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CORE Pesticide Exam Actual Questions With 100% Verified Solutions | Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - ANSWER continual use of the same pesticides from the same chemical family. What is the first logical step in a pest management plan? - ANSWER identifying the pest Which IPM term best describes reduction of a pest population to a level where the harm caused by the pest is acceptable? - ANSWER Suppression What is the term that identifies a pest that causes major damage on a regular basis? - ANSWER Key pest What is the process whereby some organisms accumulate chemical residues in higher concentrations than those found in the organisms they consume? - ANSWER Biomagnification what is needed to apply a pesticide legally when a pest problem arises for which a food or feed commodity is not on the registered pesticide label or a tolerance has not been established? - ANSWER An emergency exemption The active ingredient in Lorsban 75WG is listed as Chlorpyrifos: 0,0-diethyl 0-(3,5,6-trichloro 2 pyridinyl) photosphorothioate. What does the term chlorpyrifos represent? - ANSWER The common name Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true? - ANSWER Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products contain the same active ingredient. What is the purpose of the signal word? - ANSWER To give the user an indication of the relative acute toxicity of the product to humans and animals. The route of entry statement on a label "Extremely hazardous by skin contact - rapidly absorbed through the skin "would mot likely appear with which signal word? - ANSWER DANGER The statement "Do not breathe vapors or spray mist" is an example of: - ANSWER A route of entry statement Which is true about statements of practical treatment? - ANSWER All DANGER labels contain a note to physicians describing appropriate medical procedures. Directions for mixing and loading a pesticide are usually found under: - ANSWER The Directions for Use Who is responsible for developing SDSs on specific chemicals and providing them on request? - ANSWER The product manufacturer The nae "Sevin 5G" on a pesticide label indicates: - ANSWER A granular pesticide with 5 percent active ingredients solid pesticide active ingredients measured in: - ANSWER percent Which is the pesticide formulation process by which solid particles are dispersed in a liquid? - ANSWER Suspension Which liquid pesticide formulation consists of a small amount of active ingredient (often 1 percent or less per unit volume) dissolved in an organic solvent? - ANSWER ready-to-use lowconcentrate solutions (RTU) Which liquid pesticide formulation may approach 100 percent active ingredient? - ANSWER Ultra-low volume (ULV) Which is a disadvantage of both EC and ULV formulations? - ANSWER solvents may cause rubber or plastic hoses, gaskets, and pump parts and surfaces to deteriorate Which dry/solid formulation is mixed in water and reduces the risk of inhalation exposure during mixing and loading? - ANSWER Water-dispersable granules (WDG) or dry flowables (DF) Which type of dry/solid pesticide formulation consists of particles that are the same weight and shape? - ANSWER Pellets Which is an advantage of micrencapsulated materials? - ANSWER Delayed or slow release of the active ingredient prolongs its effectiveness. Which type of adjuvant functions as wetting agents and spreaders (they physically alter the surface tension of spray droplets)? - ANSWER Surfactants Which type of adjuvants increases the viscosity of spray mixtures? - ANSWER Thickeners Which property of pesticide would make it more likely to move with water in surface water? - ANSWER High solubility Which statement is true about groundwater or surface water contamination by pesticides? - ANSWER Runoff and erosion are sources of surface water contamination by pesticides. Which is an example of non-point source contamination of groundwater? - ANSWER Pesticides that dissolve and leach through the soil after it rains. Under what soil conditions are pesticides more likely to leach through soil? - ANSWER Sandy soil, low in organic matter Which is the recommended BMP for preventing contamination of

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CORE Pesticide Exam Actual Questions With
100% Verified Solutions |

Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? -
ANSWER continual use of the same pesticides from the same
chemical family.

What is the first logical step in a pest management plan? -
ANSWER identifying the pest

Which IPM term best describes reduction of a pest population to
a level where the harm caused by the pest is acceptable? -
ANSWER Suppression

What is the term that identifies a pest that causes major damage
on a regular basis? - ANSWER Key pest

What is the process whereby some organisms accumulate chemical
residues in higher concentrations than those found in the organisms they
consume? - ANSWER Biomagnification

what is needed to apply a pesticide legally when a pest problem arises for
which a food or feed commodity is not on the registered pesticide label or a
tolerance has not been established? - ANSWER An emergency exemption

The active ingredient in Lorsban 75WG is listed as Chlorpyrifos: 0,0-diethyl
0-(3,5,6-trichloro 2 pyridinyl) photosphorothioate. What does the term
chlorpyrifos represent? - ANSWER The common name

Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true? -
ANSWER Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though
the products contain the same active ingredient.

What is the purpose of the signal word? - ANSWER To give the

, user an indication of the relative acute toxicity of the product to
humans and animals.

The route of entry statement on a label "Extremely hazardous by
skin contact - rapidly absorbed through the skin "would mot likely
appear with which signal word? - ANSWER DANGER

The statement "Do not breathe vapors or spray mist" is an
example of: - ANSWER A route of entry statement

Which is true about statements of practical treatment? - ANSWER All
DANGER labels contain a note to physicians describing appropriate
medical procedures.

Directions for mixing and loading a pesticide are usually found
under: - ANSWER The Directions for Use

Who is responsible for developing SDSs on specific chemicals
and providing them on request? - ANSWER The product
manufacturer

The nae "Sevin 5G" on a pesticide label indicates: - ANSWER A
granular pesticide with 5 percent active ingredients

solid pesticide active ingredients measured in: - ANSWER
percent

Which is the pesticide formulation process by which solid particles are
dispersed in a liquid? - ANSWER Suspension Which liquid pesticide
formulation consists of a small amount of active ingredient (often 1 percent
or less per unit volume) dissolved in an organic solvent? - ANSWER
ready-to-use lowconcentrate solutions (RTU)

Which liquid pesticide formulation may approach 100 percent
active ingredient? - ANSWER Ultra-low volume (ULV)

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