Illinois Pesticide Applicators Test (100% Correct Answers with complete solution)
Question : Definition of a Pesticide
Correct answer: Any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or
control any form of life declared to be a pest.
Question : What is the Target Pest for Herbicides?
Correct answer: Weeds
Question : What is the Target Pest for Insecticides?
Correct answer: Insects
Question : What is the Target Pest for Fungicides?
Correct answer: Fungi
Question : What is the Target Pest for Acaricides (Miticides)?
Correct answer: Mites, ticks
Question : What is the Target Pest for Desiccants?
Correct answer: Plants to be dehydrated
Question : What Two General Types of Ingredients Make Up
a Pesticide Formulation?
Correct answer: Active and Inert
Question : List the Dry Formulations
Correct answer: Soluble Powder (SP), Wettable Powder
(W,WP), Water Dispersible Granule (WDG), and Granule (G)
Question : List the Wet Formulations
Correct answer: Solution (S), Emulsifiable Concentrate
(E,EC), Flowable or Liquid (F,FL,L), and Microencapsulated (ME).
Question : How Many Pounds of Active Ingredient are in 10
Pounds of "Brand X 50WP"?
Correct answer: 10lbs x .5 = 5
Question : How Many Pounds of Active Ingredient are in 1
Gallon of "Brand X 3.5E"?
Correct answer: 1 gallon of product = 3.5lbs of active
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Question : Definition of Fumigants
Correct answer: They are highly toxic gasses or produce
highly toxic gasses, requiring special fumigation licensing.
Question : Definition of Aerosols
Correct answer: They produce a spray of fine pesticide
droplets
Question : Definition of Adjuvant
Correct answer: A chemical that modifies a pesticide's
physical properties and/or enhances its performance.
Question : List the Utility Agents
Correct answer: Compatibility agents, pH buffers, and
antifoaming agents.
Question : Definition of Compatibility Agents
Correct answer: Are added to allow the effective mixing of
two or more pesticides or a pesticide with a fertilizer.
Question : Definition of pH Buffers
Correct answer: Are added to reduce pesticide inactivation
due to the pH of the carrier.
Question : Definition of Antifoaming Agents
Correct answer: Are included when filling the spray tank, to
avoid excessive foam development, as when using EC or WP formulations.
Question : List the Spray Modifiers
Correct answer: Drift reduction additives, surfactants,
stickers, and penetrants