Nj core pest control exam study guide
Applicators ofall pesticides or their supervisors must have state certification. True or false. -
answerTrue
Pesticide applicators may be classified as private applicators if they apply pesticides- -
answerTo produce agricultural commodities on their own pr...
Applicators ofall pesticides or their supervisors must have state certification. True or false. -
answer✔True
Pesticide applicators may be classified as private applicators if they apply pesticides- -
answer✔To produce agricultural commodities on their own property
Pesticides inthe restricted-use category can be used by the general public without certification if
recommended by a state agency. True of false. - answer✔False
Ifa commercial applicator wishes to apply for the control of pests in agricultural crops and pests
inpublichealth, hemust obtain certification in each of the appropriate categories. True or false. -
answer✔True
The term "Underthe direct supervision of" means the supervisor- - answer✔can be in his office
when the operator is applying a restricted-use pesticide if available when needed
Pesticide products used in New Jersey must be registered- - answer✔with both the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the State of New Jersey
In New Jersey, restricted-use pesticides can only be purchased from a licensed pesticide- -
answer✔dealer business
Someone who uses any pesticides to raise an agricultural product must be certified and registered
as a- - answer✔private pesticide applicator
Anyone applying pesticides as a service must be certified and registered as a- -
answer✔commercial pesticide applicator
Part of the certification of commercial pesticide applicators involves passing- - answer✔A Core
and category exam.
Companies which contract out their services for compensation must be registered as a- -
answer✔pesticide applicator business
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency mandated to regulate pesticides? -
answer✔Environmental Protection Agency (full), EPA (acronym)
What are regulations? - answer✔Regulations are interpretations of the law and have the force of
law
What is the full name and acronym for the law EPA uses to manage pesticides? -
answer✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (ful). FIFRA (acronym)
Define reentry time. - answer✔Reentry time is the time immediately following application of a
pesticide to a treated area when unprotected workers may not enter.
Which federal agency sets food tolerances for pesticides? Which federal agency enforces these
tolerances? - answer✔EPA sets food tolerances; FDA eaforces food tolerances
FIFRA allows states to establish standards. What kind of standards? - answer✔More strict
What is the purpose of the tolerance program? - answer✔The tolerance program is to ensure that
U.S. consumers are not exposed to unsafe food pesticide residue levels
The regulations interpreting the Transportation Safety Act are contained in 49 CFR. What do
these regulations do? - answer✔The regulations in 49 CFR cover any safety aspect of
transporting hazardous materials, including the packing, repacking, placarding, and routing of
such materials
Which federal agency determines what species are endangered? - answer✔Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from pesticides? -
answer✔You, the applicator
The inherent ability ofapesticide to cause injury or poison organisms is called - answer✔toxicity
Inan LD50, equal to 68 mg/kg the 68 milligrams - answer✔pesticide
The oral LD50 level which represents a highly toxic pesticide is- - answer✔46mg/kg
The probability of a pesticide causing adverse effects to an organism is called- - answer✔risk
It is best to avoid the use of those pesticides which can accumulate and cause undesirable effects
in the bodies of desirable organisms. True or false. - answer✔True
All pesticides can pass through the skin to enter the blood and significantly affect the nervous
system of man. True or false. - answer✔False
The kind of toxicity that results from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over a period
oftime is called - answer✔chronic toxicity
The signal word on a pesticide label indicates the pesticide's - answer✔toxicity
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