Texas Pesticide Applicator's Test Questions With Answers Latest Updated 2024 Graded A+ | 100% Correct.

Texas Pesticide Applicator's Test Questions With Answers Latest Updated 2024 Graded A+ | 100% Correct. 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 3. Use of natural enemies (biological control) 4. Pest-resistant plants 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. Texas Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator's Test Questions With Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Graded A+ P a g e 2 | 18 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. P a g e 3 | 18 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. What Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are required to renew the private applicator's license? - Private applicators are required to recertify every five years by obtaining fifteen continuing education units (CEUs) including at least two credits in laws and regulations and two credits in integrated pest management. What late fees are added to the renewal fee if a private applicator does not renew the license by February 28th? - The renewal fee is $100 due by february 28. After Feb 28 to May 31 there is a $30 late fee. After a license is lost, the applicator must wait one year before they can train and retest. TDA will NOT issue a new license until one full year elapses. If an applicator fails to inform TDA of a change in mailing address, what can happen to the license? - Failure to provide such information may be grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of the license. When can a person request prior notification? - Prior notification can be requested when pesticides are being applied with air-blast, mist blowing or aerial equipment by people on adjoining property living within 1/4 mile or by persons in charge of day-care centers, hospitals, or nursing homes, and schools within 1/4 mile of the application. Name an accepted method of giving prior notification of a scheduled application to a neighbor who has requested prior notification. - The notification may be made by raising an EPA WPS flag/sign in or about the field to which pesticides are scheduled to be applied. How long are licensed pesticide applicators required to keep records? What type of pesticides are required to be included in these records? - A person license or certified as a private applicator must maintain records of each application of a restricted-use pesticide, statelimited0use pesticide, or regulated herbicide. Records of pesticide use must be maintained for a period of two years. P a g e 4 | 18 Explain what is needed when the regulations require that the total volume of spray mix, dust, granules, or other materials applied per unit be recorded. Give an example of what is meant here. - Record the rate/area. Examples: 1 gallon per 1000 square feet or 30 gallons per acre this would include water, pesticide, surfactant and any other additive put into the tank. List locations that are covered by Worker Protection Standard WPS and others that are exempt. - WPS applies to most agricultural production such as field crops (cotton, corn, sorghum, etc. also turfgrass production for sod, and greenhouse plant production). Pastures and rangeland are exempt from WPS. Compare the terms "Agricultural Employer" and "Handler Employer" as used in the WPS. - When reading the WPS Laws and Regs the term "Agricultural Employer" is used when they discuss the employer of "workers" and the term "Handler Employer" is used when they discuss employees of the "handlers". These two people may well be the same person so don't let the terminology confuse you. What is an agricultural employer? - The person ultimately responsible for insuring worker compliance with WPS restricted entry intervals before entering treated fields. How often is a supervisor required to monitor a handler who is using a highly toxic pesticide marked with a skull and cross bones and how can they be monitored? - Handlers handling highly toxic pesticides: The handler employer shall assure that any handler who is performing any handling activity with a product that has the skull and crossbones symbol on the front panel of the label is monitored visually or by voice communication at least every two hours. What items are necessary at the decontamination site(s) and who is responsible for providing these items? - The handler employer must provide enough water for routine washing, for emergency eye flushing, and for washing the entire body, soap and single-use towels in quantities sufficient to meet handlers' needs, and one clean change of clothing, such as coveralls in case of an emergency. How to Read Pesticide Labels - 1. Look for the brand name on the front of the label. 2. Active ingredients are the ones that kill or control the pests. 3. Signal words tell you how poisonous the pesticide is. -CAUTION: least poisonous pesticides - low toxicity -WARNING: more poisonous or irritating - moderately toxic P a g e 5 | 18 - DANGER: very poisonous or irritating; may also have skull and crossbones - highly toxic *when handling pesticides with the DANGER signal word, someone should check on you every two hours. *The precautionary statements section tells you which parts of your body need special protection and what kind of personal protective equipment to wear. 4. The environmental hazards section tells you if you must take extra care to protect bees and wildlife or to keep the pesticide out of groundwater and surface water. 5. A restricted use pesticide is classified as restricted use by EPA because it may, without additional regulatory restrictions, cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment or to human health (including injury to the applicator). Labels say for sale to and for use by certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision and only for uses covered by the Licensed Applicator's license. 6. The Drections for use section lists information on mixing, loading, and application. 7. All agricultural pesticides have a restricted entry interval or REI. The REI is the time immediately after the pesticide application during which entry into the treated area is restricted. ( while the REI is in effect certain PPE is required for entry into the area: after the REI has expired workers and handlers can enter the area without PPE.)