GENERAL AQUATIC PEST CONTROL: CATEGORY 3A
ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|GRADED A
What is FIFRA and what does it regulate? Ans✓✓✓ -Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-basic federal law that regulates the use, handling, storage,
transportation, sale, and disposal of pesticides
What is the Endangered Species Act and how does it affect pesticide
application? Ans✓✓✓ -the act requires that endangered or threatened
plant and animal species are protected from pesticides
-requires pesticide labels to limit its use in area where these species
could be harmed
-applicators must take the initiative and consult with ODNR to ensure
there are not any of these species in their area
What law governs the pesticide applications in the State of Ohio?
Ans✓✓✓ -The Ohio Pesticide Law (real creative)
What is the letter of the law regarding General Aquatic Pest Control?
Ans✓✓✓ -Category 3 is "Aquatic Pest Control" which means the
application of pesticides to standing or running water, for the control of
undesirable vegetation or animals but does not include uses covered by
commercial pesticide use category 10(D), as defined in paragraph (N) of
this rule
,-Subcategory a: means the application of pesticides to standing or
running water, other than swimming pools, for the control of aquatic
pests
What is the state plan document? Ans✓✓✓ -the document by which the
Ohio Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Regulation Section, and The
Ohio State University Extension share the responsibilities for the
certification and training of Ohio pesticide commercial and private
applicators.
How long are an application and fee valid for? Ans✓✓✓ -only valid for
the licensing year noted on the application and cannot be extended to the
next licensing year once it is submitted
When must an application be submitted to the Ohio EPA? Ans✓✓✓ -
whenever chemicals are applied for control of aquatic plants or animals,
notice must be given to the Director of Ohio EPA, before chemicals are
applied. The Director, upon receiving notice, may order that chemicals
not be applied if he/she concludes that the proposed application would
pose an unreasonable danger to human or aquatic life"
When are the application of pesticides registered under FIFRA permitted
without notification to the Director? Ans✓✓✓ -the pesticide is applied
in a manner consistent with label instructions and:
--application is to a pond with a surface area equal to or less than five
acres
, --the application is not within one mile upstream of a public water
supply intake or within one mile of a reservoir public water supply
intake
--the application is not to any wetland, borrow pit, quarry, or water body
used for public swimming
When should applicators submit applications? Ans✓✓✓ -well in
advance, sometimes as early as before may 1st of each year
What is the purpose of the cover letter portion of an application?
Ans✓✓✓ to assure:
--all products labeled safety requirements and water use restrictions are
followed
--OEPA post-application posting requirements will be followed
What information should be included in an application? Ans✓✓✓ -name
and address of the applicator that will apply the herbicide
-client(s) address(es): if a commercial applicator is submitting the
notification, the pond owner's name and address appears here
-name/location
-site description: size and how it was constructed
-target aquatic species: either common or scientific names of plant
species to be controlled
-identify any threatened or endangered species within 300 ft of the
proposed area
-surface water intake of potable water within one mile downstream
ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|WITH ACCURATE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|GRADED A
What is FIFRA and what does it regulate? Ans✓✓✓ -Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-basic federal law that regulates the use, handling, storage,
transportation, sale, and disposal of pesticides
What is the Endangered Species Act and how does it affect pesticide
application? Ans✓✓✓ -the act requires that endangered or threatened
plant and animal species are protected from pesticides
-requires pesticide labels to limit its use in area where these species
could be harmed
-applicators must take the initiative and consult with ODNR to ensure
there are not any of these species in their area
What law governs the pesticide applications in the State of Ohio?
Ans✓✓✓ -The Ohio Pesticide Law (real creative)
What is the letter of the law regarding General Aquatic Pest Control?
Ans✓✓✓ -Category 3 is "Aquatic Pest Control" which means the
application of pesticides to standing or running water, for the control of
undesirable vegetation or animals but does not include uses covered by
commercial pesticide use category 10(D), as defined in paragraph (N) of
this rule
,-Subcategory a: means the application of pesticides to standing or
running water, other than swimming pools, for the control of aquatic
pests
What is the state plan document? Ans✓✓✓ -the document by which the
Ohio Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Regulation Section, and The
Ohio State University Extension share the responsibilities for the
certification and training of Ohio pesticide commercial and private
applicators.
How long are an application and fee valid for? Ans✓✓✓ -only valid for
the licensing year noted on the application and cannot be extended to the
next licensing year once it is submitted
When must an application be submitted to the Ohio EPA? Ans✓✓✓ -
whenever chemicals are applied for control of aquatic plants or animals,
notice must be given to the Director of Ohio EPA, before chemicals are
applied. The Director, upon receiving notice, may order that chemicals
not be applied if he/she concludes that the proposed application would
pose an unreasonable danger to human or aquatic life"
When are the application of pesticides registered under FIFRA permitted
without notification to the Director? Ans✓✓✓ -the pesticide is applied
in a manner consistent with label instructions and:
--application is to a pond with a surface area equal to or less than five
acres
, --the application is not within one mile upstream of a public water
supply intake or within one mile of a reservoir public water supply
intake
--the application is not to any wetland, borrow pit, quarry, or water body
used for public swimming
When should applicators submit applications? Ans✓✓✓ -well in
advance, sometimes as early as before may 1st of each year
What is the purpose of the cover letter portion of an application?
Ans✓✓✓ to assure:
--all products labeled safety requirements and water use restrictions are
followed
--OEPA post-application posting requirements will be followed
What information should be included in an application? Ans✓✓✓ -name
and address of the applicator that will apply the herbicide
-client(s) address(es): if a commercial applicator is submitting the
notification, the pond owner's name and address appears here
-name/location
-site description: size and how it was constructed
-target aquatic species: either common or scientific names of plant
species to be controlled
-identify any threatened or endangered species within 300 ft of the
proposed area
-surface water intake of potable water within one mile downstream
