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Colorado General Pesticide Exam: Pesticides Questions and Answers
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Colorado General Pesticide Exam: Pesticides Questionsand Answers
Benzenes Correct Ans-colorless, flammable liquid aromatic hydrocarbon, used as fungicide
protectants
Mode of Action Correct Ans-the way pesticides affect and enter pests (site of action)
Inorganic Correct Ans-do not contain carbon, usually derived from mineral ores extracted
from the earth
Organic Correct Ans-contain carbon, mostly created by combining chemical compounds
but few are extracted from plant material (called botanicals)
NOP Correct Ans-National Organic Program: not same as organic pesticides, only approve
some
Contact Pesticide Correct 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 Correct Ans-move (translocate) from site of application to another site
within the plant or animal where they become effective
, Colorado General Pesticide Exam: Pesticides Questions
and Answers
Stomach Poison Correct Ans-pesticide which the pest must eat in order to be intoxicated,
can eat directly (plant) or indirectly (get on self and groom)
Broad Spectrum Pesticide (advantage/disadvantage) Correct Ans-nonselective pesticide
meaning they control many species
- beneficial when several different pests infest a site
- detrimental to beneficial insects such as bio control organisms, pollinators, earthworms
Fumigants Correct Ans-forms gasses toxic to several organisms (broad spectrum)
Selective Pesticide Correct Ans-pesticide that only works on certain species (ex. broadleaf)
Pre-plant Correct Ans-applied before planting
Pre-emergence Correct Ans-apply before seedlings emerge
Post-emergence Correct Ans-apply after seedlings have emerged
Residual effect Correct Ans-how long pesticide remains active against pests after it is
applied
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