Pesticide Applicator License Exam !| !| !| !|
with precise detailed answers !| !| !|
What types of pesticide uses require the Ag Basic license - Correct answer ✔-
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Use of general-use pesticides to produce plants or plant products intended
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for human consumption as food, where the person applying the pesticides or
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the employer of the person applying the pesticides derives $1,000 or more in
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annual gross income from the sale of those commodities
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-Food production applications include - Seed treatment through post harvest
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treatment or washing with disinfectants prior to sale
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What is a pesticide? - Correct answer ✔Any substance or mixture of
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substances intended for: !| !|
-preventing,
-destroying,
-repelling, or !|
-mitigating
any pest !|
OR
Any plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
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-Does not include fertilizers or nutrients
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-Does not include beneficial organisms
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-Does not include traps or mechanical means
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,Disinfectants (peroxides & bleaches) !| !| !|
Herbicides &Growth Regulators !| !|
Rat & mouse baits
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Fungicides
Insecticides
Botanicals
Biological controls !|
Deer and rabbit repellents
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Insect repellents !|
Plant incorporated protectants
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-Bt corn has one or more Bacillus thuringiensis crystalline proteins
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engineered into it !| !|
What is a pest? - Correct answer ✔-Bacteria, viruses (germs)
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-Fungi, plant diseases !| !|
-Weeds
-Insects, mites, etc. !| !|
-Birds
-Deer, rodents, etc. !| !|
Using products not labeled as pesticides - Correct answer ✔Home chemistry
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is not recommended by the BPC
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,-Many of the materials used seem "safe" because we eat them or use them on
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our skin
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-Exposure routes may be different !| !| !| !|
- ie What we eat may not be safe to breathe
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Use of products not labeled as pesticides
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-Anyone applying products to commercial food crops that have not been
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properly evaluated runs the risk of a food safety incident, illegal residues,
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and an embargoed crop
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What products are NOT pesticides? - Correct answer ✔-Insect parasitic
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nematodes
-Rodent or insect traps !| !| !|
=Beneficial insects or mites !| !| !|
Benefits of Pesticides - Correct answer ✔•Aesthetics
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•Healthy saleable plants !| !|
•Bountiful harvest !|
•Nuisance or public heath pest control !| !| !| !| !|
Concerns with Pesticide Dependence Past, Present and Future - Correct
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answer ✔-Pest resistance !| !|
-Environmental persistence !|
-Bioaccumulation: when a chemical accumulates in animal tissues !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
, -Biomagnification: when an organism accumulates residues at higher !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
concentrations than the organisms they consume !| !| !| !| !|
-Misuse
-Secondary pest outbreaks !| !|
-Non-target/Beneficial organism effects !| !|
Pest Resurgence
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However, during the 1970's it became obvious that relying completely on
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pesticides for pest management could have some negative impacts.
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It was noticed that when certain pesticides were used repeatedly, some pests
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were no longer controlled by the pesticide. The pests had developed
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resistance to the chemical. Since the 1970's, pest resistance has surfaced in
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weed species, plant pathogens and insect pests. A prime example is the
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Colorado potato beetle which has developed resistance to every major group
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of insecticides, making the older chemical compounds nearly useless as pest
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management tools for Colorado potato beetle. !| !| !| !| !|
In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson discussed environmental concerns
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about the stability and persistence of DDT and other chlorinated
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hydrocarbon insecticides. !|
DDT and its relative compounds were also found to be stored in fat cells of
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insects, fish, birds, rodents and other animals. DDT didn't break down in fat
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cells. This is known as bioaccumulation.
