Answer all 50, then check your score. Aim for 70% or higher.
1. OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard applies to pesticides:
2. If a customer's child or pet enters a treated area before re-entry is allowed, you should:
3. Products in the lowest toxicity category (Category IV):
4. Pant legs should be worn ___ chemical-resistant boots.
5. Which formulation is a finely ground, dry product applied without water and has high drift potential?
6. Baits are formulations that:
7. Before a pesticide application, checking the soil type and depth to groundwater helps you:
8. The economic injury level is:
9. The main purpose of a pressure gauge on a sprayer is to:
10. Pesticides should never be stored in:
11. Which statement is appropriate when explaining pesticide risks to a homeowner?
12. Which section of the label describes hazards to fish, wildlife, pollinators, and water?
13. A noncertified applicator's qualifying training for RUP use must have been completed within the last:
14. Air-induction (venturi) nozzles are used primarily to:
15. Which is an example of unnecessary or ineffective pesticide use?
16. The Worker Protection Standard requires agricultural employers to provide pesticide safety training to workers:
17. Communication between a certified supervisor and a noncertified applicator must be:
18. A sticker adjuvant:
19. A wind blowing steadily away from a sensitive area at a moderate speed within label limits is generally:
20. A label rate is 1 fl oz per 1,000 sq ft. What is the equivalent rate per acre?
21. Insects with gradual metamorphosis have which immature stage?
22. When pesticide is spilled on a person's skin and clothing, the FIRST steps are:
23. Eating, drinking, or smoking while handling pesticides:
24. Which pesticide property most increases leaching potential?
25. A pesticide with an oral LD50 of 10 mg/kg compared with one of 2,000 mg/kg is:
26. The "three Cs" of spill response are:
27. Drift from a herbicide application onto a neighbor's garden is:
28. A pre-emergence herbicide is applied:
29. Violations of FIFRA can result in:
30. Some labels require an applicator to notify certain parties (for example, beekeepers or a state agency) before applying. This is:
31. If a label lists a specific respirator type, the applicator should:
32. A field measures 660 feet by 330 feet. How many acres is it?
33. Sensitive areas that call for extra care during application include:
34. Storage and disposal statements on the label:
35. A "broad-spectrum" insecticide:
36. Prevention as a pest management goal means:
37. EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act) may require facilities that store certain pesticides above threshold amounts to:
38. When calibrating a granular spreader, you need to know:
39. Adsorption is:
40. Applying a volatile herbicide on a very hot day increases the risk of:
41. Applying a pesticide for a pest not listed on the label is:
42. For small containers (5 gallons or less), a triple rinse involves:
43. Which statement about equipment dedicated to herbicides is true?
44. Pesticide product registrations are periodically reviewed by the EPA through:
45. If you misplace a label, you should:
46. Why should you avoid mixing more pesticide than you need?
47. Natural controls that affect pest populations without human action include:
48. Soil incorporation of a pesticide means:
49. A pesticide storage area should be:
50. Pesticide application to animals (livestock) requires attention to: