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V A PESTICIDE EXAM | 276 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | Latest 202 3-2024 Private Applic ator - Answer Certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any restricted use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity Renewal of Certification Commercial Applicator - Answer Certification Expires June 30th Second yr after issue. OPS will send a renewal notice. Continuing education credits required. Certified Commercial Applicator - Answer uses pesticide for any use other than as described for private applicator Certified Registered Technician - Answer individual who performs services similar to commercial applicator. May use general use pestic ides on the job without supervision and may use RUPs only under direct supervision. 20 hours job training and 20 hours manual study Type of Applicators - Answer For Hire, Not for hire - only on property owned or leased by the applicator or by his or her employer, Government Employees, Inactive Responsibilities - Answer - Adherence to Pesticide Label -Supervision of Registered Tech and Person in Training -Recordkeeping -Licensing -Reporting Accidents Adherence to Label - Answer Label is legal agre ement between EPA, Manufacturer and User Supervision of Registered Technicians and Uncertified Persons in Training - Answer - uncertified must have direct onsite supervision for any pesticide. Tech must have onsite supervision for restricted use. Reco rdkeeping - Answer - must keep records of all applications for minimum of 2 years. Reporting Incidents - Answer Report all accidents that pose a threat to any person, public health, or the environment via telephone within 48 hours to VDACS -OPS. Writt en report also required within 10 days. Additional reports may need to be made depending on severity. Pesticide Business License - Answer -$50 annual and a separate license is needed for each location. -$100,000 insurance property damage, $100,000 for personal injury and $300,00 per occurrence - license expires March 31st each year Pesticide Business Responsibilities - Answer -If RUP are sold or distributed a certified commercial applicator must be present at each location during business hours -Commercial Applicator must be employee of business applying or recommending pesticide use. -Sales of all RUP and all applications must be recorded for 2 years -Comply with state regulations Pests - Answer -Competes with humans or desirable plants for food or water -Injures humans, animals, structures, desirable plants, or possessions -Spreads disease -Annoys humans Pest Categories - Answer Key Pests Occasional Pests Secondary Pests Key pests - Answer Nearly always present, cause major damage and require regular control Occasional Pests - Answer Migratory or cyclical and require intermittent control Secondary Pests - Answer Control only under certain circumstances required Identification - Answer Required to address a situation including: -Physical Features -Characteristics of damage -Development and Biology -Key, Secondary, or Occasional -Control Goal Basic Pest Groups - Answer -Weeds -Parasites and Diseases -Mollusks -Arthropods -Vertebrates Weeds - Answer -Hardy and Aggressive -Large seed production efficiently spread -Spreading by runners or underground stems -Weed seeds can remain dormant for extended duration -Can tolerate harsh conditions -Can compete for soil moisture, light, and nutrients better than cultivated plants Monocot - Answer -One leaf seed -Parallel Leaf Veins -Fibrous Routs -Grasses and Lill ies -Crabgrass, Johnsongrass Dicott (broadleaves - Answer -Two seed leafs -Broad or narrow leaves with netlike veins -Flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 -Taproots penetrate deep into soil -Some have wppdy stems -Trees and Shrubs -Poison ivy, dandelion s Annuals - Answer -Live 1 yr or less -Germinate from seed, grow, flower, set seed and die within 12 months -Summer annuals germinate in spring or summer and flower in later summer or early fall -Crabgrass, Russian thistle -Winter annuals germinate in late summer, fall, or winter and flower in the spring Biennials - Answer - 2 yr life cycle - Germinate and grow foliage during first yr with the first yr growth often as wide low growing cluster of leaves called rosette -Second yr biennials flower, set seed and die Perennials - Answer - Live more than 2 yrs and some live for many yrs - Store food in underground parts and sue this energy to produce new growth early in each growing season -Harder to control -Flower and set seeds repeatedly 1 or more times a year -Have special structures for spreading -Poison Ivy, Locust TreesThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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