Iowa Pesticide Applicator Actual
Questions and 100% Correct Answers
Intro: Types of pesticide applicators in Iowa
Commercial Applicators (another person for compensation); Public Applicators (as
employee govt agencies); Noncommercial Applicators (property owned, rented, or
leased by the applicator or the applicator's employer); Private Applicators
(agricultural); Certified Handlers (preparing, mixing, or loading pesticides)
Intro: Describe certification & recertification requirements
Certification: Employed by a certified, licensed company; fee paid to IDALS; 21-day
grace period (direct supervision); closed-book exam. Recertification: 3-year
qualification cycle; renewable by either testing every third year or attending
approved continuing instruction courses (CIC); core & categories; fee & you get a
form.
C1: What agency regulates pesticide use in US
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
C1: Summarize pesticide registration & re-registration
FIFRA requires the EPA to regulate the sale & use & they do this through
registration & labeling of pesticide products; human health & the environment.
,Re-registration FIFRA requires EPA to conduct comprehensive reviews of older
pesticides human health & environmental effects
C1: Understand the penalties for violations of FIFRA
Violations of the legal provisions established in FIFRA civil penalties as much as
$6,500 for each offense; violation of the law also may subject you to criminal
penalties up to $25,000 or one year in prison, or both.
C1: FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947) regulates the
production, transportation, sale, use, & disposal of all pesticides
C1: FFDCA
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act sets allowable residue levels to ensure the
safety of the food supply
C1: FQPA
Food Quality Protection Act amended both FIFRA & FFDCA & set a tougher
standard for pesticides on food.
C1: Residues & Tolerances
Residues: Small amounts of pesticides on fruits, vegetables, grains, other foods, &
animal feeds. Tolerances: the EPA sets allowable residue levels under FFDCA regs,
safe tolerances "a reasonable certainty of no harm".
C1: How does the ESA relate to pesticides
, The Endangered Species Act (ESA): Pesticides use may directly or indirectly,
through drift and runoff, affect endangered or threatened species & their habitat.
C1: Summarize RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives EPA the authority to control
hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave", rinsates & hazardous waste; become
solid wastes when you want to discard.
C1: Who is protected by the WPS
Worker Protection Standard (WPS) helps protect employees on farms, forests,
nurseries, & greenhouses from occupational exposure.
C2: List the requirements of pesticide applicator records
1) Name & certification number of licensee; 2) Name & address of landowner or
customer; 3) Address of the place of application of pesticide; 4) Date of
application; 5) Trade name of pesticide;
6) Quantity of pesticide used & the concentration or rate of application; 7)
Temperature and direction & velocity of wind; 8) the use of "restricted use"
pesticides; 9) Time pesticide application begins & ends.
C2: Describe the Sensitive Crops Directory
It is an online registry to identify locations of pesticide-sensitive crops & apiaries
(bee yards): vineyards, orchards, certified organic crops, and fruit & vegetable
crops. Susceptible to drift & meet minimum acreage requirements.
Questions and 100% Correct Answers
Intro: Types of pesticide applicators in Iowa
Commercial Applicators (another person for compensation); Public Applicators (as
employee govt agencies); Noncommercial Applicators (property owned, rented, or
leased by the applicator or the applicator's employer); Private Applicators
(agricultural); Certified Handlers (preparing, mixing, or loading pesticides)
Intro: Describe certification & recertification requirements
Certification: Employed by a certified, licensed company; fee paid to IDALS; 21-day
grace period (direct supervision); closed-book exam. Recertification: 3-year
qualification cycle; renewable by either testing every third year or attending
approved continuing instruction courses (CIC); core & categories; fee & you get a
form.
C1: What agency regulates pesticide use in US
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
C1: Summarize pesticide registration & re-registration
FIFRA requires the EPA to regulate the sale & use & they do this through
registration & labeling of pesticide products; human health & the environment.
,Re-registration FIFRA requires EPA to conduct comprehensive reviews of older
pesticides human health & environmental effects
C1: Understand the penalties for violations of FIFRA
Violations of the legal provisions established in FIFRA civil penalties as much as
$6,500 for each offense; violation of the law also may subject you to criminal
penalties up to $25,000 or one year in prison, or both.
C1: FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947) regulates the
production, transportation, sale, use, & disposal of all pesticides
C1: FFDCA
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act sets allowable residue levels to ensure the
safety of the food supply
C1: FQPA
Food Quality Protection Act amended both FIFRA & FFDCA & set a tougher
standard for pesticides on food.
C1: Residues & Tolerances
Residues: Small amounts of pesticides on fruits, vegetables, grains, other foods, &
animal feeds. Tolerances: the EPA sets allowable residue levels under FFDCA regs,
safe tolerances "a reasonable certainty of no harm".
C1: How does the ESA relate to pesticides
, The Endangered Species Act (ESA): Pesticides use may directly or indirectly,
through drift and runoff, affect endangered or threatened species & their habitat.
C1: Summarize RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives EPA the authority to control
hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave", rinsates & hazardous waste; become
solid wastes when you want to discard.
C1: Who is protected by the WPS
Worker Protection Standard (WPS) helps protect employees on farms, forests,
nurseries, & greenhouses from occupational exposure.
C2: List the requirements of pesticide applicator records
1) Name & certification number of licensee; 2) Name & address of landowner or
customer; 3) Address of the place of application of pesticide; 4) Date of
application; 5) Trade name of pesticide;
6) Quantity of pesticide used & the concentration or rate of application; 7)
Temperature and direction & velocity of wind; 8) the use of "restricted use"
pesticides; 9) Time pesticide application begins & ends.
C2: Describe the Sensitive Crops Directory
It is an online registry to identify locations of pesticide-sensitive crops & apiaries
(bee yards): vineyards, orchards, certified organic crops, and fruit & vegetable
crops. Susceptible to drift & meet minimum acreage requirements.
