ILLINOIS PESTICIDE GENERAL STANDARDS TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

ILLINOIS PESTICIDE GENERAL
STANDARDS TEST STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
TheA2goalA2ofA2IPMA2isn'tA2toA2eliminateA2theA2entireA2pestA2populationA2but...A2-A2Ans--
ToA2avoidA2adverseA2effectsA2onA2human,A2wildlife,A2andA2theA2environmentA2(TheA2questi
onA2isA2somethingA2likeA2theA2aboveA2butA2notA2theA2exactA2wording)

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2wordsA2isA2thatA2numberA2ofA2pestsA2perA2plantA2orA2theA2amou
ntA2ofA2damageA2toA2aA2plantA2atA2whichA2pointA2controlA2measuresA2shouldA2begin?A2-
A2Ans--EconomicA2Threshold


WhatA2canA2beA2saidA2aboutA2insects?A2-A2Ans--
TheyA2haveA2threeA2pairsA2ofA2jointedA2legs

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2anA2incompleteA2lifeA2cycle?A2-A2Ans--
Egg,A2nymph,A2andA2adult

TheA2diseaseA2thatA2isA2generallyA2theA2resultA2ofA2unfavorableA2growingA2conditions,A2su
chA2asA2temperatureA2orA2moistureA2extremes,A2soilA2compaction,A2pesticideA2orA2fertilizer
A2excess,A2etc...?A2-A2Ans--NoninfectiousA2Disease


TheA2firstA2stepA2inA2planningA2aA2successfulA2weedA2controlA2programA2is?A2-A2Ans--
IdentifyA2theA2weedA2(scouting)

BroadleafA2weedsA2differA2fromA2grassesA2how?A2-A2Ans--
TheyA2haveA2nettedA2veinsA2thatA2areA2usuallyA2lessA2elongatedA2thanA2thatA2ofA2grassA2le
aves

ThisA2weedA2germinatesA2inA2theA2spring,A2developsA2aA2rootA2systemA2andA2aA2low-
growingA2ofA2leavesA2calledA2aA2rosette?A2-A2Ans--Biennial

TheA2partA2ofA2theA2pesticideA2thatA2killsA2isA2theA2-A2Ans--ActiveA2ingredient

WettableA2powdersA2whenA2mixedA2withA2water...A2-A2Ans--RequireA2agitation

WhatA2doA2SurfactantsA2do?A2-A2Ans--
DecreaseA2theA2surfaceA2tensionA2ofA2water,A2allowingA2theA2waterA2carrierA2toA2spreadA2
overA2theA2surface

, CanA2youA2mixA2twoA2pesticidesA2togetherA2ifA2theA2labelA2doesn'tA2specifyA2theyA2canA2be
A2mixed?A2-A2Ans--
Yes,A2yourA2responsibilityA2isA2toA2makeA2sureA2theyA2retainA2theirA2properties

HowA2canA2youA2tellA2twoA2pesticidesA2areA2notA2compatible?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2mixtureA2mayA2curdle,A2gelA2orA2becomeA2sludgeA2like

HowA2longA2isA2certificationA2validA2inA2Illinois,A2beforeA2anA2applicator/
operatorA2mustA2retest?A2-A2Ans--
EachA2examA2isA2validA2forA2aA2periodA2ofA2upA2toA23A2yearsA2asA2longA2asA2annualA2renew
alA2formsA2areA2submitted

TheA2pre-harvestA2intervalA2isA2the?A2-A2Ans--
AmountA2ofA2timeA2thatA2aA2cropA2canA2beA2harvestedA2afterA2itA2hasA2beenA2sprayed

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2onA2everyA2label?A2-A2Ans--
KeepA2outA2ofA2ReachA2ofA2Children

WhoA2canA2purchaseA2RestrictedA2UseA2Pesticides?A2-A2Ans--
CertifiedA2ApplicatorsA2orA2personsA2underA2theirA2directA2supervision

WhatA2partA2ofA2theA2labelA2shouldA2youA2lookA2underA2toA2findA2theA2minimumA2PPEA2you
A2shouldA2wear?A2-A2Ans--PrecautionaryA2Statement


HowA2oftenA2shouldA2youA2readA2theA2pesticideA2label?A2-A2Ans--
EveryA2timeA2youA2purchaseA2theA2product-
A2canA2beA2usedA2upA2toA2theA2phaseA2outA2date


TheA2OfficeA2ofA2SafetyA2andA2HealthA2AdministrationA2protectsA2theA2nation'sA2workersA2t
hroughA2disseminationA2ofA2information...A2-A2Ans--"WorkerA2Right-to-Know"

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2dermalA2exposureA2isA2theA2mostA2serious?A2-A2Ans--
WhenA2aA2pesticideA2mixedA2withA2OILA2crossesA2skinA2barrierA2andA2intoA2theA2bloodstre
am,A2theA2resultA2canA2beA2fatal

IfA2youA2spillA2highlyA2concentratedA2chemicalsA2onA2yourA2clothesA2howA2shouldA2youA2cl
eanA2them?A2-A2Ans--Don't,A2disposeA2ofA2themA2properly

WhenA2filling,A2rinsing,A2draining,A2andA2cleaningA2yourA2equipmentA2preferablyA2theA2are
aA2shouldA2have?A2-A2Ans--
AA2washA2pad,A2washA2rack,A2orA2concentrateA2apronA2withA2aA2wellA2designedA2sumpA2to
A2catchA2contaminatedA2water


WhatA2isA2theA2bestA2wayA2toA2getA2ridA2ofA2excessA2chemical?A2-A2Ans--
DiluteA2excessA2andA2reapplyA2toA2area,A2butA2doA2notA2exceedA2labelA2ratesA2forA2area