Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Control Category 3 Test
2023 with all the correct answers
In order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in Tn, an individual must:
A. Be 16 yrs old
B. Be certified by the Tn Department of Ag as a pesticide applicator
C. Working under the supervision of a certified applicator
D. Meet all the safety standards
B. Be certified by the Tn Department of Ag as a pesticide applicator
According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in
order to use a restriced- use pesticide an applicator:
A. Must be certified in all cases
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
C. Does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide safety training
D. May always work under the supervision of a certified applicator.
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
The following applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted- use
pesticide:
A. Farmer
B. Greenhouse operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered company
D. Pest Control technician working for a chartered company
When does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
A. When he/she exchange services for another private applicator
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
C. When he/ she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
The examination fee for a commercial applicator is:
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20
C. $15
Commercial applicators may become re certified by:
A. Paying $15 annually
B. Sending an application to TDA
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the designated period
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the last year of the re certification period
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the designated period
Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined:
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one year in
prison
B. Civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $5,000 or one year in
, prison
Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $100,000
D. None of the above
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one year in
prison
Commercial applicators must keep records of:
A. General-use pesticides
B. Restricted-use pesticides
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
D. Pesticides with skull and cross bones
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of:
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
B. Two years
Symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include:
A. abnormal growth
B. holes in leaves
C. leaf drop
D. foliar burn
B. holes in leaves
Which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide damage?
A. woody plants
B. flowering plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants
D. herbaceous plants
Pesticide persistence is influence by:
A. application rate
B. temperature
C. Moisture conditions
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Air blast sprayers should never be used:
A. to apply insecticides to trees
B. to treat for a turf pest
C. to apply a herbicide
D. when mixing pesticides
C. to apply a herbicide
To reduce drift and vaporization, which of the following should not be done:
A. use a lower spray pressure
B. apply when wind speeds are low
C. reduce spray nozzle opening size
D. keep spray nozzle as close to target as possible
2023 with all the correct answers
In order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in Tn, an individual must:
A. Be 16 yrs old
B. Be certified by the Tn Department of Ag as a pesticide applicator
C. Working under the supervision of a certified applicator
D. Meet all the safety standards
B. Be certified by the Tn Department of Ag as a pesticide applicator
According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in
order to use a restriced- use pesticide an applicator:
A. Must be certified in all cases
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
C. Does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide safety training
D. May always work under the supervision of a certified applicator.
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
The following applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted- use
pesticide:
A. Farmer
B. Greenhouse operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered company
D. Pest Control technician working for a chartered company
When does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
A. When he/she exchange services for another private applicator
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
C. When he/ she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
The examination fee for a commercial applicator is:
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20
C. $15
Commercial applicators may become re certified by:
A. Paying $15 annually
B. Sending an application to TDA
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the designated period
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the last year of the re certification period
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the designated period
Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined:
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one year in
prison
B. Civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $5,000 or one year in
, prison
Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $100,000
D. None of the above
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000 or one year in
prison
Commercial applicators must keep records of:
A. General-use pesticides
B. Restricted-use pesticides
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
D. Pesticides with skull and cross bones
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of:
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
B. Two years
Symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include:
A. abnormal growth
B. holes in leaves
C. leaf drop
D. foliar burn
B. holes in leaves
Which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide damage?
A. woody plants
B. flowering plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants
D. herbaceous plants
Pesticide persistence is influence by:
A. application rate
B. temperature
C. Moisture conditions
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Air blast sprayers should never be used:
A. to apply insecticides to trees
B. to treat for a turf pest
C. to apply a herbicide
D. when mixing pesticides
C. to apply a herbicide
To reduce drift and vaporization, which of the following should not be done:
A. use a lower spray pressure
B. apply when wind speeds are low
C. reduce spray nozzle opening size
D. keep spray nozzle as close to target as possible
