
attached and which serves the same function as the bony skeleton of humans. The
exoskeleton is important in preventing arthropods from drying out.
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Decontamination correct answers Removal of pesticide from shoes, personal protective
equipment (PPE) or other clothing; from the skin of persons or organisms or from surfaces
that have been exposed to reduce further harm or damage.
Endangered species correct answers Organisms whose survival as a species has been
designated by a federal agency to be endangered or threatened.
Exposure correct answers Coming into contact with a pesticide; getting a pesticide on a
surface or in or on an organism.
Fungicide correct answers A pesticide that controls or kills fungi.
Habitat correct answers The place where a plant or animal lives.
Herbicide correct answers A pesticide that controls or kills weeds.
Insecticide correct answers A pesticide that controls or kills anthropoids.
Label correct answers The printed matter attached to and accompanying the product that
states the approved uses, directions for use and pertinent restrictions and precautions
regarding the use, storage and disposal of the product.
Liability correct answers Legal responsibility.
Organism correct answers A living creature.
Noncommercial applicator correct answers An individual who uses or supervises the use of
restricted use pesticides in the performance of activities as a government employee.
Nontarget correct answers Any site or organism other than the site or preset to which the
pesticide is being applied.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) correct answers Devices and clothing worn to protect
the human body from contact with pesticides or pesticide residues.
Pesticide correct answers A chemical intended to kill, control, repel or mitigate a pest
organism.
Private applicator correct answers Farmers, growers, foresters and others, who use or
supervise the use of restricted use pesticides in the production of an agricultural
commodity(s) on their own land or land under their control. Private applicators may apply
restricted use pesticides for others for free, or as an exchange of goods and services.
Release correct answers When a pesticide leaves its container or the equipment or system
containing it and enters the environment. Release can be intentional, as in an application, or
by accident, as in a spill or leak.
, Registration correct answers The regulatory process required under the provisions of FIFRA
and administered by EPA through which a pesticide is legally approved for use.
Rodenticide correct answers A pesticide that controls or kills rodents.
Species correct answers A group of individuals or populations of individuals which
interbreed or are capable of naturally interbreeding and which produce viable offspring.
Target organism correct answers The plant or animal against which a pesticide is directed.
Toxicity correct answers Measure of a pesticide's ability to cause acute, delayed or allergic
effects.
ULV correct answers Ultra low volume application.
What are the basic provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act?
correct answers FIFRA requires federal registration of pesticides shipped across sate lines,
makes it unlawful to sell unregistered pesticides, ensures that labels must have adequate
directions and warnings, and makes it unlawful to remove or alter labels.
What law controls the use or application of pesticides and ensures that pesticide applicators
and dealers are qualified to use or sell pesticides in South Carolina? correct answers The
South Carolina Pesticide Control Act (SCPCA) regulates the registration, quality control, use,
and application of pesticides as required by the rules and regulations established by EPA.
What application practices would pesticide applicators consider using to avoid impacting
non-target organisms, such as endangered species? correct answers Do not apply pesticides
directly to surface water, use buffer zones, avoid pesticide applications when weather
conditions are inappropriate, and choose chemicals that are less toxic to plants and animals.
Arthropoda correct answers A large group of organisms characterized by a hard external
covering called an exoskeleton and appendages composed of rigid segments with flexible
joints between them. Insects, spiders, scorpions, ticks, etc.
Complete metamorphosis correct answers The development of most of the higher inspections.
They develop through four distinct stages, all appearing very different in form: egg, larva,
pupa and adult.
Disease correct answers A condition in which any part of a living organism is abnormal.
Ecology correct answers The study of the relationships of plants and animals to each other
and to their environment.
Encephalitis correct answers A disease which may be caused by one of a number of viruses
and may be transmitted to humans by mosquitoes or ticks.
Exoskeleton correct answers The hard shell of anthropoids to which their muscles are
attached and which serves the same function as the bony skeleton of humans. The
exoskeleton is important in preventing arthropods from drying out.
