Pesticide Final Review

Select the condition that could help reduce pesticide volatilization.

__________ is the most common route of poisoning for pesticide applicators.

Certified Applicators who have a license can purchase RUP's.

The three ways pesticides break down after applications are:

Select the INCORRECT statement. To reduce the chances of bee poisoning from pesticides:

Bacteria is a ___________ organism.

A __________ is a substance which has the ability to cause birth defects.

After using pesticides when do you launder your clothes?

What formulations would you choose to penetrate cracks, crevices, soil, burrows, partitions, and other unexposed areas?

Hazard can be defined as the ________ injury under a given set of circumstances.

FIFRA requires that the EPA registers a product and its uses before it can be sold in the USA

The use of a plant resistant to pests is a ____method.

How do you know when to change a respirator cartridge:

Which of the following pesticide formulations must be mixed with water before being used by the applicator?

Risk =____________

Of those body parts, which ones does an insect have?

Spray drift is greatest when which of the following conditions exists?

____ pest management procedures need to be applied to prevent the pest from reaching economically damaging populations.

Restricted use pesticides can be sold only to a:

The signal word on a pesticide label indicates the pesticide’s:

When a pesticide is accidentally spilled, what is the first thing an applicator should do?

The LD50 is a test that is used to compare pesticide and their:

Organisms in a food chain accumulate progressively greater residues of pesticides in their bodies is called_________.

What must you consider when choosing a broad spectrum versus a specific insecticide?

Mechanical control methods for vertebrate pests refer to the use of:

Non-target bird kills can result from:

Most fungicides are applied as:

Pesticides can reach groundwater through:

What is FIFRA?

The upper level of the water saturated zone in the soil is called the______.

Bees are most susceptible to die if they come in contact with what kind of pesticide?

An insect has how many body parts?

When are a private certified applicator, you can apply general use pesticide on someone else’s property

Which federal agency sets tolerances for pesticides?

What does the FFDCA stand for?

When should a sprayer be cleaned?

Pesticide respirators should be approved by the:

Which of the following is a cultural control method?

Acute inhalation toxicity is measured in:

The best way to clean empty pesticide containers is to:

How should you clean your washing machine after laundering pesticide soiled clothing?

The degree to which a pesticide is poisonous to humans as a result of skin exposure to a single large dose is the __

If a pesticide drifts onto non-target area's resulting in injury or economic loss, who is Legally responsible?

All labels for slightly toxic materials must carry the word __________.

Applicators who use organophosphate and carbamate are advised to have a preseason blood test to establish their baseline

Powder or dust particles, small spray droplets and vapors:

If nozzle becomes clogged while spraying:

Which of the following is a pesticide formulation type?

Knowledge of the stages in a pest life cycle is important because:

Most fungi reproduce by forming:

When filling a spray tank with water, back siphoning is prevented by:

A cockroach has __________ on top of their head

Pesticides with greater acute toxicities have ________ LD or LC values.

Select the incorrect statement regarding spill cleanup.

What pests do avicides control?

Which of the following is a true statement about fumigant formulations?

Measuring, mixing and loading of a pesticide are considered more hazardous to the applicator than spraying because:

The best way to dispose of a registered pesticide is:

Select the INCORRECT statement. Symptoms of pesticide poisoning:

__________ requires a zero action threshold

An example of a local health effects is:

What is an RUP?

Toxicity from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over a period of time is called: