Washington Pesticides Laws and
Safety, Pest Management
Professionals Study Manual study set
questions and answers with correct
solutions
What does FIFRA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Federal Insecticide Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act
What are legal control methods? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Limit the development of
pest populations by restricting human activities. This is accomplished by a series of
laws that establish a series of framework and quarantines to prevent the introduction of
new pests within the country.
Which federal institutions regulate legal controls? - CORRECT ANSWES -- At the
federal level, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the WSDA
at the state level.
Under Washington state law, what is a pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Any
substance or mixture of substances intended to:
1. Prevent, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate any pest organism, whither it be plant,
animal, or virus (except viruses in or on humans or other animals).
2. Be used as a plant regulator, defoliant, or dessicant.
3. Or be used as a spray adjuvant (not included in the federal definition of a pesticide).
Pesticide registrations by the EPA: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Most pesticides are
registered by the EPA and classified at general or restricted use.
Pesticide registration by the WSDA: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Any pesticide sold or
used in Washington must be registered by the EPA. The WSDA can refuse to register
pesticides regardless of that products EPA registration status.
What is state restricted use? - CORRECT ANSWES -- The WSDA may restrict the use
of some pesticides even though the EPA has registered them as general use.
What is SLN or 24c? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Special local needs registrations allow a
state, under some conditions, to register additional uses for a federally registered
,pesticide. This may adding application sites, pests, or alternate control techniques to
those listed on the federally registered label.
What must an applicator have to make a SLN application? - CORRECT ANSWES --
The applicator must have a copy of the SLN label to present to perform this type of
application.
What is section 18? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Emergency exemption from registration:
Is used when an emergency situation arises for which no acceptable pesticide is
registered or available in the state. This provision allows for the sale and use for a
nonregistered purpose in a specified area for a specified time period. Special
restrictions generally accompany the use of these products (record keeping, safety
precautions, specified rates, limited certification).
Pesticide use clause: - CORRECT ANSWES -- No person shall transport, handle, store,
load, apply, or dispose of any pesticide, pesticide container, or apparatus in such a
manner to cause damage to land, humans, desirable plants and animals, or wildlife.
Pesticides cannot legally be used in any manner expect those permitted on the label or
in a manner consistent with the specific exceptions identified in FIFRA.
Access to records, equipment, and pesticides - CORRECT ANSWES -- WSDA shall
have access to pesticide records at any reasonable time to copy or make copes. To
monitor compliance, WSDA can sample and examine pesticides or equipment at any
reasonable time.
Recertification requirements for private applicators: - CORRECT ANSWES -- 20 credit
hours every five years, not to exceed 10 in any one calendar year.
Recertification requirements for other license holders (excluding limited and rancher
private applicator): - CORRECT ANSWES -- 40 credit hours every five years, not to
exceed 15 in any one calendar year.
Repackaging pesticides in bulk containers requires: - CORRECT ANSWES --
registration for the repackaged product. If proper registration is not obtained, it is illegal.
Dealers are responsible for positively identifying that only WSDA certified person
purchase restricted us
Clogged nozzles and screens - CORRECT ANSWES -- What is a concern when
handling an emulsifiable concentrate pesticide
teratogenesis - CORRECT ANSWES -- birth defects
Integrated Pest Management - CORRECT ANSWES -- Pest control that involves the
use of numerous tactics
,Incomplete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWES -- Eggs hatch into immature forms
(called nymphs) that resemble adults and gradually increase in size; many eventually
develop wings and sexual organs. **Termites cockroaches earwigs**
Complete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWES -- eggs hatch into larvae (usually the
feeding and destructive stage), which go through pupal stage before becoming adults.
