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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
m m m m m m
Usingmbarriersmtompreventmpestsmfrommgettingmintomanmareamismanmexamplemof mwhichmtype mof mpesticide m
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Makingmuse mof mplantmvarietiesmthatmaremnaturallymresistantmtominsectmfeedingmismanmexample mofmwhichmty
pe mof mpestmmanagementmmethod?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Genetic
Whichmof m the mstatementsmaboutmbiologicalmcontrolmismtrue?
a) Modifyingmthe menvironmentmtomenhance mnaturalmenemiesmismrecommendedminmbiomcontrol
b) Biologicalmcontrolminvolvesmimportingmexoticmpestsmtomcontrolmnaturalmenemies
c) Usingmseveralmculturalmpracticesmandmamwide mvarietymofmpesticidesmworksmbestminmbiologicalmcont
rolm -mcorrectmanswerm-
a) mModifyingmthe menvironmentmtomenhance mnaturalmenemiesmismrecommendedminmbiomcontrol
Sealingmbuildingmcracksmandmsmallmopeningsmismanmexample mofmwhatmkindmofmpestmmanagementmmethod
?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Physical
Whichmstatementmaboutmculturalmcontrolmpracticesmismtrue?
a) Theymreduce mpestmestablishment, mreproduction, mandmsurvival
b) Theym use mnaturallymderivedmormsynthesizedmchemicalsmtomcontrolmpests
c) theyminvolve mthe mrelease mofmparasitesmandmpredatorsmfoundminmforeignmcountriesm -
m correctmanswerm -a) m They m reduce m pestm establishment, m reproduction, m andm survival
Monitoringmpestsmatmairportsmandmoceanmportsmthatmposemamseriousmthreatmtompublicmhealthmormwidespr
eadmdamage mtomcropsmormanimalsmismanmexample mofmwhichmtype mof mpestmmanagementmmethod?m -
m correctmanswer
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m m m m
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
m m m m m m
WhichmstatementsmaboutmpestmmanagementmstrategiesminmIPMismtrue?
a) The mgoalm ismtom preventmpestsmfrommreachingmdamagingmlevels
b) Eradicationmism nevermthe mgoalmofmanm IPMmprogram
c) Nonchemicalmmethodsmare mshort-termmsolutionsmtomcontrolmpestsm-mcorrectmanswerm-
a) mThe mgoalm ismtompreventmpestsmfrommreachingmdamagingmlevels
Whichmwouldmbe mconsideredmampreventative mpestmmanagementmstrategy?
a) Plantingmweed-mandmdisease-free mseedmonmanmathleticmfield
b) Releasingmnaturalmenemiesmtomhelpmreduce mpestmpopulations
c) Removingmampestmthatmismam publicmhealthmconcernmfrommanmaream -mcorrectmanswerm-
a) mPlantingmweed-mandmdisease-free mseedmonmanmathleticmfield
Whichmstatementmaboutmactionmthresholdsmismtrue?
a) The mIPMmtechnicianmneedsmtomimplementmcontrolmmeasuresmbelowmthe mactionmthresholdmlevel
b) The m actionmthresholdmformampestmmaym be msetmatm am 0mpestmpopulationmdensity
c) Inmanmurbanmlandscape,mactionmthresholdsmare musuallymmore mrelatedmtomeconomicsmthanmaestheti
csm -mcorrectmanswerm-
b) mThe mactionmthresholdmformampestmmaym be msetmatm am0m pestmpopulationmdensity
Whichmwouldmincrease m the mlikelihoodmof mpesticide mresistance?
a) Anminsectmthatm hasm 1mgenerationmpermyear
b) Continualmuse mof mpesticidesmfrommthe msame mchemicalmclass
c) Applyingmampesticide mthatmhasmlittle mormnomresidualmeffectm-mcorrectmanswerm-
b) mContinualmuse mofmpesticidesmfrommthe msame mchemicalmclass
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
m m m m m m
WhichmstatementmaboutmFIFRAmismfalse?
