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If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. T/F - ✓✓✓False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. T/F - ✓✓✓True
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA) b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS) c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research - ✓✓✓c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital? a. A business license from SPCS b. A noncommercial license from SPCS c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS d. none of the above - ✓✓✓b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land, you must have: a. A business license from the TDA b. A commercial license from the TDA c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above - ✓✓✓b. A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each application
category in which they practice. T/F - ✓✓✓True
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Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories? a. Right of way b. Predatory animal c. Wood preservation d. Fumigation - ✓✓✓c. wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories? a. Termite b. Seed treatment c. Wood preservation d. Commodity fumigation - ✓✓✓b. Seed Treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticides regulations? a. Texas department of agriculture b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service c. Texas commission of Environmental quality - ✓✓✓b. Texas A&M agrilife extension service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. T/F -
✓✓✓True
_______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent landowners
before you apply pesticides. - ✓✓✓Prior notification
In addition of the state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on the use
of certain pesticides. T/F - ✓✓✓True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit before using
regulated herbicides. T/F - ✓✓✓True
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c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - ✓✓✓c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the law? a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - ✓✓✓a and c
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators? a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators b. No, FIFRA sets fines only c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators - ✓✓✓c. Yes, up to 30
days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
What are regulations? a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide c. Exception of the law - ✓✓✓a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
What is an endangered species? a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as allowed by law b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged - ✓✓✓b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
Which federal agency determines what species are endangered? a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
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c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior - ✓✓✓c. Fist and Wildlife
Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from pesticides? a. The federal government b. The state government c. Conservationists d. You, the applicator - ✓✓✓d. You, the applicator
_________ is the capacity of a substance to injure or poison a living system, such as a human being, an animal, a lake, or a forest. - ✓✓✓Toxicity
What is pesticide exposure? a. Coming in contact with a pesticide b. Being poisoned by a pesticide c. Neither of the above d. Both of the above - ✓✓✓a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
_________ _________ refers to how poisonous a pesticide is after short-term exposure. - ✓✓✓Acute toxicity
_________ _________ is a one-time or short-term contact with pesticide. - ✓✓✓Acute exposure
__________ __________ is a delayed poisonous effect from exposure to a substance. -
✓✓✓Chronic toxicity
_________ _________ is long-term repeated contact with pesticides. - ✓✓✓Chronic exposure
The effects of which type of exposure---acute or chronic--- can be more easily detected and
studied? - ✓✓✓Acute
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d. All of the above - ✓✓✓d. All of the above
An example of a chronic effect is the drop in __________, an essential body enzyme, caused by organophosphates and carbamates. - ✓✓✓Cholinesterase
___________ effects occur at the site of contact with a pesticide while ___________ effects occur away from the point of contact. - ✓✓✓Local, systemic
Skin rash, nausea, eye irritation, and dizziness are examples of ___________ toxic effects. - ✓✓✓Reversible
LD 50 means "lethal dose fifty" it refers to the amount of chemical that kills __________ the animals exposed to it in a laboratory test. - ✓✓✓half (50%)
The smaller the LD 50 value, the less chemical required to fatal, so the more poisonous the pesticide. T/F - ✓✓✓True
Acute oral toxicity and acute dermal toxicity are measured as LD 50. The higher the LD 50 the
___________ (more or less) toxic the pesticide. - ✓✓✓Less
How is LD 50 used? a. LD 50 is used with other tests to place pesticides in a " toxic category" and give them a "signal word." b. LD 50 is used to compare the toxicity of different chemicals. c. LD 50 is used to tell how a chemical acts and how sensitive different organs within an animal
or human might be. - ✓✓✓a. LD 50 is used with other tests to place pesticides in a " toxic category" and give them a "signal word."
LC 50 means "lethal _________ fifty." It refers to the amount of chemical in the air that caused
half of the test animals to die when they inhaled it. - ✓✓✓Concentration
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Six milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) is equal to __________ parts per million. - ✓✓✓six
What signal word must be on the label for pesticides classified as "relatively non-toxic" a. CAUTION! b. DANGER! c. WARNING! - ✓✓✓a. CAUTION!
What signal word must be on the label for pesticides classified as "Highly toxic"? a. CAUTION! b. DANGER! c. WARNING! - ✓✓✓b. DANGER!
What signal word must be on the label for pesticides classified as "Slightly toxic"? a. CAUTION! b. DANGER! c. WARNING! - ✓✓✓a. CAUTION!
