CATEGORY A - PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS AND SAFETY PRACTICE QUESTIONS with answers

CATEGORY A - PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
AND SAFETY PRACTICE QUESTIONS with
answers


When wall voids and dead spaces must be treated from small
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openings, the most effective formulation to use would be:
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A. Liquid residual spray.
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B. Granules.
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C. Wettable powder.
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D. Dust. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Dust.
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The amount of drift increases as:
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A. Nozzle size increases.
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B. Droplet or particle size increases.
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C. Wind speed increases.
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D. Sprayer pressure decreases. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Wind
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speed increases
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You are calibrating a sprayer. You find that your sprayer is putting out
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2 gallons per minute of spray, and that it takes 20 minutes for you to
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spray an acre of land. How much spray per acre is your sprayer
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putting out?
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,A. 0.1 gallons per acre.
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B. 10 gallons per acre.
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C. 40 gallons per acre.
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D. 160 gallons per acre.
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D. 160 gallons per acre. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. 40 gallons per
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acre.
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You know that a tank full of pesticide will cover 5 acres of land. You
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wish to apply a pesticide at a rate of 4 pints per acre. How many pints
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of pesticide should be placed in the tank?
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A. 0.80 pints.
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B. 1.25 pints.
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C. 10 pints.
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D. 20 pints. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. 20 pints.
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To clean a clogged nozzle, use:
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A. Water or detergent and a soft brush.
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B. A steel bristle brush.
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C. A needle or pin.
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D. Your mouth to blow it clear. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Water or
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detergent and a soft brush.
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, Dusters should be cleaned periodically and emptied of their contents
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when stored because most insecticidal dusts:
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A. Attract moisture, causing caking problems.
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B. Breakdown quickly in storage.
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C. Are highly corrosive, damaging the equipment.
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D. Rapidly dry out, losing their effectiveness. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A. Attract moisture, causing caking problems.
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You wish to spray weeds at a dosage rate of 5 pounds of weed killer in
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100 gallons of water per acre. How much weed killer will you need to
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spray 10 acres?
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A. 2 pounds.
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B. 5 pounds.
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C. 50 pounds.
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D. 500 pounds. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. 50 pounds.
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You can increase the application rate by decreasing the:
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A. Pressure.
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B. Tank capacity.
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C. Ground speed.
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D. Size of the nozzle orifice. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Ground
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speed.
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