Pesticide Application Test

Pesticides classified as oxidizers should not be contained which one of the following absorbent materials?

-ALL THE ABOVE -Sawdust -Shredded paper -Clothing

Certification is renewable by...?

-Retesting every three years -Attending an approved CIC each yer of certification that covers each of the categories in which you wish to maintain certification

Atrazine can not be mixed within _____ feet of sinkholes, wells, cisterns, or any surface water?

100 ft.

Pesticide storage sites should be located (blank) feet from private wells.

150

Length of grace period an employee is given from the day of initial employment to meet certification requirements?

21 days

Notification signs must be posted in urban areas where pesticides are applied for a minimum of ____?

24 hours or the period specified on the pesticide label

Empty containers in the spray tank and let it drain for (blank) during triple-rinsing

30 seconds

A practical temperature range to maintain inside pesticide storage facility is...

40 to 100 degrees F

The technical name describing the composition of the actual toxicant in a pesticide is the.

Active Ingredient

Empty liquid pesticide containers should be drained and rinsed

At the time of mixing the pesticide

Never transport pesticides...

BOTH A AND B -In a cab or a truck -In a trunk of a car

A pesticide storage area should...

Be dry and cool

Control by predators, pathogen, and parasites that are either naturally occuring or introduced.

Biological control

Restricted-Entry Interval (REI) is established to allow pesticide residues to ......

Break-down to safe levels

The best way to avoid having to dispose of leftover pesticides is to...

Buy only the amount needed

On September 15th, Joe takes and passes the Iowa Core exam and the Category 1A, 1B, and 1C pest management exams. He plans to recertify by attending a continuing instructional course (CIC) in the future because he does not want to have to retest. When does Joe need to attend his first Agricultural Pest Management control continuing instructional course.

By December 31st of the current year

Continual use of a pesticides from the same ___________________ without incorporating other control methods into the pest management-plan, increases the likelihood that resistance will develop.

Chemical class

You apply pesticides for the local agricultural cooperative?

Commercial Applicator

The active ingredient in Morsban 75WG is Chlopyrifosi;(0, 0 - diethyl 0 - (3,4,5, - trichloro 2 - pyridimyl). What does the term Chlorpyrifosi represent?

Common name

Arrange in order the three C's of spill management

Control, contain, clean-up

Which one of the following is not identified as a sensitive crop (crops) in Iowa?

Corn, soybean grown conventionally

Crop rotation or crop sequence is a type of ________ control.

Cultural control

Disposal of pesticide waste is regulated by (blank) in Iowa.

DNR

Regulates the laws pertaining to solid and hazardous waste in Iowa?

DNR

Iowa agency that regulates the transportation and shipment of pesticides?

DOT

Example of a statement found on a pesticide label in the Statement of Practical Treatment.

Do not induce vomiting or give anything by mouth to an unconscious person

Federal agency responsible for the regulation of pesticides?

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

This label requirement is necessary to trace adulterated products or other problems and identify the facility that manufactured the product.

EPA establishment number

Act intended to protect and promote recovery of plants and animals that are in danger of becoming extinct due to the activities of people?

ESA (Endangered Species Act)

The population density of a pest at which a control measure should be initiated to prevent an increase pest population from reaching irreversabel damage levels.

Economic threshold

Which one of the following is NOT true?

Exams for certification can be taken multiple times the same day Correct: -A closed book exam must be taken and passed for each certification test -It may be necessary for you to become certified in more than one category to legally apply pesticides -An exam may be taken as many times as needed to pass

Federal law that regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of pesticides?

FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act)

Restricted use pesticides can be used by any person at anytime, as long as they are purchased by a certified applicator?

False

Pesticide storage room or building should have..

Fire resistant construction

You mix and load pesticides for a pesticide dealer?

Handler

Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating weeds or undesirable plants.

Herbicide

If a pesticide label has the signal word "Danger" on it, the pesticide is..

Highly toxic

Administers the pesticide code and rules for the state of Iowa?

