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Illinois Pesticide Applicators Test (100% Correct Answers with complete solution) A pesticide is defined as.... - CORRECT ANSWER Any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or control any form of life declared to be a 'pest'

Pesticide group: Herbicides? - CORRECT ANSWER Weeds

Pesticide group: Insecticides? - CORRECT ANSWER Insects

Pesticide group: Fungicides? - CORRECT ANSWER Fungi

Pesticide group: Miticides (acaricides)? - CORRECT ANSWER Mites, ticks

Pesticide group: Repellents - CORRECT ANSWER Insects, vertebrates

What two general types of ingredients make up a pesticide formulation? - CORRECT ANSWER 1)Active ingredient 2)Inert ingredient What are the three common types of mixtures? - CORRECT ANSWER 1)Solutions 2)Suspensions 3)Emulsions What are some of the common formulation types and special considerations to follow

when using them (SP- Soluble Powder)? - CORRECT ANSWER Forms a:

SOLUTION

Agitation is: INITIAL

Abrasiveness is: NO

Safety concerns: INHALING DUST

What are some of the common formulation types and special considerations to follow when using them (W,WP-Wettable powder, WDG-Water dispersible granule, and

DF- Dry flowable)? - CORRECT ANSWER Forms a: SUSPENSION

Agitation is: STRONG

Abrasiveness is: YES

Safety concerns: INHALING DUST

What are some of the common formulation types and special considerations to follow

when using them (G-granule)? - CORRECT ANSWER Forms a: APPLIED AS IS

Agitation: NA

Abrasiveness is: NA

Safety concerns: FEEDING BY BIRDS

What are some of the common formulation types and special considerations to follow

when using them (S-Solution)? - CORRECT ANSWER Forms a: SOLUTION

Agitation is: INITIAL

Abrasiveness is: NO

Safety concerns: NA

What are some of the common formulation types and special considerations to follow when using them (E,EC- Emulsifiable concentrate)? - CORRECT ANSWER

Forms a: EMULSION

Agitation is: SLIGHT

Abrasiveness is: NO

Safety Concerns: SKIN ABSORPTION, DEGRADATION OF PPE PUMP PARTS

What are some of the common formulation types and special considerations to follow

when using them (F,FL,L-Flowable or liquid)? - CORRECT ANSWER Forms a:

SUSPENSION

Agitation is: MODERATE

Abrasiveness is: YES

Safety concerns: MAY BE TOXIC TO BEES 1 / 2

Illinois Pesticide Applicators Test (100% Correct Answers with complete solution) What is an Adjuvant? What are the two types? - CORRECT ANSWER A chemical that modifies a pesticide's physical properties and/or enhances its performance.1)Utility agent 2)Spray modifier Utility agents - CORRECT ANSWER -Aid mixing in the spray tank -Ex) Compatibility agents, pH buffering agent, anti-foaming agents Spray modifiers - CORRECT ANSWER -Aid spray application & coverage Drift reduction additives - CORRECT ANSWER Increase droplet size and reduce drift Surfactants - CORRECT ANSWER Help individual spray droplets spread out on the treated surface Stickers - CORRECT ANSWER Improve pesticide adherence to the treated surface Penetrants - CORRECT ANSWER Improve pesticide penetration into the treated surface When mixing two or more pesticides in the same spray tank, what steps and considerations should you take to ensure a successful tank-mix? - CORRECT ANSWER A. Pesticide compatibility

• Are certain mixtures prohibited?
• Consult technical staff (specialists or manufacturer)
• Perform a jar test (if physical compatibility is a concern)
• Add and thoroughly mix the products one at a time and in the proper order

What are the two types of incompatibilities? - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Physical incompatibility 2) Chemical incompatibility Physical incompatibility - CORRECT ANSWER Pesticides cannot be physically mixed together -May be related to the pH, Chemical composition, and/or temperature of the carrier Chemical incompatibility - CORRECT ANSWER Altered activity of one or more of the pesticides mixed together in a spray tank Pesticides achieve useful pest control by their...(what two things?) - CORRECT ANSWER A. Selectivity

• Mobility
• Residual activity

What are the two selectivities? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Selective- Pesticides control some related pests, but not others ex) 2,4-D to control weeds in grasses

• Non-selective- Pesticides control all related pests

ex) glyphosate to control all weeds along a fence row What is pest resurgence? - CORRECT ANSWER A situation in which a pest population, after having been suppressed, rebounds to numbers higher than before suppression occurred What are the two mobilities? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Contact- Pesticides do not move within the plant. Effective only where applied (local surface) ex) Daconil fungicide, etc.

• Systemic- Pesticides move within the plant. Effective against pests or plant parts

that your application methods can't reach ex) Merit, Roundup

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