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Which of the following is not a characteristic of weeds?

D. Weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants.

Pest Identification

Perrenial weeds are generally the most difficult to control because they______.

B. Can produce and spread from storage organs such as rhizomes and tubers

Pest Identification

Which of the following insect orders include species known to transmit some plant diseases?

D. Thysanoptera (thrips)

Pest Identification

Which feature characterizes vertebrates?

C. Has backbone

Pest Identification

Which of the following orders of insects includes species that are pests of living plants?

D. Heteroptera (true bugs)

Pest Identification

The immature stages of an insect are known as ______

A. Instars

Pest Identification

Which of the following groups of insect order include both pests and beneficial that attack pest insect species?

A. Hymenoptera (wasps and bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and Heteroptera (true bugs)

Pest Identification

Which of the following insects suck plant juices out of plant cells?

B. Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies)

Pest Identification

Which part of a plant do nematodes most commonly attack?

B. Roots and other underground plant parts

Pest Identification

Which of the following types of plant disorders cannot be transmitted from plant to plant?

D. Abiotic problems

Pest Identification

Ants belong to the insect order______

C. Hymenoptera

Pest Identification

Which of the following insects have chewing mouth parts?

A. Caterpillars

Pest Identification

Vertebrates include which of the following types of animals?

C. Birds and mice

Which of the following animals are Arthropods?

D. Mites

Pest Identification

Which of the following pests would cause leaf stippling?

C. Mites

Pest identification

An insect that passes through complete metamorphosis would have which of the following life stages?

D. Egg, larva, pupa, adult

Pest Identification

Powdery mildew on plants is caused by ______

B. Fungus

Pest Identification

An abiotic disorder of a plant can be caused by ______

C. Irrigation problems

Pest Identification

Efforts to completely eliminate a pest species are known as ______

A. Eradication

Managing Landscape Pests

A key pest is one that______

C. Causes damage on a regular basis unless you successfully control it

Managing Landscape Pests

Applying a preemergence herbicide to an area where weed seeds are present is an example of______ use of pesticide.

A. Preventative

Managing Landscape Pests

Suppressing a pest population involves ______

C. Keeping a pest population below a certain level

Managing Landscape Pests

Which of the following is an example of cultural and mechanical control?

A. Mowing weeds

Managing Landscape Pests

The use of barriers such as screens, fences, and cloth mesh is known as ______

D. Exclusion

Managing Landscape Pests

Sanitation is an important method for controlling ______

A. Rodents

Managing Landscape Pests

Integrated pest managing is an important pest control strategy because it ______

A. Focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage

Managing Landscape Pests

What type of pest management practices does inspecting plants for insects and diseases before planting them involve?

B. Preventative Control

Managing Landscape pests

Removing weeds before they produce seed is what type of pest control practice?

D. Sanitation

Managing Landscape Pests

Growing plants that resist insects would be what type of pest control practice?

D. Prevention

Managing Landscape Pests

Which part of the label gives you an indication of the toxicity of the pesticide?

B. Signal Word

Pesticides

The toxicity of a pesticide is usually measured by its ______

C. LD50

Pesticides

Which signal word indicates the least hazardous pesticide?

D. Caution

Pesticides

The toxicity of a pesticide is the ______

D. Capacity to cause injury

Pesticides

A post-ermergent contact herbicide ______

C. Causes injury to any part of the plant it touches

Pesticides

How much active ingredient would be found in a 20 pound bag of a 25W formulation?

B. 5 pounds

Pesticides

How much active ingredient would there be in a 5 gallon bottle of a 4EC formulation?

B. 20 pounds

Pesticides

Which of the following formulations requires no further agitation once it is mixed fully with water?

B. Soluble Powder (SP)

Pesticides

The tendency of ants to take poisoned bait back to the nest ______

B. Contributes to the effectiveness of ant baits

Pesticides

The way a pesticide destroys or controls a target organism is its _______

C. Mode of action

Pesticides

If a mixture of two pesticides in the spray tank results in clumping and the spray nozzles clog up, the mixture is ______

D. Incompatible

Pesticides

The hazard of a pesticide includes its potential to ______

A. Cause injury

Pesticides

A pesticide with the signal word "Warning" will generally be ______

D. Less hazardous than a pesticide with the signal word "Danger"

Pesticides

A persistent pesticide is one that ______

C. Is active in the environment for long periods

Pesticides

The federal laws regulating the manufacture,safe, transportation, and use of pesticides are administered by ______

D. U. S. EPA

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

Regulations pertaining to the pest control and pesticide use in California are part of ______

C. Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

The laws and regulations controlling pesticide use in California ______

C. May be more restrictive than federal laws and regulations

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

What does the "Statement of Practical Treatment" on the pesticide label tell you?

