Colorado QS/CO Pesticide Test Questions With All Correct Answers Latest
Update!!!
1. Federal Insecticide, Laws that provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.
Fungicide, and Roden- EPA carries out enforcement.
ticide Act (FIFRA) Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all existing pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or dispose
of pesticide products.
2. What are the two General use and restricted use
main pesticide classifi-
cations?
3. General Use Pesticide Generally have a lower toxicity and have less potential to harm humans
or the environment
Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or restric-
tions
4. Restricted Use Pesti- Might result in an unreasonable adverse ettect on human health and/or
cide (RUPs) the environment
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
5. Pesticide Registration Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and must not
cause unreasonable risks to human health or the environment when
used in accordance with its approved label directions and precautions.
6. 4 types of pesticide Section 3 - full federal label
registration Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
7.
, Pesticide Registration: Outlines pesticide registration requirements that manufacturers must
Section 3 - Full Federal follow.
Label Most pesticides are registered this way
8. Pesticide Registration: Allows state and federal agencies to permit an additional use during a
Section 18 - Emergency short term pest management crisis in a specific locality.
Exemptions Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the
product under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally registered
pesticides available to control the problem.
9. Pesticide Registration: Colorado can register additional uses of a federally listed pesticide.
Section 24c - Special These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific area.
Local Needs Label These are valid only in the state of issue.
10. Pesticide Registration: Can register pesticides that have a very limited set of active and inert
Section 25b - Minimum ingredients specified by the EPA, and are not required to have an EPA
Risk Pesticides registration number.
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order to be
sold and used in Colorado.
11. Certified Operator Individual who has been recognized by the state, tribe, territory, or
agency responsible for regulating pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as
being competent to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides
(RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow directions
to use them properly and safely
12. 2 categories of certi- Private Applicators
fied operators Commercial Applicators
13.
, Private certified opera- Individual who uses or supervises the use of RUPs in the production of
tor agricultural commodities on land owned or rented by him/her or his/her
employer
14. Commercial certified Individual who engages in the business of applying pesticides or oper-
operator ating a device for hire.
15. Limited commercial Any person who in the course of conducting a business only in or on
operator property owned or leased by the person or the person's employer is
engaged in applying RUPs
16. Food Quality Protec- FIFRA was amended in 1996 to include this.
tion Act (FQPA) Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety standards - including
determining if pesticide is an endocrine disruptor.
EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm will come to
infants, children, or other sensitive individuals exposed to pesticides -
cumulative ettects must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle.
17. Public operator Any agency of the state, county, city, municipality, local government, or
political subdivision which applies RUPs
18. Pesticide Residues Particles that remain in small amounts in or on fruits, vegetables, grains,
other foods, and animal feeds.
19. Pesticide Residue Tol- Maximum limit, set by the EPA, allowed to remain in or on each treated
erance food commodity.
20. Aggregate Pesticide All possible sources of exposure to the same pesticide
Exposure
21. Cumulative Pesticide Combined ettect from multiple exposures to the same pesticide
Exposure
, 22. Rinsate A mixture of pesticides diluted by water, solvents, oils, commercial rinsing
agents, or any other substances.
It is produced from cleaning pesticide application equipment or pesti-
cide containers.
23. Penalties for breaking Both civil and criminal charges can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
pesticide laws
24. Federal Food, Drug and Passed before FIFRA to set maximum residue levels for unavoidable
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) poisonous substances in food marketed in the US.
Administered by the FDA but the EPA has a role
EPAs role: sets tolerances for pesticide residues on food commodities in
the US
FDAs role: Monitors food crops for pesticide residues and enforces the
levels set by the EPA.
25. Worker Protection Federal regulation passed in 1974 to provide protection to workers who
Standard (WPS) perform hand labor tasks in fields after a pesticide application.
Recently updated in 2015 to increase protection to workers.
It applies when a pesticide that contains this labeling is used in the
production of agricultural commodities
This labeling can be found in the "Directions for Use" in the "Agricultural
Use Requirements" section of the label
26. Types of Agricultur- Applies to any establishment involved in growing, maintaining, or pro-
al Establishments Cov- ducing agricultural plants for commercial and/or research or experimen-
ered by WPS tal purposes (Nurseries, dairy farms, golf courses, prisons, public parks,
university extension programs, etc.)