IDALS

IMP stands for...

Integrated Pest Management

The front panel of every pesticide product label must bare the statement:

Keep out of Reach of Children

Waste solutions from washing equipment, rinsing tanks and booms, surplus tank mixtures, and spilled pesticides must be disposed of..

Legally according to label instructions

Once a pest is identified, it is important to understand the pest's ______ to best treat it.

Life cycle

Control of pests through the use of cultivators, mowers, and traps.

Mechanical Control

Which of the following is not a guideline to follow to minimize the amount of pesticide waste solution?

Mix more pesticide than needed for the acreage to be treated

The greatest chance of pesticide poisoning occurs during..

Mixing and loading

A description of how a pesticide exerts a toxic effect on a target pest and what specific system(s) is affected in the pest.

Mode of action

Herbicide that controls all related pest.

Non-selective

Pesticides should be stored...

Only in the original container

A chemical used to directly control pest populations or to prevent or reduce pest damage.

Pesticide

Ability of an insect, fungus, weed, rodent, or other pest to tolerate a pesticide that once controlled it.

Pesticide resistance

Persons who apply any restricted use pesticides for the production of an agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by themselves or their employers?

Private applicator

You apply herbicides on right-of-way as part of your job with DOT?

Public Applicator

Pesticides are classified as hazardous wast by

RCRA

The amount of a pesticide remaining in or on raw farm products or processed foods is refereed as...?

Residue

For sale to, and for use only by, certified applicators or applicators under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.

Restricted use Pesticides

The Pesticide Act of Iowa requires commercial, public, and noncommercial pesticide applicators to maintain records for all...?

Restricted use pesticide applications for 3 years

Pesticides not available to the general-public in the United States and limits the product, or its uses, to use by a certified pesticide applicator or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator?

Restricted use pesticides or RUP

The purpose of draining and triple-rinsing pesticide containers is to permit for their...

Safe disposal

Eliminating potential sources of infestation to prevent a pest problem.

Sanitation

Checking a crop on a regular basis and in a prescribed manner to determine pest population levels and the extent of pest damage.

Scouting / Monitoring

Special Local Need EPA registration

Section 24c

Section exempt form normal EPA registration.

Section 25b

According to the Iowa Bee rule, applications of pesticides labeled as toxic to bees?

Shall not be applied to blooming crops

Toxicity level of a pesticide with caution as its singal word.

Slightly

Why does the EPA set tolerances for pesticides used in food production?

So treated commodities are not sold if residues exceed tolerance levels

In cleaning up liquid pesticide spills, the first thing to do is...

Soak up the spill with an approved absorbent material

The Directions For Use on a pesticide label indicates...

The crop, animal, or site on which the pesticide can be used

An employee hired to apply restricted use pesticides can legal apply pesticides while not certified if...?

The employee is within sight and hearing distance of a certified applicator

Statement found on a pesticide label in the Environmental Hazards area.

This pesticide is highly toxic to aquatic invertebrates

Pesticide certification are available for...?

Three years

Signal words on a pesticide label indicate approximately how _____________ the pesticide is.

Toxic

Example of a statement found on a pesticide label in the Storage and Disposal area.

Triple-rinse or pressure rinse container promptly after emptying

By law, you are required to follow all of the instructions and use directions found on the lable.

True

Each location or outlet operating in Iowa that handles, sales, or applies pesticide, is required to be licensed seperately?

True

Licensing category exams reflect your specific pesticide use situation and it may be necessary for you to become certified in more than one to legally apply pesticides, depending on your work?

True

The Iowa Core Exam is 50 multiple-choice exam at requires the test taker to answer 80% of the questions correct to pass?

True

What statement about containment pads is true?

Use pads where larger quantities of pesticides are mixed

Which one of the following is not an example of a cultural method of managing weeds?

Using resistant varieties of crops

Federal act aimed at reducing the risk of pesticide poisoning, injuries, and exposure to agricultural workers and handlers?

WPS (Worker Protection Standards)