Texas Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator's
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study guide questions with verified answers
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Define IPM - ✔✔1. a pest population management system that anticipates and
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prevents pests from causing damage.
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2. an ecological approach to pest control.
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Components of IPM - ✔✔1. Pest identification || || || || || ||
2. Monitoring
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3. Use of natural enemies (biological control)
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4. Pest-resistant plants
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5. Cultural and structural changes
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6. Judicious use of least toxic pesticides
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Intent of IPM - ✔✔To use tactics that include pesticide alternatives that reduce the
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total amount of pesticide chemicals used thereby lessening the opportunity for pests to
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develop resistance.
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How is a pesticide defined by law? - ✔✔Any substance or mixture of substances
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intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest, and any
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substance intended for use as a plant growth regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
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Which state and federal agencies register pesticides? - ✔✔Texas Department of
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Agriculture (TDA) ||
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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,What is the federal law that regulates the sale and use of pesticides? - ✔✔The Federal
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Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) || || || || ||
What is a state-limited-use pesticide? - ✔✔A pesticide or pesticide use on which
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additional restrictions are placed by the Texas Department of Agriculture.
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As defined by law, what is a private pesticide applicator? - ✔✔A person who uses or
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supervises the use of a restricted-use or state-limited use pesticide or a regulated
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herbicide for the purpose producing an agricultural commodity.
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When supervising pesticide use, must the private applicator be physically present? Is
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the applicator responsible for actions of the supervised workers? - ✔✔The applicator
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need not be physically present, unless required by the label or other conditions of use,
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but must be available if and when needed. The licensed applicator and the supervised
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person may keep in touch by phone, radio, etc. The applicator is responsible for
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actions of individuals being supervised.
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Who is responsible for assuring that any person working under the licensee's direct
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supervision is knowledgeable of the label requirements and rules and regulations
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governing the use of the particular pesticide being used by the individual? - ✔✔The
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licensed applicator (may be private, commercial, or noncommercial).
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What practical knowledge and skills should a private applicator have? - ✔✔The
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applicator should know how to: recognize common pests and pest damage; read and
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understand the label; apply pesticides according to the label instructions and
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warnings; recognize environmental conditions and avoid contamination; and recognize
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poisoning symptoms and perform first-aid.
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, What is the significance of pesticide label directions with regard to the law? - ✔✔The
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label has the force of law and includes a statement stating that the use of any chemical
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inconsistent with the label directions is a violation of the law.
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What types of laws are violated when the applicator uses pesticides inconsistent with
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the label directions? Examples: is it ever legal to use more than the labeled rate? Is it
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ever legal to allow the pesticide to DRIFT off the target site? - ✔✔Both federal and
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state law prohibits uses pesticides inconsistent with label directions. It is NEVER legal
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to use more than the labeled rate of a pesticide. It is NEVER legal to allow the
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pesticide to drift off the target site. || || || || || ||
What role do Texas counties have in regulating pesticides? - ✔✔Sale and use of
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certain herbicides are regulated in some countries where a permit must be obtained to
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use such products during certain times of the year.
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What is a spray permit? - ✔✔A spray permit is a document issued by the TDA that
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must be issued before application that authorizes a person to apply regulated
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herbicides in a regulated county. || || || ||
When does a spray permit expire? - ✔✔All permits expire when the acreage for which
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the permit was granted has been sprayed, OR days after issuance, whichever occurs
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first.
List some applications that would require a spray permit and some that would not
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require a spray permit and some that are prohibited from having a spray permit. -
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✔✔Spraying with standard ground application equipment would require a permit. || || || || || || || || || ||
Applications of regulated herbicides to lawns and by brush, mop, wick, basal || || || || || || || || || || || ||
treatment, or injection methods are exempt from obtaining a permit. The use of any
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turbine or blower-type ground application equipment to apply regulated herbicides is
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prohibited.