A. First Aid instructions

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

Which of the following deviations from label directions is legal in California?

A. Applying less than the label rate

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

How long must you keep pesticide use records?

C. 2 years

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

Regulations are ______

D. Working rules needed to carry out laws

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

A QAC in the Landscape Maintenance Pest Control Category allows a person to ______

B. Use or supervise the use of general or restricted-use pesticides in turf, landscape, and interiorscape settings

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

Once you obtain a Pest Control Business License, you must retain records of pesticide use for ______

B. 2 years

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

The Maintenance Gardener Pest Control category allows individuals to ______

B. Use general-use and restricted-use pesticides incidental to their landscape maintenance business

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

A Pest Control Business License is not required if you ______

B. Perform pest control incidental to new construction

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

When you perform pest control in turf, landscape, or interiorscape settings, you must ______

A. Give prior notice to the property owner or operator before applying any pesticide

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

The minimum number of hours of continuing education required for a person with a QAC in the Landscape Maintenance Pest Control category (except those in the subcategory of maintenance gardener).

D. 20 hours every 2 years

Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and Regulations

Which of the following is the most frequent route of pesticide exposure among pesticide workers?

B. Dermal (through the skin)

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Which formulation offers the greatest potential for dermal absorption?

C. Oil-soluble formulations

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Which of the following is not a factor in the soil leaching ability of a pesticide?

A. Time of application

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Which of the following practices will reduce environmental contamination by pesticides?

C. Reduce the frequency of applications whenever possible

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Not using a back flow device when filling spray tanks _______

C. May result in serious contamination of the water source

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Insect predators and parasites and honey bees are all considered ______

C. Beneficials

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

The seriousness of an injury caused by pesticide exposure usually is related to the _______

B. Toxicity and dose of the pesticide

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Which of the following is the most important factor in pesticide drift?

A. Wind or other air movement

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

The most important step when a pesticide spill occurs is to ______

C. Protect people and animals in the area from contact with the material

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

The main reason food containers should not be used for measuring or storing pesticides is _______

B. People may mistake the contents for something to eat or drink

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Which would be a factor influencing groundwater contamination?

A. The chemical nature of the pesticide

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

In a addition to the pesticide active ingredient, etching of surfaces exposed to a pesticide application may be caused by ______

B. Inert ingredients

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

One way to reduce pesticide damage to natural enemies and beneficial insects is to avoid ______

D. Pesticides that are more toxic to beneficials

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Which of the following could contribute to phytotoxicity problems when spraying a pesticide onto plants?

B. Temperature and humidity at the time of application

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

Certain pesticides are more likely to cause groundwater contamination if they _______

B. Break down slowly

Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use

The best way to avoid most pesticide accidents is by ______

D. Following the pesticide label and obeying the laws and regulations that deal with pesticides

Protecting People and the Environment

The mandatory training for employees who handle pesticides as part of their work does not include how to ______

C. Recognize the chemical characteristics of the pesticide

Protecting People and the Environment

Why is training on recognizing and avoiding heat stress important for pesticide handlers?

A. Many heat stress symptoms are similar to pesticide poisoning symptoms

Protecting People and the Environment

Who is responsible for providing personal protective equipment to pesticide handlers?

D. The employer of the pesticide handler

Protecting People and the Environment

On a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), you will NOT find information on _______

C. Application use directions or requirements

Protecting People and the Environment

What criteria must you use to select the personal protective equipment for applying a specific pesticide?

