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PA1 REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PA1 REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhat is a pesticide? - answer- A substance used for destroying or controlling any pest
harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
What comes under the pesticide umbrella? - answer- PGR - Plant Growth Regulators,
Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides.
What is FEPA? - answer- * The Food and Environmental Protection Act
* Protect the health of humans, creatures and plants.
* Safeguard the environment.
* Secure safe, efficient and humane methods of controlling pests.
* Make information about pesticides available to the public.
What is COPR? - answer- * Control of Pesticides Regulations
* Any persons using pesticides receives adequate instructions and guidance.
* Confine application to the land or crop intended to be treated.
* Only MAPP (Ministry Approved Pesticide Product) approved products to be used.
* Not to be used outside 'field of use'.
* Maximum dose complied with.
* Pesticides to be mixed only with adjuvants stated on the label.
What is DEFRA? - answer- * Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
* Full Approval Required - MAPP Number.
* EAMU - Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use eg Firebreaks
What is a Safety Data Sheet? - answer- Information regarding the occupational health
and safety for the use of various products and substances.
What procedures do we have in place to ensure we protect the public? - answer- *
Speak to cmr/neighbours
* Be aware of drift.
* Consider using a warning sign?
What is the correct nozzle? - answer- * Fine liable to drift but good coverage.
* Course less likely to drift but worse for coverage.
* Check, clean and maintain nozzles.
How do we ensure accurate coverage on larger lawns? - answer- Use visual markers.
Adjuvants - what are they and when to use them? - answer- Improve efficiency of
herbicide by allowing them to stick to the plant leaf.
What is an EAMU - answer- Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use
MAPP - answer- Ministry Approved Pesticide Product
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