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ABSORPTION
The movement of a chemical into
plants, animals (including humans), and/or microorganisms.
ACARICIDE
A pesticide used to control mites and
ticks. Amiticide is an acaricide.
ACTIVE INGREDIENT
The chemical or chemicals in a
pesticide responsible for killing, poisoning, or repelling
the pest. Listed separately in the ingredient statement.
ACUTE TOXICITY
The capacity of a pesticide to cause
injury within 24 hours following exposure. LD50 and LC50
are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity.
(See also chronic toxicity).
ADJUVANT
A substance added to a pesticide to
improve its effectiveness or safety. Same as additive.
Examples: penetrants, spreader-stickers, and wetting
agents.
ADSORPTION
The process by which chemicals are
held or bound to a surface by physical or chemical attraction.
Clay and high organic soils tend to adsorb pesticides.
AGGREGATION PHEROMONE
See pheromone.
AEROSOL
Amaterial stored in a container under pressure.
Fine droplets are produced when the material dissolved
in a liquid carrier is released into the air from the
pressurized container.
ALGAE
Relatively simple plants that contain chlorophyll
and are photosynthetic.
ALGICIDE
Apesticide used to kill or inhibit algae.
ANTI-SIPHONING DEVICE
A device attached to the
filling hose that prevents backflow or back-siphoning
from a spray tank into a water source.
ANTICOAGULANT
,A chemical that prevents normal
blood clotting—the active ingredient in some rodenticides.
ANTIDOTE
A treatment used to counteract the effects
of pesticide poisoning or some other poison in the body.
ARACHNID
A wingless arthropod with two body
regions and four pairs of jointed legs. Spiders, ticks, and
mites are in the class Arachnida.
ARTHROPOD
An invertebrate animal characterized
by a jointed body and limbs and usually a hard body covering
that is molted at intervals. For example, insects,
mites, and crayfish are in the phylum Arthropoda.
ATTRACTANT
A substance or device that will lure
pests to a trap or poison bait.
AVICIDE
A pesticide used to kill or repel birds. Birds
are in the class Aves.
BACTERIA
Microscopic organisms, some of which are
capable of producing diseases in plants and animals.
Others are beneficial.
BACTERICIDE
Chemical used to control bacteria.
BAIT
Afood or other substance used to attract a pest to
a pesticide or to a trap.
BARRIER APPLICATION
Application of a pesticide
in a strip alongside or around a structure, a portion of a
structure, or any object.
BENEFICIAL INSECT
An insect that is useful or helpful
to humans; usually insect parasites, predators, pollinators,
etc.
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Control of pests using
predators, parasites, and disease-causing organisms.
May be naturally occurring or introduced.
BIOMAGNIFICATION
The process whereby one
organism accumulates chemical residues in higher concentrations
from organisms it consumes.
BOTANICAL PESTICIDE
, A pesticide produced from
chemicals found in plants. Examples are nicotine,
pyrethrins, and strychnine.
BRAND NAME
The name or designation of a specific
pesticide product or device made by a manufacturer or
formulator; a marketing name.
CALIBRATE, CALIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT,OR
APPLICATION METHOD
The measurement of dispersal
or output and adjustments made to control the rate
of dispersal of pesticides.
CARBAMATES (N-methyl carbamates)
A group of
pesticides containing nitrogen, formulated as insecticides,
fungicides and herbicides. The N-methyl carbamates
are insecticides and inhibit cholinesterase in animals.
CARCINOGENIC
The ability of a substance or agent
to induce malignant tumors (cancer).
CARRIER
An inert liquid, solid, or gas added to an
active ingredient to make a pesticide dispense effectively.
Acarrier is also the material, usually water or oil, used to
dilute the formulated product for application.
CEPHALOTHORAX
Combination of the head and
thorax in a spider; eight legs are attached to the
cephalothorax.
CERCI—Short appendages emerging from the abdominal
segment of an insect (may help to identify an insect
species).
CERTIFIED APPLICATORS
Individuals who are certified
to use or supervise the use of any restricted-use
pesticide covered by their certification.
CHELICERAE
Two short, needle-tipped appendages
that are part of a spider's mouthparts.
CHEMICAL NAME
The scientific name of the active
ingredient(s) found in the formulated product. This complex
name is derived from the chemical structure of the
active ingredient.
