Demonstration and Research Pest Control Practice Test

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• What is drift reduction technology and when should it be used?
• Chronic toxicity refers to damage caused by what kind of exposure?
• Which of the following terms describes the movement, dissipation, degradation, and accumulation of pesticides in the biosphere?
• What is the purpose of monitoring in IPM?
• Which term best describes the concept of Integrated Pest Management?
• In prospective/forward epidemiological studies, researchers group populations by exposure to a risk factor and then observe for adverse effects. Which factor is used for grouping?
• For ants, which approach is commonly used?
• What is a common sign of pesticide exposure in humans?
• Which term best describes pesticides designed to act at specific metabolic targets?
• Which option best demonstrates acting only when a pest threshold is reached?
• LC50 is used to measure toxicity in water and air and is expressed in which units?
• When there are no EPA tolerances for a pesticide, the end‑of‑study directive for treated commodities is to:
• Why is water quality important when mixing pesticides?
• What signal words correspond to Relatively Non-Toxic pesticides?
• Section 18 exemptions are requested by the _____ to the _____ . Use is determined for a specific time and place.
• What is the primary purpose of an integrated pest management (IPM) plan?
• Bt was registered in which year and is in how many pesticide products?
• Georgia Pesticide Use and Application Act is the expansion of which Georgia law?
• Which herbicides inhibit a key reaction in photosynthesis?
• Which organism is used as a highly selective insecticidal bacterium?
• Which section provides an emergency exemption allowing use of an unregistered pesticide due to lengthy registration time?
• GLP applies to which types of pesticide research?
• Which herbicide class inhibits synthesis of vital amino acids only in certain plants?
• In toxicity testing, the number of test animals usually exposed to each dosage level is about ____.
• The negligible risk standard adopted by the EPA in 1988 is defined as what level of cancer risk over 70 years?
• Which term describes pesticides that are generally more acutely toxic and inhibit a vital physiological process?
• In pesticide residue studies, commodities experimentally treated with pesticides for which there are no EPA tolerances must be _____ at the end of the study.
• For cockroaches, what is a key management consideration?
• Which mg/kg range corresponds to the 'slightly toxic' category?
• Which nozzle types are common and what do they influence?
• If there are no EPA tolerances for a pesticide, the end‑of‑study directive for the experimental commodities is to be:
• At the conclusion of a study, how should commodities that were treated with pesticides with no EPA tolerances be handled?
• The two Georgia laws are administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
• What is the function of rodent-proofing in buildings?
• In trials where tolerances do not exist, commodities that were experiment treated must be ______ at study end.
• What are benign or reduced-risk pesticides and when are they preferable?
• The movement, dissipation, degradation, and accumulation of pesticides in the biosphere is described as what?
• Section 24(c) SLN permits authorize states to do what in labeling?
• What is 're-entry' into a treated area and how is it controlled?
• How should pesticide containers be stored to prevent contamination and accidents?
• Which class are broad spectrum insecticides that inhibit cholinesterase?
• Which sequence correctly describes proper response to a pesticide spill?
• Biopesticides are desirable because of their selectivity and low risk to non-target organisms, but overuse can still cause what?
• Intense selection factors encourage pests to
• What differentiates curative from preventive pest control?
• What term describes the damage a substance can do during a one-time exposure?
• Experimenters working with registered pesticides may dispose of concentrate, rinsate, and containers according to what guidance?
• Which statement about drift reduction practices in windy or sensitive areas is true?
• HAL stands for which of the following in groundwater standards?
• The Federal pesticide regulation law is the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
• What are the three key steps of an IPM decision-making process?
• Which type of epidemiological study groups populations according to adverse effects and then looks for associated factors?
• What may be issued if it is determined that a pesticide poses an unreasonable risk to people or the environment?
• What is buffer zone width guidance and who sets it?
• What is the significance of label 'Caution' vs 'Warning' vs 'Danger'?
• Regarding color-coded hazard indicators on labels, what is their purpose?
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is defined as management practices that aim at keeping pests at economically insignificant levels.
