Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicator Manual Exam Questions with Complete Solutions If you are mixing a product that has a Section 18 emergency exemption in addition to the label on the product, what do you use for instructions on how to mix the product? - Correct AnswerSection 18 label The presence of sandy soil and a high water table _______ the potential risk of groundwater contamination. - Correct Answerincreases What should you do to contain a small pesticide spill?
- Surround the spill with containment snakes or pillows.
- Hose down the spill to dilute it.
- Ignore it and continue working
- Spread liquid detergent over the entire spill. - Correct AnswerSurround the spill with containment
- Drop spreaders drop granules by gravity below the food-gate opening
- Drop spreaders are popular for broadcast application over large areas
- Granular applicators should be recalibrated whenever the temperature changes
- Rotary spreaders are best used along hard surfaces - Correct AnswerDrop spreaders drop granules by
snakes or pillows.Commercial pesticide applicators must be recertified every _____ years in Iowa. - Correct Answer3 What is the term for the downward movement of pesticides in the soil? - Correct AnswerLeaching What is the formulation that consists of active ingredients placed on a carrier such as clay and then suspended in a small amount of liquid? - Correct AnswerFlowable Which of the following statements about granular applicators is true?
gravity below the food-gate opening Which of the following attendance patterns is required for commercial recertification in Iowa IF the applicator chooses to recertify without retesting? 1 / 3
- Attend an approved continuing instruction course sometime during the 3 years
- Attend an approved continuing instructions course each of the 3 years
- Attend an extension field day each year
- All applicators MUST recertify by testing - Correct AnswerAttend an approved continuing instructions
- Induce vomiting only if the label instructs to do so
- Rinse the mouth with plenty of water
- Induce vomiting if an emulsifiable concentrate has been swallowed
- Keep the person's chin up to ensure open air passages - Correct AnswerInduce vomiting only if the
- Emulsifiable concentrates
- Soluble powders
- Water-dispersible granules
- Wettable powders - Correct AnswerSoluble powders
- Cool air temperature, low relative humidity
- Cool air temperature, high relative humidity
- Warm air temperature, low relative humidity
- Warm air temperature, high relative humidity - Correct AnswerWarm air temperature, low relative
course each of the 3 years What should you do if a pesticide has been swallowed?
label instructs to do so Which of the following formulations dissolves in water?
What is the term for the combination and application of two or more pesticides and/or fertilizers? - Correct AnswerTank mix Which of the following conditions are most favorable for the volatilization to occur?
humidity Which of the following describes plant injury resulting from a pesticide application to plant? 2 / 3
- Bioaccumulation
- Phytotoxicity
- Residual
- Systemic - Correct AnswerPhytotoxicity
- Apply it to other labeled area
- Dispose it at a pesticide disposal site
- Apply it over an impermeable surface
- Save it and combine with other rinsates - Correct AnswerApply it to other labeled area
- Agitator
- Filter
- Pressure gauge
- Pump - Correct AnswerAgitator
- Dissolving in water
- Low temperatures
- / 3
What is the best way to dispose of pesticide rinsates?
Which of the following keeps wettable powders in suspension?
Where on the pesticide label are the directions for mixing usually found? - Correct AnswerDirections for Use What item on a pesticide label identifies it as a federally registered and approved product? - Correct AnswerEPA registration number A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application of 2.5 pints of product per acre. Your sprayer holds 450 gallons and is calibrated to apply 15 gallons of spray mixture per acre. How much product is need for each fill? - Correct Answer75 pints Which of the following is a cause of vapor drift?