CHEMICAL CONTROL
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ABSORPTION
The movement of a chemical into
plants, animals (including humans), and/or microorganisms.
ACARICIDE
A pesticide used to control mites and
ticks. Amiticide is an acaricide.
ACTIVE INGREDIENT
The chemical or chemicals in a
pesticide responsible for killing, poisoning, or repelling
the pest. Listed separately in the ingredient statement.
ACUTE TOXICITY
The capacity of a pesticide to cause
injury within 24 hours following exposure. LD50 and LC50
are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity.
(See also chronic toxicity).
ADJUVANT
A substance added to a pesticide to
improve its effectiveness or safety. Same as additive.
Examples: penetrants, spreader-stickers, and wetting
agents.
ADSORPTION
The process by which chemicals are
held or bound to a surface by physical or chemical attraction.
Clay and high organic soils tend to adsorb pesticides.
AGGREGATION PHEROMONE
See pheromone.
AEROSOL
Amaterial stored in a container under pressure.
Fine droplets are produced when the material dissolved
in a liquid carrier is released into the air from the
pressurized container.
ALGAE
Relatively simple plants that contain chlorophyll
and are photosynthetic.
ALGICIDE
Apesticide used to kill or inhibit algae.
ANTI-SIPHONING DEVICE
A device attached to the
filling hose that prevents backflow or back-siphoning
from a spray tank into a water source.
ANTICOAGULANT
,A chemical that prevents normal
blood clotting—the active ingredient in some rodenticides.
ANTIDOTE
A treatment used to counteract the effects
of pesticide poisoning or some other poison in the body.
ARACHNID
A wingless arthropod with two body
regions and four pairs of jointed legs. Spiders, ticks, and
mites are in the class Arachnida.
ARTHROPOD
An invertebrate animal characterized
by a jointed body and limbs and usually a hard body covering
that is molted at intervals. For example, insects,
mites, and crayfish are in the phylum Arthropoda.
ATTRACTANT
A substance or device that will lure
pests to a trap or poison bait.
AVICIDE
A pesticide used to kill or repel birds. Birds
are in the class Aves.
BACTERIA
Microscopic organisms, some of which are
capable of producing diseases in plants and animals.
Others are beneficial.
BACTERICIDE
Chemical used to control bacteria.
BAIT
Afood or other substance used to attract a pest to
a pesticide or to a trap.
BARRIER APPLICATION
Application of a pesticide
in a strip alongside or around a structure, a portion of a
structure, or any object.
BENEFICIAL INSECT
An insect that is useful or helpful
to humans; usually insect parasites, predators, pollinators,
etc.
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Control of pests using
predators, parasites, and disease-causing organisms.
May be naturally occurring or introduced.
BIOMAGNIFICATION
The process whereby one
organism accumulates chemical residues in higher concentrations
from organisms it consumes.
BOTANICAL PESTICIDE
, A pesticide produced from
chemicals found in plants. Examples are nicotine,
pyrethrins, and strychnine.
BRAND NAME
The name or designation of a specific
pesticide product or device made by a manufacturer or
formulator; a marketing name.
CALIBRATE, CALIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT,OR
APPLICATION METHOD
The measurement of dispersal
or output and adjustments made to control the rate
of dispersal of pesticides.
CARBAMATES (N-methyl carbamates)
A group of
pesticides containing nitrogen, formulated as insecticides,
fungicides and herbicides. The N-methyl carbamates
are insecticides and inhibit cholinesterase in animals.
CARCINOGENIC
The ability of a substance or agent
to induce malignant tumors (cancer).
CARRIER
An inert liquid, solid, or gas added to an
active ingredient to make a pesticide dispense effectively.
Acarrier is also the material, usually water or oil, used to
dilute the formulated product for application.
CEPHALOTHORAX
Combination of the head and
thorax in a spider; eight legs are attached to the
cephalothorax.
CERCI—Short appendages emerging from the abdominal
segment of an insect (may help to identify an insect
species).
CERTIFIED APPLICATORS
Individuals who are certified
to use or supervise the use of any restricted-use
pesticide covered by their certification.
CHELICERAE
Two short, needle-tipped appendages
that are part of a spider's mouthparts.
CHEMICAL NAME
The scientific name of the active
ingredient(s) found in the formulated product. This complex
name is derived from the chemical structure of the
active ingredient.
CHEMICAL CONTROL
