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What is the main purpose of the Virginia Core Manual? - to support general safety training for all pesticide users. This will help you become a competent pesticide manager. What state law sets the rules for pesticide use in Virginia? - The Virginia Pesticide Control Act. What 2 state agencies are responsible for ensuring the safe use of pesticides in Virginia? - The Virginia pesticide control board and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services What is the difference bet...

CERTIFIED APPLICATOR - Any applicator who has completed certification requirements for commercial applicators, registered technicians and/or private applicators in VA COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR - a person who uses pesticide on the job, other than for agricultural production on private property COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR FOR HIRE - any commercial applicator who, in exchange for compensation, uses or supervises the use of any pesticides for any purpose or on any property than as provided in the defini...

Calibrate - To measure the delivery rate and distribution of application equipment; to adjust application equipment so the desired amount of pesticide is applied evenly to a given area. Disease - An abnormal, unhealthy condition. Turf diseases may be caused by abiotic or biotic factors. However, they are typically due to infectious organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Exclusion - Using some sort of barrier to keep a pest out of an area. Exposure - Coming in contact with a pestic...

Registered Technician certificates expire... - Every other year on June 30 The "Signal Word" on a pesticide label indicates... - How acutely toxic the pesticide is to humans To be eligible to take the Commercial Applicator Examinations, Registered Technicians must have ____ months experience. - 12 months Which label warning must be on all pesticide products? - Keep out of reach of children Pesticides should be stored... - In a secured, well-ventilated, temperature-controlled, well- ligh...

Explain the difference between key pests, occasional pests and secondary pests - Key pests are nearly always present and require regular control. occasional pests are migratory or cyclical and require intermittent control. secondary pests require control only under certain conditions, such as the elimination of a key pest or the absence of a natural host. what should you do first if you see damage to a plant, animal, or valuable product/ - identify the cause what should you do first if you...

Arthropod - An animal with jointed appendages (legs, etc.) and an external skeleton. Arthropods are invertebrates: animals without backbones. They have a hard outer body covering called an exoskeleton for protection and support. This exoskeleton is jointed, which allows them to move. Crayfish, insects, centipedes, and spiders are all arthropods. Exclusion - Using some sort of physical barrier to keep a pest out of an area. Habitat - A specific area or environment in which an organism normal...

Accumulation - Buildup (ex. increasing amounts of pesticide in animals or soils over time) Adsorption - The process of adhesion; coating a particle or binding something to a surface Aquifer - A naturally occurring underground stratum that collects and holds large volumes of groundwater Back-Siphoning - The movement of liquid pesticide mixture back through the filling hose and into the water source Biological Diversity - The variety and differences among living things, usually within an e...

What is the main purpose of the Virginia Core Manual? - To support general safety training for all pesticide users. This will help you become a competent pesticide manager. What state law sets the rules for pesticide use in Virginia? - The Virginia Pesticide Control Act. What two state agencies are responsible for ensuring the safe use of pesticides in Virginia? - The Virginia Pesticide Control Board and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. What is the difference...

Perennial weeds are difficult to control because... - They can reproduce from organs like rhizomes, stolons, tubers Insect order known to transmit plant disease - Thysanoptera (Thrips) Insect order of pests to living plants - Heteroptera (true bugs) Immature stages of insects - Instars Insect order that suck juices from plant cells - Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies) Part of plant nematodes often attack - Roots & underground parts Plant disorder that cannot be transmitted between plants -...

Private Applicator - Certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any restricted use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity Renewal of Certification Commercial Applicator - Certification Expires June 30th Second yr after issue. OPS will send a renewal notice. Continuing education credits required. Certified Commercial Applicator - uses pesticide for any use other than as described for private applicator Certified Registered Technician - individual who performs services si...