MI Aquatic Pest Management Exam with
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Act |No. |451, |Part |83 |- |correct |answer |Pesticide |control; |gives |director |of |MDA |authority |to
|register/certify |private |and |commercial |applicators |and |to |prescribe |standards |for |certification |and |
registration
Act |451, |Part |33 |- |correct |answer |Aquatic |Nuisance |Control
-MDEQ |has |authority |to |regulate |chemical |treatment |of |waters, |sets |requirements |for |obtaining |
permitting |for |chemical |treatments |of |water, |and |requires |posting |of |the |area |impacted |by |chemical |
treatments
Act |451, |Part |31 |- |correct |answer |Water |Resources |Protection
-MDEQ |has |the |authority |to |protect |state |water |resources |from |pollution |and |unlawful |discharges
-MDEQ |establishes |pollution |standards |for |waters
-MDEQ |has |jurisdiction |over |mosquito |control |strategies |involving |application |of |pesticides |to |surface |
waters |of |the |site
Act |451, |Part |4 |- |correct |answer |Water |Quality |Standards
Act |451, |Regulation |636 |- |correct |answer |-All |commercial |applicators |must |maintain |records |of |
pesticide |use |for |1 |year |following |application |of |general |use |pesticides, |and |3 |years |following |
application |of |RUPs
-Minimum |competency |standard |of |registered |technician |for |pesticide |applicators
Act |451, |Regulation |637 |- |correct |answer |Defines |commercial |pesticide |application |mandatory |
practices |(i.e. |mixing |and |disposing |rules, |PPE |rules, |posting |rules, |etc.)
What |is |necessary |when |a |restricted |use |pesticide |is |being |applied? |- |correct |answer |Certified |
applicator |must |make |the |application |or |be |physically |present |to |supervise |the |application |of |the |RUP
|at |the |time/place |it |is |applied
,Someone |who |is |not |a |certified |applicator, |but |is |authorized |to |apply |general |use |pesticides |for |a |
commercial |purpose |or |apply |general |use |pesticides |as |scheduled |work |assignment; |may |not |
purchase |RUPs |- |correct |answer |registered |technician
True |or |False: |The |state |law |regulating |pesticides |is |called |FIFRA. |- |correct |answer |False |- |FIFRA |is |a |
federal |law.
To |what |agency |does |the |Natural |Resources |and |Environmental |Protection |Act |give |the |director |the |
authority |to |register |or |certify |private |and |commercial |applicators |and |to |prescribe |standards |for |
certification |and |registration? |
a. |MSU |Extension. |
b. |Michigan |Department |of |Environmental |Quality. |
c. |Michigan |Department |of |Agriculture
d. |Public |Health |Department |- |correct |answer |c. |Michigan |Department |of |Agriculture
Which |statement |is |true |about |the |Aquatic |Nuisance |Control |Act |(Part |33 |of |Act |451)? |
a. |Gives |authority |to |MDA |to |regulate |the |chemical |treatment |of |waters |of |the |state. |
b. |Allows |single |owners |to |chemically |treat |waterbodies |with |a |surface |area |greater |than |10 |acres. |
c. |Requires |permits |to |chemically |treat |any |waters |of |the |state |for |aquatic |nuisance |control. |
d. |Does |not |regulate |the |treatment |of |waters |of |the |state |for |control |of |swimmer's |itch. |- |correct |
answer |c. |Requires |permits |to |chemically |treat |any |waters |of |the |state |for |aquatic |nuisance |control.