What signal word must be on the label for pesticides classified as "moderately toxic"? a. CAUTION b. DANGER
c. WARNING - ✓✓✓c. WARNING
The toxicity of a substance is its ability to cause injury, while __________ is the risk or chance
that harm will come from using the pesticide. - ✓✓✓hazard
Is a highly toxic material always very hazardous? a. No, if a highly toxic material is handled properly it could actually pose low risk or hazard.
b. Yes, no matter how it is handled a highly toxic material is always hazardous. - ✓✓✓a. No, if a highly toxic material is handled properly it could actually pose low risk or hazard.
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Soil and plant surfaces may contain pesticide residue even when they are not directly sprayed with the pesticide. T/F - ✓✓✓True
EPA sets two kinds of tolerances: __________ __________ tolerances for pesticides that indirectly contact food; and tolerances for pesticides applied directly for food. - ✓✓✓Negligible
residue, finite
"Preslaughter interval" or "preharvest interval" refers to the ____________ number of days allowed between the last pesticide application and the slaughter or harvest day. a. least b. most - ✓✓✓Least
No pesticide my be bought, sold or used in the U.S. until it has federal registration for the product, the use and the label. T/F - ✓✓✓True
Sometimes even small environmental changes can greatly reduce the chances of survival for fish and wildlife. T/F - ✓✓✓True
When a pesticide evaporates and moves off target, this is called __________ __________ - ✓✓✓Vapor drift
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift? a. Particle size b. Pollution c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ✓✓✓b. Pollution
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift? a. Humidity b. Height of release
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c. Wind speed and direction d. Reentry interval - ✓✓✓Reentry interval
Why should honeybees be protected? a. Because they are the most important beneficial insect b. Because poisoned bees are more dangerous to people and animals c. Because their work as pollinators is necessary for crop production - ✓✓✓c. Because their
work as pollinators is necessary for crop production
Pesticide residues can build up in the bodies of animals, including man. T/F - ✓✓✓True
Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move downward with rain or irrigation water into the water table below. T/F - ✓✓✓False
A pesticide becomes a pollutant and potentially dangerous when it is applied at a higher dose than recommended on the label or when it drifts off target. T/F - ✓✓✓True
How should you change pressure to reduce liquid droplet drift? a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size b. Increase pressure to increase droplet size c. Reduce pressure to reduce droplet size
d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size - ✓✓✓a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size
What are the possible consequences of pesticide drift onto forage and pastureland or into drinking water? a. People, pets, and livestock can be injured by pesticide exposure b. Pasture grasses could be destroyed c. Milk or meat could have illegal residues if cattle eat contaminated forage. d. Water may become too contaminated to drink
e. All of the above - ✓✓✓e. All of the above
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A ___________ pesticide is one that remains in the environment without breaking down. - ✓✓✓Persistent
Even though persistent pesticides remain in the environment, they do not always accumulate in animals or plants. T/F - ✓✓✓True
An ___________ ____________ is a plant or animal that is near extinction throughout all of most of its range. - ✓✓✓Endangered species
Which of the following is not a process that causes pesticides to break down after applications? a. Photodegradation b. Microbial degradation c. Chemical degradation d. Atmospheric degradation - ✓✓✓d. Atmospheric degradation
Pesticides that degrade ___________ in the environment are the least hazardous. a. Slowly b. Quickly c. At a moderate rate - ✓✓✓Quickly
Sometimes even small environmental changes can greatly reduce the chances of survival for
fish and wildlife. T/F - ✓✓✓True
When a pesticide evaporates and moves off target, this is called _____________
______________. - ✓✓✓Vapor drift
Which of these factors does not influence drift? a. Particle size b. Pollution
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c. Nozzle design and orientation d. Temperature - ✓✓✓b. Pollution
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift? a. Humidity b. Height of release c. Wind speed and direction d. Re entry interval - ✓✓✓d. Re entry interval
Why should honeybees be protected? a. because they are the most important beneficial insect b. because poisoned bees are more dangerous to people and animals c. because their work as pollinators is necessary for crop production - ✓✓✓c. because their
work as pollinators is necessary for crop production
Pesticide residues can build up in the bodies of animals, including man. T/F - ✓✓✓True
Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move downward with rain or irrigation water into the water table below. T/F - ✓✓✓False
A pesticide becomes a pollutant and potentially dangerous when it is applied at a higher dose
than recommended on the label or when it drifts off target. T/F - ✓✓✓True
How should you change pressure to reduce liquid droplet drift? a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size b. Increase pressure to increase droplet size c. Reduce pressure to reduce droplet size
d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size - ✓✓✓a. reduce pressure to increase droplet size
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An ____________ pesticide is one that builds up in animal and plant tissues. - ✓✓✓Accummulative
A _____________ pesticide is one that remains in the environment without breaking down. - ✓✓✓Persistent
Even though persistent pesticides remain in the environment, they do not always accumulate in animals or plants. T/F - ✓✓✓True
An ____________ ____________ is a plant or animal that is near extinction throughout all or most of its range. - ✓✓✓Endangered species
Which of the following is not a process that causes pesticides to break down after application? a. Photodegradation b. Microbial degradation c. Chemical degradation d. Atmospheric degradation - ✓✓✓Atmospheric degradation
Pesticides that degrade _________ in the environment are the least hazardous. a. Slowly b. Quickly
c. At a moderate rate - ✓✓✓b. Quickly
Which is not a reason why pesticide accidents occur? a. Lack of up to date knowledge b. Unsafe handling practices
c. Reading and understanding pesticide labels - ✓✓✓c. Reading and understanding pesticide labels
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If you or our partner feels sick on the job, should you leave the work undone or try to finish it? a. Always try to finish the job unless there is an emergency or you are working alone and feel as though you might faint. b. If you or any other workers feels sick, do not try to finish the job. Get out of the area immediately and get help. - ✓✓✓b. If you or any other workers feels sick, do not try to finish the
job. Get out of the area immediately and get help.