• Which program funds research needed to re-register pesticides for minor-use crops?
• What term refers to the study of the occurrence and distribution of disease in populations and its relationship to contributing factors?
• Soil mineral surface area can range from a _____ to a _____ square meters per liter.
• The final handling requirement for commodities treated with pesticides lacking EPA tolerances is to:
• Which pairing correctly matches a toxicity category with its signal words and mg/kg range?
• What is the purpose of using traps and monitoring devices in pest management?
• In research requiring pesticides with no EPA tolerance, end‑of‑study treatment for the commodities is to:
• For pesticides with no EPA tolerances, the end‑of‑study action for treated commodities is to:
• Disposal guidelines for pesticide waste are detailed in which manual?
• FIFRA Lite's goal included bringing older pesticides up to today’s testing capabilities and requiring
• Which term refers to pesticides that are generally more acutely toxic and inhibit a vital physiological process?
• What is the role of barriers in preventive pest control?
• What term describes the scenario where pest resurgence occurs together with pest resistance, forcing higher pesticide rates and becoming unsustainable?
• Which safety level is determined by the World Health Organization as the daily intake that will not significantly risk health over a lifetime, calculated by dividing NOEL by 100 to 1000?
• Which term refers to the ability to induce mutation or a heritable change?
• Pesticides reach the soil through these routes.
• After FIFRA Lite, many pesticides were discontinued because the cost of reregistration would not justify them. They were considered which type of pesticides?
• Integrated Vector Management (IVM) approach is best described as?
• What signal words correspond to Slightly Toxic pesticides?
• Are clean, disease-free seed, adjusting planting and harvesting dates, good drainage, crop rotation, adequate fertilization, and field sanitation examples of which category of practices?
• Pesticides reach surface water through these six routes.
• What is the pesticide label best described as?
• Pesticide residues reach ground water through these two routes.
• Which two examples are considered critical label elements on a pesticide label?
• Which pest management approach uses cultural methods, resistant crops, conservation of beneficial predators or parasites, and strategically applied pesticides to maximize benefit and minimize harm, assuming pest levels can be tolerable?
• What is the definition of a pesticide label and why must it be followed?
• One goal of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is to deliver pesticides when necessary to provide the best and longest-lasting benefit with the underlying aim of what?
• Which term corresponds to the dose that produces an obvious toxic effect but does not kill the test animal?
• Resistance development is slowed.
• In 1993, Monsanto applied for the first transgenic pesticide with which organism that makes potatoes resistant to the Colorado potato beetle?
• Which statement best describes IPM's approach to pest control?
• What is the difference between hazard and risk in pesticide safety?
• During IPM monitoring, which activity is essential?
• Which statement best defines minor-use pesticides?
• Economic Threshold is defined as the pest density at which action is taken to prevent reaching the Economic Injury Level. What is the correct pairing?
• What term describes the maximum residue levels on food that the EPA allows as legal and within acceptable risk?
• What is the term for the combination of a substance's inherent toxicity and the amount of exposure to that product?
• Which concept best describes the idea that pest resurgence coupled with resistance leads to higher rates and unsustainable control?
• What is a key advantage of baiting as an application method?
• What is a pest management threshold?
• Section 24(c) exemptions are primarily used to:
• What does FIFRA regulate?
• Which pair correctly identifies two common pesticide application methods and an advantage for each?
• Which physical properties are used to describe a pesticide's behavior in the environment?
• What factors influence a pesticide's environmental persistence?
• What is a "systemic" pesticide and give an example?
• The two Georgia laws are the Georgia Pesticide Use and Application Act and the Georgia Pesticide Control Act.
• What does REI stand for and what does it imply?
• Which statement about Integrated Vector Management (IVM) is true?
• For commodities exposed to a pesticide with no EPA tolerance, what must occur at study end?
• Integration of methods in IPM means using multiple strategies to control pests thereby _____ selection pressure and _____ resistance.
• Why should pesticides be kept in their original containers?
• What term defines laboratory practices designed to ensure pesticide data submitted to the EPA is reliable, and applies to both field and laboratory research?
