Question Set 26 for the CEU Series

To earn one core continuing education unit for the Florida pesticide applicator license or an FNGLA professional designation, review "Surprise, Surprise" on this Web site or in the February 2008 issue of Ornamental Outlook. Then answer the following questions and submit this form to the author for grading.

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1. When should you read the label of any pesticide you apply?
a. when you purchase
b. when you apply
c. when you dispose of the container
d. all of the above


2. What could increase the effectiveness of the applied pesticide?
a. adjuvant
b. personal protective equipment
c. what you listen to while you work
d. type of respirator you use


3. What environmental conditions would NOT affect pesticide effectiveness?
a. humidity
b. temperature
c. el Niño
d. wind


4. An example of a brand name is
a. Roundup
b. glyphosate
c. Isopropylamine salt of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine
d. all of the above


5. Pesticide records should include
a. chemical applied
b. rate applied
c. weather conditions at application
d. all of the above


6. Systemic pesticides are
a. a system of classifying pesticides
b. translocated throughout the plant
c. transpired throughout the plant
d. transduced throughout the plant


7. Soil type is important to pesticide application because
a. certain soil types bind pesticides
b. sandy soils bind pesticides
c. clay soils allow pesticides to leach
d. organic matter does not bind chemicals


8. What rate of pesticide should you apply?
a. what your neighbor tells you he used
b. what has worked well in the past
c. what your consultant recommended
d. what is listed on the label


9. When you are applying pesticide to ornamental plants, what are non-targets?
a. turf
b. ligustrum
c. hedges
d. annual flowers


10. When your application does not work, you should
a. assume you have resistant pests
b. sue the product manufacturer
c. apply more pesticide next time
d. check your records to find out what may have caused the problem




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