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Natural !| forces !| are !| important !| because: a) !| you !| cannot !| do !| anything !| about !| them b) !| they !| can !| cause !| pest !| popula- !| tions !| to !| rise !| and !| fall c) !| you !| can !| never !| spray !| anywhere !| in !| the !| winter !| time d) !| the !| rain !| and !| wind !| always !| makes !| it !| necessary !| to !| respray !| the !| area. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B Biological !| control: a) !| is !| always !| 100% !| effective b) !| is !| never !| complete c) !| never !| occurs !| naturally d) !| always !| interferes !| with !| commercial !| chemical !| control !| operations. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B Resistance !| to !| pesticides !| devel- !| ops !| in !| pests !| species: a) !| because !| some !| applicators !| use the !| least !| expensive !| chemicals b) !| the !| chemical !| companies !| plan it !| to !| happen c) !| the !| pesticides !| are !| not !| poison
enough d) !| rarely !| does !| any !| pesticide !| kill all !| the !| pests !| and !| those !| that !| survive !| pass !| this !| ability !| on !| to !| their !| offspring. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D Integrated !| Pest !| Management !| practices !| include !| the !| use !| of:a) !| chemical !| pesticidesb) !| cultivation !| and !| barriers c) !| sanitation !| and !| traps !| d) !| all !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D In !| the !| case !| of !| insects: a) !| they !| are !| only !| important !| be- cause !| they !| give !| entomologists something !| to !| talk !| about b) !| they !| must !| all !| be !| killed !| as !| soon as !| possible c) !| about !| 99% !| of !| all !| species !| are !| of minor !| importance d) !| they !| all !| feed !| on !| plants !| which could !| be !| eaten !| by !| people. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C The !| insect !| thorax: a) !| is !| where !| the !| insect !| antennae are !| located b) !| supports !| the !| legs !| and !| wings
a) !| are !| no !| longer !| effective !| because insects !| have !| learned !| to !| avoid them b) !| are !| too"old-fashioned"to work c) !| can !| be !| a !| major !| way !| of !| control- ling !| pests !| in !| some !| situations d) !| should !| always !| be !| painted !| red or !| yellow !| to !| help !| repel !| the !| pest. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C The !| major !| objective !| in !| out- !| door !| chemical !| pest !| control !| is: a) !| to !| cover !| the !| entire !| surface !| to be !| protected !| with !| a !| residue b) !| relyondrifttoreachthe"hard to !| get" !| areas c) !| use !| the !| most !| toxic !| chemical possible !| to !| reduce !| the !| number of !| applications d) !| spray !| every !| other !| day !| to !| stay ahead !| of !| pest !| buildup. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A For !| most !| biotic !| plant !| dis- !| eases !| to !| develop, !| there !| must !| be !| ______ !| present: a) !| a !| pathogen
b) !| a !| susceptible !| host c) !| a !| favorable !| environment !| d) !| all !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D Micoplasmas !| are !| actually !| a !| type !| of !| ______ !| which !| lacks !| a !| cell !| wall. a) !| fungus b) !| bacteria c) !| virus d) !| nematode. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B Root !| knot, !| soybean !| cyst, !| and !| pine !| wilt !| are !| examples !| of !| ______ !| diseases. a) !| nematode b) !| fungus !| c) !| bacteria !| d) !| virus. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A Quarantines !| that !| regulate !| the !| movement !| of !| plants !| into !| this !| country !| are !| a !| form !| of !| disease !| control !| called: a) !| avoidance !| b) !| protection !| c) !| exclusion !| d) !| eradication. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Weeds !| interfere !| with !| crop !| production !| by:
c) !| taking !| advantage !| of !| the !| differences !| between !| the !| weeds !| and desired !| species d) !| burning !| the !| soil !| surface !| with !| a combination !| of !| chemicals. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Chemicals !| used !| to !| control !| weeds !| are !| pesticides !| called: a) !| rodenticides b) !| miticides c) !| insecticides !| d) !| herbicides. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D Snails !| and !| slugs !| are !| in !| a !| group !| of !| animals !| called: a) !| herbivores b) !| carnivores c) !| mollusks d) !| phagaphores. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Vertebrate !| pest !| control !| is !| similar !| to !| insect !| control !| in !| that !| it !| depends !| on: a) !| seeing !| each !| pest !| before !| spray- ing b) !| spraying !| only !| in !| the !| day !| time c) !| proper !| pest !| identification d) !| the !| use !| of !| a !| registered
