Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice
Exam Questions With Correct Answers

A |key |to |minimizing |the |hazard |of |pesticide |use |to |the |applicator |is |to |avoid |exposure |(T/F) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



The |use |of |temperature |or |humidity |manipulation |is |a |________ |control |method |for |insects |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physical



Drift |problems |can |be |reduced |by:

a. |using |lower |pressure, |smaller |nozzle |orifices

b. |applying |in |very |calm, |stable |air |conditions

c. |spraying |upwind |of |a |sensitive |area

d. |placing |bloom |as |close |to |target |as |possible |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |placing |a |boom |as |
close |to |the |target |as |possible



Which |is |not |a |concern |handling |a |emulsifiable |concentrate |pesticide:

a. |high |phytotoxicity

b. |may |be |easily |absorbed |through |human |and |animal |skin

c. |flammability

d. |easily |clogs |nozzles |and |screens |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |easily |clogs |nozzles |and |screens



EPA |and |WSDA |are |the |only |federal |and |state |agencies |that |regulate |pesticides |(T/F) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False



Two |or |more |pesticides |that |cannot |mixed |together |effectively |are |said |to |be |______. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Incompatible

,All |formations |with |the |same |active |ingredient |carry |the |same |signal |word |(T/F) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False



The |skull |and |crossbones |symbol |must |appear |on |every |pesticide |label |(T/F) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False



The |best |way |to |dispose |of |a |registered |pesticide |is |to:

a. |pour |it |into |the |sewer |system

b. |dump |it |in |a |vacant |area

c. |use |it |as |direct |on |the |label

d. |ship |it |to |the |EPA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |use |it |as |direct |on |the |label



To |minimize |the |drift |when |applying |a |herbicide, |the |best |type |of |nozzle |to |use |is:

a. |a |low |pressure, |flat |fan

b. |off |center

c. |a |high |pressure |cone

d. |makes |no |difference |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |a |low |pressure, |flat |fan



Which |LD50 |is |a |representative |of |a |highly |toxic |pesticide:

a. |640 |mg/kg

b. |5,800 |mg/kg

c. |12,840 |mg/kg

d. |46 |mg/kg |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |46 |mg/kg



Pesticide-contaminated |surface |water |can |contaminate |groundwater |(T/F) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True

,Pesticide |records |are |useful |only |to |applicators |in |case |they |have |problems |with |effectiveness |
(T/F) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False



If |an |applicator |had |two |major |label |violations |and |was |cited |by |the |WSDA, |they |could |face |a |
maximum |fine |of |$15,000 |and |lose |their |liscence |(T/F) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



Dealers |must |keep |records |for |7 |years |on |the |sale |of |general |use |agricultural |pesticides |(T/F) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



One |of |the |earliest |uses |of |chemicals |as |pesticides |was |the |burning |of |sulfur |(T/F) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True



When |the |pest |reaches |the |_____, |pest |management |procedures |need |to |be |applied |to |
prevent |the |pest |from |economically |damaging |populations. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Economic
|threshold




Which |of |the |following |is |not |considered |a |mechanical |control |method:

a. |fencing |a |crop |to |prevent |deer |entry

b. |netting |blueberry |bushes |to |keep |birds |away

c. |releasing |a |parasitic |wasp

d. |washing |of |aphids |with |a |stream |of |water

e. |removing |a |rhododendron |with |a |root |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |releasing |a |
parasitic |wasp



Which |of |the |following |is |a |cultural |control |method:

a. |fertilization

b. |planting |time

, c. |pruning

d. |crop |rotation

e. |all |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-e. |all |of |the |above



The |first |step |in |a |pest |management |program |is |to |identify |the |pest |(T/F) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True



The |goal |of |a |pest |management |program |is |to |eliminate |the |pest |(T/F) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False



Pest |control |that |involves |the |use |of |numerous |tactics |is |called |_____. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Integrated |Pest |Management



Which |pesticide |can |be |absorbed |by |the |plant |and |translocated |within |the |plant? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Systemic



Which |was |not |a |pre-1900s |pesticide?

a. |Bordeaux

b. |nicotine

c. |DDT

d. |sulfur

e. |lead |arsenate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |DDT



DDT |was |banned |because |of |its: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stability |and |persistence



Legal |control |utilizes |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-quarantines