CA Branch 2 Field Rep Study Guide
Solved Exam Questions and Answers
(Complete Practice Papers)
Formulations made up of the technical material, solvents and
emulsifiers. Some agitation is required. Once dry, pesticide
residue is barley visible. - Correct Answers ✅Falsifiable
concentrates (EC or E)
These formulations are made by impregnating or coating an
appropriate powder with the technical insecticide. Wettable
Powders do not dissolve in water and frequent agitation is
usually required. Heavy applications may leave visible
deposits. - Correct Answers ✅Wettable Powder (WP)
May look like Wettable Powders but they dissolve and form
true solutions when dilute with water. Less visible than
Wettable Powders after drying, Frequent agitation is not
required. - Correct Answers ✅Soluble Powders (SP)
Products made with small particles suspended in oil solvents
or water. Easy mix, require little or no agitation and remain
stable for a long time. Have a greatly reduced inhalation
hazard because they come in a liquid form. - Correct
Answers ✅Suspension Concentrates (SC)
Contains concentrated water dispersible powders in a liquid
form. These powders may stay suspended for a long time.
Flowable liquids are easy to handle and have excellent
dilution properties. - Correct Answers ✅Flowable Liquids
,CA Branch 2 Field Rep Study Guide
Solved Exam Questions and Answers
(Complete Practice Papers)
manufactured by suspending liquid or solid pesticide particles
in microcapsules. By altering the membrane of the
microcapsules, the residual performance, speed and action
and odor can be affected. May clog sprayers and leave visible
residue. - Correct Answers ✅Microencapsulated
Formulations (ME)
Made by combining and insecticide with a dust diluent
(usually inert) Some products such as Boric Acid Dusts, are
almost totally comprised of Boric Acid and may have small
amounts of other ingredients added. Drifts are a major issue.
- Correct Answers ✅Dusts (D)
Made by coating or impregnating an inert carrier with an
insecticide. Made of materials, such as, clay, corn cobs,
pecan shells, saw dust, etc. Formulations are ready to use
and used mostly for exterior perimeter of buildings for the
control of crawling insects. Also is water activated. - Correct
Answers ✅Granules
Combination of a insecticide with an attractive carrier/food
that the target pest prefers. Pheromone attractants are
added to increase the effects. Comes in forms of gels,
granules, paste, pellets, powders or liquids. - Correct
Answers ✅Baits
, CA Branch 2 Field Rep Study Guide
Solved Exam Questions and Answers
(Complete Practice Papers)
toxic gases such as methyl bromine that are used to kill
pests. - Correct Answers ✅Fumigants
The antidote to consuming Anti-coagulants. - Correct
Answers ✅Vitamin-K
the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a
test population. - Correct Answers ✅LD-50
the lethal concentration in air or water required to kill 50% of
the population. - Correct Answers ✅LC-50
adverse effects occur within a short period after exposure to
toxin. - Correct Answers ✅Acute Toxicity
Repeated exposure over time to sub-lethal doses of
chemicals. - Correct Answers ✅Chronic Toxicity
Indicates how toxic a product is and how dangerous. -
Correct Answers ✅Signal Word
Category 1 Highly toxic LD-50 (0-50 mg/kg) a taste to a
teaspoon could kill you. - Correct Answers ✅Danger
Solved Exam Questions and Answers
(Complete Practice Papers)
Formulations made up of the technical material, solvents and
emulsifiers. Some agitation is required. Once dry, pesticide
residue is barley visible. - Correct Answers ✅Falsifiable
concentrates (EC or E)
These formulations are made by impregnating or coating an
appropriate powder with the technical insecticide. Wettable
Powders do not dissolve in water and frequent agitation is
usually required. Heavy applications may leave visible
deposits. - Correct Answers ✅Wettable Powder (WP)
May look like Wettable Powders but they dissolve and form
true solutions when dilute with water. Less visible than
Wettable Powders after drying, Frequent agitation is not
required. - Correct Answers ✅Soluble Powders (SP)
Products made with small particles suspended in oil solvents
or water. Easy mix, require little or no agitation and remain
stable for a long time. Have a greatly reduced inhalation
hazard because they come in a liquid form. - Correct
Answers ✅Suspension Concentrates (SC)
Contains concentrated water dispersible powders in a liquid
form. These powders may stay suspended for a long time.
Flowable liquids are easy to handle and have excellent
dilution properties. - Correct Answers ✅Flowable Liquids
,CA Branch 2 Field Rep Study Guide
Solved Exam Questions and Answers
(Complete Practice Papers)
manufactured by suspending liquid or solid pesticide particles
in microcapsules. By altering the membrane of the
microcapsules, the residual performance, speed and action
and odor can be affected. May clog sprayers and leave visible
residue. - Correct Answers ✅Microencapsulated
Formulations (ME)
Made by combining and insecticide with a dust diluent
(usually inert) Some products such as Boric Acid Dusts, are
almost totally comprised of Boric Acid and may have small
amounts of other ingredients added. Drifts are a major issue.
- Correct Answers ✅Dusts (D)
Made by coating or impregnating an inert carrier with an
insecticide. Made of materials, such as, clay, corn cobs,
pecan shells, saw dust, etc. Formulations are ready to use
and used mostly for exterior perimeter of buildings for the
control of crawling insects. Also is water activated. - Correct
Answers ✅Granules
Combination of a insecticide with an attractive carrier/food
that the target pest prefers. Pheromone attractants are
added to increase the effects. Comes in forms of gels,
granules, paste, pellets, powders or liquids. - Correct
Answers ✅Baits
, CA Branch 2 Field Rep Study Guide
Solved Exam Questions and Answers
(Complete Practice Papers)
toxic gases such as methyl bromine that are used to kill
pests. - Correct Answers ✅Fumigants
The antidote to consuming Anti-coagulants. - Correct
Answers ✅Vitamin-K
the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a
test population. - Correct Answers ✅LD-50
the lethal concentration in air or water required to kill 50% of
the population. - Correct Answers ✅LC-50
adverse effects occur within a short period after exposure to
toxin. - Correct Answers ✅Acute Toxicity
Repeated exposure over time to sub-lethal doses of
chemicals. - Correct Answers ✅Chronic Toxicity
Indicates how toxic a product is and how dangerous. -
Correct Answers ✅Signal Word
Category 1 Highly toxic LD-50 (0-50 mg/kg) a taste to a
teaspoon could kill you. - Correct Answers ✅Danger
