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1. In order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in Tn, an B. Be certified by the Tn
individual must: Department of Ag as a
A. Be 16 yrs old pesticide applicator
B. Be certified by the Tn Department of Ag as a pesti-
cide applicator
C. Working under the supervision of a certified appli-
cator
D. Meet all the safety standards
2. According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control B. Must be certified or
Act (FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in order to use a re- working under the direct
striced- use pesticide an applicator: supervision of a certified
A. Must be certified in all cases applicator
B. Must be certified or working under the direct super-
vision of a certified applicator.
C. Does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide
safety training
D. May always work under the supervision of a certi-
fied applicator.
3. The following applicator must always be certified in D. Pest Control technician
order to use a restricted- use pesticide: working for a chartered
A. Farmer company
B. Greenhouse operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered
company
4. When does a private applicator become a commercial B. When he/she sprays
applicator? for another individual and
A. When he/she exchange services for another private charges a fee
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applicator
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and
charges a fee
C. When he/ she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000
5. The examination fee for a commercial applicator is: C. $15
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20
6. Commercial applicators may become re certified by: C. Earning a certain num-
A. Paying $15 annually ber of re certification
B. Sending an application to TDA points during the desig-
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points nated period
during the designated period
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the last
year of the re certification period
7. Commercial applicators who violate any provision of A. Civil penalty of $5,000
FIFRA may be fined: for each ottense; Criminal
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one
penalty of $25,000 or one year in prison year in prison
B. Civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense; Criminal
penalty of $5,000 or one year in prison
Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal
penalty of $100,000
D. None of the above
8. Commercial applicators must keep records of: C. General and Restrict-
A. General-use pesticides ed-use pesticides
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B. Restricted-use pesticides
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
D. Pesticides with skull and cross bones
9. Records of pesticide application must be maintained B. Two years
for a period of:
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
10. Symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include: B. holes in leaves
A. abnormal growth
B. holes in leaves
C. leaf drop
D. foliar burn
11. Which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide D. herbaceous plants
damage?
A. woody plants
B. flowering plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants
12. Pesticide persistence is influence by: D. all of the above
A. application rate
B. temperature
C. Moisture conditions
D. all of the above
13. Air blast sprayers should never be used: C. to apply a herbicide
A. to apply insecticides to trees