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Private Certified Applicator Exam

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  • Chapter 1: General Knowledge Pesticides and the Law
    • Describe terms and definitions in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
    • Describe unlawful acts and penalties listed in FIFRA.
    • Describe other laws and regulations (non-FIFRA) related to pesticides.
    • Discuss requirements of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), including the 2015 update to the WPS.
    • Discuss provisions related to pesticides in Chapter 555 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
    • Discuss new provisions in NRS Chapter 586.
    • Discuss the differences between Authorized Commercial Applicators, Commercial Applicators, Non-Private Certified Applicators and Private Certified Applicators in Nevada.
    • Discuss the new NAC 586 requirements for Certified Applicators supervising Non-Certified Applicators.
  • Chapter 2: General Knowledge - Guidelines for the Safe Use of Pesticides
    • Define what a pesticide is and the different types of pesticides.
    • Identify the routes of entry for pesticides into the body.
    • Describe and follow the components of a pesticide label.
    • Give examples of protective clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE) for use by pesticide applicators.
    • List the steps necessary to avoid heat stress during pesticide applications.
    • Explain what to do in the event of a poisoning.
    • Explain procedures for safely mixing, applying, disposing, storing and transporting pesticides.
    • Explain how to clean up a pesticide spill.
    • Describe pesticide security measures.
    • List record-keeping requirements for pesticide applications.
    • Explain pesticide stewardship.
    • Describe pesticide application equipment and how to calibrate it.
  • Chapter 3: General Knowledge - Pesticide Use and the Environment
    • Describe the chemical characteristics that control pesticide movement in the environment.
    • Describe the different ways pesticides can move in the environment.
    • Describe the different types of pesticide drift and the factors that can affect pesticide drift.
    • Explain why it is important to protect water resources, especially groundwater resources, from pesticide pollution.
    • List the different methods pesticide applicators can use to reduce or prevent surface water and groundwater contamination.
    • Explain potential pesticide effects on non-target organisms and methods to reduce or prevent these potential effects.
    • Describe the Endangered Species Act and how it applies to pesticide applications.
  • Chapter 4: General Knowledge IPM
    • Define the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
    • List the principles of IPM.
    • Describe IPM Action Thresholds and explain how they are used.
    • List the five major groups of IPM control strategies and provide several examples of how each would be used in an IPM program.
  • Chapter 5: General Knowledge - General Pest Problems
    • List abiotic and biotic primary causal agents of plant diseases.
    • Describe the primary biotic causal agents of plant disease.
    • Describe plant disease management principles and control measures.
    • Explain the three components of the plant disease triangle.
    • Describe several symptoms common to plant diseases.
    • Provide examples of invertebrate pests.
    • Describe the two life cycles of insects.
    • Describe several plant symptoms of insect infestations.
    • List and describe the three plant life cycles.
    • Define weed management strategies.
    • Describe vertebrate pest control practices.
  • Chapter 6: Category A - Ag Plant Pest Control
    • Describe some of the most common insect pests of agricultural crops.
    • Describe the most common diseases found on common Nevada crops.
    • Describe chemigation system design and the purpose of the chemigation hardware.
    • List the advantages and disadvantages of chemigation pesticide applications.
    • Describe special considerations for greenhouse pesticide applications.
  • Chapter 7: Category B - Agricultural Pests
    • Describe Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as it applies to agricultural pest control on animals.
    • Describe pesticide safety around animals.
    • Explain the difference between ectoparasites and endoparasites.
    • Describe some of the most common insect pests of livestock and the different measures that can be used for control.
    • Describe the use of contraceptives in wild and feral horses and burros.
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