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Illnois Pesticides Applicator Test (General Standards) Exam 2024 (100% Correct Answers With complete solution)

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Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) - CORRECT ANSWER Approved in 1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users assurance that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without endangering the user, other persons...

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Illnois Pesticides Applicator Test (General
Standards) Exam 2024 (100% Correct
Answers With complete solution)
Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) - CORRECT ANSWER
Approved in 1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the
pesticide users assurance that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful
service without endangering the user, other persons, or the environment
Economic Injury Level - CORRECT ANSWER break- even point at which the cost
of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by a pest.
Aesthetic Injury Level - CORRECT ANSWER number of pests that might cause
enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control
Scouting - CORRECT ANSWER Regularly monitoring pest populations and plant
or crop conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance technician, or grower.
What is the Goal of IPM? - CORRECT ANSWER To optimize, NOT maximize
pest control
Pest - CORRECT ANSWER any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or
other organism that is injurious to humans or their structures, or to plants, or animals
of interest to humans.
5 Control Methods - CORRECT ANSWER Cultural Control, Mechanical Control,
Biological Control, Preventative Control, Chemical control
Cultural control - CORRECT ANSWER improves plant health so that they plants
are able to compete better against pests. EX: soil preparation, fertility, proper
planting, plant selection, crop rotation, mulching, mowing
Mechanical control - CORRECT ANSWER Physically eliminates the pest. EX:
Cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
Biological control - CORRECT ANSWER Uses living organisms to reduce pest
populations to economically acceptable levels. EX: predators, parasites, pest
diseases
preventative control - CORRECT ANSWER Helps prevent the entry and spread
of pests. EX: quarantines, inspections, certified seed
chemical control - CORRECT ANSWER Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides,
repellents, fumigants
Pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or
control any form of like declared to be a pest
Two general types of ingredients - CORRECT ANSWER Active, Inert
Active ingredient - CORRECT ANSWER part of the formulation that is effective
against the targeted pest
Inert ingredient - CORRECT ANSWER does not have a direct effect on the pest
Adjuvants - CORRECT ANSWER chemical that modifies a pesticide's physical
properties and/ or enhances its performance
emulsions - CORRECT ANSWER mixtures in which one liquid is suspended as
tiny drops in another liquid.
fumigants - CORRECT ANSWER substances or mixtures of materials that
produce gas, vapor, fumes, or smoke intended to control pests.
Drift reduction additives - CORRECT ANSWER thickening agents that increase
the droplet size and reduce spray drift.
Stickers - CORRECT ANSWER Used to increase the adherence of the chemical
to the treated surface, thus increasing its persistence, particularly under adverse
weather conditions

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