IOWA APPLICATOR 11F EVALUATION SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FIRM A+
✔✔Pesticide drift can be best defined as
A. Applying pestcide beyond the boundary of the target area
B. A liquid dispersal system
C. The movement of pesticide in air currents or by diffusion onto property beyond the
boundaries of the target area
D. None of the above - ✔✔C. the movement of pesticide in air currents or by diffusion
onto property beyond the boundaries of the target area
✔✔Before selecting a pesticide for use on filed crops, be sure that ___ is on the label
A. Tolerance schedule
B. The pest and the crop
C. Residual estimate
D. All of the above - ✔✔B. The pest and the crop
✔✔Before applying pesticides by aircraft it is necessary to have the following
A. A valid pilot certificate
B. A valid agriculture aircraft operator certificate issued to you or by your employer by
the FAA
C. An aircraft certified as air worthy
D. All of the above
E. Only b and c - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔Summer annual broadleaf weeds in pastures
A. Should be sprayed in the fall when they have fully expanded leaves
B. Should be sprayed in the spring when they have fully expanded leaves
C. Spread by buds on their roots
D. Are never a problem
C. Germinate in the fall - ✔✔B. Should be sprayed in the spring when they have fully
expanded leaves
✔✔A pesticide having an LD 50 of 80 is___ than a pesticide having an LD 50 of 160
A. Less toxic
B. More concentrated
C. Less concentrate
D. More toxic - ✔✔D. More toxic
✔✔Medical antidotes listed on the pesticide label should be taken
, A. Only when prescribed by a qualified physician
B. Immediately following either inhaling or ingesting a pesticide on the skin
C. Just before an application begins working with highly toxic pesticides
D. As soon as you think pesticide symptoms exist - ✔✔A. Only when prescribed by a
qualified physician
✔✔What does the term overwintering of a pathogen mean
A. Survival from growing season to growing season
B. The act of infecting the plant
C. The dissemination of transportation of the pathogen from place to place
D. All of the above - ✔✔A. Survival from growing season to growing season
✔✔When does pesticide waste become hazardous waste
A. When someone becomes poisoned from it
B. Only when the product has been damaged
C. After the container has been pressure rinsed
D. When it is no longer usable - ✔✔D. when its no longer usable
✔✔Recirculation of the spray mixture during ferrying to the work site and during
turnarounds ___ agitation to maintain the spray mixtures
A. is not usually enough
B. Provides sufficient
C. Has not effect on - ✔✔B. Provides sufficient
✔✔The application of a protectant or foliar fungicide to control leaf disease on field
crops
A. Should be done only after the disease has become severe
B. Should be done on a weekly basis starting from emergence
C. Should be done only when the weather is hot and dry
D. Should be done before the disease has become severe - ✔✔D. Should be done
before the disease has become severe
✔✔Ariel application of pesticides in a certain situation might be limited by
A. Fixed obstacles such as power lines
B. Distance from the landing strip
C. Pesticide labeling instructions
D. All of the above
E. Only a and b - ✔✔D. All of the above
AND ANSWERS FIRM A+
✔✔Pesticide drift can be best defined as
A. Applying pestcide beyond the boundary of the target area
B. A liquid dispersal system
C. The movement of pesticide in air currents or by diffusion onto property beyond the
boundaries of the target area
D. None of the above - ✔✔C. the movement of pesticide in air currents or by diffusion
onto property beyond the boundaries of the target area
✔✔Before selecting a pesticide for use on filed crops, be sure that ___ is on the label
A. Tolerance schedule
B. The pest and the crop
C. Residual estimate
D. All of the above - ✔✔B. The pest and the crop
✔✔Before applying pesticides by aircraft it is necessary to have the following
A. A valid pilot certificate
B. A valid agriculture aircraft operator certificate issued to you or by your employer by
the FAA
C. An aircraft certified as air worthy
D. All of the above
E. Only b and c - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔Summer annual broadleaf weeds in pastures
A. Should be sprayed in the fall when they have fully expanded leaves
B. Should be sprayed in the spring when they have fully expanded leaves
C. Spread by buds on their roots
D. Are never a problem
C. Germinate in the fall - ✔✔B. Should be sprayed in the spring when they have fully
expanded leaves
✔✔A pesticide having an LD 50 of 80 is___ than a pesticide having an LD 50 of 160
A. Less toxic
B. More concentrated
C. Less concentrate
D. More toxic - ✔✔D. More toxic
✔✔Medical antidotes listed on the pesticide label should be taken
, A. Only when prescribed by a qualified physician
B. Immediately following either inhaling or ingesting a pesticide on the skin
C. Just before an application begins working with highly toxic pesticides
D. As soon as you think pesticide symptoms exist - ✔✔A. Only when prescribed by a
qualified physician
✔✔What does the term overwintering of a pathogen mean
A. Survival from growing season to growing season
B. The act of infecting the plant
C. The dissemination of transportation of the pathogen from place to place
D. All of the above - ✔✔A. Survival from growing season to growing season
✔✔When does pesticide waste become hazardous waste
A. When someone becomes poisoned from it
B. Only when the product has been damaged
C. After the container has been pressure rinsed
D. When it is no longer usable - ✔✔D. when its no longer usable
✔✔Recirculation of the spray mixture during ferrying to the work site and during
turnarounds ___ agitation to maintain the spray mixtures
A. is not usually enough
B. Provides sufficient
C. Has not effect on - ✔✔B. Provides sufficient
✔✔The application of a protectant or foliar fungicide to control leaf disease on field
crops
A. Should be done only after the disease has become severe
B. Should be done on a weekly basis starting from emergence
C. Should be done only when the weather is hot and dry
D. Should be done before the disease has become severe - ✔✔D. Should be done
before the disease has become severe
✔✔Ariel application of pesticides in a certain situation might be limited by
A. Fixed obstacles such as power lines
B. Distance from the landing strip
C. Pesticide labeling instructions
D. All of the above
E. Only a and b - ✔✔D. All of the above
