Oklahoma Service Tech (Actual) Exam
Define "intergrated pest managment" (IPM) and list several posible control tactics that
may be used in an IPM strategy. - ANSWER-Integrated pest management is the
combining of appropeiate pest and their damage to an acceptable level. Pest control
tactics may include: host resistance, biological control, cultural control, mechanical
control, sanitiation, and chemical (pesticide) control.
Defined the difference between commercial, non-commercial, and private applicators
and service technicians. - ANSWER-Private applicators are persons who use or
supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides in producing and agricultural commodity
on property owned or rented by themselves or their employer or the property of another
person with whom they trade services. Commercial applicators are persons who use
pesticides for hire on property other than their own. Non-commercial applicators are
public employees who apply restricted-use pesticides in their jobs. Service technicians
are persons employed by a licensed commercial or non-commercial firm.
Does the pesticide label contain all the instructions and directions for use that you need
to use the product safely and legally? - ANSWER-Some pesticide products have all the
necessary instructions and directions for the use of the product on the label. For other
products, more instructions and directions may be in another labeling that accompanies
the product at the time of purchase. The label or labeling of still other products may
refer to separate documents that contain specialized instructions and directions.
Pesticide users are required by law to comply with all these types of instructions and
directions - not just with the label itself.
Explain the differences between chemical name, common name, and brand name.
Which of these terms should be used to most accurately identify a pesticide product? -
ANSWER-The chemical name is a complex name that identifies the chemical
components and structures of the pesticide. A common name is a shorter name that
EPA recognizes as a substitute for the chemical name of a product. A brand name is a
name -usually a trademark - used by a chemical company to identify a pesticide
product. The common name (or the chemical name, if no common name is given) is the
most accurate and useful way to identify a pesticide product.
Explain the differences between the terms "label" and "labeling." - ANSWER-The label
is the information printed on or attached to the pesticide container. Labeling includes the
label itseld, plus all other information your receive from the meanufacturer about the
product when you buy it.
How can pest identification help you develop a good pest control strategy? - ANSWER-
Identification of the pest allows you to determine basic information about the pest,
including its life cycle and the time that it is most susceptible to being controlled.
, How can you help to prevent pesticides from reaching groundwater? - ANSWER-Avoid
using more pesticides than the labeling directs avoid application methods that present
special risk keep pesticides from back siphoning into your water source locate
pesticides storage facilities at least 100 feet from Wells Springs sinkholes and other
sites that directly link to groundwater. Locate mix load sites and equipment cleaning
sites at least 100 feet from surface water or from direct links to groundwater or take
precautions to protect those sites dispose of unuse pesticide containers and equipment
and container rinse water correctly.
How do you calculate the application rate? - ANSWER-The amount of pesticide
dispersed, divided by the distance covered, is the application rate.
How will you know if you must take special action to protect endangered species or
groundwater? - ANSWER-The pesticide labeling will tell you if special measures are
necessary but it May not contain the detailed instructions that you must follow. The
labeling may instruct you to get these details from another source.
If you had a choice of either wettable powder formulation or granule formulation for a
particular pest control task, which should be best if drift were a minor concern? Which
would be best if you need the pesticide to stay on a surface that is not level, such as
foliage? - ANSWER-The granular formation would be the best choice in the first
situation because granules have a much lower drift hazard than wettable powder.
Granules do not stick to non-level surfaces so the wettable powder should be the best
choice in the second situation.
If you have pesticide waste other than empty containers what can you do with them? -
ANSWER-Dispose of in a hazardous waste landfill or pesticide incinerator or store until
disposal is possible.
List three roots by which pesticides can move offsite. - ANSWER-One in error, through
wind or through air currents generated by ventilation systems. Two in water, through
runoff or leaching. Three on or in objects, plants, or animals including humans that
move or are moved offsite.
Name and explain the meaning of the single word and symbols you may see on a
pesticide product. - ANSWER-"Caution" indicates that the pesticide product is slightly
toxic or relatively non-toxic. "Warning" indicates that the pesticide product is moderately
toxic. "Danger" indicates that the pesticide product is highly toxic. "Poison" and the skull
and crossbones indicate that the pesticide product is highly toxic as a poison, rather
than skin or eye irritant.
Name four forms of mechanical vertebrate pest control. - ANSWER-Traps, barriers,
gunning, attractants, and repellents are all forms of mechanical vertebrate pest control.