These adults look completely different from the other life stages, may live in different
habitats, and often do not feed. **Ants, beetles, wasps and flies**
Conducive Conditions - CORRECT ANSWES -- Conditions that may lead to or enhance
an infestation of WDOs
Physical Pest Control Method - CORRECT ANSWES -- method of getting rid of insects
and small rodents by removing, attacking, or setting up barriers
W - CORRECT ANSWES -- method of managing pets by manipulating the environment
or implementing a preventive practice
w - CORRECT ANSWES -- method to destroy or eliminate pests that contains
chemicals unsafe for human consumption
Biological Pest Control Method - CORRECT ANSWES -- method of controlling pests by
using other organisms
Pest - CORRECT ANSWES -- a plant or animal detrimental to man; one that pesters or
annoys
Pathogen - CORRECT ANSWES -- disease causing organism
EPA - CORRECT ANSWES -- Environmental Protection Agency
OPs - CORRECT ANSWES -- Organophosphate Insecticides
IPM - CORRECT ANSWES -- Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management - CORRECT ANSWES -- the use of all available tactics or
strategies to manage pests
What are the 5 IPM steps - CORRECT ANSWES -- 1. Identify the pest 2. define the
management system 3. develop the pest management strategy
4. develop reliable monitoring techniques 5. Use economic thresholds
Severe Pests - CORRECT ANSWES -- Always present at populations above the
economic injury threshold in the absence of control
, Occasional or secondary pests - CORRECT ANSWES -- can cause damage above
economic injury levels only at certain times
potential pests - CORRECT ANSWES -- cause no apparent economic damage under
normal circumstances
migratory pests - CORRECT ANSWES -- may cause serious damage on a periodic
basis
Economic threshold - CORRECT ANSWES -- the level or density of a pest population
where control measures need to be applied to prevent the pest from reaching the
economic injury level
Mechanical controls - CORRECT ANSWES -- devices that prevent the spread or
reduce the infestation of pests, primarily insects and vertebrae animals
Physical controls - CORRECT ANSWES -- include manipulation of water, humidity, or
temperature; the use of electric shock, light, or other radiant energy
Genetic controls - CORRECT ANSWES -- involves the use of plants and animals that
are resistant to attack by pests
bactericides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control bacteria
fungicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control fungi
herbicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control weeds, shrubs and trees
insecticides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control insects and insect relatives
miticides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control mites
molluscicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control snails and slugs
nematicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control nematodes
piscicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control pest fish
rodenticides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control rodents
growth regulators - CORRECT ANSWES -- substances (other than fertilizers or food)
that alter the growth or development of a plant or animal
adjuvants - CORRECT ANSWES -- substance added to pesticide formulations and tank
mixtures to increase safety and effectiveness
Safety, Pest Management
Professionals Study Manual study set
questions and answers with correct
solutions
What does FIFRA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Federal Insecticide Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act
What are legal control methods? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Limit the development of
pest populations by restricting human activities. This is accomplished by a series of
laws that establish a series of framework and quarantines to prevent the introduction of
new pests within the country.
Which federal institutions regulate legal controls? - CORRECT ANSWES -- At the
federal level, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the WSDA
at the state level.
Under Washington state law, what is a pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Any
substance or mixture of substances intended to:
1. Prevent, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate any pest organism, whither it be plant,
animal, or virus (except viruses in or on humans or other animals).
2. Be used as a plant regulator, defoliant, or dessicant.
3. Or be used as a spray adjuvant (not included in the federal definition of a pesticide).
Pesticide registrations by the EPA: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Most pesticides are
registered by the EPA and classified at general or restricted use.
Pesticide registration by the WSDA: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Any pesticide sold or
used in Washington must be registered by the EPA. The WSDA can refuse to register
pesticides regardless of that products EPA registration status.
What is state restricted use? - CORRECT ANSWES -- The WSDA may restrict the use
of some pesticides even though the EPA has registered them as general use.
What is SLN or 24c? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Special local needs registrations allow a
state, under some conditions, to register additional uses for a federally registered
,pesticide. This may adding application sites, pests, or alternate control techniques to
those listed on the federally registered label.
What must an applicator have to make a SLN application? - CORRECT ANSWES --
The applicator must have a copy of the SLN label to present to perform this type of
application.
What is section 18? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Emergency exemption from registration:
Is used when an emergency situation arises for which no acceptable pesticide is
registered or available in the state. This provision allows for the sale and use for a
nonregistered purpose in a specified area for a specified time period. Special
restrictions generally accompany the use of these products (record keeping, safety
precautions, specified rates, limited certification).
Pesticide use clause: - CORRECT ANSWES -- No person shall transport, handle, store,
load, apply, or dispose of any pesticide, pesticide container, or apparatus in such a
manner to cause damage to land, humans, desirable plants and animals, or wildlife.
