PESTICIDE APPLICATOR RIGHT OF WAY EXAM TEST BANK LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a selective, translocated herbicide? - (answer) Paraquat
Which method of pesticide application would reduce the amount of carrier required and risk of drift
when controlling brush on a hot, windy day? - (answer) Basal bark
A major factor in a successful IRVM program is: - (answer) Driver safety in rural areas
The downward movement of pesticides in the soil is called: - (answer) Leaching
Which type of weed is best controlled in early bloom? - (answer) Perennial
Pesticides may move from the target area and damage the environment by: - (answer) Drift, soil runoff
or soil erosion, leaching through the soil
Basal bark applications are: - (answer) Possible throughout the year
What type of chemical resistant gloves should you use if a pesticide application will last one or two
hours? - (answer) Moderately or highly chemical resistant
Volatilization: - (answer) May occur after spray reaches the target site and usually occurs at high
temperatures
Growth regulator herbicides: - (answer) Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil
What should you do with clothing that becomes soaked with full strength concentrate pesticides? -
(answer) Discard the clothing with any contaminated PPE
Which of the following are annual weeds? - (answer) Pigweed
, PESTICIDE APPLICATOR RIGHT OF WAY EXAM TEST BANK LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
An herbicide label calls for product to applied at 3 oz per 1000 square feet in one gallon of carrier. If you
will be spot-spraying a roadside that is roughly 40 feet wide by 1000 feet long, about how much product
will you need? - (answer) Almost one gallon
Risks involved with the use of soil sterilant include: - (answer) Movement of the pesticide off-site into
ground water
Your company is using a new herbicide for treating persistent weeds. The signal word is DANGER. What
measure should you take to minimize potential harm to yourself and coworkers? - (answer) Be familiar
with the poisoning symptoms
Most exposure to pesticide concentrates occurs to this part of the applicator's body: - (answer) Skin
Growth regulator application is most effective when applied: - (answer) In early spring when sod has
greened
Which procedures will help reduce herbicide drift: - (answer) Reducing spray pressure and changing
nozzles to a type which emits larger droplets
Phenoxy herbicides are widely used along roadsides because: - (answer) They do not damage grasses
Which of the following nonselective herbicides has the longest period of control when used at a given
site? - (answer) Dichlobenil
In order to avoid injury to nearby desirable trees, persistent, nonselective herbicides such as Hyvar
should be applied _______: - (answer) Outside an area equal to twice the height of the desirable tree
Krenite is different from most bush herbicides because: - (answer) Little effect is seen the year of
application
Herbicide spraying can be performed, as a general rule, until wind speed exceeds ____ mph. - (answer)
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a selective, translocated herbicide? - (answer) Paraquat
Which method of pesticide application would reduce the amount of carrier required and risk of drift
when controlling brush on a hot, windy day? - (answer) Basal bark
A major factor in a successful IRVM program is: - (answer) Driver safety in rural areas
The downward movement of pesticides in the soil is called: - (answer) Leaching
Which type of weed is best controlled in early bloom? - (answer) Perennial
Pesticides may move from the target area and damage the environment by: - (answer) Drift, soil runoff
or soil erosion, leaching through the soil
Basal bark applications are: - (answer) Possible throughout the year
What type of chemical resistant gloves should you use if a pesticide application will last one or two
hours? - (answer) Moderately or highly chemical resistant
Volatilization: - (answer) May occur after spray reaches the target site and usually occurs at high
temperatures
Growth regulator herbicides: - (answer) Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil
What should you do with clothing that becomes soaked with full strength concentrate pesticides? -
(answer) Discard the clothing with any contaminated PPE
Which of the following are annual weeds? - (answer) Pigweed
, PESTICIDE APPLICATOR RIGHT OF WAY EXAM TEST BANK LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
An herbicide label calls for product to applied at 3 oz per 1000 square feet in one gallon of carrier. If you
will be spot-spraying a roadside that is roughly 40 feet wide by 1000 feet long, about how much product
will you need? - (answer) Almost one gallon
Risks involved with the use of soil sterilant include: - (answer) Movement of the pesticide off-site into
ground water
Your company is using a new herbicide for treating persistent weeds. The signal word is DANGER. What
measure should you take to minimize potential harm to yourself and coworkers? - (answer) Be familiar
with the poisoning symptoms
Most exposure to pesticide concentrates occurs to this part of the applicator's body: - (answer) Skin
Growth regulator application is most effective when applied: - (answer) In early spring when sod has
greened
Which procedures will help reduce herbicide drift: - (answer) Reducing spray pressure and changing
nozzles to a type which emits larger droplets
Phenoxy herbicides are widely used along roadsides because: - (answer) They do not damage grasses
Which of the following nonselective herbicides has the longest period of control when used at a given
site? - (answer) Dichlobenil
In order to avoid injury to nearby desirable trees, persistent, nonselective herbicides such as Hyvar
should be applied _______: - (answer) Outside an area equal to twice the height of the desirable tree
Krenite is different from most bush herbicides because: - (answer) Little effect is seen the year of
application
Herbicide spraying can be performed, as a general rule, until wind speed exceeds ____ mph. - (answer)
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