WISCONSIN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before using strychnine bait to control ground squirrels, what
must you do? – ANSWER- Obtain a use permit from the DNR
This pest is concealed under a mantle of snow during winter and
girdles roots and stems which can kill or severely injure trees –
ANSWER- Meadow mice
The broad category used to kill insects, weeds, fungi, mice, or
other critters is – ANSWER- Pesticides
Organic pesticides refer to – ANSWER- Being a product that is
derived from elemental carbon
What type of pesticides consist of bacteria, viruses, and fungi
which tend to be highly specific in what target pests they attack –
ANSWER- Microbial pesticides<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why do pests often develop resistance to different pesticides Different formulations are created for the same pesticide, why
that are from the same class – ANSWER- Because they effect
the pest in the same way
A given pesticide’s active ingredient will _ – ANSWER\u0002Always have the same common name What type of insecticide is successful due to entertaining an insect’s outer membranes and infecting the respiratory tubes – ANSWER- Contact poison What type of pesticide moves within the plant – ANSWER\u0002Systemic What herbicide characteristic is most desired if you need to control a perennial weed like dandelion without damaging the surrounding plants – ANSWER- Narrow spectrum In order to make handling and application of a pesticide safer, easier, and more effective the manufacturer mixes _<\/em><\/strong> –
ANSWER- Inert ingredients<\/p>\n\n\n\n
do manufacturers do this – ANSWER- Different formulations
are more effective in different situations
In order to maintain _ in suspension this formulation requires constant and vigorous agitation – ANSWER- Wettable powder (WP) A wetting agent added to a pesticide formulation is an example of a(n) _<\/em><\/strong> – ANSWER- Adjuvant
If a pesticide’s benefit outweighs its risk only when a trained
person is using – ANSWER- Restricted-use
A for hire applicator must renew their individual commercial
applicator license every – ANSWER- Year
A not for hire commercial applicator applying restricted use
pesticides needs – ANSWER- Certification and individual
license
As a for hire pesticide applicator one must keep pesticide
application records for at least – ANSWER- 2 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n