• What is the dose at which no measurable effects are observed in the most sensitive test species?
• There is a trend away from broad spectrum pesticides toward ______ pesticides which are aimed at certain metabolic action sites and sometimes, certain pest organisms.
• How should you verify the spray rate of a sprayer?
• Acute exposure refers to damage resulting from what type of exposure?
• Approximately how many grocery store food items does the FDA routinely sample annually for pesticide residues?
• Sometimes the ET is zero due to consumer bias. What does this imply?
• What does IPM stand for and why implement it?
• A highly specific pesticide with minimal non-target impact is _____ which disrupt insect growth, egg production, and caste differentiation in some social insects.
• Which statement best describes spray application in pest control?
• Which PPE is commonly required when handling pesticides, and when should it be worn?
• Economic Threshold (ET) is defined as the point at which treatment is justified to prevent the pest population from reaching what level?
• Which regulation includes workers who handle pesticides and requires posting treated areas, safety posters, decontamination facilities, emergency assistance, safety training, and surveillance during applications?
• Toxic substances may enter the body through which four routes?
• Who enforces the pesticide residue allowances and tolerances for crops?
• What is the term for the point at which damage caused by the pest equals or exceeds the cost of controlling it?
• For commodities exposed to a pesticide with no EPA tolerances, the correct action at study end is to:
• The degradation and movement of a pesticide in soils depends on these four things.
• IPM uses pesticides strategically to enhance effectiveness and lower overall use.
• Which of the following is a correct pairing of a common structural pest with its key management consideration?
• _____ can be issued against a pesticide and they are final after five days unless the registrant asks for a hearing. Final decision must be made seven days after hearing.
• Name two environmental considerations when applying pesticides outdoors.
• Which clause defines zero tolerance for residues of carcinogenic pesticides in processed foods?
• IPM stands for Integrated Pest Management; what is its main purpose?
• A pesticide can be legally used on a food crop only if EPA has granted what?
• Which agency requires manufacturers to perform animal toxicity testing based on NOEL?
• What is drift in pesticide application and how can it be reduced?
• Which term describes the ability to cause birth defects?
• Pesticide resistance refers to genetic changes in pest populations in response to selection pressure from pesticides which allow the pest to survive pesticide applications at recommended rates. Survivors pass on more resistant genes.
• What is the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) and who does it protect?
• Which term is used to describe the dose–response concept that implies a threshold below which no effect occurs?
• What evidence-based approach reduces pesticide use in pest management?
• Which term is defined as the dose required to produce a negative response and implies the existence of a No Effect Level (NOEL)?
• What is an SDS and what key information does it provide?
• What is the Environmental Protection Agency's role in pesticide regulation?
• Which certifications relate to safety and label compliance for pesticide handlers?
• In pest identification, why is distinguishing pests by life stage important?
• What are the signal words for a Highly Toxic pesticide and the corresponding dangerous dose range?
• Newly introduced pests are highly destructive because their natural predators and parasites are not present. Which ecological factor is missing in such cases?
• What is monitoring in IPM and why is it important?
• Cross resistance occurs when resistance to one chemical gives resistance to other, structurally similar compounds.
• Which statement best describes the requirement for a 24(c) exemption?
• Which statement about IR-4 is true?
• Which term is defined as the ability to damage the nervous system?
• What is sanitation in pest control, and why is it important?
• Tilth refers to which soil characteristic?
• After completing a study involving pesticides with no EPA tolerances, the commodities must be:
• At the end of a pesticide trial where no EPA tolerances exist, responsible action is to:
• What does FIFRA stand for?
• For termites, what is a key management approach?
• Which practice best describes sanitation as part of IPM?
• Which of the following is an insecticidal bacterium used to control pests?
• Which term refers to the belief that a single molecule of an oncogenic agent may be enough to induce some cancers, invalidating the NOEL?
• Under FIFRA Lite, older pesticides were re-registered.
• Which federal act governs the registration and regulation of pesticides in the United States?
• Why is post-application surveillance important?
• Lethal dose is usually measured in which units?
