Private Pesticide Applicator License Exam with verified || || || || || || ||
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When a pest reaches the ______, pest management procedures need to be applied to
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prevent it from reaching economically damaging populations. - ✔✔Economic Threshold
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Protectant fungicides must be applied BEFORE infection occurs. (True or False) - ✔✔True
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The key to minimizing the hazards of pesticide use to the applicator is to Avoid Exposure. -
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✔✔True
The use of plants resistant to pests is a ____________________ control method.
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a. mechanical
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b. biological
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c. genetic - ✔✔c. genetic
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When calibrating a granular sprayer, use the same material that is to be applied. (True or
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False) - ✔✔True. || ||
Drift problems can be reduced by:
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a. lowering pressure and decreasing the nozzle orifice
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b. applying in calm, stable air conditions.
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c. placing the boom as close to the target as possible. - ✔✔c. placing the boom as close to
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the target as possible
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, What is the key to minimizing the hazards of pesticide use to the applicator? - ✔✔Avoid
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Exposure
Which bird is not protected by the Migratory Bird Act?4
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a. robin
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b. house sparrow
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c. crow - ✔✔b. house sparrow
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Which is NOT a concern when handling or using an emulsifiable concentrate pesticide?
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a. higher phytotoxicity hazard
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b. easily absorbed thorough human or animal skin
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c. easily clogs nozzles and screens - ✔✔c. easily clogs nozzles and screens
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EPA and WSDA are the only federal and state agencies that regulate pesticides. (True or
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False) - ✔✔FALSE || ||
Most fungi reproduce by forming
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a. seeds
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b. spores
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c. branches - ✔✔b. spores
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2 or more pesticides that cannot be effectively mixed together are said to be
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______________. - ✔✔incompatible || ||
Chemical controls include the use of repellents and reproduction inhibitors as well as lethal
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rodenticides. (True or False) - ✔✔True || || || || ||
detailed answers ||
When a pest reaches the ______, pest management procedures need to be applied to
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prevent it from reaching economically damaging populations. - ✔✔Economic Threshold
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Protectant fungicides must be applied BEFORE infection occurs. (True or False) - ✔✔True
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The key to minimizing the hazards of pesticide use to the applicator is to Avoid Exposure. -
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✔✔True
The use of plants resistant to pests is a ____________________ control method.
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a. mechanical
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b. biological
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c. genetic - ✔✔c. genetic
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When calibrating a granular sprayer, use the same material that is to be applied. (True or
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False) - ✔✔True. || ||
Drift problems can be reduced by:
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a. lowering pressure and decreasing the nozzle orifice
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b. applying in calm, stable air conditions.
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c. placing the boom as close to the target as possible. - ✔✔c. placing the boom as close to
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the target as possible
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, What is the key to minimizing the hazards of pesticide use to the applicator? - ✔✔Avoid
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Exposure
Which bird is not protected by the Migratory Bird Act?4
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a. robin
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b. house sparrow
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c. crow - ✔✔b. house sparrow
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Which is NOT a concern when handling or using an emulsifiable concentrate pesticide?
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a. higher phytotoxicity hazard
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b. easily absorbed thorough human or animal skin
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c. easily clogs nozzles and screens - ✔✔c. easily clogs nozzles and screens
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EPA and WSDA are the only federal and state agencies that regulate pesticides. (True or
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False) - ✔✔FALSE || ||
Most fungi reproduce by forming
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a. seeds
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b. spores
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c. branches - ✔✔b. spores
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2 or more pesticides that cannot be effectively mixed together are said to be
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______________. - ✔✔incompatible || ||
Chemical controls include the use of repellents and reproduction inhibitors as well as lethal
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rodenticides. (True or False) - ✔✔True || || || || ||
