INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE EXAM 2026-2027 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS State how a non certified employee can become a registered technician - ANSWER- Passing the core exam and their firm applying for an RT List the items that a certified, licensed supervisor must provide a registered technician before sending them to work off site - ANSWER- Safety gear, info sheet, product label, a way to contact by phone List what activities may be performed by a registered technician - ANSWERAnything a certified applicator can do, if certified Indicate where to find a RUP statement - ANSWER- At the top of the product label State the minimum number of years RUP records must be kept - ANSWER- 2 Indicate where the kinds of information that must be maintained in RUP record can be found - ANSWER- OISC website Section 2 - ANSWER- Section 2 List the four major pest groups - ANSWER- Weeds, Invertebrates, Plant disease agents, Vertebrates Explain why accurate pest identification is essential for effective control - ANSWER- Misidentification can lead to ineffective control or control at the wrong time Describe the basic conditions required for a pest to survive - ANSWER- Food, water, proper habitat Define the action threshold - ANSWER- The population level for a specific pest at which some control measure is justified Describe the relationship between pest inspection and an action threshold - ANSWER- Once you have identified the pest and it's habits, it leads to effective control Describe three non chemical control options - ANSWER- Biological, Mechanical, and Cultural State the advantages of non chemical control options - ANSWER- Possibly longer and more permanent control with less risk to the environment List the four major types of pesticides and what each control - ANSWERHerbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, and Rodentcides State the advantages of pesticide use - ANSWER- Effective, fast and easy, reasonable costs Identify when in their life cycle pests are, generally, most easily controlled by pesticides - ANSWER- When they are immature Explain why some pesticide application sites are regarded as sensitive - ANSWERIf there are children, elderly, or sick people present. Also rare habitats or where endangered species are present Explain how site history can inform a pest management decision - ANSWER- It shows how well the previous application worked List factors that can cause pesticide applications to fail - ANSWER- Wrong timing, pesticide resistance, too little or not enough application Define pesticide resistance - ANSWER- The ability of a pest to tolerate a pesticide that once controlled it Active ingredient - ANSWER- Chemicals that ly control the pest Inert ingredient - ANSWER- Solvents and carriers that help deliver the active ingredients to the target pest Solution - ANSWER- When a substance is dissolved in a liquid Suspension - ANSWER- A mixture of finely divided, solid particles dispersed in a liquid Emulsion - ANSWER- A mixture that occurs when one liquid is dispersed in another liquid D - ANSWER- Dust G - ANSWER- Granule P or PS - ANSWER- Pellet W or WP - ANSWER- Wettable powder DF - ANSWER- Dry Flowable WDG - ANSWER- Water disposable granule WG - ANSWER- Wettable granule S or SP - ANSWER- Soluble powder L or F - ANSWER- Liquid flowable SC - ANSWER- Suspension concentrate M or ME - ANSWER- Microencapsulate E or EC - ANSWER- Emulsifiable concentrate ULV - ANSWER- Ultra low volume concentrate RTU - ANSWER- Ready to use A and D of Dusts - ANSWER- A: easy to use, excellent coverage D: inhalation and drift hazard Powered by https://learnexams.com/search/study?query=