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Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicators: Aquatic Pest Control (Category 5) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024 ( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)

MDARD Commercial Pesticide Applicator Exam: Aquatic Pest Management Latest Update 2024/2025. Record keeping for general use pesticides (length of time) - 1 year following application Record keeping for restricted use pesticides (length of time) - 3 years following application What should the records for pesticide use include? (6) - 1. Name and concentration of pesticide 2. Amount of pesticide applied 3. Target pest / purpose 4. Date of application 5. Location of application 6. Method of ...

What is extinction? correct answer: The loss or death of a species What is mass extinction? correct answer: A decline in biodiversity greater than the background extinction rate What is background extinction? correct answer: Background extinction occurs when certain populations are reduced to zero because of normal environment change, emerging disease, predation pressure, or competition with another species How are mass extinctions detected and how many have been detected? correct an...

List the roles plants play in a healthy aquatic ecosystem. -producing oxygen -preventing shoreline erosion -lessening excess nutrients during growing season -stabilizing lake bottom -providing food and habitat for fish, waterfowl, and other aquatic animals List ways that excessive plant growth can adversely affect the ecology and uses of a water body. -harm ecology of aquatic ecosystem -curtail or prevent recreational water uses (e.g. fishing, boating, swimming) -impart tastes or odors t...

Host specific Refers to an organism that will only survive when it has a specific food source (the host) available. The term is used when referring to a biological control agent such as an insect that can survive only on the target pest (e.g. weed) that it is intended to suppress. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) A pest management strategy that uses various combinations of pest control methods in a compatible manner to achieve satisfactory control and ensure favorable economic and environme...

5.0 Aquatic & Mosquito Questions and Answers Already Passed List the roles plants play in a healthy aquatic ecosystem. -producing oxygen -preventing shoreline erosion -lessening excess nutrients during growing season -stabilizing lake bottom -providing food and habitat for fish, waterfowl, and other aquatic animals List ways that excessive plant growth can adversely affect the ecology and uses of a water body. -harm ecology of aquatic ecosystem -curtail or prevent recreational wat...

ch.1 - 1 The state law regulating pesticides is called FIFRA. True or False False (Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act) ch. 1 - 2 To what agency does the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act give the director the authority to register or certify private and to prescribe standards for certification and registration? a. MSU Extension b. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. c. Michigan Department of Agriculture d. Public Health Department C. Michigan De...

MDARD Commercial Pesticide Applicator Exam: Aquatic Pest Management Latest Update 2024/2025. Record keeping for general use pesticides (length of time) - 1 year following application Record keeping for restricted use pesticides (length of time) - 3 years following application What should the records for pesticide use include? (6) - 1. Name and concentration of pesticide 2. Amount of pesticide applied 3. Target pest / purpose 4. Date of application 5. Location of application 6. Method of ...

Name users and their associated uses of water resources in VA - Answer 1. Public utilities: provide drinking water 2. Campgrounds, parks, etc: recreation 3. Owners of waterfront property manage their water: protect their investment 4. Industry depends on cooling and fire ponds for safety 5. Irrigation districts provide water for crops and livestock 6. Real estate developers, streams, and lakes provide aesthetic appeal 7 Fish farmers use aquatic systems for the commercial production of f...