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Tennessee Department of Agriculture:
Ornamental and Turf Pest Control Test 2
Already Passed
What is the advantage of clay and organic soils with relation ✔✔Have many binding sites
Which of the following is not considered a factor contributing to pesticide induced phytotoxicty? ✔✔Cool air temperatures at time of pesticide application or immediately after application
Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental is a restricted-use pesticide ✔✔False
You can maintain your certification by retesting or earning points ✔✔True
Entry to soil-incorporated areas of Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental is never allowed until after REI of 12 hours ✔✔false
What is the signal word of Devrinol of 50-DF Ornamental? ✔✔Caution
Seal open bags of dry materials in sealable plastic bags to reduce moisture absorption and the possibility of a spill. ✔✔True
If a Commercial Pesticide Applicator does not keep records of products applied, they may be fined up to _______for pest control operators and up to _________for other Commercial Applicators. ✔✔$1,000, $
Which best describes the leaves of Common Bermudagrass? ✔✔Small and smooth with a ring of white hairs at the leaf base
Small, white mushrooms growing on the laf blades of a newly established tall fescue lawn were probably caused by: ✔✔White patch
Nematodes are: ✔✔Microscopic round worms that live in the soil
Do not make more than one application per season of Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental for annual weeds in field-grown bulbs ✔✔True
When should fungicides be applied to prevent/control Fusarium patch? ✔✔-When the disease is first observed
or
-Before an expected heavy snow
Name two ways leafmining flies can damage foliage. ✔✔The feed on inner tissues of leaves and puncture leaves with their ovipositors.
Applicators of Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental must wear a long sleeved shirt and long pants, waterproof gloves, and shoes plus socks ✔✔True
According to TDA record keeping requirements, the name of the product used is required to be kept in the records. ✔✔True
The first symptom of infection by Pythium blight is: ✔✔Spots in turf, 1 to 12 inches in diameter, and soft and slimy leaves
Tennessee Commercial Pesticide Applicators must keep records of the use of both restricted-use and general-use pesticides ✔✔True
It is unlawful to detach, alter, deface or destroy a label or labeling. It is also unlawful to dispose or store pesticides in a manner that would cause injury to man or the environment. These practices are essential in carrying out which law? ✔✔TIFRA
The two types of pesticide drift are ✔✔Vapor drift and spray or dust particle drift
Fall through Spring applications of Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental are preferred for highway and industrial ornamental plantings if irrigation is not available. ✔✔True
For 1 gallon of dilution, mix 5 ounces of concentrate. How many ounces of concentrate would you use to make a 1/2 gallon of use dilution? ✔✔2.5 oz
Which of the following is the best method for managing fire ants? ✔✔Broadcast a bait, ten two weeks later treat individual mounds with a contact insecticide
A certified applicator must attend at least one meeting per year for certification points. ✔✔False
If you know that it takes 4.8 oz of concentrate to make a 2.0% use dilution, how many ounces of concentrate would you sue to make a .5% use dilution? ✔✔1.2 oz
What is the area of a triangle whose base is 260 feet and height is 80 feet? ✔✔10,400 sq ft
Recommended treatment for cankers is: ✔✔Prunning out the canker and applying a fungicide
What should an applicator do with clothing that has been heavily contaminated? ✔✔Dispose of as hazardous household waste
When applying pesticides which are the best types of boots to wear? ✔✔Underlined rubber
To prevent gall formation to a pesticide treatment should be made: ✔✔Prior to feeding or egg laying by gall-forming pests
Which would be an appropriate way to describe a relatively low toxicity pesticide product to the customer? ✔✔use with caution.
From your calibration test, you determine that your backpack sprayer delivers .25 gallons of water to cover a 250 square foot test area. The label recommends applying pesticide at a rate of 8 ounces of product per gallon. How many ounces of product are needed to cover a 1,000 square foot application area? ✔✔8 ounces
If Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental is swallowed, immediately induce vomiting and call a poison control center. ✔✔False
Which of the following is least likely to reduce incidence of root rot diseases in the interiorscape? ✔✔Removing dead and dying foliage
In case of a small chemical fire, which of the following should you not do? ✔✔With the help of a volunteer remove as many chemicals as possible from the scene.