insecticide. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C The !| most !| common !| chemical !| formulation !| of !| vertebrate !| poisons !| is: a) !| baits b) !| wettable !| powders c) !| emulsifiable !| concentrates d) !| dusts. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A The !| pesticide !| formulation !| includes: a) !| only !| the !| active !| ingredients !| b) !| only !| the !| inert !| ingredients !| c) !| both !| active !| and !| inert ingredients d) !| none !| of !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Low !| concentrate !| solutions !| usually !| contain: a) !| 1% !| or !| less !| active !| ingredient !| b) !| 2 !| to !| 5% !| active !| ingredient c) !| 6 !| to !| 10% !| active !| ingredient !| d) !| 11 !| to !| 15% !| active !| ingredient. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A Pesticide !| formulations !| which !| form !| a !| gas !| when !| applied !| are !| called: a) !| aerosols
ents !| into !| layers !| or !| settling !| out d) !| all !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D The !| ingredient !| statement !| on !| the !| label !| must !| list: a) !| what !| the !| package !| is !| made !| out of b) !| each !| active !| pesticide !| ingredient !| and !| its !| percentage c) !| the !| percentage !| of !| the !| total !| that is !| made !| up !| by !| the !| inert !| ingredients d) !| b !| and !| c !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D An !| establishment !| number !| is !| needed: a) !| so !| you !| will !| know !| where !| to !| order !| more !| product !| next !| year b) !| in !| case !| something !| goes !| wrong, !| the !| facility !| which !| made !| it !| can !| be !| traced c) !| to !| identify !| the !| truckers !| who !| haul !| the !| chemicals d) !| so !| you !| can !| send !| any !| you !| do !| not !| use !| back !| to !| the !| company. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B Route !| of !| entry !| statements !| on !| the !| label !| refers !| to: a) !| how !| the !| chemical !| was !| routed from !| the !| manufacturer !| to !| the dealer b) !| the !| routes !| you !| must !| take when !| you !| take !| the !| product !| to
the !| point !| of !| application c) !| how !| the !| pesticide !| may !| enter !| your !| body !| (mouth, !| skin, lungs) d) !| none !| of !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Typical !| CAUTION !| label !| statements !| include: a) !| harmful !| if !| swallowed b) !| may !| be !| harmful !| if !| inhaled c) !| may !| be !| harmful !| to !| eyes, !| nose, throat !| and !| skin !| d) !| all !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D Statement !| of !| practical !| treatment: a) !| tells !| you !| how !| to !| use !| the !| product b) !| tells !| how !| roughly !| to !| handle !| the !| package c) !| tells !| you !| the !| first !| aid !| treatments !| recommended !| in !| case !| of !| poisoning d) !| all !| of !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Every !| pesticide !| will !| eventually !| be !| classified: a) !| as !| "general" !| or !| "restricted" use b) !| as !| a !| herbicide c) !| as !| safe !| or !| dangerous
directly b) !| is !| of !| no !| concern !| to !| pesticide applicators c) !| will !| clear !| up !| without !| anyone knowing d) !| none !| of !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A When !| minimizing !| ground- !| water !| contamination, !| the !| two !| major !| sources !| are: a) !| rain !| and !| snow-melt !| sources b) !| leaching !| and !| sink-hole !| sources !| c) !| point !| and !| non-point !| sources !| d) !| train !| and !| truck !| accidents. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Pesticides: a) !| should !| never !| be !| used !| in !| the environment b) !| can !| help !| the !| environment when !| they !| are !| used !| carefully and !| wisely c) !| can !| not !| harm !| the !| environment d) !| are !| so !| toxic !| there !| is !| no !| way !| to use !| them !| carefully !| or !| wisely. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B
What !| must !| you !| do !| in !| terms !| of !| application !| equipment? a) !| see !| your !| banker b) !| make !| a !| purchase !| before !| the price !| goes !| up c) !| select !| the !| right !| kind !| of !| equipment d) !| talk !| with !| a !| neighbor. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C The !| letters, !| "ULV" !| stand !| for: !| a) !| unusually !| large !| volume b) !| ultimate !| land !| value c) !| ultra !| low !| volume d) !| unlimited !| livestock !| versatility. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Spray !| nozzles !| are !| made !| out !| of: a) !| brass b) !| stainless !| steel !| c) !| nylon d) !| all !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D When !| you !| change !| chemicals !| in !| your !| sprayer, !| you !| should: a) !| clean !| the !| sprayer !| thoroughly !| b) !| just !| fill !| the !| tank !| with !| the !| new chemical !| and !| continue !| to
