Cat 3 Pesticide Certification Review TN Questions and Answers Graded A 2024

Cat 3 Pesticide Certification Review TN
Questions and Answers Graded A 2024
in order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in TN, an individual must? - Be certified by the
TN dept. Of Ag. as a pesticide applicator
According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control act (FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in
order to use a restricted-use pesticide an applicator: - must be certified or working under
the direct supervision of a certified applicator
What applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted-use pesticide? -
Pest control tech. working for a chartered company
when does a private applicator become a commercial applicator? - When he/she sprays
for another individual and charges a fee
The examination fee for a commercial applicator is: - $15.00 (in 2003)
commercial applicators may become re-certified by: - Earning a certain number of
recertification points during the designated period
Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined: - civil $5,000
Criminal $25,000 or one year in prison
Commercial applicators must keep records of: - general and restricted-use pesticides
Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of: - 2 years
True or false about regular plant inspections: they reduce pest infestations by regularly
disturbing the pests - false
which of the following pest groups does not have sucking mouthparts?
A. whiteflies
B. Thrips
C. aphids
D. sawflies - sawflies
Curled, cupped, distorted and discolored leaves indicate feeding by: - aphids
which stage of scale insects is easiest to control? - crawler
the nest way to avoid sooty mold growth is to: - control the pests that produce
honeydew
to detect a whitefly infestation, one should: - look on the underside of leaves
streaked, silvered foliage results from feeding by: - thrips
fine webbing and bronzed foliage usually indicate an infestation of: - spider mites
a distinguishing feature of beetles is: - they have leathery front wings that meet in a
straight line
an adult dogwood borer may be mistaken for a - small wasp
serpentine or blotchy streaks or blisters on the underside of leaves indicates a
____________ infestation - leafminer
sawfly larvae usually can be distinguished from caterpillars by: - their number of prolegs
true or false: insect or mite galls can be chemically controlled after gall development -
false
severed flower stems are the result of feeding by: - cutworms
to reduce the chance of invasion by carpenter ants one should: - keep wood mulch at
least 1 foot away from the base of a structure
Which of the following is not a good pest management technique for greenhouse pests?
A. monitoring w/ sticky traps
B. exclusion with screens
C. sanitation
D. using time-released fertilizer - using time-released fertilizer
symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include: - holes in leaves
which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide damage? - flowering plants
pesticide persistence is influenced by:
A. app. rate
B. temp'
C. moisture conditions
D. all the above - D. all the above
air blast sprayers should never be used to apply: - a herbicide
to reduce drift and vaporization, which of the flowing should not be done?
A. use a lower spray pressure
B. reduce spray nozzle opening size - B. reduce spray nozzle opening size