Pesticide Misuse - ANSWER--Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
MDA - ANSWER-MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - ANSWER-Federal inse...
MN Pesticide Applicator (Category A)Questions & Answers 100% Correct!
Pesticide Misuse - ANSWER--Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
MDA - ANSWER-MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - ANSWER-Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - ANSWER-Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - ANSWER-All pesticides other than RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - ANSWER-These applicators apply pesticide
'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - ANSWER-There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop. 2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
Reciprocity - ANSWER-Allow someone residing in licensed in another state to obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being required to take MN initial certification exams or completing MN recertification requirements .
Endangered Species - ANSWER-A plant or animal in danger of extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
Threatened Species - ANSWER-A plant or animal likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot Prairie bush clover Western prairie fringed orchid Canada Lynx
Candidate Species - ANSWER-Plants or animals that are being considered for designation as threatened or endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - ANSWER-A plan of protection for groundwater and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - ANSWER-These are practical, research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - ANSWER-The distance of untreated land between a pesticide treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Depth to Groundwater - ANSWER-The distance from the soil surface down to the water table.
Backflow - ANSWER-When the water source filling the pesticide application equipment has a water pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line, electricity is shut down or a pump fails and the pesticide runs back into the water source, contaminating it.
Air Gap - ANSWER-A physical separation, or gap, between the water source and the rim of the tank or container you are filling, designed to prevent backflow.
Reduced Pressure Principal Device - ANSWER-Two independent check valves in the water supply line, with an automatic pressure differential valve located between the two valves.
Pressurized Vacuum Breaker - ANSWER-Vees stop backflow in the waterline is under continuous water pressure and the waterline pressure is lost.
Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker - ANSWER-These let air from the atmosphere into the waterline to break the backflow siphon at the event of pressure loss in the waterline.
4 Ways to prevent Backflow - ANSWER-1) Airgap
2) Use a reduced pressure principle device
3) Use a pressurized vacuum breaker
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