Illinois Pesticide applicator exam
% of endangered species listed associated with insecticides - ANS-20%
1975 revisions fo FIFRA - ANS-added provisions for state enforcement
misuse penalties
cooperative extension services to tell and educate
bolstered cirtification and constrained uses
1988 ammendment FIFRA - ANS-required re-registration of many older merchandise
2 methods pesticides can pass into floor water - ANS-runoff
erosion
20G - ANS-Granular - 20 % A.I
3 frame areas of insects - ANS-head
thorax
stomach
three styles of weeds - ANS-grass, broadleaf, grass like
4 elements determine if insecticides reach groundwater - ANS-1) residences of pesticide:
staying power, adsorption, solubility
2) soil texture and natural matter
3) site conditions: intensity of floor water, slope, climate
four) control practices: mishandling, no longer following label
4EC - ANS-4 lbs ai in step with gallon of emulsifiable listen
60WDG - ANS-60% AI water-dispersible granule
8EC - ANS-emulcifiable pay attention
eight lb ai in keeping with gallon of product
a.I attention dry components - ANS-expressed as percent
a.I concentration liquid formulation - ANS-expressed as lbs in line with gallon
Action Threshold - ANS-pest populace or plant damage stage that requires movement to
prevent irreversible or unacceptable physiological and/or aesthetic damage
,Easy to set up
Activatior adjuvants - ANS-Water spreader (surfactants), Sticker (oils, laytex),
humectant,penetrator
acute exposure - ANS-one-time sever contact. Spilling on garments/ pores and skin
Ingesting
Never work on my own with poisonous chemical substances
Adjuvant - ANS-Chemical modifies bodily properties, enhances performance or both of
insecticides
Includes spray modifiers
adsorption - ANS-critical to leaching houses. Measured in Koc
product that is rather adsoprtive (Koc > a thousand) will bind tightly to soil particles and organic
depend. Will leach and runoff less than insecticides with values <500
AI - ANS-Active ingredient - chemical effective against pest
Alternative to esther formulations for vaporization reduction - ANS-amine formulation
Amount of spray - ANS-depends on pressure and orifice size. Nozzles have charts that tell you
gallons per min
annual application limit - ANS-some pesticides have a max application of ai per area per year.
E.G. Atrazine
are mites and spiders insects? - ANS-no
because they have 8 legs, 2 body segments, no wings, not able to chew
avoid resistance - ANS-use IPM, rotate pesticide moa
Backsiphoning - ANS-avoided by keeping air gap or using anti siphoning devices on hose when
filling spray tank
Band application - ANS-treat narrow strip
over/ alongside row of crop
uniformly in band
Before purchasing read label - ANS-label is legal document, general use pesticide is not given
classification
biennials year 1 - ANS-form roots and rosettes
, biennials year two - ANS-bot and produce seed stalk
Boom sprayer height -raising - ANS-increases overlap
increases drift
boom sprayer height lowering - ANS-reduces drift and overlap
Broadcast - ANS-treat entire field
mostly uniform throughout field
CAA - ANS-Clean Air Act regulates dust and fumes from ag chemical plants
Callibrating - ANS-1. Spray 1000 feet uniformly
2. Determine application rate with volume before and after
callibrating granular spreaders - ANS-collect output while spreading on 100 or 1000 ft then
weigh them
Callibrating spray guns - ANS-spray 1000 feet with clean water at rate you would apply - time
yourself
run the sprayer for the same amount of time into a bottle and measure amount of liquid
Can containers be burnedf - ANS-only in permitted areas
Centrifugal pump - ANS-low pressure up to 140 psi and high volume
CERCLA/SARA - ANS-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act and Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization act
for hazardous substance spills under these acts should contact the National Response Center
SERA requires communities to know of chemical storage to plan for disaster - when chemicals
reach threshold quantity
characteristics of insects - ANS-six legs
4 wings
3 body regions
2 antennae
chewing or sucking mouth parts
Checking nozzle flow rate - ANS-make certain individual nozzle hasn't worn, make sure that all
nozzles have same flow rate
nozzle 10% above or below others should be replaced
Chemical incompatibility - ANS-antagonism: decrease effectiveness