B. Pesticide label and regulation requirements

Protecting People and the Environment

An advantage of wearing coveralls over your clothing while applying pesticides is that they ______

A. Can easily be removed if they become contaminated

Protecting People and the Environment

Leather and fabric gloves are unsuitable for pesticide handling because they ______

B. Absorb pesticides

Protecting People and the Environment

Employees handling pesticides must wear eye protection if they are ______

D. Spraying with a backpack sprayer

Protecting People and the Environment

While applying certain pesticides, you must select and use appropriate respiratory protection based on ______

D. Pesticide label requirements

Protecting People and the Environment

Cleaning of personal protective equipment, including body wear, should be done ______

A. After using pesticides

Protecting People and the Environment

When transporting pesticides in a vehicle, ______

C. Secure containers in the cargo area

Protecting People and the Environment

An important reason to inspect the area where you will be applying pesticides is to _______

B. Become aware of conditions or objects that may affect the safety of the application

Protecting People and the Environment

The Physical Properties section of a MSDS provides information about a pesticide's ______

C. Boiling, melting, and freezing points

Protecting People and the Environment

What is the maximum distance from the application or mixing site that soap, single-use towels, and water for emergency washing can be located?

B. 100 feet

Protecting People and the Environment

What are the three categories of training that must be covered when training pesticide handlers?

B. Using pesticides safely, emergencies and health, and general information

Protecting People and the Environment

Employers of pesticide handlers are responsible for ______

A. Providing and maintaining all label-and regulation-required PPE

Protecting People and the Environment

The name, address, and location of a medical facility capable of treating pesticide-related injuries should be available at the ______

B. Pesticide mixing site, application vehicles, or whenever pesticides are used

Pesticide Emergencies

First aid and other emergency information for pesticide accidents is found ______

D. In the precautionary statements section of the pesticide label

Pesticide Emergencies

First aid for pesticide spills onto the skin includes ______

A. Removing contaminated clothing and washing with soap and water

Pesticide Emergencies

If pesticide vapors are inhaled, first aid procedures include getting to fresh air and _____

C Loosening clothing, restoring breathing if necessary, and seeking medical care

Pesticide Emergencies

When someone swallows a pesticide you should ______

B. If they are conscious and alert, give large amounts of water or milk to dilute

Pesticide Emergencies

When cleaning up a spilled pesticide, the absorbant and all contaminated materials must be put into sealed containers and ______

C. Shipped to a Class 1 disposal site

Pesticide Emergencies

If the wrong pesticide has accidentally been applied to a site, you should notify the ______

A. County agricultural commissioner

Pesticide Emergencies

What precaution should you take when administering first aid to a pesticide exposure victim?

D. Protect yourself and others from exposure

Pesticide Emergencies

Inhalation of pesticide vapors may often cause a person ______

B. Go into shock

Pesticide Emergencies

If a person has swallowed an unknown pesticide, you should induce vomiting _______

D. Under no circumstance

Pesticide Emergencies

Leaks and spills of any pesticide should be reported to the ______

B. County agricultural commissioner

Pesticide Emergencies

An accidental misapplication involves ______

C. Unknowing application of a pesticide to a site not on the label

Pesticide Emergencies

Which of the following would not be a selective way of using a pesticide?

A. Making a broadcast application

Using Pesticide Effectively

When choosing a pesticide for a specific pest, an important consideration is that it should ______

A. Control the current life stage of the pest

Using Pesticide Effectively

Pesticides with a high degree of persistence in the turf, landscape, or interiorscape setting are generally ______

C. More hazardous to the public

Using Pesticide Effectively

A factor that may influence pesticide persistence is the ______

D. Formulation type

Using Pesticide Effectively

Whenever possible, avoid injuring non target organisms while applying pesticides by ______

D. Making applications when no target organisms are less likely to be present in the area

Using Pesticide Effectively

Spot treatments are usually most effective when pest infestations ______

A. Are just starting

Using Pesticide Effectively

Which type of an adjuvant would you use to enhance the uptake of the pesticide by the target pest?

D. Surfactant

Using Pesticide Effectively

A porous soil, high in organic matter, will likely ______

B. Decrease the amount of application active ingredient that is available for pest control

Using Pesticide Effectively

Increasing nozzle orifice size will produce ______

D. Larger droplets

Application Equipment and Calibration

If the pressure of your sprayer drops off, this could be an indication that the _____

C. Pump is worn

Application Equipment and Calibration

Frequent Calibration of your application equipment will ensure that you ______

A. Are using the correct amount of pesticide for effective pest control

Application Equipment and Calibration

Why must you accurately measure the capacity of your spray tank?

A. The tank manufacturer's capacity ratings may be inaccurate

Application Equipment and Calibration

When making a pesticide application, an increase in the travel speed of the spraying equipment will _____

B. Decrease the amount of pesticide applied per square foot

Application Equipment and Calibration

Which of the following is not a good reason for calibrating pesticide application equipment?

