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Colorado General Pesticide Exam: Pesticides – Questions & Accurate Solutions
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Colorado General Pesticide Exam: Pesticides –Questions & Accurate Solutions
Pesticide Right Ans - chemical substance produced and sold for the control
of pest species, ending term derived from Latin "cida" meaning "to kill"
although some merely inhibit development not kill
FIFRA definition of Pesticide Right Ans - includes: defoliants, plant growth
regulators, desiccants
Pesticide Types Right Ans - Avicides
Bactericides
Disinfectants - (aka antimicrobials) control microorganisms
Fungicides
Herbicides
Insecticides - insects and arthropods
Defoliants - leaves/foliage drop from plants
Desiccants - dying or loss of moisture from plant tissues
Growth regulators
Molluscicides - slugs and snails
Nematicides - nematodes
Miticides - (aka acaricides) control mites and ticks
Piscicides
Predacides - predatory vertebrates
Repellents - insects, invertebrates, birds, mammals
Rodenticides
Wood preservatives - protect wood from decay and stain fungi, insects, and
other wood destroying organisms
Nematodes Right Ans - microscopic, colorless, worm-like animals that live
as saprophytes (live on dead material) or parasites, cause diseases of plants or
animals
Chemical Families Right Ans - group of pesticides which are similar to one
another in chemical structure and pesticidal activity
similar properties such as poisoning symptoms, persistence, first aid, cleanup,
and safety guidelines
, Organophosphates Right Ans - synthetic organic pesticide containing C, H,
and P
Carbamates Right Ans - A group of pesticides commonly used for control of
insects, mites, fungi, and weeds
some are cholinesterase inhibitors
Sulfonylureas Right Ans - herbicide family translocated through uptake by
leaves and roots
Phenoxys Right Ans - herbicide family affecting actively growing plant
tissues (2,4-D)
Benzenes Right Ans - colorless, flammable liquid aromatic hydrocarbon,
used as fungicide protectants
Mode of Action Right Ans - the way pesticides affect and enter pests (site of
action)
Inorganic Right Ans - do not contain carbon, usually derived from mineral
ores extracted from the earth
Organic Right Ans - contain carbon, mostly created by combining chemical
compounds but few are extracted from plant material (called botanicals)
NOP Right Ans - National Organic Program: not same as organic pesticides,
only approve some
Contact Pesticide Right Ans - only kill parts of the organism they physically
come in contact with, must be absorbed through external body surface or
exposed plant tissue
Systemic Pesticice Right Ans - move (translocate) from site of application
to another site within the plant or animal where they become effective
Stomach Poison Right Ans - pesticide which the pest must eat in order to
be intoxicated, can eat directly (plant) or indirectly (get on self and groom)
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