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Some organisms accumulate chemical residues in higher concentrations than
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those found in their food source. This process is called biomagnification. For
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example, invertebrates with pesticides in their tissues are eaten by fish,
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which are then eaten by birds. The birds at the top of the food chain
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accumulate the highest concentration of pesticide residues. Pesticides that
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bioaccumulate and biomagnify have been removed from the marketplace. !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
with precise detailed answers !| !| !|
What types of pesticide uses require the Ag Basic license - Correct answer ✔-
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Use of general-use pesticides to produce plants or plant products intended
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
for human consumption as food, where the person applying the pesticides or
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
the employer of the person applying the pesticides derives $1,000 or more in
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
annual gross income from the sale of those commodities
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
-Food production applications include - Seed treatment through post harvest
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
treatment or washing with disinfectants prior to sale
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
What is a pesticide? - Correct answer ✔Any substance or mixture of
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
substances intended for: !| !|
-preventing,
-destroying,
-repelling, or !|
-mitigating
any pest !|
OR
Any plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
!| !| !| !| !|
-Does not include fertilizers or nutrients
!| !| !| !| !|
-Does not include beneficial organisms
!| !| !| !|
-Does not include traps or mechanical means
!| !| !| !| !| !|
,Disinfectants (peroxides & bleaches) !| !| !|
Herbicides &Growth Regulators !| !|
Rat & mouse baits
!| !| !|
Fungicides
Insecticides
Botanicals
Biological controls !|
Deer and rabbit repellents
!| !| !|
Insect repellents !|
Plant incorporated protectants
!| !|
-Bt corn has one or more Bacillus thuringiensis crystalline proteins
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
engineered into it !| !|
What is a pest? - Correct answer ✔-Bacteria, viruses (germs)
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
-Fungi, plant diseases !| !|
-Weeds
-Insects, mites, etc. !| !|
-Birds
-Deer, rodents, etc. !| !|
Using products not labeled as pesticides - Correct answer ✔Home chemistry
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
is not recommended by the BPC
!| !| !| !| !|
,-Many of the materials used seem "safe" because we eat them or use them on
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
our skin
!|
-Exposure routes may be different !| !| !| !|
- ie What we eat may not be safe to breathe
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Use of products not labeled as pesticides
!| !| !| !| !| !|
-Anyone applying products to commercial food crops that have not been
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
properly evaluated runs the risk of a food safety incident, illegal residues,
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
and an embargoed crop
!| !| !|
What products are NOT pesticides? - Correct answer ✔-Insect parasitic
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
nematodes
-Rodent or insect traps !| !| !|
=Beneficial insects or mites !| !| !|
Benefits of Pesticides - Correct answer ✔•Aesthetics
!| !| !| !| !| !|
•Healthy saleable plants !| !|
•Bountiful harvest !|
•Nuisance or public heath pest control !| !| !| !| !|
Concerns with Pesticide Dependence Past, Present and Future - Correct
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
answer ✔-Pest resistance !| !|
-Environmental persistence !|
-Bioaccumulation: when a chemical accumulates in animal tissues !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
, -Biomagnification: when an organism accumulates residues at higher !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
concentrations than the organisms they consume !| !| !| !| !|
-Misuse
-Secondary pest outbreaks !| !|
-Non-target/Beneficial organism effects !| !|
Pest Resurgence
!|
However, during the 1970's it became obvious that relying completely on
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
pesticides for pest management could have some negative impacts.
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
It was noticed that when certain pesticides were used repeatedly, some pests
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
were no longer controlled by the pesticide. The pests had developed
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
resistance to the chemical. Since the 1970's, pest resistance has surfaced in
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
weed species, plant pathogens and insect pests. A prime example is the
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Colorado potato beetle which has developed resistance to every major group
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
of insecticides, making the older chemical compounds nearly useless as pest
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
management tools for Colorado potato beetle. !| !| !| !| !|
In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson discussed environmental concerns
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
about the stability and persistence of DDT and other chlorinated
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
hydrocarbon insecticides. !|
DDT and its relative compounds were also found to be stored in fat cells of
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
insects, fish, birds, rodents and other animals. DDT didn't break down in fat
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
cells. This is known as bioaccumulation.
!| !| !| !| !|
Some organisms accumulate chemical residues in higher concentrations than
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
those found in their food source. This process is called biomagnification. For
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
example, invertebrates with pesticides in their tissues are eaten by fish,
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
which are then eaten by birds. The birds at the top of the food chain
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
accumulate the highest concentration of pesticide residues. Pesticides that
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
bioaccumulate and biomagnify have been removed from the marketplace. !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
