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80 Cards in this Set
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How long must a business hold it's records? |
3 years |
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What is the formula for area of a square? |
Base X Height |
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Formula for area of circle? |
Pi X Radius Squared |
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What is the most common form of exposure? |
Dermal - Skin contact - avoid with PPE |
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What is a pest? |
Anything that competes for food, causes injury, spreads disease or annoys humans. |
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What is mode of action? |
How it kills the pest. |
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What are the signal words? |
Caution, warning, danger |
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What is the Joint Responsibility Law? |
CA (CERTIFIED APPLICATOR) , QP (QUALIFYING PARTY) AND BUSINESS ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE. |
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What is PPE |
Personal Protection Equipment |
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Personal protective equipment |
Clothing that protect the body from contact with pesticides and residues, rubber gloves. Do not wear cotton leather or canvas gloves. |
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When does the license expired? |
The following year May 31st. |
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What are sources of ground water? |
Ground water - water underground, Water table - the level below where the ground is saturated with water, Aquafer - a body of permeable rock that contains or transmit groundwater. |
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What is FIFRA? |
Federal insecticide fungicide rodenticide act. |
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What us FFDCA? |
Federal food drugs and cosmetics act |
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How often must a QP be present at the office? |
14 days at primary office and 120 at branches. |
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How long can CA work in a new catagory before being licensed? |
30 days. |
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How long does OPM have to notify you if any offense and how long do you have to respond? |
10 days to notify, 20 to respond. |
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How long to wait to retake test? |
7 days |
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What are sensitive areas? |
Endangered species, schools, hospitals and ornamental plants. |
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What is OPM? |
Office of Pest Management. |
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What does the endangered species act do? |
Regulates endangered species |
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Best PH Level? |
6 but acceptable up to 7 |
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What is EPA? |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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What info is on the label |
Trade name, active ingredients, inert ingredients, signal words, directions for use, precautionary statement, first aid, statement of practical treatment, environmental hazards, restricted entry interval (time to enter without PPE), storage and disposal. |
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What are different types of pesticides? |
Acaracide - mites Algacide - algae Avicide - birds Bactericide - bacteria Fungicide - fungus Herbicide - plants/weeds Insecticide - insects Molluscicide - snail/slug Nematicide - nomatodes - worms. |
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What are label exceptions? |
Can use less then the label says, may apply to any pest if site is listed, may use any equipment of not prohibited, may mix two or more chemicals if using less then max rate, may mix with fertilizer if not prohibited, if there is no site - you may not apply. |
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What info is required on 72 hour notice and what is it used for? |
Date, time, name of pesticides, %of active ingredient, application rate, label/MSDS, restrictions. Used for schools, daycare, anything with children under 12th grade. |
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What factors need considered before application? |
Environmental, applicator risk, pesticide formulation, PPE required, label instructions, and equipment. |
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What are the correct steps for mixing and loading? |
Find appropriate area, protect water source, select PPE, measure accurately, use dedicated scale for granules. |
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Pest control goals? |
Prevention, suppression, eradication |
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Additional equipment types? |
Duster, granular, ULV - fogger, Aerosol. |
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What are the pesticide application methods? |
Crack and crevise Space treatment (fog) Foliar treatment (leaves) Spot treatment (2sq feet) Soil application Soul incorporation (water it in). |
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The steps to Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
ID THE PEST, MONITOR ACTIVITY, CHOOSE IPM GOAL, CHOOSE IPM PROGRAM, CHECK RESULTS. |
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Different with label and labeling? |
The label is on the bottle, labelling is anything else (brochures etc.) |
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Natural Control |
Weather Natural enemies (bird, reptiles) Shelter (grass, rocks, woodpiles) Lack of food or water |
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How long may OPM investigate an offense? |
Up to 5 years |
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How many days does a new employee have to pass their certification test? |
90 days |
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What does the Food Quality Protecion Act do? |
Regulates our risk |
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What is WPS? |
Worker Protection Standard |
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Procedure for discarding pesticide containers? |
Triple rinse and punch, considered "non hazardous" reuse rinstate (put in spray tank) |
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Causes of pest control failure? |
