PESTICIDE CORE -
PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2023
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VERIFIED AND APPROVED
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BY A PHD EXPERT AND
GRADED A+
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, Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method?
Genetic Control
Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method?
Cultivation
Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses equal to the cost of control
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measures?
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Economic injury level
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What would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
protections against possible harm from pesticides?
Worker Protection Standard (WPS) M
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural works and pesticide handlers with
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What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
Unclassified use and restricted-use
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What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
The maximum amount of pesticide residue that may legally remain on or in a commodity at the
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time of harvest or slaughter.
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Which section under FIFRA could be used to allow the use of an unregistered pesticide to
control an "emergency" pest problem?
Section 18
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The name "VIP No Pest 75WP" on a pesticide label indicates what?
The brand name and 75 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
Which signal word appears on a label with a skull and crossbones symbol?
Danger--Poison
PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2023
r
te
VERIFIED AND APPROVED
as
BY A PHD EXPERT AND
GRADED A+
M
n
io
at
du
ra
G
, Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method?
Genetic Control
Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method?
Cultivation
Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses equal to the cost of control
r
measures?
te
Economic injury level
as
What would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
protections against possible harm from pesticides?
Worker Protection Standard (WPS) M
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural works and pesticide handlers with
n
io
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
Unclassified use and restricted-use
at
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
The maximum amount of pesticide residue that may legally remain on or in a commodity at the
du
time of harvest or slaughter.
ra
Which section under FIFRA could be used to allow the use of an unregistered pesticide to
control an "emergency" pest problem?
Section 18
G
The name "VIP No Pest 75WP" on a pesticide label indicates what?
The brand name and 75 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
Which signal word appears on a label with a skull and crossbones symbol?
Danger--Poison
