1.What can happen if you misuse a pesticide?
Can enhance the growth of nearby plants and animals.
Can improve the effectiveness of other pesticides applied later.
Can cause damage to non-target species, such as humans, pets, or other animals and
plants that come into contact with the pesticide....
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What can happen if you misuse a pesticide?
Can enhance the growth of nearby plants and animals.
Can improve the effectiveness of other pesticides applied later.
Can cause damage to non-target species, such as humans, pets, or other animals and
plants that come into contact with the pesticide.
Can create a protective barrier against pests for surrounding species.
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What is the most important thing to do in pest management ?
The genital area has been shown to absorb more pesticide than other skin areas
Cleaning equipment on a regular basis
Read the label instructions, call Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, and get victim
to the doctor or hospital as soon as possible
Reading the label is the most important time you can invest in pest management. It is
important to read the whole label every time you use a pesticide
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How do you properly dispose pesticide containers?
Add water, shake container, drain container in tank, repeat process twice, puncture and
crush container.
Throw the containers in the regular trash without any preparation.
Burn the containers to dispose of them safely.
Bury the containers in the backyard to avoid contamination.
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What is mechanical control?
The practice of planting pest-resistant crops
The use of devices, machines, and other physical methods to control pest or alter their
environment. ex snap traps, bait station
The use of biological agents to manage pest populations
The application of chemical sprays to eliminate pests
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How should pesticide be transported ?
It should be cleaned immediately after use unless it is dedicated to a specific pesticide.
In open containers on the roof of a vehicle.
Always in the back of a truck in containers with intact, undamaged, and readable labels.
In the passenger seat of a car without labels.
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What are Flowables (F)?
They dissolve in water to form a true solution. Once dissolved they do not require
agitation. They are non-abrasive. Only a few pesticide active ingredients are soluble in
water.
Pesticides that are not soluble in water are combined with a finely ground material such
as clay and combined with other ingredients to improve mixing.
These consist of finely ground pesticide combined with a liquid solvent and emulsifier.
When mixed with water, they form a suspension similar to a wettable powder.
Pesticides that are soluble in an organic solvent but not in water. These solvents may
cause damage to certain types of surfaces
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What do you do if you ingest a corrosive poison or petroleum product ?
Drink large amounts of water to dilute the poison.
Treat by attempting to neutralize the poison by giving baking soda or milk of magnesia.
Induce vomiting immediately to remove the poison from the stomach.
Consume alcohol to counteract the effects of the poison.
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What is not easily absorbed through the skin ?
Wettable powders, dust, and granular pesticide
Restricted use pesticide
Cleaning equipment on a regular basis
The use of a predator or parasite to control a pest species.
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Danger
Only dangerous when mixed with other chemicals
High toxic and very likely to cause acute illness from oral, dermal, or inhalation
exposure
Harmless unless used in industrial quantities
Low toxicity and generally safe for skin contact
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What does IPM include?
It is limited to the use of traps and baits for pest management.
It focuses exclusively on cultural practices to manage pests.
It only includes chemical methods of pest control.
It includes cultural, physical, mechanical, chemical, biological, and other control
practices.
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What does NIOSH stand for?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Organization for Industrial Safety and Health
American Nurses Association
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Caution
Cleaning equipment on a regular basis
Slightly toxic or relatively nontoxic
The use of a predator or parasite to control a pest species.
Pesticides that dissolve easily in water are soluble.
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