Define "intergrated pest managment" (IPM) and list several posible control tactics that
may be used in an IPM strategy. - ANSWER-Integrated pest management is the
combining of appropeiate pest and their damage to an acceptable level. Pest control
tactics may include: host resistance, biological control, cultural control, mechanical
control, sanitiation, and chemical (pesticide) control.
Defined the difference between commercial, non-commercial, and private applicators
and service technicians. - ANSWER-Private applicators are persons who use or
supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides in producing and agricultural commodity
on property owned or rented by themselves or their employer or the property of another
person with whom they trade services. Commercial applicators are persons who use
pesticides for hire on property other than their own. Non-commercial applicators are
public employees who apply restricted-use pesticides in their jobs. Service technicians
are persons employed by a licensed commercial or non-commercial firm.
Does the pesticide label contain all the instructions and directions for use that you need
to use the product safely and legally? - ANSWER-Some pesticide products have all the
necessary instructions and directions for the use of the product on the label. For other
products, more instructions and directions may be in another labeling that accompanies
the product at the time of purchase. The label or labeling of still other products may
refer to separate documents that contain specialized instructions and directions.
Pesticide users are required by law to comply with all these types of instructions and
directions - not just with the label itself.
Explain the differences between chemical name, common name, and brand name.
Which of these terms should be used to most accurately identify a pesticide product? -
ANSWER-The chemical name is a complex name that identifies the chemical
components and structures of the pesticide. A common name is a shorter name that
EPA recognizes as a substitute for the chemical name of a product. A brand name is a
name -usually a trademark - used by a chemical company to identify a pesticide
product. The common name (or the chemical name, if no common name is given) is the
most accurate and useful way to identify a pesticide product.
Explain the differences between the terms "label" and "labeling." - ANSWER-The label
is the information printed on or attached to the pesticide container. Labeling includes the
label itseld, plus all other information your receive from the meanufacturer about the
product when you buy it.
How can pest identification help you develop a good pest control strategy? - ANSWER-
Identification of the pest allows you to determine basic information about the pest,
including its life cycle and the time that it is most susceptible to being controlled.
, How can you help to prevent pesticides from reaching groundwater? - ANSWER-Avoid
using more pesticides than the labeling directs avoid application methods that present
special risk keep pesticides from back siphoning into your water source locate
pesticides storage facilities at least 100 feet from Wells Springs sinkholes and other
sites that directly link to groundwater. Locate mix load sites and equipment cleaning
sites at least 100 feet from surface water or from direct links to groundwater or take
precautions to protect those sites dispose of unuse pesticide containers and equipment
and container rinse water correctly.
How do you calculate the application rate? - ANSWER-The amount of pesticide
dispersed, divided by the distance covered, is the application rate.
How will you know if you must take special action to protect endangered species or
groundwater? - ANSWER-The pesticide labeling will tell you if special measures are
necessary but it May not contain the detailed instructions that you must follow. The
labeling may instruct you to get these details from another source.
If you had a choice of either wettable powder formulation or granule formulation for a
particular pest control task, which should be best if drift were a minor concern? Which
would be best if you need the pesticide to stay on a surface that is not level, such as
foliage? - ANSWER-The granular formation would be the best choice in the first
situation because granules have a much lower drift hazard than wettable powder.
Granules do not stick to non-level surfaces so the wettable powder should be the best
choice in the second situation.
If you have pesticide waste other than empty containers what can you do with them? -
ANSWER-Dispose of in a hazardous waste landfill or pesticide incinerator or store until
disposal is possible.
List three roots by which pesticides can move offsite. - ANSWER-One in error, through
wind or through air currents generated by ventilation systems. Two in water, through
runoff or leaching. Three on or in objects, plants, or animals including humans that
move or are moved offsite.
Name and explain the meaning of the single word and symbols you may see on a
pesticide product. - ANSWER-"Caution" indicates that the pesticide product is slightly
toxic or relatively non-toxic. "Warning" indicates that the pesticide product is moderately
toxic. "Danger" indicates that the pesticide product is highly toxic. "Poison" and the skull
and crossbones indicate that the pesticide product is highly toxic as a poison, rather
than skin or eye irritant.
Name four forms of mechanical vertebrate pest control. - ANSWER-Traps, barriers,
gunning, attractants, and repellents are all forms of mechanical vertebrate pest control.
