Quiz How To Choose The Formulations You Use All States 1 Hour

Active ingredients are only available in one formulation.    True or False

There are four primary benefits to developing new formulations. First, they can increase safety to the environment, the customer, and you. Second, improved formulations can reduce waste. Third, they enable you to more effectively target specific pests and or locations. Fourth, improved formulations can often provide decreased efficacy.  True or False

Emulsifiable concentrates are not easily absorbed by porous surfaces.  True or False

Wettable or soluble powders are not easily absorbed by porous surfaces.   True or False

Advantages of dust are that they are ready for use, have no solvent problems, work well on porous surfaces, provide longer residual action than most spray formulations.  True or False

Some baits contain toxicants and kill the pest directly; others are insect growth regulators and slowly reduce the pest population.  True or False

Dry formulations of granules consist of an active ingredient impregnated onto a dry carrier usually made of clay, corncob, or some other non-reactive material.   True or False

In a microencapsulated product the active ingredient is encased in microscopic permeable capsules that permit only very slow release of pesticide molecules. The encapsulation process reduces environmental degradation of the active ingredients, they are not absorbed by porous surfaces, encapsulation reduces the intensity of odor arising from the active ingredient, and there is a much lower toxicity than other formulations of the same active ingredient.  True or False

The type of surface to be treated will often determine the correct formulation.   True or False

You must consider where, either in or around the account, you are going to make a pesticide application. Is it an area that is restricted or open? Are you going to apply it overhead, in an unventilated or enclosed area, or below a water table? Will it be in a location where accidental exposure might occur? Is there a possibility of non-target organisms either coming on contact with it or being poisoned?    True or False 

Temperature, humidity, sunlight, and drift potential do not influence the formulation you choose.   True or False

In cases where the customer has concerns about odor, you will need to insure that low odor formulations are used. Many times the odor of emulsifiable concentrates comes from the solvents and thus they may not be good to use. Wettable powders may also produce odors that can be offensive or linger. In these situations, baits and dusts may be the best choice.  True or False

Formulations containing water may result in staining problems. Wood, wallpaper, carpets and many other surfaces can be stained or discolored by the application of plain water and some of the insecticides themselves may stain.   True or False

The presence of pets, children, elderly, or invalids may preclude the use of certain formulations.   True or False

Finally, you must consider the desires of the customer when determining what formulation to use.   True or False

In a patient’s room at a health care facility a total release aerosol formulation would be most preferable to use.   True or False  

Treating a stucco exterior for spiders, an emulsifiable concentrate is better to use than wettable powder formulation?  True or False

In an infant’s bedroom you would use a dust formulation for ants foraging along the baseboard and window trim.   True or False

On a dark colored porous surface you could use a wettable powder, micro encapsulated or emulsifiable formulation to reduce the possibility of staining or discoloration.   True or False

We reviewed 8 criteria to consider when choosing a formulation, four of the criteria are: Odor concerns, staining concerns, non-target organisms and location.    True or False