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COLORADO QS/CO PESTI CIDE TEST
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS( RATED A)
Question :Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA)
Correct answer:Laws that provide federal control of
pesticide distribution, sale, and use. EPA carries out enforcement.Users must take exams for certification as applicators.EPA must register new pesticides and re- register all existing pesticides. Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or dispose of pesticide products.
Question :What are the two main pesticide
classifications?
Correct answer:General use and restricted use
Question :General Use Pesticide
Correct answer:Generally have a lower toxicity and have
less potential to harm humans or the environmentCan be bought and used by the public without special permits or restrictions
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Question :Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs)
Correct answer:Might result in an unreasonable adverse
effect on human health and/or the environmentApplication by trained persons is required to use these productsThis classification will be stated on the label
Question :Pesticide Registration
Correct answer:Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge
of this. A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and must not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the environment when used in accordance with its approved label directions and precautions.
Question :4 types of pesticide registration
Correct answer:Section 3 - full federal labelSection 18 -
emergency exemptionsSection 24c - special local needs labelSection 25b - minimum risk pesticides
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Question :Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Full Federal Label
Correct answer:Outlines pesticide registration
requirements that manufacturers must follow. Most pesticides are registered this way
Question :Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Emergency Exemptions
Correct answer:Allows state and federal agencies to
permit an additional use during a short term pest management crisis in a specific locality.Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the product under this, even though the use is legal. This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally registered pesticides available to control the problem.
Question :Pesticide Registration: Section 24c - Special Local Needs Label
Correct answer:Colorado can register additional uses of a
federally listed pesticide. These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific area. These are valid only in the state of issue.
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Question :Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides
Correct answer:Can register pesticides that have a very
limited set of active and inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and are not required to have an EPA registration number. These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order to be sold and used in Colorado.
Question :Certified Operator
Correct answer:Individual who has been recognized by
the state, tribe, territory, or agency responsible for regulating pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as being competent to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides (RUPs). Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow directions to use them properly and safely
Question :2 categories of certified operators
Correct answer:Private ApplicatorsCommercial
Applicators