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Standards Exam with accurate detailed !| !| !| !| !|
solutions
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted
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pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. - Correct answer
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✔False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
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regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. - Correct answer ✔True
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Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator
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training, certification and licensing? - Correct answer ✔Texas A&M AgriLife
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Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest
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control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital?
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!| - Correct answer ✔A noncommercial license from the SPCS
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To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another
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person's land, you must have? - Correct answer ✔A commercial license
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from the TDA !| !|
,All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified
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in each application category in which the practice.
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a. True !|
b. False - Correct answer ✔True
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Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories? -
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Correct answer ✔Wood preservation
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Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories? -
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Correct answer ✔Seed treatment !| !| !|
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
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!| - Correct answer ✔Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
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Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be
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registered with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S.
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Environmental Protection Agency. T/F - Correct answer ✔True !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
_____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent
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landowners before you apply pesticides. - Correct answer ✔Prior!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Notification
In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set
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rules on the use of certain pesticides? - Correct answer ✔True
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,Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray
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permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F - Correct answer ✔True
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Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are
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labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-
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limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides. !| !| !| !| !|
T/F - Correct answer ✔True
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The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at
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least ______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments at a
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public building. - Correct answer ✔48 Hours
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Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act? - Correct
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answer ✔Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates
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pesticides? - Correct answer ✔Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides? -
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Correct answer ✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
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(FIFRA)
Which of the following below is not something the EPA must do before a
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pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.? - Correct answer ✔Consult the
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Office of Pesticides Programs !| !| !|
, What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate
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the law? - Correct answer ✔Civil penalties when the violation is
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unintentional & criminal penalties when the law is knowingly !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the law? - Correct
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answer ✔Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for
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commercial applicators !|
What are regulations? - Correct answer ✔Interpretations of the law that
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have the force of law!| !| !| !|
What is meant by the term "reentry interval"? - Correct answer ✔The time
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right after pesticide application when unprotected workers may not enter
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the treated area
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Warnings of pesticide application must be given in writing to workers
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according to the EPA. - Correct answer ✔False !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
What is EPA's pesticide registration decision based on? - Correct answer
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✔EPA evaluation of test data provided by the manufacturer
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If the EPA decides that a pesticide poses a risk to workers, what can the
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EPA do? - Correct answer ✔Set reentry intervals to restrict workers from
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entering a treated area; Set restrictions on the frequency of application and
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rates; Cancel or suspend use the pesticide.
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Standards Exam with accurate detailed !| !| !| !| !|
solutions
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted
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pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. - Correct answer
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✔False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
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regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. - Correct answer ✔True
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Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator
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training, certification and licensing? - Correct answer ✔Texas A&M AgriLife
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Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest
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control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital?
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!| - Correct answer ✔A noncommercial license from the SPCS
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To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another
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person's land, you must have? - Correct answer ✔A commercial license
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from the TDA !| !|
,All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified
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in each application category in which the practice.
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a. True !|
b. False - Correct answer ✔True
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Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories? -
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Correct answer ✔Wood preservation
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Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories? -
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Correct answer ✔Seed treatment !| !| !|
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
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!| - Correct answer ✔Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
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Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be
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registered with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S.
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Environmental Protection Agency. T/F - Correct answer ✔True !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
_____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent
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landowners before you apply pesticides. - Correct answer ✔Prior!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Notification
In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set
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rules on the use of certain pesticides? - Correct answer ✔True
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,Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray
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permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F - Correct answer ✔True
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Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are
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labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-
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limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides. !| !| !| !| !|
T/F - Correct answer ✔True
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The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at
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least ______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments at a
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public building. - Correct answer ✔48 Hours
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Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act? - Correct
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answer ✔Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates
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pesticides? - Correct answer ✔Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides? -
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Correct answer ✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
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(FIFRA)
Which of the following below is not something the EPA must do before a
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pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.? - Correct answer ✔Consult the
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Office of Pesticides Programs !| !| !|
, What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate
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the law? - Correct answer ✔Civil penalties when the violation is
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unintentional & criminal penalties when the law is knowingly !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the law? - Correct
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answer ✔Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for
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commercial applicators !|
What are regulations? - Correct answer ✔Interpretations of the law that
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have the force of law!| !| !| !|
What is meant by the term "reentry interval"? - Correct answer ✔The time
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right after pesticide application when unprotected workers may not enter
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the treated area
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Warnings of pesticide application must be given in writing to workers
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according to the EPA. - Correct answer ✔False !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
What is EPA's pesticide registration decision based on? - Correct answer
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✔EPA evaluation of test data provided by the manufacturer
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If the EPA decides that a pesticide poses a risk to workers, what can the
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EPA do? - Correct answer ✔Set reentry intervals to restrict workers from
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entering a treated area; Set restrictions on the frequency of application and
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rates; Cancel or suspend use the pesticide.
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