True |or |False: |A |person |applying |pesticides |for |commercial |purposes |must |be |either |a |certified |
applicator |or |a |registered |technician, |and |the |company |he/she |works |for |must |be |licensed |to |provide |
pesticide |application |services. |- |correct |answer |True
True |or |False: |Registered |technicians |are |persons |who |are |not |certified |commercial |pesticide |
applicators |but |are |authorized |to |apply |general |use |pesticides |for |a |commercial |purpose. |- |correct |
answer |True
, What |is |the |minimum |employee |requirement |for |commercial |pesticide |application |businesses |to |
obtain |a |commercial |license? |- |correct |answer |At |least |1 |employee |who |is |a |certified |commercial |
applicator |and |has: |2 |years |of |pesticide |application |experience |OR |1 |year |of |pesticide |application |
experience |and |a |4-year |college |degree |in |a |related |field
According |to |Regulation |636, |the |minimum |time |period |for |keeping |records |after |making |a |pesticide |
application |is: |
a. |No |requirement |for |general |use |pesticides; |1 |year |for |restricted |use |pesticides. |
b. |No |requirement |for |general |use |pesticides; |3 |years |for |restricted |use |pesticides.
c. |1 |year |for |general |use |pesticides; |3 |years |for |restricted |use |pesticides. |
d. |3 |years |for |both |general |use |and |restricted |use |pesticides. |- |correct |answer |c. |1 |year |for |general |
use |pesticides; |3 |years |for |restricted |use |pesticides.
Which |statement |is |true |about |Regulation |637? |
a. |Regulates |the |control |of |aquatic |nuisance |pests. |
b. |Lists |what |information |should |be |recorded |in |pesticide |application |records. |
c. |Protects |the |state's |water |resources |from |pollution |and |unlawful |discharges. |
d. |Requires |specific |conduct |of |pesticide |applicators |to |protect |people |and |the |environment. |- |correct
|answer |d. |Requires |specific |conduct |of |pesticide |applicators |to |protect |people |and |the |environment.
Which |statement |is |true |regarding |Part |31 |of |Act |451 |Water |Resources |Protection? |
a. |Gives |MDEQ |regulatory |jurisdiction |over |mosquito |control |strategies |involving |application |of |
pesticides |to |surface |waters |of |the |state. |
b. |Requires |posting |of |an |area |impacted |by |a |chemical |treatment |along |the |shoreline. |
c. |Requires |providing |a |lake |management |plan |as |part |of |an |application |for |a |permit |when |whole |lake
|treatments |are |proposed. |
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Act |No. |451, |Part |83 |- |correct |answer |Pesticide |control; |gives |director |of |MDA |authority |to
|register/certify |private |and |commercial |applicators |and |to |prescribe |standards |for |certification |and |
registration
Act |451, |Part |33 |- |correct |answer |Aquatic |Nuisance |Control
-MDEQ |has |authority |to |regulate |chemical |treatment |of |waters, |sets |requirements |for |obtaining |
permitting |for |chemical |treatments |of |water, |and |requires |posting |of |the |area |impacted |by |chemical |
treatments
Act |451, |Part |31 |- |correct |answer |Water |Resources |Protection
-MDEQ |has |the |authority |to |protect |state |water |resources |from |pollution |and |unlawful |discharges
-MDEQ |establishes |pollution |standards |for |waters
-MDEQ |has |jurisdiction |over |mosquito |control |strategies |involving |application |of |pesticides |to |surface |
waters |of |the |site
Act |451, |Part |4 |- |correct |answer |Water |Quality |Standards
Act |451, |Regulation |636 |- |correct |answer |-All |commercial |applicators |must |maintain |records |of |
pesticide |use |for |1 |year |following |application |of |general |use |pesticides, |and |3 |years |following |
application |of |RUPs
-Minimum |competency |standard |of |registered |technician |for |pesticide |applicators
Act |451, |Regulation |637 |- |correct |answer |Defines |commercial |pesticide |application |mandatory |
practices |(i.e. |mixing |and |disposing |rules, |PPE |rules, |posting |rules, |etc.)
What |is |necessary |when |a |restricted |use |pesticide |is |being |applied? |- |correct |answer |Certified |
applicator |must |make |the |application |or |be |physically |present |to |supervise |the |application |of |the |RUP
|at |the |time/place |it |is |applied
,Someone |who |is |not |a |certified |applicator, |but |is |authorized |to |apply |general |use |pesticides |for |a |
commercial |purpose |or |apply |general |use |pesticides |as |scheduled |work |assignment; |may |not |
purchase |RUPs |- |correct |answer |registered |technician
True |or |False: |The |state |law |regulating |pesticides |is |called |FIFRA. |- |correct |answer |False |- |FIFRA |is |a |
federal |law.
