NATIONAL CORE EXAM TERMITE Q AND A

NATIONAL CORE EXAM TERMITE Q
AND A

Thebvpestbvnamebvforbvabv"plant"bv-bvanswer--Weeds

Thebvpestbvnamebvforbvabv"disease"bv-bvanswer--Pathogen

Thebvpestbvnamebvforbv"nobvskeleton"bv-bvanswer--Invertebrate

Thebvpestbvnamebvforbv"skeleton"bv-bvanswer--vertebrae

Whatbvisbvthebvmostbvnaturalbvpestbvmanagement?bv-bvanswer--Weather

Whatbvmethodsbvarebvusedbvforbvintegratedbvpestbvmanagement?bv-bvanswer--
1.bvIdentifybvthebvpest
2.bvMonitorbvthebvpest
3.bvDevelopbvpestbvmanagementbvgoal
4.bvRecordbvandbvevaluatebvresults

Whatbvisbvanbvactionbvthresholdbvlevel?bv-bvanswer--
Thebvtimebvitbvtakesbvforbvsomeonebvtobvtakebvactionbvtobvpreventbvunacceptablebvdamageb
v(breakingbvpoint)



Namebv4bvthingsbvthatbvcausebvpestbvcontrolbvfailures:bv-bvanswer--
1.bvPestbvnotbvpresentbvduringbvapplication
2.bvPestbvresistancebvtobvchemicals
3.bvIncorrectbvpesticides
4.bvIncorrectbvidentification

Namebv2bvinvestigativebvfailures:bv-bvanswer--1.bvFailurebvtobvreviewbvapplicationbvrecords
2.Failurebvtobvlookbvforbvresistancebvandbvcompoundsbvwithbvthebvsamebvmodebvofbvaction

Whobvgovernsbvthebvoverallbvfederalbvlawsbvonbvpesticides?bv-bvanswer--
EPAbv(EnvironmentalbvProtectionbvAgency)

WhenbvwasbvthebvFederalbvInsecticide,bvFungicide,bvandbvRodenticidebvActbv(FIFRA)bvest
ablished?bv-bvanswer--1947

Whobvregisters,bvclassifiesbvandbvlabelsbvpesticidesbvforbvuse?bv-bvanswer--EPA

WhobvisbvresponsiblebvforbvfollowingbvFIFRAbvLaw?bv-bvanswer--Applicators

WhatbvisbvthebvtolerancebvwhenbvitbvcomesbvtobvStatebvLawbvandbvFIFRA?bv-bvanswer--
StatebvlawbvcanbvbebvmorebvstringentbvthanbvFIFRAbvLawbvbutbvcannotbvbebvlessbvstringent
bvthanbvFIFRA

, HowbvwouldbvyoubvdefinebvPesticidebvTolerance?bv-bvanswer--
ItbvisbvthebvmaximumbvlevelbvunderbvFIFRA

Whatbvcertificationbvisbvrequiredbvforbvthebvsellingbvorbvusingbvrestrictedbvpesticides?bv-
bvanswer--ApplicatorsbvCertificate



Whobvisbvrequiredbvtobvkeepbvtrainingbvrecords?bv-bvanswer--QualifyingbvPartybv(QP)

Whobvisbvrequiredbvtobvkeepbvapplicatorbvrecords?bv-bvanswer--ThebvApplicator

EPAbvsaysbvthebv______________bvisbvthebvlawbv-bvanswer--Thebvlabelbvisbvthebvlaw

Whatbvtwobvthingsbvmustbvbebvdonebvasbvanbvapplicatorbv-bvanswer--
1.bvThebvlabelbvmustbvbebvreadbvfirst
2.bvThebvapplicatorbvmustbvunderstandbvthebvhazards

Whatbvisbvthebvdifferencebvbetweenbvabvtradebvnamebvandbvabvcommonbvname?bv-
bvanswer--

Thebvtradebvnamebvisbvwhatbvisbvsoldbvby.bvThebvcommonbvnamebvisbvthebvactivebvingredien
t

Whatbvtermbvisbvusedbvtobvdescribebvthebvconcentrationbvthatbvcontrolsbvthebvtargetbvpestbv
andbvhasbvtoxicity?bv-bvanswer--ActivebvIngredient

Whatbvisbvthebvtermbvtobvdescribebvthebvproductsbvthatbvarebvaddedbvtobvmakebvthebvingredi
entbvmorebveffectivebvandbvsaferbvtobvhandle?bv-bvanswer--InertbvIngredient

Thebvsignalbvwordbv"Caution"bvindicatesbvthatbvthebvchemicalsbvare:bv-bvanswer--
Slightlybvtoxic

Thebvsignalbvwordbv"Warning"bvindicatesbvthatbvthebvchemicalsbvare:bv-bvanswer--
Moderatelybvtoxic

Thebvsignalbvwordbv"Danger"bvindicatesbvthatbvthebvchemicalsbvare:bv-bvanswer--
HighlybvToxic

Thebvsignalbvwordbv"DangerbvPoison"bvisbvrepresentedbvbybvwhatbvtypebvofbvphoto:bv-
bvanswer--Skullbvandbvcrossbones



Thebvdirectionsbvforbvusebvarebvintendedbvtobvidentifybvwhatbv5bvthings?bv-bvanswer--
1.bvTargetbvPests
2.bvTargetbvSites
3.bvMixingbvandbvLoadingbv(howbvmuchbvtobvuse)
4.bvDosagebv&bvFrequency
5.bvVariousbvRestrictions

Namebvthebv4bvroutesbvofbventrybvforbvchemicals:bv-bvanswer--1.bvDermal
2.bvOcular
3.bvSwallow
4.bvInhalation