IOWA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR UPDATED PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Symptoms of fungal diseases on field crops include
A. Stalk Rots and wilt diseases
B. Water-soaked or yellow spots on leaves
C. Wet, slimy, and smelly rot of plant tissues
D. All of the above - ✔✔A. Stalk rots and wilt diseases
✔✔Symptoms of bacterial diseases on field crops include
A. Seed decay, seedling blights and root rots
B. Leaf spots and leaf blights
C. Leaf spots, water soaking of tissue and soft rot of tissues
D. All of the above - ✔✔C. Leaf spots, water soaking of tissue and soft rot of tissues
✔✔Which weed is an annual
A. Green foxtail
B. Hemp dogbane
C. Yellow nutsedge
D. Jerusalem artichoke - ✔✔A. Green foxtail
✔✔When applying granules the flying height, airspeed and correct ground tract must be
held as constant as possible to __
A. Avoid drift
B. Obtain uniform results
C. Compensate for variable wind conditions
D. Avoid exposure to nearby airplanes - ✔✔B. Obtain uniform results
✔✔Which herbicide is likely to drift in vapor or gas form under high temperature
conditions
A. Dicamba
B. Atrazine
C. Glyphosate
D. All of the above - ✔✔A. Dicamba
✔✔Which of the following terms describes pesticides that control only certain species of
pest
A. Systemic
B. Selective
, C. Non-Selective
D. Contact - ✔✔B. Selective
✔✔Losses of bees to insecticide poisoning can be minimized by
A. Applying treatments when bees are not foraging
B. Using wettable powder formulation
C. Using arial application instead of ground application
D. Spraying crops only when they are in bloom - ✔✔A. Applying treatments when bees
are not foraging
✔✔A tempeture inversion
A. Exist when temperature decreases with altitude
B. Is usually caused by rapid cooling of the soil surface
C. Occurs when warm night temperatures follow cooler daytime temperatures
D. Signals a near idea spray opportunity
E. All of the above - ✔✔B. is usually caused by rapid cooling of the soil surface
✔✔The ideal configuration of nozzles may vary with
A. Ambient air temperature and viscosity of the finished tank mix
B. Each pesticide applied and formulation
C. Each Aircraft flight pattern
D. Each aircraft delivery system and application rate - ✔✔D. Each aircraft delivery
system and application rate
✔✔Which of the following measures is not recommended for drift control
A. Use a high volatile formulation
B. Use a drift control agent
C. leave an untreated buffer zone around sensitive areas
D. Use nozzle type which produces the largest droplets - ✔✔A. Use a high volatile
formulation
✔✔Which of the following formulations penetrates the skin fastest
A. Dust
B. Granular
C. Wettable Powders
D. Emfulsible concentrates - ✔✔D. Emfusible concentrates
✔✔Which of the following is/are characteristics of proper boom placements
A. Booms should be located behind and below the leading edge of the wing
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Symptoms of fungal diseases on field crops include
A. Stalk Rots and wilt diseases
B. Water-soaked or yellow spots on leaves
C. Wet, slimy, and smelly rot of plant tissues
D. All of the above - ✔✔A. Stalk rots and wilt diseases
✔✔Symptoms of bacterial diseases on field crops include
A. Seed decay, seedling blights and root rots
B. Leaf spots and leaf blights
C. Leaf spots, water soaking of tissue and soft rot of tissues
D. All of the above - ✔✔C. Leaf spots, water soaking of tissue and soft rot of tissues
✔✔Which weed is an annual
A. Green foxtail
B. Hemp dogbane
C. Yellow nutsedge
D. Jerusalem artichoke - ✔✔A. Green foxtail
✔✔When applying granules the flying height, airspeed and correct ground tract must be
held as constant as possible to __
A. Avoid drift
B. Obtain uniform results
C. Compensate for variable wind conditions
D. Avoid exposure to nearby airplanes - ✔✔B. Obtain uniform results
✔✔Which herbicide is likely to drift in vapor or gas form under high temperature
conditions
A. Dicamba
B. Atrazine
C. Glyphosate
D. All of the above - ✔✔A. Dicamba
✔✔Which of the following terms describes pesticides that control only certain species of
pest
A. Systemic
B. Selective
, C. Non-Selective
D. Contact - ✔✔B. Selective
✔✔Losses of bees to insecticide poisoning can be minimized by
A. Applying treatments when bees are not foraging
B. Using wettable powder formulation
C. Using arial application instead of ground application
D. Spraying crops only when they are in bloom - ✔✔A. Applying treatments when bees
are not foraging
✔✔A tempeture inversion
A. Exist when temperature decreases with altitude
B. Is usually caused by rapid cooling of the soil surface
C. Occurs when warm night temperatures follow cooler daytime temperatures
D. Signals a near idea spray opportunity
E. All of the above - ✔✔B. is usually caused by rapid cooling of the soil surface
✔✔The ideal configuration of nozzles may vary with
A. Ambient air temperature and viscosity of the finished tank mix
B. Each pesticide applied and formulation
C. Each Aircraft flight pattern
D. Each aircraft delivery system and application rate - ✔✔D. Each aircraft delivery
system and application rate
✔✔Which of the following measures is not recommended for drift control
A. Use a high volatile formulation
B. Use a drift control agent
C. leave an untreated buffer zone around sensitive areas
D. Use nozzle type which produces the largest droplets - ✔✔A. Use a high volatile
formulation
✔✔Which of the following formulations penetrates the skin fastest
A. Dust
B. Granular
C. Wettable Powders
D. Emfulsible concentrates - ✔✔D. Emfusible concentrates
✔✔Which of the following is/are characteristics of proper boom placements
A. Booms should be located behind and below the leading edge of the wing
