ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR COMPLETE COMPILATION BUNDLE

Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) Approved in 1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users assurance that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without endangering the user, other persons, or the environment...

What is a pesticide a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals. Pesticides are made up of Active and inert ingredients AI Active ingredient - chemical effective against pest Inert ingredients don't harm pest but mak...

The goal of IPM isn't to eliminate the entire pest population but... To avoid adverse effects on human, wildlife, and the environment (The question is something like the above but not the exact wording) Which of the following words is that number of pests per plant or the amount of damage t...

Spot Application Treats only a portion of the total area and are used to control pests that are grouped or clustered. Band Application treat only a narrow strip over alongside a row of desirable plants. Broadcast Application Treats the entire area or field. Effective Swath Wi...

Which factor should be considered when a pesticide fails to provide effective control of a pest? All of the above Which of the following terms describes the type of control provided by dense, vigorous stand of turf grass that has been properly fertilized and mowed as a defense against invadi...

A pesticide is defined as.... Any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or control any form of life declared to be a 'pest' Pesticide group: Herbicides? Weeds Pesticide group: Insecticides? Insects Pesticide group: Fungicides? Fungi Pesticide group: Miticides (acaric...

Pest any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the health of humans, animals, plants, or the environment Goal of IPM keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level, avoid adverse effects on humans, wildlife, environment economic injury level breakeven ...

Herbicides Target is weed Insecticide Target is insects Fungicides Target is Fungus Acaricides (Miticide) Target is mites or ticks Desiccants Target is too Dehydrate plants What are the two general types of ingredients make up the pesticide formula? Active- T...

first step in weed control identification of weed broadleaf weeds netted veins narrowleaf weeds (grasses) long, thin leaves with parallel veins areas preferred by annuals soil is disturbed or perennial plants are spotty/poor areas preferred by winter annuals soil is ...

Goal of IPM To avoid adverse effects on humans, wildlife and the environment Economic threshold # of pests per plant or the amount of damage to a plant at which point control should begin Insects 3 pairs of jointed legs Incomplete life cycle Egg, nymph, adult Noninfec...

IPM Integrated Pest Management; Goals are provide economical pest control/protect the environment Not The Goal Of IPM Elimination of all pests Economic threshold/action threshold Number of pests per plant of amount of damage to plant at which control measures should begin eco...

IPM for Turf keeping pests at a level low enough to avoid major damage First step of IPM for turf developing and maintaining healthy turf healthy turf is obtained through soil management, turfgrass selection, and proper culture desirable pH level for healthy turf between 6 a...

various, economical, environmentally sound, socially acceptable An integrated pest management program is based upon what factors? Economic threshhold What is the number of pests that should be controlled to prevent economic damage from occurring? Economic Injury level Number of pest...

integrated pest management IPM. plant protection recommended for efficient pest control with minimal environmental impact IPM goals to keep pest populations below the economic injury in production crops and below the aesthetic injury level in non-crop and ornamental plants and... to avoid ...