Pest not present Development of resistance Use of incorrect pesticide Incorrect pest ID |
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Pesticide spill procedure? |
Control Contain Clean
PPE, NEUTRALIZE/CONTAIN SPILL, DECONTAMINATE YOURSELF, DECONTAMINATE EQUIPMENT |
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Vehicles must have? |
Measuring and pouring devices Protective clothing and equipment Absorbent material First aid kit, MSDS, poison control #, change of clothing, portable water (min. 1 gal) |
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How to prevent contamination of ground water? |
Determine the depth of the ground water and if the soil is sand silt or clay. Read the label of the intended pesticide to be used for dosage. |
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In a spill kit? |
PPE STURDY PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH SOAP FIRST AID SPILL CLEANUP EQUIPTMENT |
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Required info to calculate a job? |
Active ingredient per gallon Total number of gallons Size of the area Calculated rate of equipment |
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Directions for use? |
Provides directions for the use of the pesticide, target pest, and site use. Directions for mixing. Application areas and number of uses, Ex. 2X per month. |
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Symptoms of exposure? |
Headache, allergic reactions, heat stress (dizzy, altered behavior), heat stroke ( all heat stress symptoms plus no sweating - this is the worst) |
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Solubility |
Dissolves in solvent (usually water) |
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Absorption |
Sticks or binds to soil |
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Persistence |
Stays active for a longer period of time, doesn't break down as quick. |
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Degradation |
Breaking down by microbial action. |
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Volatility |
Turns easily into gas |
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Leaching |
Downward movement |
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Pesticide characteristics |
Solubility, adsorption, persistence, degradation, volatility and leaching. |
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Applied controls |
Regulatory, host resistance, biological controls, cultural practices, mechanical controls, physical, chemical. |
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Regulatory |
Border inspections |
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Host resistance |
Flea collars |
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Biological controls |
Parasites, predators |
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Cultural practices |
Alteration of environment |
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Mechanical controls |
Straps, nets, screens |
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Physical |
Pick up the bug |
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Chemical |
Pesticides |
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IGR |
Insect Growth Regulator |
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The Statement of Practical Treatment |
First aid that applies to that specific pesticide Response/treatment - inhalation, oral intake, dermal exposure |
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Liquid spill procedure |
Remove 2" - 3" of soil |
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Dry spill procedure |
Sweep or cover, place in plastic container, discard broom, decontaminate equipment. |
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Liquid formulations? |
E or EC - emulsions or emusifiable concentrate - oil based but mix with water. May stain paint or broad leaf plants. ULV - Ultra Low Volume S - SOLUTIONS - MIX WITH WATER A - AEROSOL - READY TO USE - (NOT GAS) F - FLOWABLES - FARMING - REQUIRE MECHANICAL AGITATORS. |
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Adjuvant |
A chemical added to a pesticide to increase it's effectiveness and safety (foamer dyes) |
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3 pest categories |
Continual - always present Sporadic / seasonal - requires occasional control . Ex. Mice Potential - requires control under other then normal circumstances. Ex. Termites. |
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Formula for area of trapezoid? |
Base 1 + base 2 X height divided by 2 |
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What does the MSDS provide? |
Physical and chemical properties Fire. Explosion. NFPA rating Toxilogical and human health data |
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Rules for pesticide Transportation? |
No chemicals inside the cab People or pests are not authorized to ride along in vehicle Chemicals are to be locked up at all times Chemicals are not to be in the same area as food or clothing. |
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Dry formulations? |
D - dust - long lasting but dangerous in wind G - granular - crack and crvice, must use water to activate, keep away from pets/kids B - baits - long lasting WP - wettable powder - must agitate and may damage equipment by clumping DF - dry flowable - like WP but larger pellets WSP - water soluable packets (safest!) |
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Equiptment calabaration |
Calibrate as often as required. Travel speed effect calibration Nozzle rate varies by pressure Check spray pattern to monitor
Accurate measuring is necessary for accurate application |
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Steps for emergency incident responses? |
Emergency response planning Designate ER coordinator Maintian emergency contact list Fire and police need facility map Inventory pesticide Inventory emergency equiptment Store combustibles away from heat |
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No target areas? |
Phytotoxicity (plants in bright light) Birds Fish Bees |
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4 pest types |
Weeds Pathogens Vertebrates Invertebrates |
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Power sprayer used for? |
Exterior spray/treatment High volume low pressure 200ft of hose or less No dripping |
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The different pesticide classifications? |
Contact - pesticide comes in contact with target Systemic - chemical is picked up and moves through the system of the target Stomach - target ingests the pesticide Fumigants - inhalation |