Nebraska Pesticide Applicator Certifications core manual Study Guide Exam And Actual Answers.
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ABIOTIC FACTORS - Answer ABIOTIC FACTORS Related to nonliving elements , such as air pollutants , wind , water , and temperature .
ABSORPTION - Answer The movement of a chemical into plants , animals ( including humans ) , microorganisms , or soil .
ACARICIDE - Answer A pesticide use...
Nebraska Pesticide Applicator
Certifications core manual Study Guide
Exam And Actual Answers.
ABIOTIC FACTORS - Answer ABIOTIC FACTORS Related to nonliving elements , such as air pollutants ,
wind , water , and temperature .
ABSORPTION - Answer The movement of a chemical into plants , animals ( including humans ) ,
microorganisms , or soil .
ACARICIDE - Answer A pesticide used to control mites and ticks . A miticide is a type of acaricide .
ACIDIC - Answer Having a pH less than 7 .
ACTION THRESHOLD - Answer A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which some type
of pest management action must be taken .
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL - Answer A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals .
ACTIVATOR - Answer An adjuvant added to a pesticide to increase its toxicity
ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Answer The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for pesticidal
activity .
ACUTE EFFECTS - Answer Illnesses or injuries that occur shortly ( within 24 hours ) after exposure to a
pesticide .
ACUTE EXPOSURE - Answer An exposure to a single dose of pesticide
,ACUTE TOXICITY - Answer TOXICITY An injury or illness produced are common indicators of the degree
of acute from a single pesticide exposure LD50 and LC50 toxicity .
ADJUVANT ( ADDITIVE ) - Answer A substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or
safety . Examples include penetrants , sticker - spreaders , and wetting agents .
ADSORPTION - Answer The process whereby chemicals are held or bound to a surface by physical or
chemical attraction . Clay and high - organic soils tend to adsorb pesticides .
ADULTERATED PESTICIDE - Answer A pest control product that does not conform to the specified
standard or quality documented on its label or labeling .
ADVISORY STATEMENTS - Answer Manufacturer recommen dations or best management practices for
optimal use of a pesticide product . Pesticide handlers are not legally required to follow advisory
statements .
AEROSOL - Answer A chemical stored in a container under pressure . An extremely fine mist is
produced when the material , dissolved in a liquid , is released into the air .
AGITATION SYSTEM - Answer A device that stirs or mixes a pesticide product in a sprayer
AIR BLAST SPRAYER - Answer A type of pesticide application at high speed to break up and disperse
spray equipment that uses a large volume of air moving droplets from the nozzles .
AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR APR - Answer A safety device that uses filters or sorbents remove
hazardous substances , including pesticides, from the air .
ALGAE - Answer Relatively simple plants that are photosynthetic and contain chlorophyll .
ALGAECIDE ALGICIDE - Answer A pesticide used to kill or inhibit algae .
,ALKALINE - Answer Having a pH greater than 7 ( also called . basic)
ALLERGIC EFFECTS / ALLERGY - Answer A hypersensitivity to other allergya specific substance , often
called the allergen . An allergy may cause hives . It could also cause life - threatening like symptoms . of
the eyes , respiratory discomfort , and asthma affected . Pesticide allergy symptoms - reddening and
itching symptoms are similar to shock . Often the entire body is illness , asthma , or dermatitis , blisters ,
or
ANIMAL SYSTEMICS - Answer Pesticide products that are absorbed by , enter the tissues of , and move
within the treated animal .
ANNUAL - Answer A plant that completes its life cycle in one year .
ANTAGONISM - Answer The reduction of pesticide activity when two or more different pesticides are
mixed together .
ANTIBIOTIC - Answer Chemical produced by a microorganism that is toxic to other microorganisms .
Examples include streptomycin and penicillin .
ANTICOAGULANT - Answer A chemical that prevents normal blood clotting ; the active ingredient in
some rodenticides .
ANTIDOTE - Answer A practical treatment used to counteract the effects of pesticide poisoning or some
other poison in the body .
ANTI - SIPHONING DEVICE - Answer A hose attachment designed to prevent backflow of a pesticide mix
from the spray tank into a water source .
APPLICATION RATE - Answer The amount of pesticide that is applied to a known area , such as an acre
or 1,000 square feet or linear feet .
, AQUIFER - Answer A geologic formation from which groundwater may be drawn . An aquifer can be a
layer of sand , gravel , or other soil materials or a section of bedrock with fractures through which water
can flow .
ARACHNID - Answer A wingless arthropod with two body . regions and four pairs of jointed legs .
Spiders , ticks , and mites are arachnids .
ARTHROPOD - Answer An invertebrate animal characterized by a jointed body and limbs and usually a
hard body covering that is molted at intervals . Insects , mites , and crayfish are arthropods .
ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR - Answer A safety device that provides a supply of breathable air
from a clean , independent outside source . Examples include SCBA and supplied - air respirators .
ATROPINE ( ATROPINE SULFATE ) - Answer An antidote used to treat organophosphate and carbamate
poisoning .
ATTRACTANT - Answer A substance or device used to lure insects or other pests to a trap or poison
bait .
AVICIDE - Answer A chemical used to kill or repel birds .
BACK SIPHONING - Answer The movement of a liquid pesticide mixture from a spray tank through the
filling hose into the water source
BACTERIA - Answer Microscopic organisms , some of which can produce diseases in plants and
animals .
BACTERICIDE - Answer A chemical used to control bacteria .
BAIT - Answer A food or other substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap .
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