Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers, Exams of Pest Management

Download Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers and more Exams Pest Management in PDF only on Docsity! Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers A. Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing). - correct answer Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) A. Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label. - correct answer a. They are under legal obligation to use as directed on the label A. Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana. - correct answer a. Anyone applying RUP- Restricted Use Products Private Applicator - correct answer usually farmers who apply pesticides to land they own, rent or control for ag purposes A. State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for. - correct answer a. 5 years Commercial Applicator - correct answer Apply general or RUP applications to another persons' property. Ex. Golf course/ schools Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers Registered Tech - correct answer pass core exam and apply RUP under the supervision of a Certified Licensed Applicator A. Discuss TWO options to maintain applicator certification - correct answer a. Retest the Core Exam b. Complete 3 related Continuing ed. Credits within the 5 year period Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification categories - correct answer a. Indiana State Chemist Website: www.isco.purdue.edu A. Discuss the purpose of the applicator license - correct answer It serves as a tracking mechanism that permits OISC-Office of Indiana State Chemist to confirm status of Certified Applicators A. State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified employee. - correct answer a. At all times during pesticide applications unless the employee is an RT Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers Define the 'action' threshold - correct answer Refers to the number of pests or level of pest damage A. Describe the relationship between pest inspection (monitoring) and an action threshold - correct answer a. IPM- Integrated Pest Management is used to measure the pest populations/damage and determine if control/action is needed to avoid economic loss or aesthetic damage. Describe three non-chemical control options - correct answer a. Mechanical Control: use of machines, devices, and physical methods b. Biological Control: release of natural predators Cultural Control: elimination of food, water, and habitat needs A. State the advantages of non-chemical control options. - correct answer a. Non-chemical methods may provide longer more permanent control of a pest A. List the 4 major types of pesticides and what each controls. - correct answer a. Herbicides: weeds Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers b. Insecticides: insect pests c. Fungicide: plant disease d. Rodenticides: mice and rats A. State the advantages of pesticide use. - correct answer a. Effectiveness, speed, ease, and low cost A. Identify when in their life cycle pests are, generally, most easily controlled by pesticides. - correct answer a. Generally most vulnerable when the pest is immature A. Explain why some pesticide application sites are regarded as sensitive. - correct answer a. These are locations with children or elderly (daycares, schools, hospitals) and those with environmental concerns (rare habitats, endangered species) A. Explain how site history can inform a pest management decision. - correct answer a. Pest are more effectively managed when treatment history in known to prevent pesticide resistance. Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers A. List factors that can cause pesticide applications to fail - correct answer a. Misidentification of pests, application was applied at the wrong time, or due to pesticide resistance A. Define pesticide resistance. - correct answer a. The ability of an insect, fungus, weed, rodent, or other pest to tolerate a pesticide that once controlled it. Pesticide - correct answer any material the kills, attracts, repels, regulates, or interrupts the life cycle of an organism a. Pesticide resistance prevention: - correct answer i. use new compounds with different modes of action ii. Change pesticide patterns iii. Apply over limited area Treat alternate generations of pests with different modes and actions Written Records - correct answer allow pest managers the ability to review Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers L or F - correct answer Liquid Flowables SC - correct answer Suspension Concentrate M or ME - correct answer Micro Encapsulate E or EC - correct answer Emulisifiable Concentrate ULV - correct answer Ultra Low Volume Concentrate RTU - correct answer I. Ready to Use Dusts - correct answer i. A- No mixing, great coverage ii. D- small size has drift and inhalation hazards Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers Granules - correct answer i. A- weight carried to ground with minimal drift, inhalation, dermal hazard ii. D- bulky to handle, hard to apply uniform application Pellets - correct answer i. A- high degree of safety to applicator ii. D- rolling hazard, may target wrong vegetation or contaminate water Wettable Powders - correct answer i. A- ideal to apply an active ingredient not readily soluble in water, low dermal exposer, doesn't burn vegetation like oil based does ii. D- inhalation hazard during mixing and loading, requires agitation to preventing settling out, abrasive to equipment, cause strainers and screens to plug. Dry Flowables (water dispersible granules wettable granules) - correct answer i. A- ideal to apply an active ingredient not readily soluble in water, low dermal exposer, doesn't burn vegetation like oil based does. Pour easy during mixing and reduced inhalation hazard due to larger size. Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers ii. D- inhalation hazard during mixing and loading, requires agitation to preventing settling out, abrasive to equipment, cause strainers and screens to plug Solutions (or water-soluble concentrates - correct answer i. A- no agitation, non-abrasive, no clogging ii. D- caustic to human skin (burn) Microcapsulates - correct answer i. A- Enhance applicator safety and provide timed release ii. D- particles form suspension and may settle if not attended to, hard to remove all product from container. Emulsifiable concentrates - correct answer i. A- allow oil-soluble ingredients to be mixed with a water carrier (binds them), not abrasive to equipment, no clogging of screens ii. D- some agitation to equipment, dermal hazard, odor problem, burn foliage, harm rubber/plastic parts Fumigants - correct answer i. A- completely fills a space and penetration power Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers Compare concepts of acute and chronic toxicity - correct answer a. Acute- single exposer with short duration- headache, nausea, rash, irritations of skin or eyes b. Chronic- numerous small exposers repeated over time with delayed or long-term health effects List of common routes to exposure - correct answer Dermal, oral, respiratory State each of the three signal words and their meaning - correct answer a. Danger: highly toxic b. Warning: moderately toxic c. Caution: slightly toxic Explain why mixing is potentially the most hazardous operation for the applicator - correct answer They have contact with the concentrated product while mixing Describe general first aid procedures if a person - correct answer Gets product onto skin or in eyes Ingest product Inhales product Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers Gets product onto skin or in eyes - correct answer Wash with clean running water (15+minutes) Ingest product - correct answer Read label 1st Aid to induce vomiting or not, never for unconscious person Inhales product - correct answer Carry away to fresh air and loosen clothing, if they stop breathing apply artificial respiration. Describe best management practices when Loading pesticides - correct answer Inspect (labels/caps), load in original containers, protect and secure from damage, MSDS is with each pesticide Describe best management practices when Unloading pesticides - correct answer ??? Describe best management practices when Transporting pesticides - Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers correct answer i. Best- back of an open pick-up truck traveling at posted speed ii. Less ideal- van with windows open Describe the characteristics of an ideal pesticide storage facility, including site location. - correct answer a. Located away from human and livestock habitats, not in a flood zone, a separate dedicated pesticide structure, and any runoff will not contaminate groundwater. b. Also- consider wind, proximity to other areas, fire hazards, and availability of emergency response services Describe the risks of inadequate pesticide storage security. - correct answer a. Risks to public health/safety and environmental issues (poisoning, injuries, groundwater contamination) State how to secure a pesticide storage facility. - correct answer a. Secure and lock up entry points b. Post warning signs on walls, doors, and windows (poison storage area) c. Separate building- has no floor drains, use metal shelves, good lighting, exhaust fans, cement floors, insulated, keep away from other supplies Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers happens to wind blowing droplets during application. i. Drift factors: Nozzle- small opening with high pressure (small droplets are prone to drift) also distance between nozzle & target effect drift. Product- Higher drift on low density particles, dusts, volatile liquids vaporize. Weather- high wind and high temps increase drift. ii. Drift Control (applies to all): Use lowest pressure on nozzle, large nozzle opening, spray near the target surface, spray when wind is blowing away from near by sensitive sites, use products with low volatilization (dissolved sample vaporizes). Vapor drift - correct answer the movement of pesticide in vapor form (gas) After application due to evaporation ** Effecting Factors: Temp, Wind, RH Happens after application when product begins to evaporate into the air. Runoff - correct answer Slope, Soil Moisture Content, Vegetation Climate - the movement of water over the land surface away from its point of origin Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers Leaching - correct answer soil texture, soil permeability the movement of water down through the soil profile. Soil Profile - correct answer pesticide breakdown in soil are affected by absorptsion, degradation, runoff, leaching Describe 3 factors that cause pesticides to break down in the environment. - correct answer a. Microbials: Micro-organisms use as a food source) b. Chemical: water or Oxygen react and result in breakdown-hydrolysis-water & PH c. Photodegradation: breakdown by sunlight Describe general response procedures when an accident involves potential water contamination by pesticide products. - correct answer Inform your supervisor & report water related spills to IDEM, follow label for spill clean-ups Describe how to clean up a minor spill (liquid and dry) - correct answer a. Liquid: soak up with absorbent materials- saw dust, pet litter Indiana Pesticide Core exam Questions And Answers b. Dry: sweep formulations and apply to label approved treatment site Identify who should be notified in the event of a pesticide spill. - correct answer a. Any and all spills, notify of your supervisor b. All spills that threaten water ways must be reported to IDEM State the purpose of an air gap (or anti-backflow device) - correct answer Prevents back siphoning of pesticide from spray tank into water sources Identify what can happen in the absence of backflow prevention during mixing. - correct answer ??? Describe the purpose of an EPA registration number. - correct answer Proof that the manufacturer has submitted all the required scientific data and data shows benefits outweigh risks Describe the purpose of a label re-entry statements - correct answer Provides time restrictions for entry into a sprayed area