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IOWA CORE PESTICIDE APPLICATORS EXAM QUESTIONS
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United States Protection Agency - ANSWER - >Regulates pesticide use in the United States FIFRA - ANSWER - >Federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act What does FIFRA do? - ANSWER - >Regulates the production, transportation sale use and disposal of all pesticides IDALS - ANSWER - >Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship IDALS job - ANSWER - >Responsible for certifying pesticide applicators. FFDCA - ANSWER - >Federal food drug and cosmetic act.
FFDCA job - ANSWER - >Federal law regulating the amount of pesticide residues contained on commodities of food Residues - ANSWER - >Amount of pesticide remaining in or on raw farm products or processed foods. Undesirable presence of a pesticide at the site of application. Measures in ppm ppb ppt Tolerence - ANSWER - >Maximum amount of pesticide that may legally remain in or on a raw farm product intended for consumption by humans or livestock. Reasonable certainty of no harm. Application rate - ANSWER - >Amount of pesticide applied to a site usually expressed as a liquid or dry measure per unit area Pre harvest interval - ANSWER - >Part of the pesticide label that defines the number of days after application of a pesticide before a crop can be harvested. FQPA - ANSWER - >Food quality protection act
Threatened species - ANSWER - >Species that is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range Rinsates - ANSWER - >Solution of water or oil and pesticide left after rinsing a tank; rinse water Hazardous waste - ANSWER - >Solid or liquid or a contained gaseous material that is no longer used or that no longer serves the purpose fit which it was produced, and could pose dangers to human health and the environment after it is discarded RCRA - ANSWER - >Resource conservation and recovery act RCRA JOB - ANSWER - >Gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the cradle to grave. This includes the generation transportation treatment storage and disposal of hazardous waste Pesticide act of Iowa - ANSWER - >Regulate pesticide use in Iowa
Pesticide applicator records - ANSWER - >-Name & certification number of the license
- Name & address of the landowner or customer - Address of the place of application of a restricted use pesticide
- Date of pesticide application
- Trade name of pesticide product used - Quantity of pesticide product used and the concentration or rate of application
- Temperature and direction and velocity of the wind at the time of application
- The use of restricted use pesticides
- Time pesticide application begins and ends Concentration - ANSWER - >Amount of active ingredient Ina given volume or weight of a pesticide formulation Sensitive crop directory - ANSWER - >Online registry that you can use to identify locations of pesticide-sensitive crops and apiaries throughout Iowa Apiaries - ANSWER - >Bee yards
Atrazine - ANSWER - >Restricted use pesticide due to ground and surface water concerns Atrazine use limitations - ANSWER - >-app. Rates are limited to 2.5pounds or less active ingredient per acre calendar year
- Iowa restricts app. Rates to 1.5 lbs. active ingredient per acre per calendar year in 23 counties
- cannot be mixed loaded or repackaged within 100 ft or applied within 50 ft of a sinkhole, well cistern lake water impoundment agricultural drainage wells and drainage we'll surface inlets and drinking water wells
- mixing loading and equipment clean out must meet the secondary requirements in Iowa administration code Non-mobile bulk pesticide - ANSWER - >Containers that are designed and used for stationary pesticide materials Secondary containment - ANSWER - >Any structure used to prevent runoff or leaching of pesticide materials Containment sight requirements - ANSWER - >Paved with asphalt or concrete, sloped, and elevated above the surrounding area or curbed to prevent runoff
Pest - ANSWER - >And living species whose activities cause economic losses to your possessions directly threatening your health or are annoying ( insects pathogens weeds mollusks fish birds mammals Integrated pest management (ipm) - ANSWER -
Approach to controlling a specific pest in a specific setting that makes use of current pest information regular monitoring and record keeping to determine if and when action against the pest is needed Ipm control strategies - ANSWER - >Biological mechanical cultural physical genetic regulatory and chemical Ipm components - ANSWER - >-identify the pest and understand biology
- set up a monitoring program
- know the available control strategies
- implement an Ipm program
- record and evaluate results Host - ANSWER - >Plant or animal which and organism lives
Mechanical control - ANSWER - >Use of machines devices and other physical methods to control pests (traps screens barriers fences and nets) (plows disks and bed conditioners) Cultural control - ANSWER - >Designed to alter the environment the condition of the host plant or site or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress infestation (cultural and sanitation) cultural: irrigation, mowing, pruning crop rotation trap crops. Sanitation: elimination food water shelter or other necessities important to the pests survival (keeping field borders free of pests and draining standing water). Physical/environmental modification - ANSWER
(Lowering humidity of stored grains and other food products reduces damage from mold and some insects, refrigeration and lowered temperatures can kills insects or disrupt their feeding and life cycles, increase the air movement) Physical control - ANSWER - >Measures specifically taken to kill the pest directly or indirectly by making the