To |what |agency |does |the |Natural |Resources |and |Environmental |Protection |Act |give |the |director |the |
authority |to |register |or |certify |private |and |commercial |applicators |and |to |prescribe |standards |for |
certification |and |registration? |
a. |MSU |Extension. |
b. |Michigan |Department |of |Environmental |Quality. |
c. |Michigan |Department |of |Agriculture
d. |Public |Health |Department |- |correct |answer |c. |Michigan |Department |of |Agriculture
Which |statement |is |true |about |the |Aquatic |Nuisance |Control |Act |(Part |33 |of |Act |451)? |
a. |Gives |authority |to |MDA |to |regulate |the |chemical |treatment |of |waters |of |the |state. |
b. |Allows |single |owners |to |chemically |treat |waterbodies |with |a |surface |area |greater |than |10 |acres. |
c. |Requires |permits |to |chemically |treat |any |waters |of |the |state |for |aquatic |nuisance |control. |
d. |Does |not |regulate |the |treatment |of |waters |of |the |state |for |control |of |swimmer's |itch. |- |correct |
answer |c. |Requires |permits |to |chemically |treat |any |waters |of |the |state |for |aquatic |nuisance |control.
True |or |False: |A |person |applying |pesticides |for |commercial |purposes |must |be |either |a |certified |
applicator |or |a |registered |technician, |and |the |company |he/she |works |for |must |be |licensed |to |provide |
pesticide |application |services. |- |correct |answer |True
True |or |False: |Registered |technicians |are |persons |who |are |not |certified |commercial |pesticide |
applicators |but |are |authorized |to |apply |general |use |pesticides |for |a |commercial |purpose. |- |correct |
answer |True
, What |is |the |minimum |employee |requirement |for |commercial |pesticide |application |businesses |to |
obtain |a |commercial |license? |- |correct |answer |At |least |1 |employee |who |is |a |certified |commercial |
applicator |and |has: |2 |years |of |pesticide |application |experience |OR |1 |year |of |pesticide |application |
experience |and |a |4-year |college |degree |in |a |related |field
According |to |Regulation |636, |the |minimum |time |period |for |keeping |records |after |making |a |pesticide |
application |is: |
a. |No |requirement |for |general |use |pesticides; |1 |year |for |restricted |use |pesticides. |
b. |No |requirement |for |general |use |pesticides; |3 |years |for |restricted |use |pesticides.
c. |1 |year |for |general |use |pesticides; |3 |years |for |restricted |use |pesticides. |
d. |3 |years |for |both |general |use |and |restricted |use |pesticides. |- |correct |answer |c. |1 |year |for |general |
use |pesticides; |3 |years |for |restricted |use |pesticides.
Which |statement |is |true |about |Regulation |637? |
a. |Regulates |the |control |of |aquatic |nuisance |pests. |
b. |Lists |what |information |should |be |recorded |in |pesticide |application |records. |
c. |Protects |the |state's |water |resources |from |pollution |and |unlawful |discharges. |
d. |Requires |specific |conduct |of |pesticide |applicators |to |protect |people |and |the |environment. |- |correct
|answer |d. |Requires |specific |conduct |of |pesticide |applicators |to |protect |people |and |the |environment.
Which |statement |is |true |regarding |Part |31 |of |Act |451 |Water |Resources |Protection? |
a. |Gives |MDEQ |regulatory |jurisdiction |over |mosquito |control |strategies |involving |application |of |
pesticides |to |surface |waters |of |the |state. |
b. |Requires |posting |of |an |area |impacted |by |a |chemical |treatment |along |the |shoreline. |
c. |Requires |providing |a |lake |management |plan |as |part |of |an |application |for |a |permit |when |whole |lake
|treatments |are |proposed. |
