NC PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE MANUAL
EXAM LATEST WITH QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Commercial Ground Applicator - ANSWER-anyone who uses or supervises the use of pesticides for compensation
Public Operator - ANSWER-Anyone who applies or supervises the application of pesticides for government agencies
Pesticide Dealer - ANSWER-Any individual who sells restricted-use pesticides to certified or licensed end-users
Aerial Applicator - ANSWER-An individual who applies pesticides by aircraft
Pest Control Consultant - ANSWER-Anyone who offers or supplies technical advice, supervision, or recommends the use of specific pesticides, for free.
Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division - ANSWER-Their purpose is to protect the health and safety of the public and the environment by regulating the structural pest control industry.
Specialized phases of structural pest control - ANSWER-wood-destroying organism control, fumigation, household pest control
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - ANSWER- regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides 1 / 2
EPA - ANSWER-responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products for use in the US
Applies to all label statements - ANSWER-they have the force of law
Food Quality Protection Act - ANSWER-requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle
The EPA - ANSWER-Has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide.Can seize products from the market.
State restrictions - ANSWER-cannot be less stringent than those of FIFRA, but can be stricter
Potential hazards - ANSWER-pesticides are classified according to this
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act - ANSWER-governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed products.
Tolerance - ANSWER-The maximum level of pesticide residues allowed in or on human food and animal feed.
The EPA - ANSWER-sets the tolerance level of each pesticide
Food and Drug administration - ANSWER-monitors the food and feed products tolerance violations
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