CA Applicator Questions and Answers Already Passed

CA Applicator Questions and Answers Already Passed When does your applicator license expire? June 30th/every 3 years What is a pesticide? A pesticide side is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying,repelling, or mitigating any pest. How many days prior to your California applicator license expires will be notified by The board? 60 days Algaecides Control algae, canals, swimming pools, water tanks, and other sites. Antifouling agent Kill or repel organisms that attach to underwater services, such as boat bottoms Anti-microbial Kill microorganisms(such as bacteria and viruses) Attractants Attract pests(for example, to lure an insect or rodent to a trap)(however, food is not considered A pesticide when used as an attractant) Bioscides Kill microorganisms Disinfectant and sanitizers Kill or inactivate disease producing microorganisms on inanimate objects Fungicides Kill fungi(including blights, mildew, mold, and Rust) Fumigants Produces gases or vapor intended to destroy pests in buildings or soil Herbicides Kill weeds and other plants that grow where they are not wanted Insecticides Kill insects and other anthropods Miticides (Also called acaricides) kill mites that feed on plants and animals Microbio pesticides Micro organism that kill, in inhibit, or out compete pests, including insects or other microorganisms Molluscicides Kill snails and slugs Nematicides Kill nematodes(microscopic, wormlike organisms that feed on flat roots) Ovicides Kill eggs of insects and mites Foramens Biochemicals used to disrupt the mating behavior of insects Repellent a chemical that keeps insects and other pests away Rodenticide Control of mice and other rodents Defoliant Causes leaves, and other foliage, to drop from a plant, usually to facilities harvest Desiccants Promote drying of living tissues, such as unwanted plant tops Insect growth regulator(IGR) Substances(excluding fertilizer or other plant nutrients) that alter expected growth, flowering, or reproduction rate of plants What about pest control devices? A "Device"is any instruments or contrivance intended for trapping, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. What is not a pesticide? Drugs, Fertilizers(nutrients and other substances), biological control agents, And certain low risk products Acute toxicity the ability of a chemical to cause harm to an organism with only one exposure Chronic toxicity Toxic response resulting from repeated exposures to small doses of a pesticide over a long period of time Lethal Dose 50% (LD50) The LD50 value is the statistical estimates have a chemical dose which when administered Will kill 50% of the test animals within a stated period of observation(24hours-7days) Acute oral LD50 The amount of substance which when ingested orally kill 50% of the test animals Dermal LD50 The amount of substance which when applied to the skin will kill 50% of the test animals Inhalation toxicity LC50 The concentration of a substance in the air which will kill 50% of the test animals over A predetermined period of time. Risk = toxicity×Exposure A highly toxic pesticides can be used without causing any harmful effect if it is handled with care and with caution Oral Refers to intake of a substance by the mouth and Digestive track. Dermal Is the intake of a substance through contact with exposed skin. Inhilation The absorption of airborne particles of a substance. Types of chronic toxicity Mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, and teratogenicity What are symptoms of pesticide poisoning? Mild, moderate, and serious You should read the pesticide label Before purchasing the pesticide to ensure that is is the one you need. Before mixing the pesticide to ensure the proper pesticide concentration. Before applying the pesticide to ensure