Lowa pesticide applicator - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CORE Iowa DOA Pesticide Applicator's License Practice TestWhat is a disadvantage of using an ultra-low volume concentrate formulation? • It is difficult to handle, transport, and store • Specialized equipment is required • The amount of visible residue on treated surfaces • It tends to plug screens and nozzles - correct answer • Specialized equipment is required What is the term for the degree or extent to which a chemical or substance is poisonous? • Exposure • Hazard ...

Iowa 3OT Pesticide Manual EPA reported this much was spent on pesticide use for industrial/commercial/government sector and this much was spend for home and garden sector in 2012 - correct answer 1.4 billion; 3.3 billion Define integrated pest management - correct answer System that uses all available and suitable pest control tactics to reduce pest populations to tolerable levels while minimizing adverse environmental side effects. Explain how aesthetic thresholds affect IPM tactics - co...

Practice Test for Iowa Pest Core, Category 2, & Category 6 Leaving all of the dead and dying trees as they are - correct answer Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural control that could lessen the effects of a forest insect pest? A. Proper site selection B. Proper thinning C. Proper species selection D. Adjustment of harvest age E. Leaving all of the dead and dying trees as they are Fosamine - correct answer Which of the following is a herbicide used in forestry settin...

Pesticide ApplicatorPest - correct answer An undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances Pathogens - correct answer Disease causing organisms Four Main Groups of Pest Organisms - correct answer 1. Weeds 2. Invertebrates 3. Pathogens 4. Vertebrates Weed - correct answer Undesirable plant Invertebrate Examples - correct answer Insects, mites, ticks, spiders, snails, slugs Pathogen Examples - correct an...

Iowa Certified Applicator Core ManualCommercial applicator - correct answer person who uses pesticide on any property of another person for payment Public Applicator - correct answer persons who use pesticide as state, county, municipal, or government employees Non-commercial applicators - correct answer persons who apply restricted use pesticides on land owned, rented, or leased by applicator Private applicators - correct answer persons who apply pesticides for the production of an...

Iowa commercial applicator license sample test (core)Which statement is true about cultural control practices? 1. Trapping is an important cultural control practice. 2. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. 3. Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice. 4. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries. - correct answer • Cultural prac...

Forest Pest Control (Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicator license)Which of the following is a herbicide used in forestry settings? - chlorothalonil - diazinon - esfenvalerate - fosamine - correct answer fosamine What is the term for the minimum number of days allowed between a pesticide application and harvest? - agricultural use requirement - preharvest interval - prenotification interval - restricted entry interval - correct answer preharvest interval Where on a pesticide label w...

Iowa Applicator ExamWhat are the different types of pesticide applicators in Iowa? - correct answer -Commercial -Public -Noncommercial -Private -Certified Handlers What is a commercial applicator? - correct answer Anyone that applies or uses a pesticide on any property of another person for money What is a noncommercial applicator? - correct answer Anyone who applies restricted use pesticides on property owned, rented, or leased by applicator or applicator's employer What is a p...

Iowa Core Manual*Section 18 label - correct answer If you are mixing a product that has a Section 18 emergency exemption in addition to the label on the product, what do you use for instructions on how to mix the product? increases - correct answer The presence of sandy soil and a high water table _______ the potential risk of groundwater contamination. Surround the spill with containment snakes or pillows. - correct answer What should you do to contain a small pesticide spill? A. Surroun...

Ornamental/Turf pesticide applicator's license exam study guideWhat are some of the basic principles of Integrated pest management? - correct answer 1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that resist plants: (Selecting healthy plants, using certified seed, providing good growing conditions, and making a good match between the plant and the site) 2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST: Identify the problem: (Finding out whether the damage to a particular plant is caused by a pest or by an environme...