Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Training Manual, Test Questions and Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 (100% SOLVED)

Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing) - ans Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label - ans read the label and follow the rules; if they don't they are held responsible Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana - ans Private applicators and Commercial applicators Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered technicians - ans Private - apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or otherwise control for producing an agricultural commodity Commercial - apply pesticides to property of another for financial compensation Registered technician - can remove pests that their supervisor is certified in State the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms - ans 5 years Discuss two options to maintain applicator certification - ans 1. retesting 2. accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs) State which agency approves and advertises pesticide application continuing credit hour (CCH) programs - ans Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) Discuss the purpose of the applicator credential - ans confines applicator to those applications indicated by the certification categories; liability insurance Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Training Manual latest complete update 2024/2025 (100% SOLVED) Explain the relationship between label uses, application sites, and certification categories - ans Label uses tell how to apply in certain application sites and who can apply them Describe the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to the wrong address - ans Owners may not have wanted the chemicals on their property for various reasons (preference, allergy, etc.) State who has to maintain a for-hire business license - ans The business State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified employee - ans When the non-certified employee is applying pesticides State how a non-certified employee can become a registered technician - ans passing pesticide applicator core exam and their employer applying for a registered technician credential through the OISC List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before sending them to work off-site - ans category-specific site assessment fact sheet; labels of products being applied; personal protective equipment List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - ans pest control operations in which the supervisor is certified and licensed Distinguish general-use from restricted-use (RUP) products - ans RUPs cannot be bought by the general public Indicate where to find a restricted-use pesticide (RUP) statement on a pesticide label - ans just look at the label lol State the minimum RUP recordkeeping term - ans 2 years List info that must be maintained in RUP records - ans all applications of RUPs - applicator name/number, date, application site, pest controlled, pesticide applied, and amount List the four major pest groups - ans weeds, invertebrates, plant disease agents, vertebrates Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for effective control - ans to take the correct/best action to get rid of it Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive - ans food, water, proper habitat Define the "action" threshold - ans Point where pest problem is high enough action is needed Describe the relationship between pest inspection (monitoring ) and an action threshold - ans monitoring vs. taking action Describe three non-chemical control options - ans Biological control - natural enemies Mechanical control - machines Cultural control - alter the environment State the advantages of non-chemical control options - ans cleaner List the four major types of pesticides and what each controls - ans herbicides - weeds insecticides - insects fungicides - plants rodenticides - mice and rats State the advantages of pesticide use - ans effective Explain how pest life cycles affect control decisions - ans most vulnerable when immature Explain why some pesticide application sites are regarded as sensitive - ans the chemicals are dangerous for the environment Explain how site history can inform a pest management decision - ans what pests are there, what works to get rid of them List factors that can cause pesticide applications to fail - ans misidentification, applied at wrong time, pesticide resistance Define pesticide resistance - ans pesticide is no longer effective to target pest Contrast the following pesticide characteristics: -selective vs. non-selective -persistent vs. non-persistent - ans Selective controls specific pests in certain stages of development, while non-selective control a wide variety of pests Persistence - how long chemicals remain active Active ingredient - ans chemicals which actually control the pest Inert ingredient - ans primarily solvents and carriers that help deliver the active ingredients to the target pest; enhance the utility of the product Solution - ans substance is dissolved in a liquid Suspension - ans mixture of finely divided, solid particles dispersed in a liquid Emulsion - ans mixture that occurs when one liquid is dispersed in another liquid Dusts - ans easy to use but inhalation/drift hazard Granules - ans lower drift; bulk Pellets - ans safer for applicators; can roll on slopes Wettable powders - ans spray the area; inhalation hazard Dry flowables (or water dispersible granules, wettable granules) - ans similar to wettable but less inhalation Soluble powders - ans no need for agitation once dissolved in the tank Liquid flowables (or suspension concentrates) - ans no risk of inhalation to applicator; require agitation during application Solutions (or water-soluble concentrates) - ans require no agitation; can be caustic to human skin Microencapsulates - ans liquid flowables