Answer all 50, then check your score. Aim for 70% or higher.
1. Under FIFRA, pesticides must be registered by the EPA before they can be:
2. Which nozzle type is often chosen for insecticide or fungicide sprays that need to penetrate dense foliage?
3. Rainfastness refers to:
4. Typical information in an application record includes:
5. Which action helps prevent overlap and skips during a broadcast application?
6. "Direct supervision" of a noncertified applicator using RUPs means:
7. Under the 2017 certification rule, states must include which additional categories for applicators who use certain application methods?
8. Temperature inversions are most common:
9. Which signal word is required on products in the moderately toxic category (oral LD50 roughly 50 to 500 mg/kg)?
10. Soil compaction and steep slopes tend to:
11. The "Statement of Practical Treatment" or first aid section tells you:
12. A sinkhole or abandoned well near a treatment site is a concern because:
13. Which of the following can make heat-stress risk worse?
14. The federal law that governs disposal of hazardous wastes, including some pesticide wastes, is:
15. Supplemental labeling that a product label refers to, such as a separate bulletin for a specific use:
16. Protecting endangered species during pesticide use may require:
17. When working with your arms raised overhead, gloves should be worn:
18. A backpack sprayer's output should be calibrated by:
19. Pesticide containers in transit should be carried:
20. Pesticide resistance can be delayed by:
21. Why is it important to use the correct nozzle for the job?
22. An insect that goes through egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages undergoes:
23. Monitoring tools for insects include:
24. Chemical security measures for RUPs include:
25. Minimum-risk pesticides exempted under FIFRA Section 25(b):
26. A label that allows use "on turf" but not "on vegetable gardens" means:
27. An applicator is treating a lawn next to a vegetable garden. The best practice is to:
28. The LD50 value of a pesticide is:
29. Contact pesticides:
30. Water-dispersible granules (WDG or DF) are:
31. Using the 1/128-acre method, you collect 22 fl oz from a nozzle. The application rate is:
32. Which weather condition is the BEST sign that a temperature inversion may be present?
33. A pest that is present every year at damaging levels is a:
34. Empty pesticide containers that have been properly rinsed should be:
35. A route-of-entry statement such as "Harmful if absorbed through skin" tells you:
36. Which non-target organisms are especially sensitive to many insecticides?
37. A professional appearance and clean equipment help:
38. A label section titled "Physical or Chemical Hazards" warns about:
39. Who usually has primary enforcement responsibility for pesticide use within a state?
40. Broadcast application means:
41. Which is a common symptom of mild pesticide poisoning?
42. Before cleaning spray equipment, you should:
43. A drift control agent (drift retardant) is added to:
44. Which of the following is a reason a pesticide application might fail?
45. Plant growth regulators:
46. Who is responsible if a noncertified applicator under direct supervision misuses an RUP?
47. A spill kit for pesticide handling should include:
48. Using the formula GPA = (GPM x 5,940) / (MPH x nozzle spacing in inches), what is the rate for 0.3 GPM nozzles, 5 mph, and 20-inch spacing?
49. The "percent active ingredient" on a label tells you:
50. Clothing that is drenched with a concentrated pesticide of high toxicity should be: