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Plant Disease Agents are confined to certain Areas. - ANSWER-False Some plant diseases may be spread by insects. - ANSWER-True The only ways to control wildlife damage are the use of chemical and mechanical control methods. - ANSWER-False If a spill is contained withing a secondary containment structure I do not need to report the spill to the DNR - ANSWER-True Kitty Litter may be useful in absorption of chemicals spilled on the ground. - ANSWER-True In the last 40 years, Pesticid...

List the roles plants play in a healthy aquatic ecosystem. - ANSWER--producing oxygen -preventing shoreline erosion -lessening excess nutrients during growing season -stabilizing lake bottom -providing food and habitat for fish, waterfowl, and other aquatic animals List ways that excessive plant growth can adversely affect the ecology and uses of a water body. - ANSWER--harm ecology of aquatic ecosystem -curtail or prevent recreational water uses (e.g. fishing, boating, swimming) -impa...

What is the most prominent federal pesticide law? - ANSWER-FIFRA You have found a pesticide company on the internet that has a great product to control creeping Charlie (so they say). You order the product and notice that the directions look very different than what you are used to. There is no EPA registration number, what should you do? - ANSWER-Do not use the product According to FIFRA, to use a Restricted-Use Pesticide (RUP), you must be this? - ANSWER-Certified T or F: The UW-Pesti...

describe when you should seek medical attention for a person exposed to pesticide. - ANSWER-illness soon after working with pesticides, swallows any pesticide, gotten pesticide in their in their eyes, exhibits symptoms of poisning or injury following dermal or inhalation exposure describe the proper actions to take when a victim needs medical attention. - ANSWER-call for medical help immediately, if alone you may need to remove victim from exposure situation and begin first aid. go with the v...

Acute oral toxicity and acute dermal toxicity are measured as LD50. The higher the LD50 the _____________ toxic the pesticide. a. more b. less - ANSWER-b How is LD50 used? a. LD50 is used with other tests to place pesticides in a "toxic category" and give them a "signal word" b. LD50 is used to compare the toxicity of different chemicals c. LD50 is used to tell how a chemical acts and how sensitive different organs within an animal or human might be. - ANSWER-a LC50 means "Lethal...

Describe what is involved in pesticide registration and re-registration and the practical importance of each. - ANSWER-registration by the EPA when it meets standards. Re-registration is when a product was once registered, but needs to be re-evaluated for FIFRA acceptance. why are some products listed are restricted-use and who may buy and apply such products? - ANSWER-Restricted-use is labeled as such when the use of the product out weigh the risks to the applicant, and only trained personal...

How do you classify a school employee a general use herbicide to the school's athletic field? - ANSWER-commercial not-for-hire applicator Adjuvants that are not compatible with your pesticide may? - ANSWER-Cause injury to desired plants The benefits of using which type of pesticide will outweigh risk only when trained persons use it? - ANSWER-restricted use Pesticide label directions are registered under which agency? - ANSWER-Environmental protection agency What is a pesticide form...

State the advantages of pesticide use - ANSWER-Effectiveness, speed and ease of controlling pests, and in many cases, their reasonable cost compared with other control options. Identify when in their life cycles pests are, generally, most easily controlled by pesticides - ANSWER-When they are immature Explain why some pesticide application sites are regarded as sensitive - ANSWER-The location may have children present (schools), elderly (nursing homes), or infirm (hospitals). Other sites m...

Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true? - ANSWER-Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may contain the same active ingredient "Do not breathe vapors or spray mists" is an example of a(n): - ANSWER-Specific action statement The LD50 and Carcinogenicity test results are found on the pesticide label. - ANSWER-False The capacity of a pesticide to cause short term (acute) or long term (chronic) injury is referred to as its: -...

What type of damage do insects with pierce sucking mouth parts cause? - ANSWER-they have needle like structures that are capable of penetrating plant tissues What are some examples of pierce sucking insects? - ANSWER-plant bugs, aphis and leaf hoppers What type of damage can arthropods have? - ANSWER-chew on seeds, roots, leaves, stems and fruits tunnel or live in roots, stems and leaves suck plant juices from roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits cause galls and other malformations ...