Pesticides cannot legally be used in any manner expect those permitted on the label or
in a manner consistent with the specific exceptions identified in FIFRA.
Access to records, equipment, and pesticides - CORRECT ANSWES -- WSDA shall
have access to pesticide records at any reasonable time to copy or make copes. To
monitor compliance, WSDA can sample and examine pesticides or equipment at any
reasonable time.
Recertification requirements for private applicators: - CORRECT ANSWES -- 20 credit
hours every five years, not to exceed 10 in any one calendar year.
Recertification requirements for other license holders (excluding limited and rancher
private applicator): - CORRECT ANSWES -- 40 credit hours every five years, not to
exceed 15 in any one calendar year.
Repackaging pesticides in bulk containers requires: - CORRECT ANSWES --
registration for the repackaged product. If proper registration is not obtained, it is illegal.
Dealers are responsible for positively identifying that only WSDA certified person
purchase restricted us
Clogged nozzles and screens - CORRECT ANSWES -- What is a concern when
handling an emulsifiable concentrate pesticide
teratogenesis - CORRECT ANSWES -- birth defects
Integrated Pest Management - CORRECT ANSWES -- Pest control that involves the
use of numerous tactics
,Incomplete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWES -- Eggs hatch into immature forms
(called nymphs) that resemble adults and gradually increase in size; many eventually
develop wings and sexual organs. **Termites cockroaches earwigs**
Complete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWES -- eggs hatch into larvae (usually the
feeding and destructive stage), which go through pupal stage before becoming adults.
These adults look completely different from the other life stages, may live in different
habitats, and often do not feed. **Ants, beetles, wasps and flies**
Conducive Conditions - CORRECT ANSWES -- Conditions that may lead to or enhance
an infestation of WDOs
Physical Pest Control Method - CORRECT ANSWES -- method of getting rid of insects
and small rodents by removing, attacking, or setting up barriers
W - CORRECT ANSWES -- method of managing pets by manipulating the environment
or implementing a preventive practice
w - CORRECT ANSWES -- method to destroy or eliminate pests that contains
chemicals unsafe for human consumption
Biological Pest Control Method - CORRECT ANSWES -- method of controlling pests by
using other organisms
Pest - CORRECT ANSWES -- a plant or animal detrimental to man; one that pesters or
annoys
Pathogen - CORRECT ANSWES -- disease causing organism
EPA - CORRECT ANSWES -- Environmental Protection Agency
OPs - CORRECT ANSWES -- Organophosphate Insecticides
IPM - CORRECT ANSWES -- Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management - CORRECT ANSWES -- the use of all available tactics or
strategies to manage pests
What are the 5 IPM steps - CORRECT ANSWES -- 1. Identify the pest 2. define the
management system 3. develop the pest management strategy
4. develop reliable monitoring techniques 5. Use economic thresholds
Severe Pests - CORRECT ANSWES -- Always present at populations above the
economic injury threshold in the absence of control
, Occasional or secondary pests - CORRECT ANSWES -- can cause damage above
economic injury levels only at certain times
potential pests - CORRECT ANSWES -- cause no apparent economic damage under
normal circumstances
migratory pests - CORRECT ANSWES -- may cause serious damage on a periodic
basis
Economic threshold - CORRECT ANSWES -- the level or density of a pest population
where control measures need to be applied to prevent the pest from reaching the
economic injury level
Mechanical controls - CORRECT ANSWES -- devices that prevent the spread or
reduce the infestation of pests, primarily insects and vertebrae animals
Physical controls - CORRECT ANSWES -- include manipulation of water, humidity, or
temperature; the use of electric shock, light, or other radiant energy
Genetic controls - CORRECT ANSWES -- involves the use of plants and animals that
are resistant to attack by pests
bactericides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control bacteria
fungicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control fungi
herbicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control weeds, shrubs and trees
insecticides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control insects and insect relatives
miticides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control mites
molluscicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control snails and slugs
nematicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control nematodes
piscicides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control pest fish
rodenticides - CORRECT ANSWES -- to control rodents
growth regulators - CORRECT ANSWES -- substances (other than fertilizers or food)
that alter the growth or development of a plant or animal
adjuvants - CORRECT ANSWES -- substance added to pesticide formulations and tank
mixtures to increase safety and effectiveness
