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Herbicides
GMO crops
Sprayer Safty
Chemicals
Mechanical Control
100
When is the best time to spray herbicides
What is early in the morning
100
What does "GMO" stand for?
Genetically Modified Crops
100
how should pesticides be stored?
- kept inside separate shed, dry, away from food and separated from other chemicals, upright
100
True or false, a piece of plywood is okay to lay down in the back of your pickup truck to transport chemicals?
What is false
100
Name 4 methods of mechanical control
What is solarization,flooding, dredging ,hot H2O, zapping, microwaves, lasers, flame weeding, mulching, mowing
200
2 disadvantages of herbicides ?
What is crop injury residues off-target problems interactions with other pesticides air, water, soil contamination toxicities
200
What is one benefit and one disadvantage of GMO crops
what is Higher yield, pest resistant, higher resistance to drought or flooding or temperature - not proven safe
200
What is the maximum travelling distance of transporting herbicides without labelling?
what is 100 km
200
what year was 2-4-D introduced
What is 1941
200
What is the disadvantage of mowing weeds?
What is does not effect creeping weeds and spreads seeds
300
2 advantages of herbicides?
What is return on investment harvest ease area covered vs. time reduce human effort no-till, narrow rows, within-row weeds employment
300
What fruit was the fist GMO crop?
tomato
300
What are four different protective pieces of clothing when dealing with chemicals?
coveralls, chemical resistant boots/gloves, eye protection, resperating face mask
300
Determine how hazardous each shape is - Triangle, diamond, octagonal
What is caution - triangle warning - diamond octagonal - danger
300
What are the 3 goals of cultivating and tillage
What is bury, uproot and break up
400
What does WHALES stand for?
What is wettables, agitate, liquids, Emusifiables, solutions suspensions
400
True or false, all GMO crops have passed inspection and safety regulations?
what is true
400
In the ontario pesticide classification- sale and use, class 2 can be purchased by whom?
what is a certified farmer, supervised assistant farmer, licensed exterminator, bee inspector
400
List 3 of the 5 basic components of IPM
What is identification, monitoring, thresholds, methods of control (treatments) and evaluation
400
Mulching is effective on weeds less than ___ cm
what is 8cm
500
what are 3 different spraying nozzles?
What is Flat fan (XR) Air induction Hollow cone Drift Guard Twin
500
what is crown gall caused by (Disease) ?
A. tumefaciens
500
does MSDS stand for ?
Material saftey data sheetWhat
500
what is a chemical used in roundup that is very dangerous and harmful?
what is glysophate
500
at what depth do you use blind harrowing
What is 3-5 cm