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CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
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A commercial applicator...
A Is anyone who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide on someone else's property for
compensation.
B Produces an agricultural commodity
C Is required to be licensed with the NCDA&CS
D A and C - CORRECT ANSWER: D - Is anyone who uses or supervises the use of pesticides
on someone else's property for compensation (for purposes other than those covered under a
private applicator certification). They are required to be licensed with the NCDA&CS. (Chapter
1)
A product which by law may be sold or applied only by certified applicators or person(s) under
their direct supervision is a ________________ pesticide.
A General-Use
B Restricted-Use
C Special review
D Stop Sale - CORRECT ANSWER: B - Restricted use (Chapter 1)
Abbreviations for Common pesticide formulations (fill in the blank) - Chapter 5
A _________________ M ________________
B __________________ P __________________
C__________________ RTU __________________
D __________________ S ______________
DF __________________ SG _______________
,E or EC __________________ ULV _________________
F or L __________________ W or WP ________________
G ____________________ WDG __________________
GL __________________ WSP _________________ - CORRECT ANSWER: A - Aerosol M -
Microencapsulated
B - Bait P - Pellets
C - Concentrate RTU - Ready-to-Use
D - Dust S - Solution
DF - Dry Flowables SG - Soluble granule
E or EC - Emulsifiable Concentrate
ULV - Ultra low volume
F or L - Flowable or Liquid
W or WP - Wettable Powder
G - Granule WDG Water-dispersed granules
GL - Gel WSP - Water-soluble powder or packet
Action Threshold - CORRECT ANSWER: A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage
at which some type of pest management action must be taken. (Chapter 3)
Adjuvant - CORRECT ANSWER: Chemicals that do not posess pesticidal activity; they are
either premixed in the formulation or added to the spray tank to increase effectiveness of the
pesticide or improve safety (e.g. surfactants, compatibility agents, buffers and pH modifiers,
thickeners, defoaming agent, foaming agent, emulsifier, safeners)
Adsorption - CORRECT ANSWER: The process whereby chemicals bind or stick to a surface by
physical or chemical attraction. Clay and high-organic soils tend to adsorb pesticides. -CH 6
Annual plants - CORRECT ANSWER: Plants that complete their lifecycle in one year
, Antagonism - CORRECT ANSWER: The reduction of pesticide activity when two or more
different pesticides are mixed together
Anti-Siphoning Device - CORRECT ANSWER: A hose attachment designed to prevent
backflow of a pesticide mix from the spray tank into a water source.
Attractant - CORRECT ANSWER: A substance or device to lure insects or other pests to a trap
or poison bait.
Back-Siphoning - CORRECT ANSWER: The movement of a liquid pesticide mixture from a
spray tank through the filling hose into the water source.
Best way to prevent pesticide spills - CORRECT ANSWER: Maintain vehicles & equipment and
understand how equipment works. Do NOT pour smaller containers into larger ones, and
minimize the number of people mixing/storing pesticides (Ch 10)
Biennial Plants complete their lifecycle in... - CORRECT ANSWER: two years
Biological Control (pest management method - Ch 3) - CORRECT ANSWER:
Biopesticides - CORRECT ANSWER: a pesticide derived from naturally occurring materials
Boom - CORRECT ANSWER: A pesticide application device attached to a truck, tractor,
aircraft, etc. or held by hand, to which multiple spray nozzles are attached
botanical pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER: A pesticide produced from naturally occurring
chemicals in plants. Examples: nicotine, pyrethrum, and rotenone.
Broadcast application - CORRECT ANSWER: The uniform application of a pesticide or other
material over an entire field or area.