Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Practice Test Questions With Correct Answers

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Practice Test
Questions With Correct Answers

T/F: |A |key |to |minimizing |the |hazard |of |pesticide |use |to |the |applicator |is |to |avoid |exposure. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



The |use |of |temperature |or |humidity |manipulation |is |a |__________ |control |method |for |insects.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physical




Drift |problems |can |be |reduced |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Placing |a |boom |as |close |to |the |
target |as |possible.



Which |is |a |concern |when |handling |an |emulsifiable |concentrate |pesticide? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |may |be |easily |absorbed |through |human |and |animal |skin.



T/F: |EPA |and |WSDA |are |the |only |federal |and |state |agencies |that |regulate |pesticides. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False



Two |or |more |pesticides |which |cannot |be |mixed |together |effectively |are |said |to |be |
______________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Incompatible



T/F: |All |formulations |with |the |same |active |ingredient |carry |the |same |signal |word. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False



T/F: |The |skull |and |crossbones |symbol |must |appear |on |every |pesticide |label. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False

,The |best |way |to |dispose |of |a |registered |pesticide |is |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Use |it |as |
directed |on |the |label.



To |minimize |drift |when |applying |an |herbicide, |the |best |type |of |nozzle |to |use |is: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A |low |pressure, |flat |fan.



Which |LD50 |is |representative |of |a |highly |toxic |pesticide? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-46 |mg/kg |( |
rather |than |640mg/kg |or |5,800mg/kg)



T/F: |Pesticide-contaminated |surface |water |can |contaminate |groundwater. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True



T/F: |Pesticide |records |are |useful |to |applicators |in |case |they |have |problems |with |effectiveness.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True




T/F: |If |an |applicator |had |two |major |label |violations |and |was |cited |by |WSDA, |they |could |face |a |
maximum |fine |of |$15,000 |and |lose |their |license. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



Dealers |must |keep |records |for |7 |years |in |the |sale |of |general |use |agricultural |pesticides. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



T/F: |One |of |the |earliest |uses |of |chemicals |as |pesticides |was |the |burning |of |sulfur. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True



When |the |pest |reaches |the |_________, |pest |management |procedures |need |to |be |applied |to |
prevent |the |pest |from |reaching |the |economically |damaging |populations. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Economic |threshold

, Which |of |the |following |is |not |considered |a |mechanical |control |method? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Releasing |a |parasitic |wasp |to |control |carrot |rust |fly |(as |opposed |to |fencing |and |
netting)



Which |of |the |following |is |a |cultural |control |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Planting |time



T/F: |The |first |step |in |a |pest |management |program |should |be |to |identify |the |pest. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True



The |use |of |temperature |or |humidity |manipulation |is |a |____________ |control |methods |for |
insects. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physical



T/F: |The |goal |of |a |pest |management |program |is |to |eradicate |the |pest. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False



Pest |control |that |involves |the |use |of |numerous |tactics |is |called |__________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-IPM |Integrated |Pest |Management



Which |of |the |following |pesticides |can |be |absorbed |by |the |plant |and |translocated |within |the |
plant? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Systemic



DDT |was |banned |because |of |its: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stability |and |persistence



Legal |control |utilizes |_____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quarantines



T/F: |Piscicides |are |pesticides |that |control |spiders. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False



T/F: |Herbicides |and |insecticides |are |both |pesticides. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True