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Illinois Pesticide applicator exam 2: Questions and 100% correct answers GRADED A+ What is a pesticide - ANSWER a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals. Pesticides are made up of - ANSWER Active and inert ingredients ...

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Illinois Pesticide applicator
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exam 2: Questions and 100%
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correct answers GRADED A+
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,What is a pesticide - ANSWER a substance used for destroying insects or other
organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.

Pesticides are made up of - ANSWER Active and inert ingredients

AI - ANSWER Active ingredient - chemical effective against pest




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Inert ingredients - ANSWER don't harm pest but make the AI more effective




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Herbicide formulation - ANSWER may be ready to use or may require dilution with
carrier (oil or liquid)




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60WDG - ANSWER 60% AI water-dispersible granule

4EC - ANSWER
IS 4 lbs ai per gallon of emulsifiable concentrate

SP - ANSWER Soluable powder - dry formulation. Mixed with water. Dissolve
readily and form true solution.

WP, P - ANSWER Wettable Powder - dry formulation. Finely ground powder. Forms
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suspension not true solution.
Abrasive, requires agitation, inhalation risk
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DF, WDG - ANSWER Dry flowables or water dispersible granules - dry formulation.
Similar to WP except AI is in granule instead of powder
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form suspension. Less dust than WP
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G - ANSWER Granules - dry formulation. AI coated with clay, newspaper
Applied directly, no mixing
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Low hazzard to applicators

P, PS - ANSWER Pellets - dry formulation. Same as granules but larger

D - ANSWER Dusts - dry formulations.
Low percentage of AI on very fine carrier (talk, chalk, clay)
Most ready to use (no mixing)
Inhilation hazard
Drift hazzard (uncommon use)

, EC - ANSWER Emulsifiable concentrate - wet formulation.
AI mixed with 1+ solvents and emulsifier that allows mixing with water
Easily absorbed through skin (dermal hazzard)

ME - ANSWER Microencapsulated - wet formulation
AI is surrounded by plastic coating suspended in liquid
Time- release product
Bees catty it back to hive and can poison colony




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S - ANSWER Solutions - wet formulation




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Form true solution when mixed
Will not settle or separate




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ULV - ANSWER Ultra-low volume concentration - wet formulation
Have high % ai with a solvent (usually oil)
Low application rate per acre
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Fumigants - ANSWER Produce gas, vapor, fumes, etc.
Special licencing required
Highly toxic
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Restricted use pesticides - ANSWER Only purchased by certified applicators or
persons under their supervision
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Records of applications must be maintained for 2 years

Adjuvant - ANSWER Chemical modifies physical properties, enhances performance
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or both of pesticides
Includes spray modifiers
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Activatior adjuvants - ANSWER Water spreader (surfactants), Sticker (oils, laytex),
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humectant,penetrator

utility adjuvants - ANSWER defoamer, water conditioner (acids)

Drift reduction additives - ANSWER thickening agents increase droplet size
Droplets must be over 200 microns

Sticker - ANSWER increase adherence of chemical to surface

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