NEWEST 2024 GHP PEST CONTROL APPLICATOR SM - 47
EXAM APPROVED EXAM REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED
VERSION) |ALREADY GRADED A+ (REVISED EXAM)
IPM - ANSWER: Pest management using a variety of techniques, agricultural,
biological and use of minimal amount of pesticides when necessary
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - ANSWER: a government
agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
EPA and DFR - ANSWER: Labels and FIFRA ( federal insecticide, fungicide, rodenticide
act)
active ingredient (AI) - ANSWER: A chemical in a pesticide product that affects or
controls the target pest.
synthetic organic poisons - ANSWER: Contains hydrogen, oxygen, carbon
Chlorinated hydrocarbons (DDT) - ANSWER: • Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (DDT) Very
stable, long lasting,, persistent pesticides and accumulate in soil and animals
Chlordane (1 of 2 types of chlor. Hyrdo) - ANSWER: Insecticide to kill termites and
crop pests ( lasts too long)
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) ( 2 of of 2 types of chlor. Hyrdo) - ANSWER:
Lasts too long doesn't break down natural... another chlorinated hydrocarbon.. used
to treat mosquitos/ bed bugs
Organophosphates - ANSWER: Residual products. Poison symptoms are: flu, muscle
tightnesss, pupil contracting, breathing difficulty.
Chlorpyrifos - ANSWER: organophosphate insecticide; but causes health issues on
people
Diazinon - ANSWER: organophosphate, widely used as an insecticide.
Carbamates - ANSWER: Close relatives of the organophosphate pesticides. Same
symptoms
Sevin (Carbaryl) - ANSWER: A carbamate pesticide
inorganic poisons - ANSWER: Most common pesticide prior to ww2; Do NOT contain
any carbon in their molecules. Includes compounds:
- boron ( boric acid, borates)
, - silica, amorphoses, and crystalline (sand)
- Diatomaceous earth (DE)
—- sand sticks to waxy surface of invertabrates whic dehydrates them and kills the
bug indirectly.
Botanicals - ANSWER: Ingredients derived from plants.
- Safe reputation "natural" - however nicotine is high,y toxic.
- very short residual life
Pyrethrum - ANSWER: botanical insecticide; extracted from chrystanthemum
flowers- contains multiple pyrethrias
- lasts 6 hours
- used as a flushing agent bc doesn't last long
Nicotine - ANSWER: Botanical insecticide;
- Nerve poison, highly toxic
Orange, rosemary,peppermint, wintergreen, clove, thyme oils - ANSWER: "Exempt"
from section 25b- does not need to be registered bc so low in toxicity
- oils that kills insects
Pyrethroids - ANSWER: Are synthetic organic compounds and have some chemical
similarities to pyrethrins.
-residual properties: none - fair
- poison symptoms: allergy ( like runny nose, itchy eyes, and skin )
Neonicatinoid - ANSWER: Non repellents are undetectable to insects and are slow
acting. Bc social insects feed and groom one another, these products are easily
spread thuout the colonies.
Fipronil - ANSWER: A type of neoniccatinoid that disrupts the normal function or
nervous system. "Termidor" is a product which contains fipronil
Imidacloprid - ANSWER: A type of neoniccatinoid that acts on insects nervous
system. Found in "premise" and "temprid"
Anti-coagulants - ANSWER: Commonly used as rodent baits and causes internal
bleeding. - antidote: Vitamin K-1.
Some products in this category are:
- Warfarin, bromadiolone, BRODIFAACOUM, diphatcinone - all of these are used on
squirrels, mice, rats, makes them bleed out.
IGR (insect growth regulators) - ANSWER: IGR's block normal development and
molting of immature insects, have long residual control/ low toxicity
- some examples:
1. HYDROPENE- works for roaches
2.METHPRENE- works for fleas
EXAM APPROVED EXAM REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED
VERSION) |ALREADY GRADED A+ (REVISED EXAM)
IPM - ANSWER: Pest management using a variety of techniques, agricultural,
biological and use of minimal amount of pesticides when necessary
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - ANSWER: a government
agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
EPA and DFR - ANSWER: Labels and FIFRA ( federal insecticide, fungicide, rodenticide
act)
active ingredient (AI) - ANSWER: A chemical in a pesticide product that affects or
controls the target pest.
synthetic organic poisons - ANSWER: Contains hydrogen, oxygen, carbon
Chlorinated hydrocarbons (DDT) - ANSWER: • Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (DDT) Very
stable, long lasting,, persistent pesticides and accumulate in soil and animals
Chlordane (1 of 2 types of chlor. Hyrdo) - ANSWER: Insecticide to kill termites and
crop pests ( lasts too long)
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) ( 2 of of 2 types of chlor. Hyrdo) - ANSWER:
Lasts too long doesn't break down natural... another chlorinated hydrocarbon.. used
to treat mosquitos/ bed bugs
Organophosphates - ANSWER: Residual products. Poison symptoms are: flu, muscle
tightnesss, pupil contracting, breathing difficulty.
Chlorpyrifos - ANSWER: organophosphate insecticide; but causes health issues on
people
Diazinon - ANSWER: organophosphate, widely used as an insecticide.
Carbamates - ANSWER: Close relatives of the organophosphate pesticides. Same
symptoms
Sevin (Carbaryl) - ANSWER: A carbamate pesticide
inorganic poisons - ANSWER: Most common pesticide prior to ww2; Do NOT contain
any carbon in their molecules. Includes compounds:
- boron ( boric acid, borates)
, - silica, amorphoses, and crystalline (sand)
- Diatomaceous earth (DE)
—- sand sticks to waxy surface of invertabrates whic dehydrates them and kills the
bug indirectly.
Botanicals - ANSWER: Ingredients derived from plants.
- Safe reputation "natural" - however nicotine is high,y toxic.
- very short residual life
Pyrethrum - ANSWER: botanical insecticide; extracted from chrystanthemum
flowers- contains multiple pyrethrias
- lasts 6 hours
- used as a flushing agent bc doesn't last long
Nicotine - ANSWER: Botanical insecticide;
- Nerve poison, highly toxic
Orange, rosemary,peppermint, wintergreen, clove, thyme oils - ANSWER: "Exempt"
from section 25b- does not need to be registered bc so low in toxicity
- oils that kills insects
Pyrethroids - ANSWER: Are synthetic organic compounds and have some chemical
similarities to pyrethrins.
-residual properties: none - fair
- poison symptoms: allergy ( like runny nose, itchy eyes, and skin )
Neonicatinoid - ANSWER: Non repellents are undetectable to insects and are slow
acting. Bc social insects feed and groom one another, these products are easily
spread thuout the colonies.
Fipronil - ANSWER: A type of neoniccatinoid that disrupts the normal function or
nervous system. "Termidor" is a product which contains fipronil
Imidacloprid - ANSWER: A type of neoniccatinoid that acts on insects nervous
system. Found in "premise" and "temprid"
Anti-coagulants - ANSWER: Commonly used as rodent baits and causes internal
bleeding. - antidote: Vitamin K-1.
Some products in this category are:
- Warfarin, bromadiolone, BRODIFAACOUM, diphatcinone - all of these are used on
squirrels, mice, rats, makes them bleed out.
IGR (insect growth regulators) - ANSWER: IGR's block normal development and
molting of immature insects, have long residual control/ low toxicity
- some examples:
1. HYDROPENE- works for roaches
2.METHPRENE- works for fleas
