FLORIDA CORE PEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - Answers -EPA
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - Answers -State restrictions on pesticides can
be more liberal than those of FIFRA
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that
govern applicator licensing? - Answers -FDACS
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to Florida
state highway right of way fall into? - Answers -Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licencing of applicators for application
of pesticides to homes and private lawns? - Answers -FDACS Bureau of Entomology
and Pest control.
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their
own property for production of agricultural commodities fall into? - Answers -Private.
Which applicators class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance control
work fall into? - Answers -Public Nuisance
What are three licencing categories are available to those seeking limited certification
license? - Answers -Limited structural pest control
limited lawn and ornamental pest control
limited commercial landscape maintenance.
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continually meet current scientific
and regulatory standers? - Answers -Each pesticide goes through pesticide re
registration every 15 years.
which pesticide is not specifically regulated by Florida rules? - Answers -Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active
ingredients if they re stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? - Answers -
SERC
Which is the pesticide formulation process by which solid particles are dispersed into
liquid? - Answers -Suspension
Which liquid pesticide formulation consists of a small amount of active ingredient (Often
one % or less per unit volume ) dissolved in an organic solvent? - Answers -Ready to
use low concentrate solutions RTU
, Which liquid pesticide formulation may approach 100 percent active ingredient? -
Answers -Ultra low volume ULV
Which is a disadvantage of both EC and ULV formulations? - Answers -Solvents may
cause rubber or plastic hoses gaskets and pump parts and surfaces to deteriorate
Which dry/solid formulation is mixed in water and reduces the risk of inhalation
exposure during mixing and loading? - Answers -Water dispersable granules WDG or
dry flowables (DF)
Which type of dry/ solid pesticide formulation consist of particles that are the same
weight and shape? - Answers -Pellets
Which is an advantage of microencapsulated materials? - Answers -Delayed or slow
release of the active ingredient prolongs effectiveness
Which type of adjuvant functions as wetting agents and spreaders (they physically alter
the surface tension of spray droplets)? - Answers -Surfactants
Which type of adjuvant increases the viscosity of spray mixtures? - Answers -
Thickeners
Which property of a pesticide would make it more likely to move with water in surface
water? - Answers -High solubility
Which statement is true about ground water or surface water contamination by
pesticides? - Answers -Runoff erosion are sources of surface water contamination by
pesticides
Which is an example of non point source contamination of groundwater? - Answers -
Pesticides that dissolve and leach through soil after it rains
Under what soil conditions are pesticides more likely to leach through the soil? -
Answers -Sandy soil low in organic mater.
Which is a recommended best management practice for preventing contamination of
surface and ground water by pesticides? - Answers -Use terrace and conservation
tillage practices.
What two things should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid spray drift? -
Answers -Droplet size and wind direction and speed
What two things should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid vapor drift? -
Answers -Temperature and pesticide volatility
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - Answers -EPA
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - Answers -State restrictions on pesticides can
be more liberal than those of FIFRA
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that
govern applicator licensing? - Answers -FDACS
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to Florida
state highway right of way fall into? - Answers -Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licencing of applicators for application
of pesticides to homes and private lawns? - Answers -FDACS Bureau of Entomology
and Pest control.
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their
own property for production of agricultural commodities fall into? - Answers -Private.
Which applicators class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance control
work fall into? - Answers -Public Nuisance
What are three licencing categories are available to those seeking limited certification
license? - Answers -Limited structural pest control
limited lawn and ornamental pest control
limited commercial landscape maintenance.
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continually meet current scientific
and regulatory standers? - Answers -Each pesticide goes through pesticide re
registration every 15 years.
which pesticide is not specifically regulated by Florida rules? - Answers -Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active
ingredients if they re stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? - Answers -
SERC
Which is the pesticide formulation process by which solid particles are dispersed into
liquid? - Answers -Suspension
Which liquid pesticide formulation consists of a small amount of active ingredient (Often
one % or less per unit volume ) dissolved in an organic solvent? - Answers -Ready to
use low concentrate solutions RTU
, Which liquid pesticide formulation may approach 100 percent active ingredient? -
Answers -Ultra low volume ULV
Which is a disadvantage of both EC and ULV formulations? - Answers -Solvents may
cause rubber or plastic hoses gaskets and pump parts and surfaces to deteriorate
Which dry/solid formulation is mixed in water and reduces the risk of inhalation
exposure during mixing and loading? - Answers -Water dispersable granules WDG or
dry flowables (DF)
Which type of dry/ solid pesticide formulation consist of particles that are the same
weight and shape? - Answers -Pellets
Which is an advantage of microencapsulated materials? - Answers -Delayed or slow
release of the active ingredient prolongs effectiveness
Which type of adjuvant functions as wetting agents and spreaders (they physically alter
the surface tension of spray droplets)? - Answers -Surfactants
Which type of adjuvant increases the viscosity of spray mixtures? - Answers -
Thickeners
Which property of a pesticide would make it more likely to move with water in surface
water? - Answers -High solubility
Which statement is true about ground water or surface water contamination by
pesticides? - Answers -Runoff erosion are sources of surface water contamination by
pesticides
Which is an example of non point source contamination of groundwater? - Answers -
Pesticides that dissolve and leach through soil after it rains
Under what soil conditions are pesticides more likely to leach through the soil? -
Answers -Sandy soil low in organic mater.
Which is a recommended best management practice for preventing contamination of
surface and ground water by pesticides? - Answers -Use terrace and conservation
tillage practices.
What two things should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid spray drift? -
Answers -Droplet size and wind direction and speed
What two things should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid vapor drift? -
Answers -Temperature and pesticide volatility
