MARYLAND PESTICIDE APPLICATION REVIEW
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General-Use Pesticide - Not that harmful
You do not need to be certified to apply
Restricted-Use Pesticide - Can be harmful to humans and the environment
You must be a CERTIFIED applicator or supervised by one
Private Pesticide Applicator Definition
Examples - Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides on their own
property, rented property, or employer property
Farmer, nursery operator, sod producers
Commercial Pesticide Applicator - Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE
Pesticides on someone elses' property for payment
Public Applicator - Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides as part of
government job
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide (FIFRA) Act - Ruled by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Register products based on possible effects to people and the environment
What is important about a Pesticide Label - People who don't follow it are BREAKING
THE LAW
What does the EPA do? - Re-evaluate older pesticides
Review every pesticide on a 15 year cycle
Establish safety rules for workers
What can STATES do to regulate pesticides? - They must follow EPA guidelines at a
minimum
They can make even harder guidelines
Is there a special ACT that relates to food and feed products? - Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act established tolerance levels for food - how much residue of a
pesticide is allowed
, Food Quality Protection Act - Requires the EPA to establish a tolerance low enough
that no harm can come to humans or environment
Hazard Communication Standards Act - Requires employers to list all hazardous
chemicals in the workplace, obtain material safety data on each one, ensure containers
are labeled, train workers how to deal with materials
How should you STORE pesticides? - Tightly sealed
labeled
dry
Not around food
Not around combustible (FIRE Causing) materials
What is a VERTEBRATE? - An animal with jointed backbones - mammals, birds,
reptiles, amphibians, fish
Can a VERTEBRATE be a PEST? - Yes if it brings injury to plants, humans, domestic
animals, or substances
List the 4 Main Groups of Pests - Weeds
Inveterbrates (insects)
Disease Agents or pathogens (bacteria, fungus)
Vertebrates (rodents. birds)
3 Pest Management Goals - Prevention - keep it from happening
Suppression - reduce levels
Eradication - eliminate totally
Why is identification, monitoring and treatment threshold important? - Pest control can
fail if you don't know what you are treating, identification can help you find the best thing
to use as treatment
Treatment Threshold - Determine if you need to use any treatment. If treatment would
cause more harm and cost more, sometimes you should wait or let the pest stay
Ways to control pests without pesticides - Natural control (weather, climate)
Biological - using natural enemies
mechanical - screens, traps, fences
Cultural - alter the environment to help with control (example - crop rotation)
Physical or Environmental - like lower humidity, refrigeration
Host Resistance - some plants are naturally resistant or can be genetically altered to be
resistant
How do you do Integrated Pest Management? (IPM) - identify the pest
monitor the pest
|COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
General-Use Pesticide - Not that harmful
You do not need to be certified to apply
Restricted-Use Pesticide - Can be harmful to humans and the environment
You must be a CERTIFIED applicator or supervised by one
Private Pesticide Applicator Definition
Examples - Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides on their own
property, rented property, or employer property
Farmer, nursery operator, sod producers
Commercial Pesticide Applicator - Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE
Pesticides on someone elses' property for payment
Public Applicator - Use or supervise use of RESTRICTED-USE Pesticides as part of
government job
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide (FIFRA) Act - Ruled by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Register products based on possible effects to people and the environment
What is important about a Pesticide Label - People who don't follow it are BREAKING
THE LAW
What does the EPA do? - Re-evaluate older pesticides
Review every pesticide on a 15 year cycle
Establish safety rules for workers
What can STATES do to regulate pesticides? - They must follow EPA guidelines at a
minimum
They can make even harder guidelines
Is there a special ACT that relates to food and feed products? - Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act established tolerance levels for food - how much residue of a
pesticide is allowed
, Food Quality Protection Act - Requires the EPA to establish a tolerance low enough
that no harm can come to humans or environment
Hazard Communication Standards Act - Requires employers to list all hazardous
chemicals in the workplace, obtain material safety data on each one, ensure containers
are labeled, train workers how to deal with materials
How should you STORE pesticides? - Tightly sealed
labeled
dry
Not around food
Not around combustible (FIRE Causing) materials
What is a VERTEBRATE? - An animal with jointed backbones - mammals, birds,
reptiles, amphibians, fish
Can a VERTEBRATE be a PEST? - Yes if it brings injury to plants, humans, domestic
animals, or substances
List the 4 Main Groups of Pests - Weeds
Inveterbrates (insects)
Disease Agents or pathogens (bacteria, fungus)
Vertebrates (rodents. birds)
3 Pest Management Goals - Prevention - keep it from happening
Suppression - reduce levels
Eradication - eliminate totally
Why is identification, monitoring and treatment threshold important? - Pest control can
fail if you don't know what you are treating, identification can help you find the best thing
to use as treatment
Treatment Threshold - Determine if you need to use any treatment. If treatment would
cause more harm and cost more, sometimes you should wait or let the pest stay
Ways to control pests without pesticides - Natural control (weather, climate)
Biological - using natural enemies
mechanical - screens, traps, fences
Cultural - alter the environment to help with control (example - crop rotation)
Physical or Environmental - like lower humidity, refrigeration
Host Resistance - some plants are naturally resistant or can be genetically altered to be
resistant
How do you do Integrated Pest Management? (IPM) - identify the pest
monitor the pest
