Pest Control Applicator Study Guide: Questions and Answers, Exams of Pest Management

This study guide offers questions and answers on pest control application, including PPE, bed bugs, toxicity, and application techniques. It defines terms like chronic and acute toxicity, and IPM, while providing practical information on pesticide handling, hazard identification, and safety. It's useful for pest control applicator exams or enhancing pest management knowledge. Topics covered include respirators, insecticides, rodenticides, herbicides, fungicides, and antimicrobials, with their uses and safety. The guide addresses PPE importance, employer/employee responsibilities in pesticide handling, and pesticide formulations like emulsifiable concentrates, soluble powders, wettable powders, microencapsulated pesticides, granules, dusts, bait gels, and aerosols, along with their applications.

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/Applicator /
/Study //Guide //Questions //With //Answers //
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/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔personal //protective //equipment.
Fit /
/Test //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Performed //on //respirator's //by //employer's
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/Check //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Preformed //when //a //respirator //is //donned.
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CA /

/Applicator /

/Study //Guide //Questions //With //Answers //

PPE //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔personal //protective //equipment.

Fit /

/Test //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Performed //on //respirator's //by //employer's

//at-least //annually.

Fit /

/Check //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Preformed //when //a //respirator //is //donned.

Cartridges /

/For /

/Respirators //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Protects //from //vapors //and //gasses.

How /

/far /

/can /

/bed /

/bugs /

/travel? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Up //to //twenty //feet,

//sometimes //much //further.

How /

/long /

/can /

/bed /

/bugs /

/go /

/without /

/feeding? //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Can //go //months //between //feeding.

How /

/many /

/inch's /

/should //

a //bed //be //from //a //wall? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔At-

least // 6 //inches.

Bed /

/Skirts //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Should //never //touch //the //floor.

Best /

/Way /

/To /

/Rid /

/Of /

/Bed /

/Bugs /

/Using /

/IPM //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Mattress //Protector's.

Soil /

/is /

/where /

/most? //- /

/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Where //most //ants //nest //in.

Chronic /

/Toxicity //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Repeated //exposure //over //time //to //sub-

lethal //doses //of //chemicals.

Acute /

/Toxicity //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔adverse /

/effects /

/occur //within //a //short //period //after //exposure //to //toxin.

Danger //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Category // 1 //Highly //toxic //LD-50 //(0-

50 //mg/kg) //a //taste //to //a //teaspoon //could //kill //you.

/pest /

/problems /

/while //minimizing //risks //to //people //and //the //environment.

Spot /

/Treatment //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /

/treatment //of //an //area //(2 //square //feet //or //less)

Broadcast /

/Treatment //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Treatment /

/of //a //large //area //of //crops, //or //fields //of //vegetation.

Space /

/Treatment //- /

/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Space //Treatment

Drift //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Unintentional /

/airborne //movement //of //pesticide //to //a //non-target //area.

Dermal //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Most /

/common //way //that //applicators //are //exposed //to //pesticides.

What /

/needs /

/to /

/be /

/labeled /

/on //

a /

/service /

/container /

/label? //- /

/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Contains //name //of //pesticide //

EPA //registration //number

Active //ingredient //

Signal //word

impregnated //polyester //netting. //Contact //kill //with //sub-

lethal /

/effects /

/reduce /

/feeding //and //laying //of //eggs, //lasts //mostly //around //two //years.

LD-

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔the /

/amount /

/of //

a /

/chemical /

/that //kills //50% //of //the //animals //in //a //test //population.

LC-

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔the /

/lethal /

/concentration /

/in //air //or //water //required //to //kill //50% //of //the //population.

Signal /

/Word //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Indicates /

/how //toxic //a //product //is //and //how //dangerous.

Most /

/Common /

/Cause /

/Of /

/Dermal /

/Exposure //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Tank //mixing, //spills, //and //application.

BNG //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Compressed /

/air //sprayer, //a //Industry //standard.

Pin /

/Stream //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Application //for //cracks //and //crevices.

/masks, /

/respirators, /

/gloves, //and //protective //clothing //uniform //or //cover //all's.

Employer /

/Responsibility's //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Identify /

/workplace /

/hazards, /

/determine, /

/provide //correct //PPE, //and //regularly //update //PPE //program.

Employee /

/Responsibility //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Properly /

/wear /

/PPE, /

/care /

/and /

/maintain /

/of /

/PPE, /

/inform /

/employer //when //repair //or //replacement //of //PPE //is //needed.

When /

/should /

/you /

/where /

/gloves? //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔During /

/any //and //all //stages //of //handling //any //pesticides.

When /

/your /

/sprayer /

/is /

/clogged /

/what /

/is /

/the /

/best /

/way /

/to //unclog //it? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Soft //Brush

What /

/do /

/insecticides /

/do? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Kill //insects.

What /

/do /

/rodenticides /

/do? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Kill //rodents.

What /

/do /

/herbicides //do? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Kill //weeds.

What /

/do /

/fungicides /

/do? //- /

/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Kills //mold //and //mildew.

What /

/do /

/antimicrobial's /

/do? //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Kills /

/micro //organisms, //disinfects //and //sanitizes.

Statement /

/Of /

/Practical /

/Treatment //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔First /

/aid //instructions //for //accidental //pesticide //exposure.

Precautionary /

/Statement //- /

/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Describes //pesticide //hazards,

//r-

entery /

/intervals /

/and //what //type //of //protective //equipment //is //needed.

Direction /

/For /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /

/signal /

/word, /

/the /

/common /

/name /

/of /

/the /

/active /

/ingredients, /

/the /

/name, /

/address, /

/and /

/phone /

/number /

/of /

/the /

/registered /

/company //responsible //for //the //container //and //the //pesticide.

Emulsifiable /

/Concentrates //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Formulation

//with /

/emulsifiers /

/or /

/detergents /

/which /

/enable /

/petroleum /

/based /

/active //ingredients //to //mix //with, //and //suspend //in //water.

Soluble /

/Powder //- /

/CORRECT /

/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Formulation /

/of /

/powder /

/which /

/when /

/agitated /

/dissolves //readily //in //water //and //becomes //a //true //solution.

Wetable /

/Powders /

/and /

/Flowables //- /