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CA Branch 2 Field Rep Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers
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CA Branch 2 Field Rep Study GuideExam Questions and Answers
Falsifiable concentrates (EC or E) - -Formulations made up of the technical
material, solvents and emulsifiers. Some agitation is required. Once dry,
pesticide residue is barley visible.
-Wettable Powder (WP) - -These formulations are made by impregnating or
coating an appropriate powder with the technical insecticide. Wettable
Powders do not dissolve in water and frequent agitation is usually required.
Heavy applications may leave visible deposits.
-Soluble Powders (SP) - -May look like Wettable Powders but they dissolve
and form true solutions when dilute with water. Less visible than Wettable
Powders after drying, Frequent agitation is not required.
-Suspension Concentrates (SC) - -Products made with small particles
suspended in oil solvents or water. Easy mix, require little or no agitation and
remain stable for a long time. Have a greatly reduced inhalation hazard
because they come in a liquid form.
-Flowable Liquids - -Contains concentrated water dispersible powders in a
liquid form. These powders may stay suspended for a long time. Flowable
liquids are easy to handle and have excellent dilution properties.
-Microencapsulated Formulations (ME) - -manufactured by suspending liquid
or solid pesticide particles in microcapsules. By altering the membrane of the
microcapsules, the residual performance, speed and action and odor can be
affected. May clog sprayers and leave visible residue.
-Dusts (D) - -Made by combining and insecticide with a dust diluent (usually
inert) Some products such as Boric Acid Dusts, are almost totally comprised
of Boric Acid and may have small amounts of other ingredients added. Drifts
are a major issue.
-Granules - -Made by coating or impregnating an inert carrier with an
insecticide. Made of materials, such as, clay, corn cobs, pecan shells, saw
dust, etc. Formulations are ready to use and used mostly for exterior
perimeter of buildings for the control of crawling insects. Also is water
activated.
-Baits - -Combination of a insecticide with an attractive carrier/food that the
target pest prefers. Pheromone attractants are added to increase the effects.
Comes in forms of gels, granules, paste, pellets, powders or liquids.
, -Fumigants - -toxic gases such as methyl bromine that are used to kill
pests.
-Vitamin-K - -The antidote to consuming Anti-coagulants.
-LD-50 - -the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a test
population.
-LC-50 - -the lethal concentration in air or water required to kill 50% of the
population.
-Acute Toxicity - -adverse effects occur within a short period after exposure
to toxin.
-Chronic Toxicity - -Repeated exposure over time to sub-lethal doses of
chemicals.
-Signal Word - -Indicates how toxic a product is and how dangerous.
-Danger - -Category 1 Highly toxic LD-50 (0-50 mg/kg) a taste to a teaspoon
could kill you.
-Warning - -Category 2 moderately toxic LD-50 (50-500 mg/kg) a teaspoon
to a tablespoon could kill you.
-Caution - -Category 3 slightly toxic LD-50 (500-5,000 mg/kg) an ounce to
more than a pint can kill you.
-Type of pesticide - -General terms what type of pests are to be controlled
and also type of formulation.
-Net Contents - -Found on the front of the label along the bottom edge
Indicates the quantity of formulation in the package
Expressed in weight, volume, or count.
-(EPA) Registration and Establishment Numbers - -Indicates the pesticide
has been registered. Number will tell you which location and facility the
product was made at.
-EPA - -Environmental Protection Agency.
-Precautionary Statement - -Protection precautions of applicators and other
people or animals who may be exposed to the product. Will see heading
(Hazards to humans and domestic animals)
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