b) !| is !| the !| only !| way !| to !| know !| how much !| chemical !| is !| being !| applied c) !| only !| needs !| to !| be !| done !| every three !| years d) !| can !| be !| done !| while !| you !| wait for !| the !| tank !| to !| fill !| up !| between !| loads. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B To !| apply !| a !| pesticide !| evenly !| and !| accurately, !| the !| sprayer !| must: !| a) !| move !| at !| a !| constant !| speed b) !| have !| a !| constant !| pressure c) !| have !| only !| the !| correct !| size !| and !| type !| of !| nozzle d) !| all !| of !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D The !| following !| can !| be !| used !| to !| adjust !| a !| sprayer !| to !| deliver !| more !| or !| less !| spray: a) !| change !| the !| pressure b) !| change !| the !| speed c) !| change !| the !| nozzle !| tips !| d) !| all !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D When !| calibrating !| a !| granular !| applicator, !| the !| speed !| should !| be !| checked: a) !| on !| hard !| ground !| in !| the !| barn yard b) !| along !| the !| shoulder !| of !| the roadway
c) !| in !| the !| field !| where !| they !| will !| be applied d) !| in !| the !| most !| convenient !| location. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C How !| long !| must !| an !| applicator !| maintain !| application !| records? !| a) !| 6 !| months b) !| 1 !| year c) !| 3 !| years !| d) !| 5 !| years. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C When !| must !| a !| certified !| applicator !| be !| physically !| present !| while !| supervising !| an !| application !| by !| a !| non-certified !| applicator? a) !| Mondays !| and !| Fridays b) !| from !| 10:00 !| a.m. !| until !| 3:00 !| p.m !| c) !| when !| the !| application !| costs over !| $ d) !| when !| such !| presence !| is !| required !| by !| the !| pesticide !| label. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D Under !| the !| Kansas !| Pesticide !| Use !| Law: a) !| it !| is !| unlawful !| to !| spray !| after !| sundown b) !| it !| is !| unlawful !| to !| spray !| a !| neighbor's !| property !| for !| no !| pay c) !| it !| is !| unlawful !| to !| detach, !| alter, !| deface !| or !| destroy !| the !| label d) !| it !| is !| unlawful !| to !| treat !| for !| certain !| pests !| after !| September !| 31. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C
Exposure !| to !| pesticides !| may !| be: a) !| acute b) !| chronic c) !| both !| of !| the !| above !| d) !| none !| of !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Neoprene !| or !| rubber !| boots !| are !| necessary !| when !| handling !| liquid !| concentrates !| which !| have !| ____________ !| warning !| on !| the !| label: a) !| Caution !| b) !| Warning !| c) !| Danger !| d) !| use !| care. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔C Which !| pesticide !| formulation !| is !| more !| difficult !| to !| remove !| by !| laundering? a) !| dusts b) !| soluble !| powders c) !| wettable !| powders d) !| emulsifiable !| concentrates. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D When !| you !| are !| intermittently !| exposed !| to !| pesticide !| fumes !| you !| should !| wear !| a: a) !| canister !| respirator b) !| cartridge !| respirator c) !| supplied !| air !| respirator
d) !| self-contained !| breathing !| apparatus. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔B When !| should !| you !| change !| filters !| and !| cartridges !| on !| your !| respirator? a) !| if !| you !| have !| trouble !| breathing !| b) !| if !| you !| smell !| pesticides c) !| after !| a !| maximum !| of !| 8 !| hours !| of !| use d) !| all !| the !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D As !| soon !| as !| pesticides !| arrive !| for !| storage !| you !| should: a) !| store !| them !| in !| the !| designated place b) !| mark !| them !| with !| an !| "X" !| for storage c) !| remove !| the !| label !| so !| it !| will !| not get !| lost d) !| pack !| them !| in !| an !| absorbent material. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A Closed !| handling !| systems !| are !| designed !| to !| remove !| pesticide !| concentrate !| from !| the !| original !| container !| by: a) !| gravity b) !| suction c) !| high !| pressure !| d) !| a !| and !| b !| above. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔D
