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Tennessee Pesticide Exam Cat 10- Demonstration Research and Regulatory Pest Control -Solved
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Tennessee Pesticide Exam Cat 10-Demonstration Research and Regulatory
Pest Control -Solved
*A Counter 15G recommendation calls for 8 oz of product per 1000 linear feet of row. If
you are planting 36 inch rows, how many pounds should be purchased to treat 100
acres? - ANSWER-1. Pounds per acre = ounces *33/ length of rows
730 pounds
*Advantages of Granuals? - ANSWER-Low applicator hazard
Breaks down more slowly
*Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) - ANSWER-aerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium
common in the environment
*Commercial applicators must keep a record of general and restricted-use pesticides for
a period of: - ANSWER-2 years
*Corn earworm - ANSWER-Moth
Eats corn, tomatoes, and cotton
*Criminal Penalties for violating FIFRA - ANSWER-any applicator who knowingly
violates any provision of FIFRA shall be fined not more than $25,000 or one year in
prison
($1,000 and/or 30 days in prison for private applicators
*Federal Environmental Pesticides Control Act (1972) - ANSWER-1972 amendment to
the FIFRA that added key regulatory mechanisms
(1) Follow label instructions;
(2) Classified pesticides as general or restricted use;
(3) The restricted category may be used only by or under the direct supervision of
certified applicators;
(4) establish general categories of certified applicators: private applicators and
commercial applicators;
(5) provide penalties (fines and jail terms) for violations of FIFRA; and
(6) provide states the authority to regulate the sale or use of any federally registered
pesticides in that state.
*Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - ANSWER-Required
federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce
, Under the 194 7 FIFRA, registered pesticides could be used by almost anyone for any
purpose
*Fusarium - ANSWER-fungus, root and wilt disease organism, remain alive in soil for
several years in the absence of host species
*How long should commercial applicators keep records of restricted-use pesticides? -
ANSWER-2 years
*How long should you let a jar test for tank mixes sit? - ANSWER-10-15 minutes
*How old is "too young" to treat animals?
A) 3months
B)4months
C)6months - ANSWER-6 months old
*Paraquat - ANSWER-postemergence, non-selective, contact herbicide
common in fruit/vegetable production
*Pyrethroids - ANSWER-Synthetic insecticide pesticides, based on the natural
chemicals originally extracted from chrysanthemum flowers (pyrethrins).
They are not persistent and have low mammalian toxicity
*The lower the LD50, the __________ the toxicity. - ANSWER-Higher
*the optimum pH for most pesticides - ANSWER-6.0
*True/False: All commercial applicators must keep records of both restricted and
general use pesticides for two years. - ANSWER-True
*True/False: Dusts may be applied by hand or in suspended, self-treatment dust bags. -
ANSWER-True
*True/False: Greenhouses and nurseries are exempt from spot treatments. - ANSWER-
True
*True/False: Increasing droplet size increases drift? - ANSWER-False. The bigger
(more coarse) the droplets, the less drift
*True/False: Increasing ground speed of the sprayer will give you a proportional
decrease in amount of chemical applied - ANSWER-True
*True/False: Sedges are some of the most aggressive weeds. - ANSWER-True
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