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(Chapter 2)
Damage caused by sucking-piercing(4)
What is..
Sucking-piercing: stippled leaves, galls, brown dead spots, usually transmit diseases.
(Chapter 10)
Toxicity x Exposure =.....
What is Risk?
(Chapter 12)
Heat stress symptoms. (give 3/7)
What is..
Fatigue
Dizziness and fainting
Clammy, hot, or dry skin
Altered behavior
Headache, nausea, chills
Severe thirst and dry mouth
Heavy or Lack of sweating
(Chapter 15)
Describe what you must do for disposal of Liquid Waste.
+50pts: Give examples of things you can use (4).
What is
solidification: solidify small amounts of certain liquids before taking the waste to a landfill.
50pts: Vermiculite, adsorptive clay, commercial absorbents, and cat litter
(Chapter 23)
Group numbers on pesticide labels indicates...
Example: Group |2|
What is Mode of Action?
(Chapter 1)
Define IPM
Extra 50pts if... you can name the 4 method types.
What is..
An ecological approach to pest management that combines all available necessary techniques into a unified program.
+50pts = cultural, biological, mechanical, chemical
(Chapter 6)
EPA pesticide Groups (3).
+100pts: describe each.
What is..
Conventional pesticides: Synthetic chemicals, also attractants, repellents, plant-growth inhibitors, etc.
Antimicrobal pesticides: Chemicals used to destroy or suppress growth of harmful microorganisms on abiotic objects or surfaces
Biopesticides: Derived from natural materials (plants, bacteria, fungi, minerals, other)
How many gallons per acre (GPA) (broadcast rate) is applied by a spray rig that travels at 3 miles per hour (MPH), delivers 25 ounces per minute, and has a nozzle spacing of 20 inches?
Hint: refer to your equation sheet
What is...
25 x 46.4/30 x 3=
1160/60= 19.3GPA
(Chapter 16)
Describe Community Right-to-Know.
What is...
Designed to help communities prepare responses to accidental releases of chemicals listed as extremely hazardous substances.
(Chapter 19)
Describe the relationship between Pressure and Flow Rate
+25pts: you need to increase pressure __-___ to _____ flow rate.
What is...
Not straightforward.
Doubling the pressure does not double the flow rate.
Changing pressure is OK for small changes in output but not for large changes.
25pts: You will have to increase pressure 4-fold to double flow rate.
What will the application rate be in gallons per acre (GPA) if 6.5 gallons are being used to treat an area 660ft long and 21.7 ft wide?
Hint: look at your equation sheet
What is...
43,560 x 6.5/660 x 21.7=
283,140/14,322=19.8GPA
(Chapter 3)
How weeds spread vegetatively (5).
Hint: think roots
+50pts if you describe a characteristic of each.
What is..
Stolons
Rhizomes
Spreading roots
Tubers
Bulbs
(Chapter 10)
Systemic exposure effects on humans. (give 4/9 examples)
What is..
Impaired metabolism
Damage to various organ systems
Cholinesterase inhibition
Neuropathies
Impairment of blood clotting
Some cancers
Reproductive problems
Hormonal effects
Death
(Chapter 16)
State Law NR 706 requires...
The exception of DNR
What is..
NR 706: Notification of spills be immediate.
DNR exception:
Uncomplicated situations- spills are reported within minutes of learning about it.
Emergency situations: Report as soon as possible (may not be able to report for several hours)
(Chapter 8)
Describe Private and Commercial Applicators.
+25pts: name the commercial applicator types (3)
What is..
Private: Use pesticides for the use of producing Ag. commodity
Commercial: Applicators who do not fit in the private applicator definition.
Commercial for hire
Commercial not for hire
Temporary
(Chapter 6)
Give the terms for...
A chemical that is absorbed and translocated within a plant.
and
A chemical that kills pest without the need for it be ingested
What is...
A systemic pesticide
A contact pesticide
(Chapter 9)
Mandatory and Advisory Statements informs the user...
What is...
Mandatory: Direct the user to take or avoid specific actions.
Advisory: Provides information on product characteristics and how to maximize safety and efficacy.
(Chapter 14)
Define Physical and Chemical Incompatibility
What is...
Physical incompatibility:
When mixing 2 or more chemicals that cannot be physically mixed. Results in curdling, gel, or sludge-like.
Chemical incompatibility:
When mixing 2 or more chemicals results in a loss of activity or increased toxicity or hazard to applicator or environment.
(Chapter 17)
All possible routes of exposure (5).
Hint: EPA tolerance
+25pts: name of the visualization given by EPA
What is...
Drinking water
Gardens
Lawns and landscapes
Pets treated with pesticides
Pesticides around the Home
25pts: Risk Cup
(Chapter 20)
Define Solubility and Degradation
+100pts: Describe how site conditions could affect degradation.
What is...
Solubility: a measure of how easily a chemical will dissolve in water.
Degradation: The process of a pesticides breaking-down into simpler and usually less toxic compound.
100pts: The greater the depth of groundwater, the more filtering action of the soil, the greater chance of pesticides to degrade before reaching groundwater.
(Chapter 3)
Difference between summer and winter annuals (life cycle).
what is...
Summer:
*germinate from seed in the spring
*flower and produce during summer
* Die late summer early fall
*overwinter as seeds
Winter:
*Germinate from seed in the fall
*Overwinter as low growing plants
*Flower and produce seed in spring
*Die
(Chapter 5)
Factors that complicate management of pest animals (5).
What is...
Mobility
Unpredictability
Public perception
Legal status
Management techniques
(Chapter 10)
Common method used to compare acute toxicity.
+100pts: describe how it works.
what is..
LD50 (lethal dose to 50%) and LC50 (lethal concentration to 50%)
How:
The lower the the LD/C50 value the higher acute toxicity. The higher the LD/C50 value the lower acute toxicity.
(Chapter 18)
Describe what is ment by "XR 80 04" (nozzles)
What is...
XR: extended release (the type of nozzle)
80: degrees of nozzle
04: GPM at 40 psi
For a spray rig that delivers 25 gallons per acre (GPA) and has a 500 gallon tank, How many POUNDS of a 75% purchased pesticide must be added to each tank at a rate of 1 pound per active ingredient?
Hint: look at equation sheet
There will be 3 equations you will use.
What is
500/25= 20 acres sprayed per tank
1/.75= 1.33 pounds of pesticide product per acre
20 x 1.33= 26.6 purchased material put into tank