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Alabama OTPS Exam Questions
Correct Answers Current Update (A+
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What are the modes of entry? - ✔✔Dermal, oral, respitory, ocular
When is the pesticide handler in greatest danger of exposure? - ✔✔During mixing and loading
Name the signal words from least toxic to most toxic. - ✔✔Caution, warning, danger, danger poison
What is the misuse statement? - ✔✔Prohibits- increasing the rate over maximum application rate as per
the label. Prohibits use of pesticide on a site not listed on the label.
What are the penalties for violating FIFRA? - ✔✔Federal crime penalties: commercial applications
convicting of violating FIFRA, subject of up to $25K and up to 1 year in prison. Civil- commercial
applications up to 5K for each offense.
What are 4 reasons to keep pesticide application records? - ✔✔1. Law. 2. Helps determine how effective
application is on pest. 3. Document for purchase proof and use. 4. Provides assistance in diagnosing
complaints and problems. *Note Keep records for 3 years
How much is the ADAI penalty for misuse of a restricted-use pesticide? - ✔✔Restricted 10K. Non-
restricted 5K. Without license 5K
How much is the ADAI penalty for misuse of a non-restricted-use pesticide? - ✔✔5K
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What are 3 different life cycles of the weed and how long does it take to complete each? - ✔✔Annual- 1
season. Biannually- 2 seasons. Perennial- 3 or more
Which weed reproduces with underground flowers? Perennial broadleaf weed; stems somewhat fleshy
and green-white in color; elliptically shaped leaves are oppositely arranged on the stem; 4 pedaled white
flowers are borne in the leaf fork or axils; flowers develop into round 'button like' seed capsules -
✔✔Virginia button weed
Identify the 5 classifications of insect mouthparts. - ✔✔Chewing. Piercing. Rasping. Siphoning. Sponging
Examples of chewing insects - ✔✔Bag worms, cutworms, grasshoppers, beetles, leaf miners, and borers.
Examples of piercing-sucking insects - ✔✔Scales and mealybugs, aphids, whiteflies, and lace bugs.
Which insects insert their needle-like mouthparts into the plant and withdraw plant juices. Most feed on
the underside of the leaves or stems of plants. In the insects are present on leaving, the topsides of the
leaves will have stipples, yellowish areas. Sometime the leaves may curl as a result of this type of feeding,
especially in the plant growth. - ✔✔Piercing-sucking insects.
Some of these pests, soft scales, aphids, mealybugs, and whiteflies, excrete large amounts of honeydew,
which provides a medium for the growth of a black fungus called sooty mold. - ✔✔Piercing-sucking
insects
Which insects are the most damaging pests of ornamental plants? - ✔✔Scales
What are the symptoms of a plant infested with Scales? - ✔✔Discolored and wilted, or generally appear
unhealthy
Heavy infestations of scale insects can be reduced by? - ✔✔Pruning out the most damaged plant parts.
What if the easiest stage of scales to control with pesticide? - ✔✔Crawler stage
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Alabama OTPS Exam Questions
Correct Answers Current Update (A+
Pass)
What are the modes of entry? - ✔✔Dermal, oral, respitory, ocular
When is the pesticide handler in greatest danger of exposure? - ✔✔During mixing and loading
Name the signal words from least toxic to most toxic. - ✔✔Caution, warning, danger, danger poison
What is the misuse statement? - ✔✔Prohibits- increasing the rate over maximum application rate as per
the label. Prohibits use of pesticide on a site not listed on the label.
What are the penalties for violating FIFRA? - ✔✔Federal crime penalties: commercial applications
convicting of violating FIFRA, subject of up to $25K and up to 1 year in prison. Civil- commercial
applications up to 5K for each offense.
What are 4 reasons to keep pesticide application records? - ✔✔1. Law. 2. Helps determine how effective
application is on pest. 3. Document for purchase proof and use. 4. Provides assistance in diagnosing
complaints and problems. *Note Keep records for 3 years
How much is the ADAI penalty for misuse of a restricted-use pesticide? - ✔✔Restricted 10K. Non-
restricted 5K. Without license 5K
How much is the ADAI penalty for misuse of a non-restricted-use pesticide? - ✔✔5K
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What are 3 different life cycles of the weed and how long does it take to complete each? - ✔✔Annual- 1
season. Biannually- 2 seasons. Perennial- 3 or more
Which weed reproduces with underground flowers? Perennial broadleaf weed; stems somewhat fleshy
and green-white in color; elliptically shaped leaves are oppositely arranged on the stem; 4 pedaled white
flowers are borne in the leaf fork or axils; flowers develop into round 'button like' seed capsules -
✔✔Virginia button weed
Identify the 5 classifications of insect mouthparts. - ✔✔Chewing. Piercing. Rasping. Siphoning. Sponging
Examples of chewing insects - ✔✔Bag worms, cutworms, grasshoppers, beetles, leaf miners, and borers.
Examples of piercing-sucking insects - ✔✔Scales and mealybugs, aphids, whiteflies, and lace bugs.
Which insects insert their needle-like mouthparts into the plant and withdraw plant juices. Most feed on
the underside of the leaves or stems of plants. In the insects are present on leaving, the topsides of the
leaves will have stipples, yellowish areas. Sometime the leaves may curl as a result of this type of feeding,
especially in the plant growth. - ✔✔Piercing-sucking insects.
Some of these pests, soft scales, aphids, mealybugs, and whiteflies, excrete large amounts of honeydew,
which provides a medium for the growth of a black fungus called sooty mold. - ✔✔Piercing-sucking
insects
Which insects are the most damaging pests of ornamental plants? - ✔✔Scales
What are the symptoms of a plant infested with Scales? - ✔✔Discolored and wilted, or generally appear
unhealthy
Heavy infestations of scale insects can be reduced by? - ✔✔Pruning out the most damaged plant parts.
What if the easiest stage of scales to control with pesticide? - ✔✔Crawler stage
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