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study guide questions with verified answers
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Define IPM - ✔✔1. a pest population management system that anticipates and
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
prevents pests from causing damage.
|| || || ||
2. an ecological approach to pest control.
|| || || || || ||
Components of IPM - ✔✔1. Pest identification || || || || || ||
2. Monitoring
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3. Use of natural enemies (biological control)
|| || || || || ||
4. Pest-resistant plants
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5. Cultural and structural changes
|| || || ||
6. Judicious use of least toxic pesticides
|| || || || || ||
Intent of IPM - ✔✔To use tactics that include pesticide alternatives that reduce the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
total amount of pesticide chemicals used thereby lessening the opportunity for pests to
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
develop resistance.
|| ||
How is a pesticide defined by law? - ✔✔Any substance or mixture of substances
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest, and any
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
substance intended for use as a plant growth regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Which state and federal agencies register pesticides? - ✔✔Texas Department of
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Agriculture (TDA) ||
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
|| || || ||
,What is the federal law that regulates the sale and use of pesticides? - ✔✔The Federal
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) || || || || ||
What is a state-limited-use pesticide? - ✔✔A pesticide or pesticide use on which
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
additional restrictions are placed by the Texas Department of Agriculture.
|| || || || || || || || ||
As defined by law, what is a private pesticide applicator? - ✔✔A person who uses or
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
supervises the use of a restricted-use or state-limited use pesticide or a regulated
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
herbicide for the purpose producing an agricultural commodity.
|| || || || || || ||
When supervising pesticide use, must the private applicator be physically present? Is
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
the applicator responsible for actions of the supervised workers? - ✔✔The applicator
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
need not be physically present, unless required by the label or other conditions of use,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
but must be available if and when needed. The licensed applicator and the supervised
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
person may keep in touch by phone, radio, etc. The applicator is responsible for
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
actions of individuals being supervised.
|| || || ||
Who is responsible for assuring that any person working under the licensee's direct
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
supervision is knowledgeable of the label requirements and rules and regulations
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
governing the use of the particular pesticide being used by the individual? - ✔✔The
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
licensed applicator (may be private, commercial, or noncommercial).
|| || || || || || ||
What practical knowledge and skills should a private applicator have? - ✔✔The
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
applicator should know how to: recognize common pests and pest damage; read and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
understand the label; apply pesticides according to the label instructions and
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
warnings; recognize environmental conditions and avoid contamination; and recognize
|| || || || || || || ||
poisoning symptoms and perform first-aid.
|| || || || ||
, What is the significance of pesticide label directions with regard to the law? - ✔✔The
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
label has the force of law and includes a statement stating that the use of any chemical
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
inconsistent with the label directions is a violation of the law.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
What types of laws are violated when the applicator uses pesticides inconsistent with
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the label directions? Examples: is it ever legal to use more than the labeled rate? Is it
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
ever legal to allow the pesticide to DRIFT off the target site? - ✔✔Both federal and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
state law prohibits uses pesticides inconsistent with label directions. It is NEVER legal
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
to use more than the labeled rate of a pesticide. It is NEVER legal to allow the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pesticide to drift off the target site. || || || || || ||
What role do Texas counties have in regulating pesticides? - ✔✔Sale and use of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
certain herbicides are regulated in some countries where a permit must be obtained to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
use such products during certain times of the year.
|| || || || || || || || ||
What is a spray permit? - ✔✔A spray permit is a document issued by the TDA that
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
must be issued before application that authorizes a person to apply regulated
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
herbicides in a regulated county. || || || ||
When does a spray permit expire? - ✔✔All permits expire when the acreage for which
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the permit was granted has been sprayed, OR days after issuance, whichever occurs
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
first.
List some applications that would require a spray permit and some that would not
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
require a spray permit and some that are prohibited from having a spray permit. -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Spraying with standard ground application equipment would require a permit. || || || || || || || || || ||
Applications of regulated herbicides to lawns and by brush, mop, wick, basal || || || || || || || || || || || ||
treatment, or injection methods are exempt from obtaining a permit. The use of any
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
turbine or blower-type ground application equipment to apply regulated herbicides is
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
prohibited.