Which of the following is not true when storing pesticides? ✔✔Use regular fire extinguishers for chemical fires
What are two types of certified applicators? ✔✔Commercial and private
A grass herbicide application failed to control an unusual-looking plant with yellow-green triangular stems and tubers. Which of the following is the most likely cause for the failure? ✔✔The weed is yellow nutsedge which is not a grass
Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental may be used as a tank mix combination with Betasan 4E Herbicide for crabgrass control in Bermudagrass and Fescue. ✔✔True
Devrinol 50-DF Ornamentals controls germinating and established weeds ✔✔False
Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental can be used by homeowners on container-grown ornamentals, ground covers and turfgrass ✔✔True
Phytotoxicity ✔✔Is undesirable injury to plants
Grass blades splitting lengthwise and containing msses of black spores is a classic symptom of: ✔✔Stripe smut
Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental can be used as a postemergence herbicide for warm season grasses only ✔✔False
Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental can be applied as a broadcast treatment over the containers of container grown ornamentals ✔✔True
Dry relative humidity and low light which damage interiorscape plants are known as: ✔✔Environmental factors
You are asked to treat a prostrate weed with oblong leaves and tiny, white flowers growing in the footpath of a display garden. The weed is probably: ✔✔Knotweed
Which law makes it illegal to kill, harm or collect endangered or threatened species? ✔✔Endangered Species Act
The most distinctive feature of goosegrass is: ✔✔Smooth flat stems with silver or white centers
Curly dock differs from broadleaf dock in that curly dock is: ✔✔Taller and its leaves are narrower and have wavy-curled edges
Which fencing provides the best protection against deer damage? ✔✔Permanent, 8-foot high woven-wire fencing
An emulsifiable concentrate herbicide containing 20% a.i. is to be applied at .5 oz a.i. per gallon. How much of the product would be needed to make 5 gallons of spray mixture? ✔✔12.5 oz
Perhaps the best method of reducing infection by a disease caused by a virus is to: ✔✔-Avoid wounding plants
-Reduce the amount of insects which may transmit the virus
What age must one be in order to take a licensing exam? ✔✔ 18
Pesticides are regulated at the federal and state levels ✔✔True
The label for a pesticide containing 10% active ingredient (a.i.) states that 2 oz of a.i. is to be applied per gallon of spray mixture. How much of the pesticide should be added to water to make 3 gallons of spray mixture. ✔✔60 oz
The best guide for sage use of a pesticide on a specific plant is: ✔✔The pesticide label
What is the percentage of inert ingredients in Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental? ✔✔50%
Who is responsible for maintaining your certification? ✔✔you
Commercial pesticide application certifications expire every: ✔✔Three years
In order to avoid water runoff with water soluble pesticides on the surface of the soil, when should you avoid making pesticide applications? ✔✔Shortly before a rain event, or irrigation event
Describe the changes in chinch bug appearance as they age. ✔✔Newly hatched nymphs are red and darken as they age. Adults are black
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products for use in the United States? ✔✔U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA)
Which type of pesticide application procedure involves the uniform application of a pesticide to an entire area? ✔✔Broadcast application
Which signal word signifies that the product is highly toxic by any entry into the body and toxic at very low doses? It indicates that the product can kill you when you've been exposed to low doses. ✔✔Danger-Poison with skull and crossbones
The most effective method of eliminating troublesome squirrels: ✔✔Shooting the problem squirrels (local regulations and games laws permitting).
One symptom of feeding by billbugs is: ✔✔Stems break easily when pulled upon
Because of its growth habit and the appearance of its flowers, this weed couls be mistaken for knotweed ✔✔Mousear chickweed
Sawfly larvae are best described as: ✔✔Resembling naked caterpillars and having more than five pairs of fleshy prolegs