27. Endangered Species Passed in 1973 to protect any plant or animal species in danger of
Act extinction
Update!!!
1. Federal Insecticide, Laws that provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.
Fungicide, and Roden- EPA carries out enforcement.
ticide Act (FIFRA) Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all existing pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or dispose
of pesticide products.
2. What are the two General use and restricted use
main pesticide classifi-
cations?
3. General Use Pesticide Generally have a lower toxicity and have less potential to harm humans
or the environment
Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or restric-
tions
4. Restricted Use Pesti- Might result in an unreasonable adverse ettect on human health and/or
cide (RUPs) the environment
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
5. Pesticide Registration Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and must not
cause unreasonable risks to human health or the environment when
used in accordance with its approved label directions and precautions.
6. 4 types of pesticide Section 3 - full federal label
registration Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
7.
, Pesticide Registration: Outlines pesticide registration requirements that manufacturers must
Section 3 - Full Federal follow.
Label Most pesticides are registered this way
8. Pesticide Registration: Allows state and federal agencies to permit an additional use during a
Section 18 - Emergency short term pest management crisis in a specific locality.
Exemptions Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the
product under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally registered
pesticides available to control the problem.
9. Pesticide Registration: Colorado can register additional uses of a federally listed pesticide.
Section 24c - Special These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific area.
Local Needs Label These are valid only in the state of issue.
10. Pesticide Registration: Can register pesticides that have a very limited set of active and inert
Section 25b - Minimum ingredients specified by the EPA, and are not required to have an EPA
Risk Pesticides registration number.
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order to be
sold and used in Colorado.
11. Certified Operator Individual who has been recognized by the state, tribe, territory, or
agency responsible for regulating pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as
being competent to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides
(RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow directions
to use them properly and safely
12. 2 categories of certi- Private Applicators
fied operators Commercial Applicators
13.
, Private certified opera- Individual who uses or supervises the use of RUPs in the production of
tor agricultural commodities on land owned or rented by him/her or his/her
employer
14. Commercial certified Individual who engages in the business of applying pesticides or oper-
operator ating a device for hire.
15. Limited commercial Any person who in the course of conducting a business only in or on
operator property owned or leased by the person or the person's employer is
engaged in applying RUPs
16. Food Quality Protec- FIFRA was amended in 1996 to include this.
tion Act (FQPA) Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety standards - including
determining if pesticide is an endocrine disruptor.
EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm will come to
infants, children, or other sensitive individuals exposed to pesticides -
cumulative ettects must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle.
17. Public operator Any agency of the state, county, city, municipality, local government, or
political subdivision which applies RUPs
18. Pesticide Residues Particles that remain in small amounts in or on fruits, vegetables, grains,
other foods, and animal feeds.
19. Pesticide Residue Tol- Maximum limit, set by the EPA, allowed to remain in or on each treated
erance food commodity.
20. Aggregate Pesticide All possible sources of exposure to the same pesticide
Exposure
21. Cumulative Pesticide Combined ettect from multiple exposures to the same pesticide
Exposure
, 22. Rinsate A mixture of pesticides diluted by water, solvents, oils, commercial rinsing
agents, or any other substances.
It is produced from cleaning pesticide application equipment or pesti-
cide containers.
23. Penalties for breaking Both civil and criminal charges can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
pesticide laws
24. Federal Food, Drug and Passed before FIFRA to set maximum residue levels for unavoidable
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) poisonous substances in food marketed in the US.
Administered by the FDA but the EPA has a role
EPAs role: sets tolerances for pesticide residues on food commodities in
the US
FDAs role: Monitors food crops for pesticide residues and enforces the
levels set by the EPA.
25. Worker Protection Federal regulation passed in 1974 to provide protection to workers who
Standard (WPS) perform hand labor tasks in fields after a pesticide application.
Recently updated in 2015 to increase protection to workers.
It applies when a pesticide that contains this labeling is used in the
production of agricultural commodities
This labeling can be found in the "Directions for Use" in the "Agricultural
Use Requirements" section of the label
26. Types of Agricultur- Applies to any establishment involved in growing, maintaining, or pro-
al Establishments Cov- ducing agricultural plants for commercial and/or research or experimen-
ered by WPS tal purposes (Nurseries, dairy farms, golf courses, prisons, public parks,
university extension programs, etc.)
27. Endangered Species Passed in 1973 to protect any plant or animal species in danger of
Act extinction