a) itmprovidesmthe moverallmframeworkmformthe mfederalmpesticide mregulatorymprogram
b) itm preventsmstates,mtribes,mandmterritoriesmfrommcreatingmlawsmthatmaremstrictermthanmfederalmregulatimons
c) itm allowsmapplicatorsmtomdeviate mfrommthe mpesticide mlabelmundermspecificmuse msituationsm -
m correctmanswerm-
b) mitm preventsmstates,mtribes,mandmterritoriesmfrommcreatingmlawsmthatmare mstrictermthanmfederalmregulations
Underm federalmlaw,mwhichmstatementmaboutmtrainedmandmcertifiedmapplicatorsmismtrue?
a) Theymmaym applymand/ormsupervise mthe mapplicationmofmRUPs
b) Theym mustmreceive msupplementalmtrainingmbefore mmixingmRUPs
c) theymare mexemptmfrommobtainingmcountymbulletinsmformthe mprotectionmof mendangeredmspeciesm-
m correctm answerm -a) m They m may m apply m and/orm supervise m the m application m of m RUPs
Whatmismthe mpurpose mofmthe mregistrationmandmreregistrationmprocess?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Tomprovide mevidence mthatmthempesticide mwillmnotmcause munreasonable mrisksmtomhumanmhealthmormthe men
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T/F-mApprovedmpesticide mlabelsmhave mthe mforce mofmlawm -mcorrectm answerm-True
Whichmof m the mfollowingmcriteriamismusedmbymEPAminmestablishingmpesticide mtolerances?
a) Researchmdatamcompletelymindependentmof mthe mpesticide mmanufacturer
b) The m anticipatedmvolume mofmproductmtombe m soldminmanymgivenmyear
c) The mtoxicitymofmthe mpesticide mandmitsmbreakdownmproductsm-mcorrectmanswerm-
c) mThe mtoxicitymof mthe mpesticide mandmitsmbreakdownmproducts
Underm federalmlaw,mwhichmismunlawfulmandmsubjectmtomcivilmormcriminalmpenalties?
a) Allowingmampersonmundermthe mdirectmsupervisionmof m amcertifiedmapplicatormtomapplymRUPs
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
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b) detaching,maltering,mdefacing,mormdestroyingmanympartmof m am containermormlabeling
c) Keepingminadequate mrecordsmofmemployeesmwhomreceivedmtrainingmonmthe mpropermusemof mpesticid
esm -mcorrectmanswerm-
b) mdetaching,maltering,mdefacing,mormdestroyingmanympartmofm amcontainermormlabeling
Whichmfederalmregulationmrequiresmemployee mtrainingminmthe muse mofmpesticides?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
WPSm(Workersmprotectionmstandard)
Whichmgroupmofmpesticidesmismexemptmfrommregistrationmbecausemitmposesmlittle mormnomriskmtomhuman
smandmthe menvironment?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Minimummriskmpesticides
The mactive mingredientminmTempo20WPmismlistedmasmβ-Cyfluthrin,mcyano(4-fluoro-3-
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2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. mWhatmdoesmthe mtermm"Cylfuthrin"mrepresent?
-m correctmanswerm-The mcommonmname
Whichmstatementsmaboutmpesticide mlabelmnamesmandmingredientsmismtrue?
a) Bothmthe m active mingredientsmandminertmingredientsmmustmbe mlistedmbymchemicalmname
b) variousmmanufacturersmusemdifferentmtrademnames,mevenmthoughmthe mproductsmmaymcontainmthems
ame mactive mingredient
c) Commonmnamesmare mthose mofficiallymacceptedmbymthe mmanufacturerm-mcorrectmanswerm-
b) mvariousmmanufacturersmuse mdifferentmtrademnames,mevenmthoughmthe mproductsmmaymcontainmt
he msame mactive mingredient
Whatmismthe m purpose mofmthe msignalmword?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Indicatesmthe mproduct'smrelative macute mtoxicitymtomhumansmandmanimals
The mroutesmof mentrymstatement,m"Extremelymhazardousmbymskinmcontact-
m rapidly m absorbed m through m the m skin,"m onm am labelm would m mostm likely m carry m whichm signalm word?