% of endangered species listed associated with insecticides - ANS-20%
1975 revisions fo FIFRA - ANS-added provisions for state enforcement
misuse penalties
cooperative extension services to tell and educate
bolstered cirtification and constrained uses
1988 ammendment FIFRA - ANS-required re-registration of many older merchandise
2 methods pesticides can pass into floor water - ANS-runoff
erosion
20G - ANS-Granular - 20 % A.I
3 frame areas of insects - ANS-head
thorax
stomach
three styles of weeds - ANS-grass, broadleaf, grass like
4 elements determine if insecticides reach groundwater - ANS-1) residences of pesticide:
staying power, adsorption, solubility
2) soil texture and natural matter
3) site conditions: intensity of floor water, slope, climate
four) control practices: mishandling, no longer following label
4EC - ANS-4 lbs ai in step with gallon of emulsifiable listen
60WDG - ANS-60% AI water-dispersible granule
8EC - ANS-emulcifiable pay attention
eight lb ai in keeping with gallon of product
a.I attention dry components - ANS-expressed as percent
a.I concentration liquid formulation - ANS-expressed as lbs in line with gallon
Action Threshold - ANS-pest populace or plant damage stage that requires movement to
prevent irreversible or unacceptable physiological and/or aesthetic damage
,Easy to set up
Activatior adjuvants - ANS-Water spreader (surfactants), Sticker (oils, laytex),
humectant,penetrator
acute exposure - ANS-one-time sever contact. Spilling on garments/ pores and skin
Ingesting
Never work on my own with poisonous chemical substances
Adjuvant - ANS-Chemical modifies bodily properties, enhances performance or both of
insecticides
Includes spray modifiers
adsorption - ANS-critical to leaching houses. Measured in Koc
product that is rather adsoprtive (Koc > a thousand) will bind tightly to soil particles and organic
depend. Will leach and runoff less than insecticides with values <500
AI - ANS-Active ingredient - chemical effective against pest
Alternative to esther formulations for vaporization reduction - ANS-amine formulation
Amount of spray - ANS-depends on pressure and orifice size. Nozzles have charts that tell you
gallons per min
annual application limit - ANS-some pesticides have a max application of ai per area per year.
E.G. Atrazine
are mites and spiders insects? - ANS-no
because they have 8 legs, 2 body segments, no wings, not able to chew
avoid resistance - ANS-use IPM, rotate pesticide moa
Backsiphoning - ANS-avoided by keeping air gap or using anti siphoning devices on hose when
filling spray tank
Band application - ANS-treat narrow strip
over/ alongside row of crop
uniformly in band
Before purchasing read label - ANS-label is legal document, general use pesticide is not given
classification
biennials year 1 - ANS-form roots and rosettes
, biennials year two - ANS-bot and produce seed stalk
Boom sprayer height -raising - ANS-increases overlap
increases drift
boom sprayer height lowering - ANS-reduces drift and overlap
Broadcast - ANS-treat entire field
mostly uniform throughout field
CAA - ANS-Clean Air Act regulates dust and fumes from ag chemical plants
Callibrating - ANS-1. Spray 1000 feet uniformly
2. Determine application rate with volume before and after
callibrating granular spreaders - ANS-collect output while spreading on 100 or 1000 ft then
weigh them
Callibrating spray guns - ANS-spray 1000 feet with clean water at rate you would apply - time
yourself
run the sprayer for the same amount of time into a bottle and measure amount of liquid
Can containers be burnedf - ANS-only in permitted areas
Centrifugal pump - ANS-low pressure up to 140 psi and high volume
CERCLA/SARA - ANS-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act and Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization act
for hazardous substance spills under these acts should contact the National Response Center
SERA requires communities to know of chemical storage to plan for disaster - when chemicals
reach threshold quantity
characteristics of insects - ANS-six legs
4 wings
3 body regions
2 antennae
chewing or sucking mouth parts
Checking nozzle flow rate - ANS-make certain individual nozzle hasn't worn, make sure that all
nozzles have same flow rate
nozzle 10% above or below others should be replaced
Chemical incompatibility - ANS-antagonism: decrease effectiveness
