Texas Pesticide Applicator General
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
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
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F
True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least __ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments.
48 hours
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA)
b. Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
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
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
A pesticide dose is the _ of pesticide of which a surface, plant or animal is exposed.
Amount
Name the three routes by which pesticide can enter your body.
Dermal , oral , inhalation
Some pesticide are poisonous no matter how they enter the body.
T/F
True
Which pesticide solution is most likely to be absorbed through the skin?
a. Oil-based
b. Water-based
c. Dry
a. Oil-based
Which areas of the body absorb pesticides quickly?
a. Feet, hands, head, and groin
b. Scalp, nose, hands, and arms
c. Face, hands, torso, and scalp
d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals
d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals
Which two routes of entry are likely to be the most important to you?
a. Dermal and oral
b. Dermal and inhalation
c. Inhalation and oral
d. None of the above
b. Dermal and inhalation
Which factor affects the toxicity of a pesticide?
a. Route of entry
b. frequency and duration (rate) of exposure
c. Does received
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
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.
Which of the statements below is not true about a pesticide deposit?
a. A deposit is pesticide that remains on treated surfaces right after application.
b. Pesticide deposits may or may not be seen easily.
c. Most deposits remain on surfaces for a very long time.
c. Most deposits remain on surfaces for a very long time.
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