a) DANGER
b) WARNING
m m m m
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
m m m m m m
Usingmbarriersmtompreventmpestsmfrommgettingmintomanmareamismanmexamplemof mwhichmtype mof mpesticide m
managementmmethod?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Mechanical
Makingmuse mof mplantmvarietiesmthatmaremnaturallymresistantmtominsectmfeedingmismanmexample mofmwhichmty
pe mof mpestmmanagementmmethod?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Genetic
Whichmof m the mstatementsmaboutmbiologicalmcontrolmismtrue?
a) Modifyingmthe menvironmentmtomenhance mnaturalmenemiesmismrecommendedminmbiomcontrol
b) Biologicalmcontrolminvolvesmimportingmexoticmpestsmtomcontrolmnaturalmenemies
c) Usingmseveralmculturalmpracticesmandmamwide mvarietymofmpesticidesmworksmbestminmbiologicalmcont
rolm -mcorrectmanswerm-
a) mModifyingmthe menvironmentmtomenhance mnaturalmenemiesmismrecommendedminmbiomcontrol
Sealingmbuildingmcracksmandmsmallmopeningsmismanmexample mofmwhatmkindmofmpestmmanagementmmethod
?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Physical
Whichmstatementmaboutmculturalmcontrolmpracticesmismtrue?
a) Theymreduce mpestmestablishment, mreproduction, mandmsurvival
b) Theym use mnaturallymderivedmormsynthesizedmchemicalsmtomcontrolmpests
c) theyminvolve mthe mrelease mofmparasitesmandmpredatorsmfoundminmforeignmcountriesm -
m correctmanswerm -a) m They m reduce m pestm establishment, m reproduction, m andm survival
Monitoringmpestsmatmairportsmandmoceanmportsmthatmposemamseriousmthreatmtompublicmhealthmormwidespr
eadmdamage mtomcropsmormanimalsmismanmexample mofmwhichmtype mof mpestmmanagementmmethod?m -
m correctmanswer
-Regulatory
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m m m m
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
m m m m m m
WhichmstatementsmaboutmpestmmanagementmstrategiesminmIPMismtrue?
a) The mgoalm ismtom preventmpestsmfrommreachingmdamagingmlevels
b) Eradicationmism nevermthe mgoalmofmanm IPMmprogram
c) Nonchemicalmmethodsmare mshort-termmsolutionsmtomcontrolmpestsm-mcorrectmanswerm-
a) mThe mgoalm ismtompreventmpestsmfrommreachingmdamagingmlevels
Whichmwouldmbe mconsideredmampreventative mpestmmanagementmstrategy?
a) Plantingmweed-mandmdisease-free mseedmonmanmathleticmfield
b) Releasingmnaturalmenemiesmtomhelpmreduce mpestmpopulations
c) Removingmampestmthatmismam publicmhealthmconcernmfrommanmaream -mcorrectmanswerm-
a) mPlantingmweed-mandmdisease-free mseedmonmanmathleticmfield
Whichmstatementmaboutmactionmthresholdsmismtrue?
a) The mIPMmtechnicianmneedsmtomimplementmcontrolmmeasuresmbelowmthe mactionmthresholdmlevel
b) The m actionmthresholdmformampestmmaym be msetmatm am 0mpestmpopulationmdensity
c) Inmanmurbanmlandscape,mactionmthresholdsmare musuallymmore mrelatedmtomeconomicsmthanmaestheti
csm -mcorrectmanswerm-
b) mThe mactionmthresholdmformampestmmaym be msetmatm am0m pestmpopulationmdensity
Whichmwouldmincrease m the mlikelihoodmof mpesticide mresistance?
a) Anminsectmthatm hasm 1mgenerationmpermyear
b) Continualmuse mof mpesticidesmfrommthe msame mchemicalmclass
c) Applyingmampesticide mthatmhasmlittle mormnomresidualmeffectm-mcorrectmanswerm-
b) mContinualmuse mofmpesticidesmfrommthe msame mchemicalmclass
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m m m m
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
m m m m m m
WhichmstatementmaboutmFIFRAmismfalse?
