pest control (Florida) Exam Questions and Answers

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1. FDACS: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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2. FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act): and its later a
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mendments charge the EPA with registering new pesticides and regulating their sale, use, and lab
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3. Limited Certification: A designation on a license issued under the structural pest control a
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4. RUP: Restricted Use Pesticide gv gv gv




5. chapter 388 Florida statue: often refer as the mosquito control law
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6. what federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA: EPA
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7. which statement about FIFRA is false A. Approved pesticides lab
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els have the force of law B. state restrictions on pesticides can be
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v more liberal that those of FIFRA: Answer. B. state restrictions on pesticides can be more
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liberal that those of FIFRA.
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8. which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the
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v the three Florida law's that govern applicator licensing: FDACS
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9. Biomagnification: The increase in chemical concentration in animal tissues as the chemical gv gv gv gv gv gv gv gv gv gv gv gv




moves up the food chain
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10. pest management methods: Biological Control, Chemical Control, Cultural Control, G
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11. mechanical control: physical removal of invasive species trap's, screens, barriers, gv gv gv gv gv gv gv gv gv




fences, and nets cultivation is one of the most important methods
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12. biological control: natrual enemies including pathogens gv gv gv gv gv



13. cultural control: alteration of one or more environmental factors that attract pest speci
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14. chemical control: Use of pesticides or herbicides to manage an unwanted organism(s)
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v(photo: herbicide used to kill dandelions)
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15. pesticides: Any one of various substances used to kill harmful insects (insecticide), fungi (fu
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ngicide), vermin, or other living organisms that destroy or inhibit plant growth, carry disease, or are ot
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16. IPM: Integrated Pest Management gv gv gv




17. Pest Identification: physical features of pest likely to be encounter , characteristics of th
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e damages they cause , their development and biology , whether they are key , occasional,or secondary
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18. Key Pest: a pest that occurs on a regular basis for a given crop
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19. Occasional pests: these pests may cause problems once every few years when environ
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mental conditions favor their development
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20. Secondary pests: become a problem when key pest is controlled or eliminated.
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