Errata to Illinois Pesticide Applicator Training Workbook: General Standards (SP 39-W)

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1 Errata to Illinois Pesticide Applicator Training Workbook: General Standards (SP 39-W) Publication Date: November 2016 We are aware of two errors within the 2016 General Standards Workbook. Error 1: Page 24. Item 14. Incorrect formulation application rate. This error was corrected during the second printing of the 2016 workbook Error 2: Pages Incorrect Sample Questions and Answers This error occurred during the second printing of the 2016 workbook The following pages correct these errors:

2 GENERAL STANDARDS WORKBOOK 14. You need to apply a 50WP fungicide on a lawn measuring 160 feet by 125 feet. The formulation application rate is 8 ounces per 1,000 square feet. How many pounds of the fungicide do you need to treat this lawn? What We Know... % active ingredient = % Area = ft 2 Rate = oz/1000ft 2 First, determine the area of the lawn in square feet. Since the formulation application rate is given as amount of product per 1,000 square feet, we do not need to convert to acres. Area = Length x Width = 160 ft x 125 ft = ft 2 To determine the amount needed, multiply the area by the formulation application rate. We will also need to convert our formulation application rate to oucnes per square foot. Amount needed = Area x Rate = ft 2 x oz 1,000 ft 2 = 20,000 ft 2 x oz / ft 2 Finally, Convert to pounds by dividing by 16, which is the number of ounces in 1 pound 160 oz = 16 oz/lb lbs = ounces We need 10 pounds of the 50WP fungicide to treat the lawn. 24

3 GENERAL STANDARDS WORKBOOK Sample Questions These pre-test questions are meant to give you a feel for the format of the IDA exams. Actual questions on the IDA exam will be different from these. Choose the best answer. Understanding Pesticides 1. Which of the following is not a type of pesticide? a) Insecticide b) Herbicide c) Attractant d) Surfactant 2. Pesticide failure can be caused by which of the following? a) Pest resistance b) Inappropriate rate of pesticide used c) Environmental factors unfavorable for pesticide activity Labels and Labeling 3. Which of the following is important to consider when purchasing and applying a pesticide? a) The label is a legal document b) Before you buy and apply a pesticide, read the label c) A General Use Pesticide is not given a classification on the label Human Pesticide Protection 4. While pouring a slurry of wettable powder insecticide and water into the spray tank from a bucket, a wind gust blows the mixture onto an operator s chest and arms. What type of exposure has occurred? a) Oral b) Repeated c) Dermal d) Inhalation 5. A person is sent to a local pesticide dealer to pick up a case of four polyethylene containers of herbicide in early December. The boss pickup that is driven to pick up the pesticide has a 50 lb bag of chicken feed in the pickup bed. What should the person do in order to best protect themselves and the feed? a) Place the case of pesticide in the bed of the pickup, securing it so that it doesn t spill. b) Place the chicken feed on top of the pesticide case so that it doesn t move during 58

4 transport. c) Place the case of pesticide in the empty passenger side of the pickup cab. d) Place the chicken feed in the passenger side of cab and the pesticide in the pickup bed. 6. While in the pesticide storage area, you noticed that a brown, glass pesticide container is cracked above the level of liquid in the container. What should be done? a) Put a note on the pesticide container pointing out that it is cracked and to be careful in using that container. b) Put the pesticide in a brown glass beer bottle and attach the label from the old container to the bottle. c) Put the pesticide in a new, white polyethylene container that is the same as most pesticide containers. Attach the label from the old container to the new container. d) Put the pesticide in another brown glass container similar to the old container with the label transferred to the new container. Laws and Regulations 7. What is the lead administrative agency for FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act)? a) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency b) Illinois Department of Public Health c) University of Illinois Extension d) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 8. How long are commercial pesticide applicators and operators required to keep records of their use of restricted use pesticides? a) One year b) Two years c) Three years d) There is no record keeping requirement 59

5 Calculations GENERAL STANDARDS WORKBOOK 9. An applicator is going to spray a postemergence herbicide at 10 GPA. He will be using a high clearance sprayer traveling 12 MPH. The extended range flat-fan nozzles are spaced on 30-inch centers and will be used at 40 psi. What is the required flow rate? a) 0.37 GPM b) 1.12 GPM c) 0.61 GPM d) 0.75 GPM IPM 10. Which of the following is integrated pest management (IPM) meant to do? a) Eliminate all of the pests on the affected plants or animals b) Control pests without causing serious environmental damage c) Combine employee management with billing and route schedules into one system 11. Which of the following statements is true about biennial weeds? a) They grow and set seed every other year, staying dormant underground on alternate years b) They flower and set seeds twice per year c) They grow vegetatively for two years and flower and set seeds on the third year d) They grow vegetatively for one year and flower and set seeds during the second year Environment 12. Which of these conditions is most likely to result in runoff? a) Sloping areas b) Areas with little ground cover c) Intense rainfall 13. What are two ways that pesticides can move downwind to nontarget areas? a) By vapor drift and particle drift b) By runoff or soil erosion c) By microbial degradation and photodegradation d) By leaching through the soil profile into underground rivers Answers to above questions: 1-d, 2-d, 3-d, 4-c, 5-d, 6-d, 7-a, 8-b, 9-c, 10-b, 11-d, 12-d, 13-a 60