a) itmprovidesmthe moverallmframeworkmformthe mfederalmpesticide mregulatorymprogram
b) itm preventsmstates,mtribes,mandmterritoriesmfrommcreatingmlawsmthatmaremstrictermthanmfederalmregulatimons
c) itm allowsmapplicatorsmtomdeviate mfrommthe mpesticide mlabelmundermspecificmuse msituationsm -
m correctmanswerm-
b) mitm preventsmstates,mtribes,mandmterritoriesmfrommcreatingmlawsmthatmare mstrictermthanmfederalmregulations
Underm federalmlaw,mwhichmstatementmaboutmtrainedmandmcertifiedmapplicatorsmismtrue?
a) Theymmaym applymand/ormsupervise mthe mapplicationmofmRUPs
b) Theym mustmreceive msupplementalmtrainingmbefore mmixingmRUPs
c) theymare mexemptmfrommobtainingmcountymbulletinsmformthe mprotectionmof mendangeredmspeciesm-
m correctm answerm -a) m They m may m apply m and/orm supervise m the m application m of m RUPs
Whatmismthe mpurpose mofmthe mregistrationmandmreregistrationmprocess?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Tomprovide mevidence mthatmthempesticide mwillmnotmcause munreasonable mrisksmtomhumanmhealthmormthe men
vironment
T/F-mApprovedmpesticide mlabelsmhave mthe mforce mofmlawm -mcorrectm answerm-True
Whichmof m the mfollowingmcriteriamismusedmbymEPAminmestablishingmpesticide mtolerances?
a) Researchmdatamcompletelymindependentmof mthe mpesticide mmanufacturer
b) The m anticipatedmvolume mofmproductmtombe m soldminmanymgivenmyear
c) The mtoxicitymofmthe mpesticide mandmitsmbreakdownmproductsm-mcorrectmanswerm-
c) mThe mtoxicitymof mthe mpesticide mandmitsmbreakdownmproducts
Underm federalmlaw,mwhichmismunlawfulmandmsubjectmtomcivilmormcriminalmpenalties?
a) Allowingmampersonmundermthe mdirectmsupervisionmof m amcertifiedmapplicatormtomapplymRUPs
, MDARD MICHIGAN CORE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
m m m m
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
m m m m m m
b) detaching,maltering,mdefacing,mormdestroyingmanympartmof m am containermormlabeling
c) Keepingminadequate mrecordsmofmemployeesmwhomreceivedmtrainingmonmthe mpropermusemof mpesticid
esm -mcorrectmanswerm-
b) mdetaching,maltering,mdefacing,mormdestroyingmanympartmofm amcontainermormlabeling
Whichmfederalmregulationmrequiresmemployee mtrainingminmthe muse mofmpesticides?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
WPSm(Workersmprotectionmstandard)
Whichmgroupmofmpesticidesmismexemptmfrommregistrationmbecausemitmposesmlittle mormnomriskmtomhuman
smandmthe menvironment?m-mcorrectmanswerm-Minimummriskmpesticides
The mactive mingredientminmTempo20WPmismlistedmasmβ-Cyfluthrin,mcyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methylm3-m(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-
2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. mWhatmdoesmthe mtermm"Cylfuthrin"mrepresent?
-m correctmanswerm-The mcommonmname
Whichmstatementsmaboutmpesticide mlabelmnamesmandmingredientsmismtrue?
a) Bothmthe m active mingredientsmandminertmingredientsmmustmbe mlistedmbymchemicalmname
b) variousmmanufacturersmusemdifferentmtrademnames,mevenmthoughmthe mproductsmmaymcontainmthems
ame mactive mingredient
c) Commonmnamesmare mthose mofficiallymacceptedmbymthe mmanufacturerm-mcorrectmanswerm-
b) mvariousmmanufacturersmuse mdifferentmtrademnames,mevenmthoughmthe mproductsmmaymcontainmt
he msame mactive mingredient
Whatmismthe m purpose mofmthe msignalmword?m-mcorrectmanswerm-
Indicatesmthe mproduct'smrelative macute mtoxicitymtomhumansmandmanimals
The mroutesmof mentrymstatement,m"Extremelymhazardousmbymskinmcontact-
m rapidly m absorbed m through m the m skin,"m onm am labelm would m mostm likely m carry m whichm signalm word?
a) DANGER
b) WARNING
