IDAHO PESTICIDE APPLICATOR FINAL EXAM PREP
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act)
.......Answer.........Regulates production, transport, sale, use, and
disposal of pesticides
Ready-to-Use (RTU) low concentrate solutions .......Answer.........Do
not require further dilution before application. Consist of small
amount of active ingredient (often 1% or less per unit volume).
Expensive.
Ultra Low Volume (ULV) .......Answer.........Have almost 100%
active ingredient, used as is, or diluted only a little bit. Applied
,age 2 of 73
as very fine droplets (high drift potential). Requires specialized
equipment.
Aerosols (A) .......Answer.........Fine liquid droplets with small
amounts of AI. Some are ready to use (bug spray). High drift
and inhalation potential.
Dry Formulations .......Answer.........Dry material suspended in
water. High percentage of AI measured by weight. Require
constant agitation.
Dusts and Granules .......Answer.........Ready to use, reach hard to
get places. Very little AI.
FIFRA Section 3 .......Answer.........Full federal registration
FIFRA section 24c .......Answer.........Special local need
(application site or alternate control technique not on label)
,age 3 of 73
FIFRA Section 18 .......Answer.........Emergency exemption (pest
with no current control)
the federal worker protection standard .......Answer.........Reduce
risk of employee exposure to pesticides
Clean Water Act .......Answer.........(CWA, 1972) set maximum
permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged
into waterways; aims to make surface waters swimmable and
fishable
Pesticide Hazard .......Answer.........Risk = toxicity x exposure
Phytotoxicity .......Answer.........Injury or damage to a sensitive
plant caused by a chemical exposure
Adjuvant .......Answer.........Product added to spray tank to assist
pesticide in application
, age 4 of 73
Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC) .......Answer.........A pesticide
formulation produced by mixing an active ingredient and an
emulsifying agent in a suitable petroleum solvent. When
combined with water, a milky emulsion is usually formed. Easy to
handle and easy on equipment.
Flowables (F or AF) .......Answer.........Insoluble solid active
ingredients ground and mixed with liquid. Forms a suspension
(slurry) when ready to use. Requires agitation and leaves
residue.
Solutions (S) .......Answer.........AI dissolved in liquid carrier. Does
not settle when mixed with water.
Baits .......Answer.........An active ingredient mixes with an edible
substance or some other attractant. Low AI percentage (less than
5%).