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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Where do pesticides come from?

A

From our physical environment and living organisms or have made them ourselves

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2
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What is an example of a pesticide from our physical environment?

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Minerals diatomaceous earth causes insects to dehydrate

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3
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What is an example of a pesticide from plants? Insects? Microrganisms?

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Plants: Pyrethrum
Hormones: disrupt life cycle
Phermones: Attract insects
Bt: naturally occurring bacteria that disrupts larvae feeding in mosquito, caterpillar etc.

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4
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Target Pest: Antifouling Paints

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Algae and mollusks on submerged surfaces

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5
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Target Pest: Avicides

A

Birds

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6
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Target Pest: Bactericides

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Bacteria

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7
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Target Pest: Antimicrobials

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Microogranisms

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8
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Target Pest: Fumigants

A

Pests that are exposed to a confined area

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9
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Target Pest: Fungicides

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Fungus

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10
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Target Pest: Herbicides

A

Weeds

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11
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Target Pest: Insecticides

A

Insects and arthropods

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12
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Target Pest: Miticides

A

Mites and sometimes ticks

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13
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Target Pest: Molluscicides

A

Snails and Slugs

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14
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Target Pest: Nematicides

A

Nematodes

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15
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Target Pest: Predacides

A

Vertebrate Predators

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16
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Target Pest: Piscicides

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Fish

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17
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Target Pest: Repellents

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Insects, Birds, Mammals

18
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Target Pest: Rodenticides

A

Rats and Mice

19
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Target Pest: Wood Preservative

A

fungi, bacteria, and insects that feed on wood

20
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Target Pest: Defoliants

A

Plants (by causing leaves to drop)

21
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Target Pest: Desiccants

A

Plants (by cause them to dry up)

22
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Target Pest: Growth Regulators

A

Insects and plants by altering growth development

23
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How can pesticides used against the same group differ from each other?

A

Different products will have different attributes that will make them more effective than others in certain situations

24
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Mode of Action

A

the way a pesticide acts on a pest

25
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Residual Insecticide

A

Provides control for hours, days, weeks. or even longer after application. (when insect is not present)

26
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Nonresidual Insecticide

A

Effective only at the time of application or for a short time afterward (when insect is present)

27
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Contact Insecticide

A

Kills insects that come into contact with it

28
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Stomach Position

A

Effective when an insect swallows it

29
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Systemic Insectice

A

Special stomach poison that spread that through a treated plant or animal. Insect is killed when it feeds of any part of the plant or animal

30
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Contact Herbicide

A

Kills plant tissue in the immediate vicinity of where it was absorbed into the top growth to which it is applied

31
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Systemic Herbicide

A

Kills established perennials because it is absorbed at the point of contact and then moves throughout the entire plant so it reaches and kills underground structures

32
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Selective (narrow spectrum) insecticide

A

kill some plants but causes little or no injury to others

33
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Non selective insecticide

A

kills any plant they contacts

34
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Protectant Fungicide

A

Prevent fungi from infecting a plant by inhibiting fungal growth. Must be applied before the disease starts

35
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Systemic (eradicant) Fungicide

A

enter and move inside a plant to control existing infections

36
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Acute Rodenticide

A

will kill a rat or mouse in a single feeding

37
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Multidose anticoagulant rodenticide

A

Rodent has to eat it multiple times to be killed

38
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Pesticide Impregnated Materials

A

Pesticides are incorporated into or onto other products either to protect those products or to make the pesticide more effective or easier to apply

39
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Examples or Pesticide Impregnated Materials

A

Treated seeds with fungicide
Weed n feed lawn care products with herbicide
Livestock Ear Tags with insecticide
Treated Lumber with wood preservative

40
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Where can you find the type of pesticide on the product label

A

The type of pesticide will be displayed on the product label near the product name. If it isn’t it will be listed under the general information section

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