Pest control colorado state test
What agency, under FIFRA, was given authority to study the consequences pesticide usage
and require uses to register when using pesticide? -(correct answer)EPA (Enviromental
Protection Agency) Name four signal words in order of least to most hazardous: -(correct
answer)Caution Warning Danger Danger-Poison What are two main pesticide classifications?
-(correct answer)Restricted use and unclassified use (general use) pesticides. What
classification of pesticide might result in an unreasonable adverse effect on human health
and/or the environment; However, application by trained person according to label directions
would protect against such an effect? -(correct answer)Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) In
Colorado, what agency is responsible to regulating pesticides? -(correct answer)Department
of Agriculture What describes any person who engages in the business of applying pesticides
operating a device to hire? -(correct answer)A Commercial Applicator FIFRA makes it unlawful
to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its _____ ? -(correct answer)Label What
organizations work with the EPA to suspend the use of certain pesticides in accordance with
the Endangered Species Act if an endangered species will be adversely affected? -(correct
answer)US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA and the Fisheries Service When does the
Department of Transportation (DOT) dictate rules when transporting pesticides? -(correct
answer)When transporting pesticides between states When notifying any person listed on the
registry of pesticide sensitive persons, when must you notify this person before application and
if unable to notify, what must you do? -(correct answer)No later than 24 hours and if the person
cannot be contacted, a written notice must be placed on their door at the time of application
When arriving on site, what step is the first most important step? -(correct answer)Inspection
After determining that use must apply a pesticide, what is the most valuable few minutes you
can spend in pest management? -(correct answer)Reading the label On the label, what is the
name given by scientists for the products active ingredient? -(correct answer)Chemical Name
What is a well known made up name excepted by the EPA, to identify an active ingredient? It
must be used with the chemical name in the active ingredients section on the label. -(correct
answer)The common name Employers must contain copies of what document for each
hazardous chemical in the work place? It must be readily accessible to personnel. -(correct
answer)SDS (Safety Data Sheet) What describes the way pesticides affect and enter pests?
-(correct answer)Mode of action What is the definition of a non-selective or broad-spectrum
pesticide? -(correct answer)A pesticide that affects many species, including target and
beneficial pests. What is the definition of a selective pesticide? -(correct answer)A pesticide
that affects a select few or target pests. What is residual pesticide? -(correct answer)A
pesticide that is persistent, meaning they remain active in the environment for a period of time,
even if rain or wind has carried them away from the target site. What is an active ingredient?
-(correct answer)The concentrated pesticide chemical What is pesticide formulation? -(correct
answer)The mixture of active and other ingredients What product formulations are ready for
use without additional dilution, such as water, air or a petroleum based solvent? -(correct
What agency, under FIFRA, was given authority to study the consequences pesticide usage
and require uses to register when using pesticide? -(correct answer)EPA (Enviromental
Protection Agency) Name four signal words in order of least to most hazardous: -(correct
answer)Caution Warning Danger Danger-Poison What are two main pesticide classifications?
-(correct answer)Restricted use and unclassified use (general use) pesticides. What
classification of pesticide might result in an unreasonable adverse effect on human health
and/or the environment; However, application by trained person according to label directions
would protect against such an effect? -(correct answer)Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) In
Colorado, what agency is responsible to regulating pesticides? -(correct answer)Department
of Agriculture What describes any person who engages in the business of applying pesticides
operating a device to hire? -(correct answer)A Commercial Applicator FIFRA makes it unlawful
to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its _____ ? -(correct answer)Label What
organizations work with the EPA to suspend the use of certain pesticides in accordance with
the Endangered Species Act if an endangered species will be adversely affected? -(correct
answer)US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA and the Fisheries Service When does the
Department of Transportation (DOT) dictate rules when transporting pesticides? -(correct
answer)When transporting pesticides between states When notifying any person listed on the
registry of pesticide sensitive persons, when must you notify this person before application and
if unable to notify, what must you do? -(correct answer)No later than 24 hours and if the person
cannot be contacted, a written notice must be placed on their door at the time of application
When arriving on site, what step is the first most important step? -(correct answer)Inspection
After determining that use must apply a pesticide, what is the most valuable few minutes you
can spend in pest management? -(correct answer)Reading the label On the label, what is the
name given by scientists for the products active ingredient? -(correct answer)Chemical Name
What is a well known made up name excepted by the EPA, to identify an active ingredient? It
must be used with the chemical name in the active ingredients section on the label. -(correct
answer)The common name Employers must contain copies of what document for each
hazardous chemical in the work place? It must be readily accessible to personnel. -(correct
answer)SDS (Safety Data Sheet) What describes the way pesticides affect and enter pests?
-(correct answer)Mode of action What is the definition of a non-selective or broad-spectrum
pesticide? -(correct answer)A pesticide that affects many species, including target and
beneficial pests. What is the definition of a selective pesticide? -(correct answer)A pesticide
that affects a select few or target pests. What is residual pesticide? -(correct answer)A
pesticide that is persistent, meaning they remain active in the environment for a period of time,
even if rain or wind has carried them away from the target site. What is an active ingredient?
-(correct answer)The concentrated pesticide chemical What is pesticide formulation? -(correct
answer)The mixture of active and other ingredients What product formulations are ready for
use without additional dilution, such as water, air or a petroleum based solvent? -(correct
