NC Pesticide Applicator Core Manual Exam Questions And Answers

Commercial Ground Applicator - ANS anyone who uses or supervises the use of pesticides for compensation Public Operator - ANS Anyone who applies or supervises the application of pesticides for government agencies Pesticide Dealer - ANS Any individual who sells restricted-use pesticides to certified or licensed end-users Aerial Applicator - ANS An individual who applies pesticides by aircraft Pest Control Consultant - ANS Anyone who offers or supplies technical advice, supervision, or recommends the use of specific pesticides, for free. Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division - ANS Their purpose is to protect the health and safety of the public and the environment by regulating the structural pest control industry. Specialized phases of structural pest control - ANS wood-destroying organism control, fumigation, household pest control Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - ANS regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides EPA - ANS responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products for use in the US Applies to all label statements - ANS they have the force of law Food Quality Protection Act - ANS requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle The EPA - ANS Has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide. Can seize products from the market. State restrictions - ANS cannot be less stringent than those of FIFRA, but can be stricter Potential hazards - ANS pesticides are classified according to this Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act - ANS governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed products. Tolerance - ANS The maximum level of pesticide residues allowed in or on human food and animal feed. The EPA - ANS sets the tolerance level of each pesticide Food and Drug administration - ANS monitors the food and feed products tolerance violations The Food Quality Protection Act - ANS established a health based standard to be used when assessing the risk of pesticide residues in food or feed. It requires the EPA to establish a tolerance based on "a reasonable certainty" that no harm results from sources of exposure. Worker Protection Standard - ANS a regulation aimed at protecting employees on agricultural establishments from occupational exposure to pesticides The WPS - ANS covers any pesticide with an "Agricultural Use Requirements" section on the label The WPS provides the following - ANS safety training to workers and handlers PPE specified on the label warning to inform of applications, restricted entry intervals, and restricted areas decontamination supplies transport to a medical facility Occupational Safety and Health Act - ANS requires that employers keep records of all work related deaths, illnesses, and injuries Hazard Communication Standard - ANS requires employers to make lists of hazardous chemicals, keep safety data sheets, ensure proper labeling, train workers properly, keep files available Endangered Species Act - ANS Federal law administered by US Fish and Wildlife Service which makes it illegal to kill, harm, or collect endangered or threatened wildlife. Requires other agencies to uphold this. North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 - ANS establishes pesticide management programs designed to regulate the registration, handling, and storage, and disposal of pesticides as well as certification and licensing of pesticide applicators, consultants, and dealers. North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 - ANS all uses of pesticides in NC are regulated under this, except those under the NC structural pest control act The North Carolina Pesticide Board (NCPB) - ANS is responsible for carrying out provision of the NCPL NCDA&CS - ANS conducts routine inspections of certified applicators, public agencies, and restricted use pesticide dealers. All pesticides must be registered through this agency. North Carolina Pesticide Storage Regulation - ANS Pest - ANS Any animal which an injure plants, humans, domestic animals, or substances. Commissioner of Agriculture or Pesticide Board - ANS must notify Wildlife Resource Commission when a vertebrate animal is declared a pest NCDA&CS Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program - ANS collects banned, outdated, or unwanted pesticides on Pesticide Disposal Collection Days Restricted use pesticide record must be kept - ANS a minimum of 3 years Major types of pests - ANS weeds, invertebrates, disease agents or pathogens, vertebrates Preventions - ANS pre-plant or pre-emergence herbicides, fungicide treatments, wood structure treatments Suppression - ANS does not eliminate all pests, but reduces them to a point below economic injury level Eradication - ANS the total elimination from a pest in a given area Mode of Action - ANS how the pesticide works i.e., affects nervous system, digestive system, etc. Selectivity - ANS control only certain species of pests or affect only certain stage of pest development Non-selective - ANS affect a range of species. i.e., fumigants harmful to many species. Systemic Pesticides - ANS absorbed in plants through leaves and roots, though skin in animals, then are transported within the treated pest Contact Pesticides - ANS remain on surface of treated pest and are not absorbed and only affect part of plant or pest that is exposed.