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What is the least amount of PPE required to be worn while using any pesticide (maybe RUP?) application? - long pants, long sleeve shirt, shoes, and socks Which section of a pesticide label would you find the required PPE in? - Precautionary statement Phytotoxic chemicals are toxic to insects? - True To properly dispose of an empty pesticide container you must? - triple rinse the container than render it unusable or recycle it Systemic pesticides are absorbed and transferred throughout the entire plant? - True Choose the incorrect statement for fumigants? - fumigants work best in large open buildings/spaces Whether a pesticide is flammable, or corrosive can be found in what section of the label? - precautionary statement
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What is the least amount of PPE required to be worn while using any pesticide (maybe RUP?) application? - long pants, long sleeve shirt, shoes, and socks Which section of a pesticide label would you find the required PPE in? - Precautionary statement Phytotoxic chemicals are toxic to insects? - True To properly dispose of an empty pesticide container you must? - triple rinse the container than render it unusable or recycle it Systemic pesticides are absorbed and transferred throughout the entire plant? - True Choose the incorrect statement for fumigants? - fumigants work best in large open buildings/spaces Whether a pesticide is flammable, or corrosive can be found in what section of the label? - precautionary statement How long must records be kept of a professional applicator's general use pesticide treatment? - 3 years According to the Idaho Pesticide and Chemigation Law which action is prohibited? - mixing your solution at a higher rate than what's listed on the label for an infestation In a pesticide storage area you must? - have warning placards easily visible What is the minimum age to receive your Idaho Pesticide Applicators License? - 18 What is the easiest and most effective way to make a large change in your flow rate? - decrease your speed and increase your PSI What is the most hazardous activity for a pesticide applicator? - mixing What is the _____________ for when a pest population reaches the point it can cause economic damage? - economic threshold What conditions aid chemicals to leach into groundwater? - water solubility of the pesticide, soil texture and absorption Volatilization is the act of a _________ changing into a __________? - liquid, gas
You are mixing two herbicides that do not state they are compatible on their labels. You should? - compatibility test the two and treat a small area of the same plant species you will be using it on What should you do if you get chemicals in your eye? - wash your eye out with clean water for 15 minutes What is a form of mechanical control? - pulling weeds What is a form of physical control? - stop watering Introducing more ladybugs into an ecosystem is a form of what control? - Biological Pesticide contaminated surface water can contaminate ____________. - Groundwater Which one of the following does not have to be on the application records for professional applicators? - Relative humidity Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides have the most direct effect on what major body system? - Nervous system If you have a pesticide spill at your mix and load site that doesn't pose a threat to the environment or humans, you should: - Control, confine, and clean up the spill. How soon can agricultural workers enter the field, without protective clothing, after a CAVERN 68 application? - No earlier than 48 hours after application. When applying Cavern 68, how many gallons of spray mix should be applied for aerial applications? - At least 2 gal per acre CAVERN 68 cannot be applied by: - Chemigation Anticoagulant pesticides kill by: - Damage capillaries and reduce the ability of the blood to clot, resulting in internal bleeding The component of a pesticide formulation that controls the pest is the __________ ingredient. - Active The most common route of pesticide exposure leading to poisoning is: - Dermal Select the incorrect statement. Symptoms of pesticide poisoning: - Always occur immediately after exposure Toxicity from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over time is called: - Chronic toxicity
Adjuvants enhance performance but do not have pesticidal activity. - True Which signal word means that it is "Moderately toxic"? - Warning Bees are the safest if you treat them? - During in the morning and the evening Most Common Poisoning? - Commonly has Skin irritation Does ISDA enforce FIFRA? - True Pesticides should be stored in: - Only in their original container. Select the incorrect statement. To reduce the chances of bee poisoning from pesticides:
Carbamates generally end in "yl" Examples: Carbaryl and Oxamyl Exceptions: there are exceptions such as Temik - Carbamates generally end in "yl" Examples: Carbaryl and Oxamyl Exceptions: there are exceptions such as Temik Organic Phosphates/Organophosphates generally end in "ion" or "fos" Examples: Parathion, Fenthion, Ethion, and Malathion Examples: Turbofos and Chlorpyrifos Exceptions: Dimethoate, and Diazinon - Organic Phosphates/Organophosphates generally end in "ion" or "fos" Examples: Parathion, Fenthion, Ethion, and Malathion Examples: Turbofos and Chlorpyrifos Exceptions: Dimethoate, and Diazinon Insect Growth Regulators (IGR) generally end in "prene" Examples: Hydroprene and Methoprene Exceptions: there are exceptions such as Pyriproxyfen - Insect Growth Regulators (IGR) generally end in "prene" Examples: Hydroprene and Methoprene Exceptions: there are exceptions such as Pyriproxyfen