LOWA COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAMS COMPILATION BUNDLE 2024/2025

Which statement is true about cultural control practices? 1. Trapping is an important cultural control practice. 2. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. 3. Sanitation is not considered a cultural ...

Commercial Applicator Persons who apply or use a pesticide or device on any property of another person for compensation Public Applicators Persons who apply pesticides as part of their duties as employees of a state agency, county, municipal corporation, or other government agency. N...

What is the greatest hazard when applying most herbicides? Injury to nontarget plants Name some herbicides which are very effective against germinating weeds but less effective on established weeds. Frontier, Lasso, and Dual What soil conditions reduce the activity of many herbicides...

Commercial applicator person who uses pesticide on any property of another person for payment Public Applicator persons who use pesticide as state, county, municipal, or government employees Non-commercial applicators persons who apply restricted use pesticides on land owned, rented...

United States Protection Agency Regulates pesticide use in the united States FIFRA Federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act What does FIFRA do? Regulates the production, transportation sale use and disposal of all pesticides IDALS Iowa department of agriculture and ...

Who's Responsible? An applicator is responsible for any damage to private or public property resulting from careless application or misuse of herbicides What are roadside management objectives? The current goal of many roadside management programs is to 1) control only those plants listed ...

Large Crabgrass Annual Ligule: membranous, short, jagged Sheath: Hairy and flattened as plant developes Barnyardgrass Annual Ligule: Absent Leaf blade and sheath: Hairless Leaf sheath: Flattened and purple near base Woolly Cupgrass annual Ligule: short and hairlike Leaf blade...

Section 18 label If you are mixing a product that has a Section 18 emergency exemption in addition to the label on the product, what do you use for instructions on how to mix the product? increases The presence of sandy soil and a high water table _______ the potential risk of groundwater c...

On Sept. 15, Joe takes and passes the Core exam and the Public Health pest control category exam. He plans on recertifying by attending a continuing instructional course (CIC) in the future because he does not want to have to retest. When does Joe need to attend his first Public Health pest control ...

Vehicle operator Bother the owner and the operator of the transport vehicle can be held accountable for an injuries, contamination, or damage resulting from a chemical release. The Pesticide Cargo Never carry pesticides in the passenger compartment of a vehicle because spilled chemicals and...

Which statement is true about cultural control practices? 1. Trapping is an important cultural control practice. 2. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. 3. Sanitation is not considered a cultural ...

Toxicity the degree to which a substance is biologically harmful. Exposure The unwanted contact with pesticides, pesticide residues, and the environment Hazard The potential or likelihood for harm, injury, illness, or allergy to occur because of the product toxicity and human exposu...

Growth regulator application is most effective when applied..? in early spring when sod has greened - growth regulators slows down active growing so you want to apply while green so it's absorbed Which pressures help reduce herbicide drift? Reducing spray pressure (to make bigger droplets ...

EPA reported this much was spent on pesticide use for industrial/commercial/government sector and this much was spend for home and garden sector in 2012 1.4 billion; 3.3 billion Define integrated pest management System that uses all available and suitable pest control tactics to reduce pest...