Quick-reference summaries for the Michigan CORE pesticide applicator exam
The four pest groups, the six control methods, IPM components, pest population thresholds, and pesticide resistance.
FIFRA, FFDCA, FQPA, ESA, RUP/general-use classifications, applicator certification, tolerances, and penalties.
Registration types, label components, signal words, mandatory vs advisory statements, REIs, and Safety Data Sheets.
Active vs inert ingredients, formulation types and abbreviations, surfactants, and adjuvants.
Toxicity equation, exposure routes, signal words, cholinesterase inhibition, first aid procedures, and heat stress.
Gloves, eyewear, respirators, fit testing, particulate filters, and laundering procedures.
Pesticide characteristics, drift, runoff, leaching, BMPs, sensitive areas, and protecting nontarget organisms.
DOT requirements, storage site design, container care, security planning, and inventory management.
Response planning, fire procedures, the 3 C's of spills, and the NFPA hazard identification system.
Compatibility, tank mixing order, mixing/loading, container rinsing, application procedures, and equipment cleanup.
Methods, safety systems, sprayers, granular applicators, calibration, area + rate calculations, and drift reduction.
Applicator types, record-keeping, school rules, bulk storage, spill reporting, and MIOSHA.