B. Faster equipment operation

Application Equipment and Calibration

For calibration of large turf application equipment, which four factors need to be measure?

C. Swath width, travel speed, sprayer pressure, and size of area to be treated

Application Equipment and Calibration

Your calibrated sprayer with a 30-gallon tank will cover 1.25 acres. You plan to apply an herbicide at a label rate of 1.5 pounds per acre. How many pounds of this herbicide will you put into the spray tank?:

B. 1.875

Application Equipment and Calibration

It takes your equipment 3 minutes to travel 264 feet. How fast, in miles per hour, is the equipment traveling?

A. 1 mi/hr

Application Equipment and Calibration

By measuring the output of each nozzle on the spray boom, you discover that the sprayer output is 256 ounces in 30 seconds. What is the output of the sprayer in gallons per minute?

C. 4

Application Equipment and Calibration

How many square feet can you treat if your sprayer holds 5 gallons and you've calibrated to spray it to spray 0.02 gallons per square foot?

D. 250

Application Equipment and Calibration

An advantage of using RTU formulation is that ______

C. No mixing is required

Application Equipment and Calibration

Using which type of herbicide application equipment would result in the least amount of drift?

C. Wick applicator

Application Equipment and Calibration

Which nozzle material would best resist abrasion?

D. Stainless steel

Application Equipment and Calibration

It is important to understand what happens to pesticides after you apply them so you can ______

B. Better protect the environment

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

You must use pesticides only on the plants, sites, or locations listed on the label in order to ______

A. Comply with the law

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

The various things that happen to a pesticide after it is applied to a site are part of the pesticide ______

D. Fate

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

Rainfall after a pesticide application could result in ______

A. Pesticide residues moving off-site into creeks on rivers

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

One of the impacts associated with pesticide drift in a landscaped area is ______

A. The potential for damaging nontarget plants

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

An effective way to apply nonselective herbicdes to leaves of unwanted plants is by ______

B. Spot treatments

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

When applying certain turf herbicides around trees, here is a potential risk that the herbicides may ______

D. Injure the trees

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

Runoff from rainfall or irrigation is less common in ______

A. Sandy soils

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

Which types of pesticides are more likely to run off a landscaped site?

A. Persistent pesticides

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

The potential for pesticide leaching is increased by ______

C. Rainfall

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

Not treating the bottoms of slopes, borders, or edges adjacent to hard surfaces is one way you can reduce ______

B. Runoff

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

A plant is at higher risk for phyotoxicity if it is ______

D. Water stressed

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

Photodecomposition of a pesticide is caused by ______

D. Sunlight

Safe and Effective Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings

Exclusionary tactics for managing pests in interioscape inlcude ______

A. Use of pest free plants and soils

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

Selective pruning can be an effective pest management method because pruning ______

B. Can remove diseased parts of plants

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

The main advantage to moving interiorscape plants off-site to apply a pesticide is that ______

D. it is less hazardous to the public

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

The best time to make onsite pesticide applications in a commercial facility would be ______

D. During non-business hours

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

What information should you provide to a facility manager about a pesticide product before you make an application?

B. The Material Safety Date Sheet and restricted entry intervals

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

It is desirable to adjust air vents or shield the application are from air currents to ______

C. Reduce the chances of drift

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

A restriced-entry interval (REI) is the period ______

B. After an application when the public is not allowed to enter the treated area

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

Ventilating a treated area after a pesticide application is a good idea because it ______

D. Removes odors and vapors

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

The major issues of pesticide fate in interiorscape situations involve ______

A. Drift and residues

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

When properly applied, which of the following pesticide formulation has the lowest risk?

D. Granules

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

Hazards associated with granule applications or soil drenches include ______

D. Residues in the planting medium

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

For pesticide phytotoxicity information you should check the ______

A. Pesticide label

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

In a planting with mixed species of plants, you can minimize phytoxicity by ______

D. Shielding sensitive plants

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

The risk of phytotoxicity often increase as ______

C. Temperature rises

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

To protect surfaces surrounding the plants you will be spraying ______

C. Cover surfaces with dispoable coverings

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings

Pesticide-specific spill cleanup information is contained in the ______

A. Material Safety Data Sheet

Safe and Effective Applications in Interiorscape Settings