Pesticide Core Review - Units 8 & 9

When mixing and pouring a pesticide, it is best to do it:

• Above your head, to avoid ocular exposure

• At eye level, to maintain accuracy

• Below face level, to prevent splashing on your face

What are your legal responsibilities as a pesticide applicator?

• Follow labeling instructions to the letter

• Provide pesticide handlers with specific instructions

• Make sure no workers are overexposed to pesticides

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a common way that pesticides might accidentally be transferred to others?

• Sitting in a car or chair while wearing soiled PPE

• Using the bathroom right after a pesticide application

• Giving high fives in the parking lot after work

• Taking pesticide contaminated clothing home.

Which of the following should be taken into consideration when choosing a pesticide formulation?

• Application site and equipment

• Pesticide movement

• Personal Safety

• Target Pest

• All of the above

Cleaning pesticide contaminated equipment presents a much smaller risk to the handler than actually applying the pesticides.

• True

• False

Which type of application method involves application of a pesticide to the leafy parts of a plant?

• Band

• Broadcast

• Foliar

• Tree Injection

Why is it important to apply the right amount of pesticide to the target site?

• Too little pesticide may not control the pest

• Too much pesticide may cause damage or injury

• Too much pesticide may lead to fines or legal action

• All of the above

Which type of sprayer would be best to make a broadcast application to a 25 acre field?

• Hand sprayer

• Boom sprayer

• Drop spreader

• Backpack sprayer

During a test, 1/2 gallon is applied to 250 square feet. The label calls for 1 gallon per 1000 square feet. Is it right?

• You are applying the correct amount.

• You are applying too little.

• You are applying too much.

• There is not enough information.

A product label recommends 2 pints per acre. The boom sprayer uses 10 gallons of water per acre. What do you need to treat a 10 acre field?

• 2 pints of spray, 10 gallons of water

• 20 pints of spray, 10 gallons of water

• 2 pints of spray, 100 gallons of water

• 5 gallons of spray, 100 gallons of water