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Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Exam
Safety gear, info sheet, product label, a way to contact by phone - ✔️ ✔️ List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before sending them to work off site
Anything a certified applicator can do, if certified - ✔️ ✔️ List what activities may be performed by a registered technician
At the top of the product label - ✔️ ✔️ Indicate where to find a RUP statement
2 - ✔️ ✔️ State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept
can apply restricted use pestisides under the supervision of a licensed applicator - ✔️ ✔️ Registered technicians
5 - ✔️ ✔️ State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for
Retesting or certified credit hours - ✔️ ✔️ Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification
www.isco.purdue.edu - ✔️ ✔️ Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification programs
Links you to your firm of employment and the categories you are certified in - ✔️ ✔️ Discuss the purpose of the applicator license
Every Cert. Category can put down pesticides in different areas for different reasons. W/O the Cert. you CANNOT put down pesticides in that area. - ✔️ ✔️ Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites, and certification categories
A firm applying on the property of another for hire - ✔️ ✔️ State who has to maintain a pesticide business license
Always unless the non certified employee is an RT - ✔️ ✔️ State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on site with a non certified employee
Office of Indiana State Chemist - ✔️ ✔️ Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation
Must follow all directions written on the label - ✔️ ✔️ Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label
Anyone who is using Restricted use Pesticides, private, and commercial applicators - ✔️ ✔️ Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana
Applying to land that you own or rent - ✔️ ✔️ Private applicator
Can apply restricted & general use pesticides to the property of another for hire & restricted use pesticides to property of employer - ✔️ ✔️ Commercial applicators
Passing the core exam and their firm applying for an RT - ✔️ ✔️ State how a non certified employee can become a registered technician
Office of Indiana State Chemist website - ✔️ ✔️ Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP record can be found
Section 2 - ✔️ ✔️ Section 2
Weeds, Invertebrates, Plant disease agents, Vertebrates - ✔️ ✔️ List the four major pest groups
Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, and Rodentcides - ✔️ ✔️ List the four major types of pesticides and what each control
Effective, fast and easy, reasonable costs - ✔️ ✔️ State the advantages of pesticide use
When they are immature - ✔️ ✔️ Identify when in their life cycle pests are, generally, most easily controlled by pesticides
If there are children, elderly, or sick people present. Also rare habitats or where endangered species are present - ✔️ ✔️ Explain why some pesticide application sites are regarded as sensitive
It shows how well the previous application worked - ✔️ ✔️ Explain how site history can inform a pest management decision
Wrong timing, pesticide resistance, too little or not enough application - ✔️ ✔️ List factors that can cause pesticide applications to fail
A: easy to use, excellent coverage D: inhalation and drift hazard - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Dusts
A: less drift risk than dusts, reduced inhalation hazard than dust, low dermal hazard D: bulky, difficult to achieve uniform application, attracts non targets - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Granules
A: very safe for applicator D: potential to roll on steep slopes, can harm non targets - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Pellets
A: low dermal hazards, less likely to burn vegetation D: inhalation risk, needs agitation, can be abrasive to equipment, may cause plugged screens - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Wettable Powders
A: flow easily and low inhalation risk D: suspension disadvantages - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Dry Flowables
A: no agitation required, non abrasive to equipment D: inhalation hazard - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Soluble Powders
A: No inhalation hazard D: suspension disadvantages except for agitation, difficult to remove from tank - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Liquid Flowables
A: no agitation required, non abrasive to equipment, will no plug screens D: can harm skin - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Solutions
A: safe to use, timed release D: suspension disadvantages - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Microencapsulates
A: non abrasive, don't plug screens D: agitation required, dermal hazard, can penetrate skin, odorous, can burn foliage, can deteriorate rubber or plastic parts - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Emulsifiable concentrates
A: good penetrating power D: extreme inhalation danger - ✔️ ✔️ A and D of Fumigants
Any compound that facilitates the action of pesticides or modifies characteristics of pesticide formulations - ✔️ ✔️ Definition of adjuvants
Activator, spray, utility - ✔️ ✔️ List common examples of the major types of adjuvants
Pesticide Label - ✔️ ✔️ State the best source for determining when an adjuvant may be needed
