Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam
NEWEST EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \WELL PRESENTED EXAM PRACTICE
GRADED A+\
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
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
e. all of the above
,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
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
d. easily clogs nozzles and screens
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
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
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
d. 46 mg/kg
A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid
exposure (T/F)
True
, 2/3/26, 12:02 AM Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a control method for
insects
Physical
EPA and WSDA are the only federal and state agencies that regulate
pesticides (T/F)
False
Two or more pesticides that cannot mixed together effectively are said to
be
______.
Incompatible
All formations with the same active ingredient carry the same signal word
(T/F)
False
The skull and crossbones symbol must appear on every pesticide label
(T/F)
False
Pesticide-contaminated surface water can contaminate groundwater (T/F)
True
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NEWEST EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \WELL PRESENTED EXAM PRACTICE
GRADED A+\
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
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
e. all of the above
,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
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
d. easily clogs nozzles and screens
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
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
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
d. 46 mg/kg
A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid
exposure (T/F)
True
, 2/3/26, 12:02 AM Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a control method for
insects
Physical
EPA and WSDA are the only federal and state agencies that regulate
pesticides (T/F)
False
Two or more pesticides that cannot mixed together effectively are said to
be
______.
Incompatible
All formations with the same active ingredient carry the same signal word
(T/F)
False
The skull and crossbones symbol must appear on every pesticide label
(T/F)
False
Pesticide-contaminated surface water can contaminate groundwater (T/F)
True
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