Florida Core Pesticide Exam Latest Update -
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1 highly toxic - CORRECT ANSWER: DANGER (poison)
2 moderately toxic - CORRECT ANSWER: WARNING
252 - CORRECT ANSWER: Community Right To Know Act
Storage facility and pesticide spill reportage State Emergency Response Commission
3 Slightly toxic - CORRECT ANSWER: CAUTION
388 - CORRECT ANSWER: Public health pest control and applicator licensing
"Florida Mosquito Control Law"
4 Relatively non-toxic - CORRECT ANSWER: Caution or no signal worse
403 - CORRECT ANSWER: Burn Law
Specifics of burning pesticide containers (who, where, what kind, how many, etc.)
482 - CORRECT ANSWER: "Structural pest control act"
Governs all "for hire" pesticide applicators except public health pest control contractors and agricultural areas.
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487 - CORRECT ANSWER: "Florida Pesticide Law"
License pesticide dealers and pesticide applicators not under 388 or 482
A - CORRECT ANSWER: Aerosol
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows - CORRECT ANSWER: uses of
pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued.Section 24
Action Threshold - CORRECT ANSWER: The predetermined level at which pest control is needed
Activated charcoal - CORRECT ANSWER: Acts as and absorbent for many chemicals
Adjuvant - CORRECT ANSWER: Used with pesticides to enhance performance
Allergic effects - CORRECT ANSWER: Reactions to substances that do not cause the same effects in others
B - CORRECT ANSWER: Bait
band application - CORRECT ANSWER: Application to a continuous restricted band
such as in or along a crop row, rather than over the entire field area.
Basal application - CORRECT ANSWER: An application to plant stems or trunks at or just above the ground line.
Biological control - CORRECT ANSWER: the intentional release of a natural enemy to attack a pest population
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Blue - CORRECT ANSWER: Health hazard (4 = severe)
Broadcast application - CORRECT ANSWER: The uniform application of a pesticide or other material over an entire field or area.
Buffer - CORRECT ANSWER: Acidify and stabilize alkaline water prior to adding
pesticide
Carcinogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER: development of cancer
Chemical degredation - CORRECT ANSWER: the breakdown of chemicals that do not
involve living organisms, usually by a chemical reaction with water
Chemical resistant - CORRECT ANSWER: Able to prevent movement of the pesticide
through the material during the period of use.Should NOT be worn when handling fumigants (can trap gasses and cause burns)
Cholinesterase - CORRECT ANSWER: Exposure to carbamate and organophosphate
pesticides result in overexcitement of nerves and muscles. INSECTICIDES
Classifications - CORRECT ANSWER: All pesticides are classified according to their toxicity, use pattern, and environmental effects.
Commercial Applicator - CORRECT ANSWER: A certified applicator who uses
pesticides on the job, other than for agricultural production on private property.
D - CORRECT ANSWER: Dust
- Used in structures in cracks and crevices for cockroaches
DANGER POISON - CORRECT ANSWER: Highly toxic pesticides likely to cause acute
illness through oral, dermal, or inhalation.
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