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Multiple Choice:
Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations.
C. Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area. - ✔✔A. Planting weed- and
disease-free seed on an athletic field.
Multiple Choice:
Which statement about action thresholds is true?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density.
C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - ✔✔B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population
density.
Multiple Choice:
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. An insect that has one generation per year.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
C. Applying a pesticide that has little or not residual effect. - ✔✔B. Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class.
Unclassified Pesticide - ✔✔Typically have lower toxicity than RUP's and so are less likely to
harm environment or humans. Does not require special permitting.
,Pre-Slaughter Interval - ✔✔Minimum days in between last pesticide application and
slaughter
Emergency Exemption - ✔✔Allows sale and use of a registered pesticide product for a
specific non-registered purpose during a specified period per the EPA
Minimum-Risk Pesticides - ✔✔Exempt from registering provided the product satisfies certain
conditions
Active Ingredient - ✔✔Chemical(s) responsible for its pesticidal activity
Chemical Name - ✔✔Complex name that identifies the chamical components and structure
of the pesticide's active ingredient
Restricted-Entry Intervals - ✔✔How much time must pass between the pesticide application
and the reentry of unprotected workers into a treated area. Found under "Agricultural Use
Requirements." If not listed, persons should wait until sprays have dried or dust settled.
Multiple Choice:
Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no risk to
humans and the environment?
A. Restricted Use.
B. Minimum Risk.
C. Special Local Need. - ✔✔B. Minimum Risk
Multiple Choice:
The active ingredient in Tempo 20WP is listed as B-cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxy-
phenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2 dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. What does the
term "Cyfluthrin" represent?
A. The brand name.
, B. The chemical name.
C. The common name. - ✔✔C. The common name
Multiple Choice:
Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?
A. Both the active ingredients and inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name.
B. Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may contain the
same active ingredient.
C. Common names are those officially accepted by the manufacturer. - ✔✔B. Various
manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may contain the same
active ingredient.
Multiple Choice:
What is the purpose of the signal word?
A. Indicates the product's relative acute toxicity to humans and animals.
B. Informs the user what type of PPE to wear.
C. Tells the user what type of first aid treatment to seek in case of exposure. - ✔✔A.
Indicates the product's relative acute toxicity to humans and animals.
Multiple Choice:
The routes of entry statement, "Extremely hazardous by skin contact - rapidly absorbed through
the skin," on a label would most likely carry which signal word?
A. DANGER.
B. WARNING.
C. CAUTION. - ✔✔A. DANGER
Multiple Choice:
"Do not breathe vapors or spray mist" is an example of a:
A. Specific action statement.
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