Section 4 - ✔️ ✔️ Section 4
Single exposure, short duration
nausea, headaches - ✔️ ✔️ Acute toxicity
Long term effects of repeated exposures
deterioration of organs, cancer - ✔️ ✔️ Chronic toxicity
Oral, respiratory, dermal - ✔️ ✔️ Common routes of exposure
Highly toxic - ✔️ ✔️ Danger
Moderately toxic - ✔️ ✔️ Warning
Slightly toxic - ✔️ ✔️ Caution
You are handling the pesticide in it's most concentrated form - ✔️ ✔️ Why is mixing potentially the most hazardous operation for the applicator
Remove clothing and wash pesticide off - ✔️ ✔️ First aid if skin exposure occurs
Rinse eyes with room temperature water for 15 minutes - ✔️ ✔️ First aid if eye exposure occurs
Red the label to determine if vomiting is nessecary - ✔️ ✔️ First aid if ingestion occurs
Get to fresh air, loosen all tight clothing, perform artificial breathing if breathing has stopped - ✔️ ✔️ First aid if inhalation occurs
Section 5 - ✔️ ✔️ Section 5
Inspect each container, secure containers before transport - ✔️ ✔️ Loading products
Proper ventilation, prevent containers from sliding or leaking - ✔️ ✔️ Transporting products
Make sure packages are intact, and that no leaking has occurred - ✔️ ✔️ Unloading products
Away from any food or water sources, properly ventilated, adequate temperature, cement floors, metal shelves - ✔️ ✔️ Ideal storage facility characteristics
The movement of a pesticide in vapor form - ✔️ ✔️ Vapor drift
The movement of water over the land surface, away from the target - ✔️ ✔️ Runoff
The movement of water down through the soil profile - ✔️ ✔️ Leaching
Wind, air temperature, humidity - ✔️ ✔️ Conditions for spray and vapor drift to occur
Slope of land, soil moisture content, presence of vegetation, climate factors, pesticide type - ✔️ ✔️ Conditions for runoff to occur
Makeup of pesticide, soil related conditions - ✔️ ✔️ Conditions for leaching to occur
Microbial Degradation
chemical degradation
photodegradation - ✔️ ✔️ Describe three factors that cause pesticides to break down in the environment
Occurs when microorganisms in the soil use the pesticide as a food source
It occurs faster when applications are made frequently, pH is favorable, good soil moisture, aeration, and warmer temperatures - ✔️ ✔️ Microbial Degradation
Occurs when water or oxygen reacts with the pesticide in a way that breaks it down Hydrolysis is a pH related water driven process that can split molecules - ✔️ ✔️ Chemical Degradation
The breakdown of pesticides by sunlight - ✔️ ✔️ Photodegradation
Confine it, supervise the area, report the spill, read label for cleanup information - ✔️ ✔️ General response procedures when an accident involves potential water contamination by pesticide products
Sweep or scoop up - ✔️ ✔️ How to clean up a minor dry spill
Soak up with absorbent materials - ✔️ ✔️ How to clean up a minor liquid spill
Supervisor, IDEM - ✔️ ✔️ Who should be notified in the event of a pesticide spill
To prevent back siphoning - ✔️ ✔️ Purpose of an air gap
Pesticides can spill onto the ground and harm the environment - ✔️ ✔️ What can happen in the absence of back-flow prevention during mixing
Section 7 - ✔️ ✔️ Section 7
The product has been reviewed, and the benefits outweigh the risks...shows proof of EPA review - ✔️ ✔️ Describe the purpose of an EPA registration number
Tells the length of time that must pass before contact with application site without PPE can be made - ✔️ ✔️ Describe the purpose of a label re-entry-statement
Different pest pressures require a different treatment amount in a certain range - ✔️ ✔️ Describe the relationship between label application rate ranges and pest pressure
Environmental damage, human health effects, legal issues - ✔️ ✔️ Potential consequences of making an application to the wrong site
the legal application sites will vary depending on the product label. - ✔️ ✔️ Describe the legal application sites
varies per product under the Protective Clothing & Equipment Statement - ✔️ ✔️ On a sample pesticide label...
Identify appropriate PPE for mixing and application
Re-entry Statement - ✔️ ✔️ On a sample pesticide label...
Determine what pre- and post-application information must be relayed to the customer
Section 8 - ✔️ ✔️ Section 8
Away from where water could be affected, possibly labeled application site, or rinse pad where rinsate can be controlled - ✔️ ✔️ List proper site characteristics to clean equipment
Empty application device completley - ✔️ ✔️ Explain the proper way to dispose of rinse water from equipment cleanout
length x width - ✔️ ✔️ Given length and width, calculate the area of a rectangle
pi x r^2 - ✔️ ✔️ Given radius, calculate the area of a circle
Misidentification can lead to ineffective control or control at the wrong time - ✔️ ✔️ Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for effective control
Food, water, proper habitat - ✔️ ✔️ Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive
The population level for a specific pest at which some control measure is justified - ✔️ ✔️ Define the action threshold
Once you have identified the pest and it's habits, it leads to effective control - ✔️ ✔️ Describe the relationship between pest inspection and an action threshold
Biological, Mechanical, and Cultural - ✔️ ✔️ Describe three non chemical control options
Possibly longer and more permanent control with less risk to the environment - ✔️ ✔️ State the advantages of non chemical control options
