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ALABAMA OTPS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhat are the modes of entry?
Dermal, oral, respitory, ocular
When is the pesticide handler in greatest danger of exposure?
During mixing and loading
Name the signal words from least toxic to most toxic.
Caution, warning, danger, danger poison
What is the misuse statement?
Prohibits- increasing the rate over maximum application rate as per the label. Prohibits
use of pesticide on a site not listed on the label.
What are the penalties for violating FIFRA?
Federal crime penalties: commercial applications convicting of violating FIFRA, subject
of up to $25K and up to 1 year in prison. Civil- commercial applications up to 5K for
each offense.
What are 4 reasons to keep pesticide application records?
1. Law. 2. Helps determine how effective application is on pest. 3. Document for
purchase proof and use. 4. Provides assistance in diagnosing complaints and problems.
*Note Keep records for 3 years
How much is the ADAI penalty for misuse of a restricted-use pesticide?
Restricted 10K. Non-restricted 5K. Without license 5K
How much is the ADAI penalty for misuse of a non-restricted-use pesticide?
5K
What are 3 different life cycles of the weed and how long does it take to complete each?
Annual- 1 season. Biannually- 2 seasons. Perennial- 3 or more
Which weed reproduces with underground flowers? Perennial broadleaf weed; stems
somewhat fleshy and green-white in color; elliptically shaped leaves are oppositely
arranged on the stem; 4 pedaled white flowers are borne in the leaf fork or axils; flowers
develop into round 'button like' seed capsules
Virginia button weed
Identify the 5 classifications of insect mouthparts.
, Chewing. Piercing. Rasping. Siphoning. Sponging
Examples of chewing insects
Bag worms, cutworms, grasshoppers, beetles, leaf miners, and borers.
Scales and mealybugs, aphids, whiteflies, and lace bugs.
Examples of piercing-sucking insects
Which insects insert their needle-like mouthparts into the plant and withdraw plant
juices. Most feed on the underside of the leaves or stems of plants. In the insects are
present on leaving, the topsides of the leaves will have stipples, yellowish areas.
Sometime the leaves may curl as a result of this type of feeding, especially in the plant
growth.
Piercing-sucking insects.
Some of these pests, soft scales, aphids, mealybugs, and whiteflies, excrete large
amounts of honeydew, which provides a medium for the growth of a black fungus called
sooty mold.
Piercing-sucking insects
Which insects are the most damaging pests of ornamental plants?
Scales
What are the symptoms of a plant infested with Scales?
Discolored and wilted, or generally appear unhealthy
Heavy infestations of scale insects can be reduced by?
Pruning out the most damaged plant parts.
What if the easiest stage of scales to control with pesticide?
Crawler stage
Soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects, which often possess a pair of horn-like structures
known as cornices at eh posterior end of the abdomen.
Aphids
What type of mouthparts do aphids belong to?
Piercing
What type of mouthparts do whiteflies belong to?
Piercing
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