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Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam Questions And Answers!!A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid exposure (T/F) - Answer True The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a ________ control method for insects - Answer Physical

Drift problems can be reduced by:

• using lower pressure, smaller nozzle orifices
• applying in very calm, stable air conditions
• spraying upwind of a sensitive area
• placing bloom as close to target as possible - Answer d. placing a boom as close

to the target as possible

Which is not a concern handling a emulsifiable concentrate pesticide:

• high phytotoxicity
• may be easily absorbed through human and animal skin
• flammability
• easily clogs nozzles and screens - Answer d. easily clogs nozzles and screens

EPA and WSDA are the only federal and state agencies that regulate pesticides (T/F) - Answer False Two or more pesticides that cannot mixed together effectively are said to be ______.

• Answer Incompatible

All formations with the same active ingredient carry the same signal word (T/F) - Answer False The skull and crossbones symbol must appear on every pesticide label (T/F) - Answer False

The best way to dispose of a registered pesticide is to:

• pour it into the sewer system
• dump it in a vacant area
• use it as direct on the label
• ship it to the EPA - Answer c. use it as direct on the label

To minimize the drift when applying a herbicide, the best type of nozzle to use is:

• a low pressure, flat fan
• off center
• a high pressure cone
• makes no difference - Answer a. a low pressure, flat fan

Which LD50 is a representative of a highly toxic pesticide:

• 640 mg/kg
• 5,800 mg/kg 1 / 3

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam Questions And Answers!!

• 12,840 mg/kg
• 46 mg/kg - Answer d. 46 mg/kg

Pesticide-contaminated surface water can contaminate groundwater (T/F) - Answer True Pesticide records are useful only to applicators in case they have problems with effectiveness (T/F) - Answer False If an applicator had two major label violations and was cited by the WSDA, they could face a maximum fine of $15,000 and lose their liscence (T/F) - Answer True Dealers must keep records for 7 years on the sale of general use agricultural pesticides (T/F) - Answer True One of the earliest uses of chemicals as pesticides was the burning of sulfur (T/F) - Answer True When the pest reaches the _____, pest management procedures need to be applied to prevent the pest from economically damaging populations. - Answer Economic threshold

Which of the following is not considered a mechanical control method:

• fencing a crop to prevent deer entry
• netting blueberry bushes to keep birds away
• releasing a parasitic wasp
• washing of aphids with a stream of water
• removing a rhododendron with a root disease - Answer c. releasing a parasitic

wasp

Which of the following is a cultural control method:

• fertilization
• planting time
• pruning
• crop rotation
• all of the above - Answer e. all of the above

The first step in a pest management program is to identify the pest (T/F) - Answer True The goal of a pest management program is to eliminate the pest (T/F) - Answer False Pest control that involves the use of numerous tactics is called _____. - Answer Integrated Pest Management 2 / 3

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam Questions And Answers!!Which pesticide can be absorbed by the plant and translocated within the plant? - Answer Systemic Which was not a pre-1900s pesticide?

• Bordeaux
• nicotine
• DDT
• sulfur
• lead arsenate - Answer c. DDT

DDT was banned because of its: - Answer stability and persistence

Legal control utilizes _____. - Answer quarantines

Piscicides are pesticides that control: - Answer Fish

Herbicides and insecticides are both pesticides (T/F) - Answer True

Synthetic organic pesticides were first introduced: - Answer Post-WWII

The only purpose of of federal and state pesticide laws is to protect the environment from hazardous pollutants (T/F) - Answer False The EPA has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide (T/F) - Answer True A dealer-manager must be present in a store or outlet when a commercial pesticide is sold or distributed (T/F) - Answer True Restricted use pesticides can be used by any person, at any time, as long as they are purchased by a certified applicator (T/F) - Answer False All pesticide products containing the same active ingredient are classified the same regardless of the formulation (T/F) - Answer False The WSDA administers the pesticide licensing program in WA (T/F) - Answer True Every pesticide in WA must be first registered with the WSDA (T/F) - Answer True SLN registration allows WSDA to register additional application sites to a federal label (T/F) - Answer True Under a private applicators supervision, an unlicensed applicator can handle restricted use products (T/F) - Answer True

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