CA Applicator Study Guide QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅personal protective equipment.
Fit Test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Performed on respirator's by employer's at-least annually.
Fit Check - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preformed when a respirator is donned.
Cartridges For Respirators - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protects from vapors and gasses.
How far can bed bugs travel? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Up to twenty feet, sometimes much further.
How long can bed bugs go without feeding? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Can go months between feeding.
How long do bed bugs feed on a host? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Feeding make take anywhere from 3 to
12 minutes.
How many bed bug nymphal stages are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅There are 5 Nymphal stages.
How many inch's should a bed be from a wall? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅At-least 6 inches.
Bed Skirts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Should never touch the floor.
Best Way To Rid Of Bed Bugs Using IPM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mattress Protector's.
Soil is where most? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Where most ants nest in.
Chronic Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Repeated exposure over time to sub-lethal doses of chemicals.
, Acute Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅adverse effects occur within a short period after exposure to
toxin.
Danger - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Category 1 Highly toxic LD-50 (0-50 mg/kg) a taste to a teaspoon could
kill you.
Warning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Category 2 moderately toxic LD-50 (50-500 mg/kg) a teaspoon to a
tablespoon could kill you.
Caution - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Category 3 slightly toxic LD-50 (500-5,000 mg/kg) an ounce to more
than a pint can kill you.
EPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Environmental Protection Agency.
(IPM) Integrated Pest Managment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A process used to solve pest problems while
minimizing risks to people and the environment.
Spot Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The treatment of an area (2 square feet or less)
Broadcast Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Treatment of a large area of crops, or fields of vegetation.
Space Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Space Treatment
Drift - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unintentional airborne movement of pesticide to a non-target area.
Dermal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Most common way that applicators are exposed to pesticides.
What needs to be labeled on a service container label? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains name of
pesticide
EPA registration number
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅personal protective equipment.
Fit Test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Performed on respirator's by employer's at-least annually.
Fit Check - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preformed when a respirator is donned.
Cartridges For Respirators - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protects from vapors and gasses.
How far can bed bugs travel? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Up to twenty feet, sometimes much further.
How long can bed bugs go without feeding? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Can go months between feeding.
How long do bed bugs feed on a host? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Feeding make take anywhere from 3 to
12 minutes.
How many bed bug nymphal stages are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅There are 5 Nymphal stages.
How many inch's should a bed be from a wall? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅At-least 6 inches.
Bed Skirts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Should never touch the floor.
Best Way To Rid Of Bed Bugs Using IPM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mattress Protector's.
Soil is where most? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Where most ants nest in.
Chronic Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Repeated exposure over time to sub-lethal doses of chemicals.
, Acute Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅adverse effects occur within a short period after exposure to
toxin.
Danger - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Category 1 Highly toxic LD-50 (0-50 mg/kg) a taste to a teaspoon could
kill you.
Warning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Category 2 moderately toxic LD-50 (50-500 mg/kg) a teaspoon to a
tablespoon could kill you.
Caution - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Category 3 slightly toxic LD-50 (500-5,000 mg/kg) an ounce to more
than a pint can kill you.
EPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Environmental Protection Agency.
(IPM) Integrated Pest Managment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A process used to solve pest problems while
minimizing risks to people and the environment.
Spot Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The treatment of an area (2 square feet or less)
Broadcast Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Treatment of a large area of crops, or fields of vegetation.
Space Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Space Treatment
Drift - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unintentional airborne movement of pesticide to a non-target area.
Dermal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Most common way that applicators are exposed to pesticides.
What needs to be labeled on a service container label? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains name of
pesticide
EPA registration number
