Pesticide Applicator Training Fun Quiz

  1. When applying any pesticide, an applicator:
  2. Should use properly calibrated equipment
  3. Can allow drift off the target area
  4. Can treat fields occupied by workers
  5. Can use any dosage rate he chooses if the application is accurate
  1. Under regulations concerning the reentry of workers into a pesticide treated area, an employer shall not permit a worker without protective clothing to enter a field treated with a pesticide until:
  2. The pesticide has disappeared
  3. The analyses of the chemical residue indicates it is safe
  4. Until the spray has dried unless a longer interval is indicated
  5. The crop is ready for harvest
  1. For information concerning the protective clothing to wear when using a given pesticide it is best to:
  2. Check with your dealer
  3. Read the label
  4. Ask your doctor
  5. Ask a safety supply company
  1. Cholinesterase testing of the blood gives an indication of:
  2. How much pesticide has been applied
  3. Whether a transfusion is necessary
  4. The resistance of the applicator
  5. The pesticide’s effect on the applicator
  1. The name of the pesticide that most accurately identifies the active ingredient is the
  2. Trade name
  3. Chemical name
  4. Common name
  1. If the label states that a pesticide may be mixed with other pesticides and/or fertilizer, it is said to:
  2. Be a broad spectrum pesticide
  3. Be compatible
  4. Have a synergistic action
  5. Be an additive
  1. The formulation of the pesticide, methoxychlor 50W is:
  2. 50%
  3. Methoxychlor 50%
  4. 50% wettable powder
  5. Wettable
  1. At least two numbers are required on the label according to the new registration regulations. One of these numbers is:
  2. The emergency telephone number
  3. The social security number
  4. The EPA registration number
  1. An applicator has liability for pesticide use only if he uses a pesticide inconsistent with the labeling.
  2. True
  3. False
  1. If the signal word on the label is CAUTION, the toxicity category is:
  2. “Moderately toxic”
  3. “Slightly toxic”
  4. “Relatively non-toxic”
  5. Either b or c
  1. The information found on the label:
  2. Has passed strict local regulations
  3. Is good for a life time
  4. Has met strict EPA requirements
  5. Gives the user the LD50 value of the pesticide.
  1. If the intended use is not listed on the label, but you are pretty sure it works, should you go ahead and use it anyway?
  2. Yes
  3. No
  1. Is the label just something the manufacturer invents to help sell his product or is it approved and registered by the EPA?