How should you clean your washing machine after laundering pesticide soiled clothing? a. Run a complete, but empty cycle using hot water and detergent. b. Clean the inside of the machine by hand c. Run a rinse cycle only. - ✓✓✓a. Run a complete, but empty cycle using hot water and
detergent.
The safest way to move pesticides is in the back of a truck that has a steel bed with enclosed sides and a tail gate. T/F - ✓✓✓True
You should wear a wide brimmed, chemical resistant, waterproof hat (not a cap) when you are exposed to pesticide drift. T/F - ✓✓✓True
You should store all clean protective equipment and clothing separately from stored pesticides.
T/F - ✓✓✓True
When you plan to work with pesticides, where should you look for information about the protective clothing you need? a. In the American Chemical User's Handbook b. On the pesticide label
c. In your pesticide applicator training manuals - ✓✓✓b. On the pesticide label
During pesticide handling, you should wear both gloves and boots made of chemical resistant
material. T/F - ✓✓✓True
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b. Do not allow children or unauthorized people near pesticide equipment c. Operate equipment correctly d. Maintain equipment well e. All of the above - ✓✓✓e. All of the above
The length of time that should pass between treatment and returning to a treated area is called the _____________ ______________. - ✓✓✓Re entry interval
Regardless of the reentry interval stated on the label, you may reenter a treated site after sprays dry, dust settle and vapors disperse. T/F - ✓✓✓False
What is the most common cause of pesticide poisoning for applicators? a. Inhalation b. Skin contact c. Swallowing - ✓✓✓b. Skin contact
When should you wear elbow-length, chemical resistant gloves? a. When handling any pesticide b. When handling any pesticide, except certain fumigants and relatively non toxic products c. Only when working overhead - ✓✓✓b. When handling any pesticide, except certain fumigants and relatively non toxic products
Why not use cotton or leather gloves when handling highly toxic pesticides? a. because you might stain them b. because they absorb pesticide and hold it close to your skin
c. because they reduce your dexterity, thus increasing the chance of accident - ✓✓✓b. because they absorb pesticide and hold it close to your skin
You must always wear a chemical resistant suit when handling highly toxic pesticides. T/F -
✓✓✓True
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How often should you wash your contaminated overalls? - ✓✓✓Daily
Should you ever wash the inside of your boots? a. yes, after each use b. yes, at least once a week c. Never - throw hem away after they become contaminated. - ✓✓✓a. yes, after each use
When is it necessary to wear goggles or a full face shield? a. whenever pesticide could contact your eyes b. when you pour or mix concentrates c. when you work with a highly toxic spray or dust d. all of the above - ✓✓✓d. all of the above
Which type of hat is useful to protect your head and neck from highly toxic pesticides? a. Chemical resistant rainhat b. Washable hard hat with no liner c. Certain wide brimmed hats d. All of the above - ✓✓✓d. All of the above
Are cotton or felt hats adequate head protection against highly toxic pesticides? Yes or No -
✓✓✓No
How do you know if a respirator is necessary? a. If there is a strong odor b. If you feel lightheaded
c. If the pesticide label says so - ✓✓✓c. If the pesticide label says so
When must you always wear a respirator? a. Any time you apply pesticides indoors
