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INDIANA PESTICIDE CORE EXAM |
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A. Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing). Correct Answer: Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) A. Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label. Correct Answer: a. They are under legal obligation to use as directed on the label A. Describe who has to legally be certified to use pesticides in Indiana. Correct Answer: a. Anyone applying RUP- Restricted Use Products Private Applicator Correct Answer: usually farmers who apply pesticides to land they own, rent or control for ag purposes A. State the number of years pesticide applicator certification is good for. Correct Answer: a. 5 years Commercial Applicator
Correct Answer: Apply general or RUP applications to another persons' property. Ex. Golf course/ schools Registered Tech Correct Answer: pass core exam and apply RUP under the supervision of a Certified Licensed Applicator A. Discuss TWO options to maintain applicator certification Correct Answer: a. Retest the Core Exam b. Complete 3 related Continuing ed. Credits within the 5 year period Describe where to find reliable information regarding pesticide applicator continuing certification categories Correct Answer: a. Indiana State Chemist Website: www.isco.purdue.edu A. Discuss the purpose of the applicator license Correct Answer: It serves as a tracking mechanism that permits OISC-Office of Indiana State Chemist to confirm status of Certified Applicators A. State when a certified, licensed supervisor must remain on-site with a non-certified employee. Correct Answer: a. At all times during pesticide applications unless the employee is an RT
A. Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP records can be found. Correct Answer: a. Indiana State Chemist Website (listed above) A. List 4 major pest groups Correct Answer: a. Weeds: undesirable plants b. Invertebrates: insects, mites, ticks, spiders c. Plant Disease Agents: fungi, viruses, bacteria Vertebrates: birds, rodents A. Explain why accurate pest identification is essential in effective control Correct Answer: a. Misidentification or lack of info about a pest may cause you to choose the wrong control methods or apply at the wrong time. A. Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive Correct Answer: a. Food, water, and proper habitat Define the 'action' threshold Correct Answer: Refers to the number of pests or level of pest damage A. Describe the relationship between pest inspection (monitoring) and an action threshold
Correct Answer: a. IPM- Integrated Pest Management is used to measure the pest populations/damage and determine if control/action is needed to avoid economic loss or aesthetic damage. Describe three non-chemical control options Correct Answer: a. Mechanical Control: use of machines, devices, and physical methods b. Biological Control: release of natural predators Cultural Control: elimination of food, water, and habitat needs A. State the advantages of non-chemical control options. Correct Answer: a. Non-chemical methods may provide longer more permanent control of a pest A. List the 4 major types of pesticides and what each controls. Correct Answer: a. Herbicides: weeds b. Insecticides: insect pests c. Fungicide: plant disease d. Rodenticides: mice and rats A. State the advantages of pesticide use. Correct Answer: a. Effectiveness, speed, ease, and low cost
a. Pesticide resistance prevention: Correct Answer: i. use new compounds with different modes of action ii. Change pesticide patterns iii. Apply over limited area Treat alternate generations of pests with different modes and actions Written Records Correct Answer: allow pest managers the ability to review how well control strategies worked, their environmental impact, and how to improve before next application I. Active Ingredient Correct Answer: i. Chemicals that actually control the pest I. Inert ingredient Correct Answer: Primarily solvents and carriers that deliver the active ingredient Formulation Correct Answer: Combination of active and inert ingredients I. Solution Correct Answer: When a substance is dissolved in a liquid (Transparent Look
Suspension Correct Answer: i. A mix of finely divided solid particles dispersed in a liquid (cloudy look) I. Emulsion Correct Answer: i. A mix that occurs when one liquid is dispersed (as droplets) into another liquid (milky look) D Correct Answer: Dust G Correct Answer: Granules P or PS Correct Answer: pellets W or WP Correct Answer: Wettable powder DF Correct Answer: Dry Flowables
RTU
Correct Answer: I. Ready to Use
