PEST CONTROL COLORADO STATE TEST
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What agency, under FIFRA, was given authority to study the consequences pesticide
usage and require uses to register when using pesticide? - Answer -EPA (Enviromental
Protection Agency)
Name four signal words in order of least to most hazardous: - Answer -Caution
Warning
Danger
Danger-Poison
What are two main pesticide classifications? - Answer -Restricted use and unclassified
use (general use) pesticides.
What classification of pesticide might result in an unreasonable adverse effect on
human health and/or the environment; However, application by trained person
according to label directions would protect against such an effect? - Answer -Restricted
Use Pesticides (RUP)
In Colorado, what agency is responsible to regulating pesticides? - Answer -
Department of Agriculture
What describes any person who engages in the business of applying pesticides
operating a device to hire? - Answer -A Commercial Applicator
FIFRA makes it unlawful to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its _____ ? -
Answer -Label
What organizations work with the EPA to suspend the use of certain pesticides in
accordance with the Endangered Species Act if an endangered species will be
adversely affected? - Answer -US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA and the Fisheries
Service
When does the Department of Transportation (DOT) dictate rules when transporting
pesticides? - Answer -When transporting pesticides between states
When notifying any person listed on the registry of pesticide sensitive persons, when
must you notify this person before application and if unable to notify, what must you do?
- Answer -No later than 24 hours and if the person cannot be contacted, a written
notice must be placed on their door at the time of application
When arriving on site, what step is the first most important step? - Answer -Inspection
, After determining that use must apply a pesticide, what is the most valuable few
minutes you can spend in pest management? - Answer -Reading the label
On the label, what is the name given by scientists for the products active ingredient? -
Answer -Chemical Name
What is residual pesticide? - Answer -A pesticide that is persistent, meaning they
remain active in the environment for a period of time, even if rain or wind has carried
them away from the target site.
What is an active ingredient? - Answer -The concentrated pesticide chemical
What is pesticide formulation? - Answer -The mixture of active and other ingredients
What product formulations are ready for use without additional dilution, such as water,
air or a petroleum based solvent? - Answer -Baits, granules, gels and dusts
Formulation types can be divided into what three groups? - Answer -Solids, liquids and
gases
A number in front of the formulation abbreviation in the brand name usually refers to the
_____ of the active ingredient of the dry formulation or percent by volume of a liquid
formulation. (EX: 50WP or 4F) - Answer -Percent by weight
Know the formulation types of pesticides: - Answer -Page 43-45 of the general study
guide
What is phytotoxicity? - Answer -Injury to plants
What is a spot treatment? - Answer -Treating within a 2x2 ft area
What is leaching? - Answer -Movement of pesticides through the soil
What is adsorption? - Answer -A pesticide held strongly to soil particles that is less
likely to leech
What type of pesticide concentrates in the fatty tissues of animals? - Answer -
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
What is bioaccumulation? - Answer -When pesticide is stored within a living creature
and will increase with further exposure
What is volatilization? - Answer -When a pesticide turns into a gas or vapor at a higher
temperature
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What agency, under FIFRA, was given authority to study the consequences pesticide
usage and require uses to register when using pesticide? - Answer -EPA (Enviromental
Protection Agency)
Name four signal words in order of least to most hazardous: - Answer -Caution
Warning
Danger
Danger-Poison
What are two main pesticide classifications? - Answer -Restricted use and unclassified
use (general use) pesticides.
What classification of pesticide might result in an unreasonable adverse effect on
human health and/or the environment; However, application by trained person
according to label directions would protect against such an effect? - Answer -Restricted
Use Pesticides (RUP)
In Colorado, what agency is responsible to regulating pesticides? - Answer -
Department of Agriculture
What describes any person who engages in the business of applying pesticides
operating a device to hire? - Answer -A Commercial Applicator
FIFRA makes it unlawful to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its _____ ? -
Answer -Label
What organizations work with the EPA to suspend the use of certain pesticides in
accordance with the Endangered Species Act if an endangered species will be
adversely affected? - Answer -US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA and the Fisheries
Service
When does the Department of Transportation (DOT) dictate rules when transporting
pesticides? - Answer -When transporting pesticides between states
When notifying any person listed on the registry of pesticide sensitive persons, when
must you notify this person before application and if unable to notify, what must you do?
- Answer -No later than 24 hours and if the person cannot be contacted, a written
notice must be placed on their door at the time of application
When arriving on site, what step is the first most important step? - Answer -Inspection
, After determining that use must apply a pesticide, what is the most valuable few
minutes you can spend in pest management? - Answer -Reading the label
On the label, what is the name given by scientists for the products active ingredient? -
Answer -Chemical Name
What is residual pesticide? - Answer -A pesticide that is persistent, meaning they
remain active in the environment for a period of time, even if rain or wind has carried
them away from the target site.
What is an active ingredient? - Answer -The concentrated pesticide chemical
What is pesticide formulation? - Answer -The mixture of active and other ingredients
What product formulations are ready for use without additional dilution, such as water,
air or a petroleum based solvent? - Answer -Baits, granules, gels and dusts
Formulation types can be divided into what three groups? - Answer -Solids, liquids and
gases
A number in front of the formulation abbreviation in the brand name usually refers to the
_____ of the active ingredient of the dry formulation or percent by volume of a liquid
formulation. (EX: 50WP or 4F) - Answer -Percent by weight
Know the formulation types of pesticides: - Answer -Page 43-45 of the general study
guide
What is phytotoxicity? - Answer -Injury to plants
What is a spot treatment? - Answer -Treating within a 2x2 ft area
What is leaching? - Answer -Movement of pesticides through the soil
What is adsorption? - Answer -A pesticide held strongly to soil particles that is less
likely to leech
What type of pesticide concentrates in the fatty tissues of animals? - Answer -
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
What is bioaccumulation? - Answer -When pesticide is stored within a living creature
and will increase with further exposure
What is volatilization? - Answer -When a pesticide turns into a gas or vapor at a higher
temperature
