Chapter 1

Question 1

Pest

Answer 1

a harmful, noxious, or troublesome organism

Question 2

Pesticide

Answer 2

Anything intended to prevent, destroy, repel, attract, or manage a pest

Question 3

Active Ingredient

Answer 3

Part of a pesticide formulation that produces desired effects

Question 4

Formulant

Answer 4

Anything added to a pest control product that is not an active ingredient

Question 5

Formulations

Answer 5

A mixture of active ingredients and formulants

Question 6

Adjuvants

Answer 6

A substance added to a pesticide mixture that enhances the pesticide’s qualities

Question 7

List 3 ways of naming pesticides

Answer 7

Product name, chemical name, or common name

Question 8

ROUNDUP is an example of what name?

Answer 8

Product or Trade Name

Question 9

Naming a pesticide by its active ingredient is an example of a ______ name

Answer 9

Common

Question 10

Using the chemical structure of an active ingredient is an example of a ______ name

Answer 10

Chemical

Question 11

Acaricide

Answer 11

Spiders and mites

Question 12

Algicide

Answer 12

Algae

Question 13

Avicide

Answer 13

Birds

Question 14

Bactericide

Answer 14

Bacteria

Question 15

Fungicide

Answer 15

Fungi

Question 16

Herbicide

Answer 16

Weeds

Question 17

Insecticide

Answer 17

Insects

Question 18

Miticide

Answer 18

Mites

Question 19

Molluscicide

Answer 19

Slugs and snails

Question 20

Nematicide

Answer 20

Nematodes (roundworms)

Question 21

Piscicide

Answer 21

Fish

Question 22

Rodenticide

Answer 22

Mice and rats

Question 23

What are the 4 ways you can group pesticides?

Answer 23

Target pest, inherent properties, effect on the pest, and chemical family

Question 24

Systemic Pesticide

Answer 24

Controls target by entering inside the plant and moving throughout the organism

Question 25

Contact Pesticide

Answer 25

Controls targets by direct contact (spraying enough of the surface area of the plant)

Question 26

Selective Pesticide

Answer 26

Affect the target pest but very few other organisms

Question 27

Non-selective Pesticide

Answer 27

Affect the target pest and many other organisms

Question 28

Residual Pesticide

Answer 28

Affect organisms for a long time after application (wood preservers preserve wood from decay organisms)

Question 29

Non-residual Pesticide

Answer 29

Affect organisms at the time of application but not for long (herbicide soaps work when wet but not dry)

Question 30

Attractants

Answer 30

Attract pest to traps

Question 31

Defoliants

Answer 31

Cause treated plants to lose leaves

Question 32

Desiccants

Answer 32

Causes organisms to lose water and dry out

Question 33

Feeding stimulants

Answer 33

Causes pests to feed on treated material

Question 34

Insect/Plant Growth Regulators

Answer 34

Prevents normal growth in target pest

Question 35

Repellents

Answer 35

Causes pests to leave an area or prevent from feeding

Question 36

Suffocants

Answer 36

Kills target by preventing them from breathing

Question 37

Toxicants

Answer 37

Kills target by poisoning them

Question 38

DU

Answer 38

Dust

Question 39

F or SC

Answer 39

Flowable or Suspension Concentrate

Question 40

EC or E

Answer 40

Emulsifiable Concentrate or Emulsion

Question 41

GR

Answer 41

Granules or Granular

Question 42

MS

Answer 42

Microcapsule Suspension

Question 43

SN or L

Answer 43

Solution or Liquid

Question 44

SG

Answer 44

Soluble Granules

Question 45

SP

Answer 45

Soluble Powder

Question 46

WG or DF

Answer 46

Wettsble Granule or Dry Flowable

Question 47

WP

Answer 47

Wettable Powder