• Conserving susceptible genes is accomplished by rotating pesticides of different chemical classes, spot-treating instead of area-wide sprays, and by leaving some pest generations untreated.
• Cross resistance is defined as resistance to one chemical giving resistance to other, structurally similar compounds.
• The era of reliance on synthetic pesticides began about the time of which event?
• What is a "contact" pesticide and how does it differ from a systemic pesticide?
• LD50 is defined as what?
• Which pest control approach uses disease organisms that are released as biological control agents, valued for selectivity and low risk to non-target organisms, but can still face resistance with overuse?
• Which statement best describes LD50?
• What is the meaning of non-target effects? Choose the best description.
• Registrations are canceled by the EPA _____ years after the last registration date if they are not renewed.
• LC50 is used to measure toxicity in which media and units?
• How does a systemic pesticide differ from a contact pesticide in terms of action within the plant or pest?
• How should you respond to a pesticide spill?
• In experimental pesticide testing, the fate of commodities without EPA tolerances is to be:
• Pesticides reach surface water through these six routes.
• In IPM, which statement best describes action thresholds?
• EPA has established the _____ and the _____ for the level of pesticides in ground water.
• Why is calibration of application equipment essential?
• How should leftover pesticides and containers be disposed?
• Which term refers to the ability to induce an injury to a fetus?
• What is the label on a pesticide product?
• Which statement best illustrates non-target effects?
• Which term describes the capacity to cause birth defects?
• According to the material, what effect does crop rotation have on pest numbers and diversity?
• Which class of pesticides inhibits cholinesterase?
• Organisms that become a problem after key parasite and predator species are killed are called:
• What signal words correspond to Moderately Toxic pesticides?
• What is the definition of a pest in pest control practice?
• Georgia Pesticide Control Act is the expansion of which Georgia law?
• Which term means the ability to cause birth defects?
• Which concept suggests that a single molecule of an oncogenic agent may be enough to initiate some cancers, thereby invalidating NOEL?
• Minor-use pesticides are commonly used on which type of crops?
• What is a buffer zone and why is it important?
• A highly specific pesticide with minimal non-target organism impact is the selective _____ which inhibits synthesis of vital amino acids only in certain plants.
• Which of the following are abiotic factors that influence pesticide degradation?
• What is "toxicology" in the context of pesticide safety?
• Which class of pesticides is an example of systemic insecticides used on plants?
• In experiments with pesticides that have no EPA tolerances, what must happen to the test commodities after the study?
• IR-4 funding has what effect on minor-use pesticides?
• The request for a 24(c) exemption can come from which groups?
• In IPM, what is the central assumption about pest levels?
• What PPE requirements are typically included on a pesticide label?
• Which term describes resistance to many pesticides due to the existence of multiple, genetically controlled resistance mechanisms?
• The phenomenon where pesticides are degraded more rapidly by populations of organisms previously exposed to the pesticide is called?
• Which statement correctly describes the required handling of experimental commodities without EPA tolerances after study?
• How do you perform a basic pesticide calibration check on a handheld sprayer?
• A highly specific pesticide with minimal non-target organism impact is the insecticidal bacterium _____ which is highly selective against certain insect pests.
• Which term describes the ability to cause tumors or cancers?
• The less genes involved in the physical functions that the pesticide interferes with, the _____ the selection pressure on those genes and the _____ resistance develops.
• Name two types of traps used for pest monitoring in buildings.
• There are at least 685 species of insects, mites, fungi, and weeds with measurable levels of chemical resistance.
• What is the purpose of traps and monitoring devices in pest management?
• Conserving susceptible genes in pest populations has what effect on selection pressure?
• Under Section 24(c) SLN, a state may register a pesticide for use on a food crop only if which condition exists?
• Unlike toxicology, epidemiology focuses on hazards that are:
• FIFRA is administered by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
• Labeling requirements for bees and pollinators include?
• How can you reduce the risk of pesticide resistance developing in pest populations?
• Which term is defined as the dose needed to produce a negative response and indicates the existence of NOEL?
• Which term denotes the toxic effect on the nervous system?