environment unsuitable for pest entry dispersal survival or reproduction Host resistance or genetic control - ANSWER - >Some plants and animals are bred or selected to resist specific pest problems Regulatory control - ANSWER - >Quarantine: regulations to prevent the entry of pests into pest free areas. Eradication: the complete elimination of a pest from a site area or geographic region Chemical controls - ANSWER - >Pesticides that either synthesized or naturally derived Pesticide - ANSWER - >Any material that is used to kill attract repel or interrupt the growth and mating of pests or to regulate plant growth Site of action - ANSWER - >Target protein within an organism where a pesticide binds and acts Mode do action - ANSWER - >A description of how a pesticide exerts a toxic effect on a target pest and what specific system(s) are affected in the pest
Translocated pesticide - ANSWER - >Pesticide that moves within a plant or animal from the entry site. Contact pesticides - ANSWER - >Pesticide that kills when it touches or is touched by a pest Pesticide resistance - ANSWER - >Ability of an insect fungus weed rodent or other pests to tolerate a pesticide that once controlled it. Label - ANSWER - >All information printed on and attached to the pesticide container or referred to on the label or accompanying literature Labeling - ANSWER - >Pesticide label and all additional product information such as brochures and fliers provided by the manufacturer and handouts provided by the dealer. Site - ANSWER - >The crop, animal, or area infested by a pest and to which a pesticide is applied Special local need(section 24 registration) - ANSWER
Federal restrictions authorizing distribution and use
within the granting state only referred to as state labels or special local need Section 3 label - ANSWER - >A label reviewed and approved by the EPA Section 18 emergency exemption - ANSWER - >Sec 18of FIFRA authorizes EPA to allow states to use a pesticide for a unregistered use for a limited time if EPA determines that emergency. Inductions exist Sec 25b exemption - ANSWER - >Minimum risk pesticides that are not subject to federal registration requirements because their ingredients birth active and inert are demonstrably safe for the intended use Brand name - ANSWER - >Specific registered name given by a manufacturer to a pesticide product same as a trade name Ingredient statement - ANSWER - >Lists the active and inert ingredients, the chemical name, common name Active ingredients - ANSWER - >The part of the product responsible for controlling the target pest
Net contents - ANSWER - >Amount of material in the container pounds or ounces for dry formulations gallons quartz ounces or pints for liquids Name and address of manufacturer - ANSWER >Required by law name and address of company Emergency contact number - ANSWER - >Event of poisoning, spilling or fire EPA registration number - ANSWER - >Shows product has been reviewed by EPA EPA establishment number - ANSWER - >Identify the facility that manufactured the product Child hazard warning - ANSWER - >Keep out of reach of children statement Signal word - ANSWER - >Indicate how toxic the product is to humans animals Danger poison - ANSWER - >Can cause death, poison highly toxic skull and cross bones red
Danger - ANSWER - >Red severe eye damage or irritation Warning - ANSWER - >Yellow moderately toxic either orally dermally or through inhalation or causes moderate eye and skin irritation Caution - ANSWER - >Green slightly toxic either orally dermally or through inhalation or causes slight eye and skin irritation Precautionary statements - ANSWER - >Additional statements indicating ways in which a pesticide may be particularly hazardous (hazards to humans and domestic animals, environmental hazards, and physical and chemical hazards Hazards to humans and domestic animals - ANSWER
Routes of entry statement ways a pesticide can get in your body
Specific action statements - ANSWER - >Recommends specific precautions to take and protective clothing and equipment to wear to reduce exposure
and frequency of app, limitations on number of app, pre harvest interval, phytotoxicity(damage to plants) , recropping, minimize drift Misuse statement - ANSWER - >It is a violation of federal law to use this product inconsistent with its labeling Agriculture use requirements - ANSWER - >General and restricted use pesticides used on plants and pesticides used on the soil or planting medium the plants are or will be grown. Greenhouses nurtures forests Restricted entry interval - ANSWER - >How much time must pass between the application of a pesticide and the reentry of unprotected workers into the treated area Non agricultural use requirements - ANSWER - >Lawns golf courses Direction for use by reference - ANSWER - >Referral statement directions contained in other documents Storage and disposal - ANSWER - >Instructions for appropriate storage and disposal of pesticide and
container (store away from fertilizer, insecticides do not use container for other purposes Material safety data sheet (msds) - ANSWER - >Provides proper procedures for handling storage and safe use of chemical product. Gives products composition physical and chemical properties and hazards, contact details solvent - ANSWER - >a liquid that will dissolve a substance forming a true solution. carrier - ANSWER - >the liquid (usually water, lightweight oil, or fertilizer) material that a pesticide is added to for application. dilution - ANSWER - >reducing a concentration of a chemical ready to use (RTU) - ANSWER - >solutions that contain the correct amount of solvent when purchased. No further dilution is required before application. Aerosols (A) - ANSWER - >contain one or more active ingredients and a solvent.
