L4.1: Chemical Control Methods in Pest Management Flashcards
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Chemical control is generally called as ______________
Pesticides
Is a toxic chemical substance or a mixture of substances or biological agents intentionally released into the environment to control and destroy pests.
Pesticide
Pesticides are either: ________
Chemical substance (chemical pesticide)
Biological agent or microbial agents (biopesticides)
Antimicrobial agent/compounds
Botanical compounds
Synthetic pyrethroids
Type of pesticides that could be synthetic organic compounds.
Chemical substance
Example of Organic Compounds in chemical substances?
Organochlorines, organophosphorus, and carbamates.
Living organisms that are used in biological agents or microbial agents for insect control?
Bacillus thuringiensis(Aztron or thuricide)
Baculovirus
Pesticides that are used to disinfect seeds and postharvest products.
Antimicrobial agent/compounds
Types of botanical compounds?
Pyrethrins
Nicotine
Rotenone
Types of botanical compounds such as pyrethrins come from ?
Chrysanthemum
Types of botanical compounds such as nicotine come from ?
Tobacco
Types of botanical compounds such as rotenone come from ?
Derris
This is synthesized from petroleum-based chemicals.
Synthetic pyrethroids, nicotinoids, and rotenoids.
What are the pesticides classification?
- Target organism ( the pest they control)
- Sources of origin
- Toxicity
- Chemical structure
- mode of action( the way they control the pest)
- Selectivity
- Physical state or formulation
- Mode of entry
It kill insects and other arthropods.
Insecticides
It kills fungi ( including blights, mildews, molds, and rusts).
Fungicides
It kills bacteria or acts against bacteria.
Bactericides
It kills weeds and other plants that grow where they are not wanted.
Herbicides
It kills or controls growth of algae
Algaecides
It repels pests by its taste or smell.
Repellents
It Act in plants by driving their tissues
Desiccants
Inhibits the growth of eggs of insects and mites
Ovicides
It kills birds
Avicides
Stop any damage to cloths by moth larvae or molds.
Moth balls
It target larvae of lampreys which are jawless fish like vertebrates in the river.
Lampricides