Illinois Pesticide Applicator Exam With All Complete Answers 2024.

What is a pesticide - Answer a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals. Pesticides are made up of - Answer Active and inert ingredients AI - Answer Active ingredient - chemical effective against pest Inert ingredients - Answer don't harm pest but make the AI more effective Herbicide formulation - Answer may be ready to use or may require dilution with carrier (oil or liquid) 60WDG - Answer 60% AI water-dispersible granule 4EC - Answer 4 lbs ai per gallon of emulsifiable concentrate SP - Answer Soluable powder - dry formulation. Mixed with water. Dissolve readily and form true solution. WP, P - Answer Wettable Powder - dry formulation. Finely ground powder. Forms suspension not true solution. Abrasive, requires agitation, inhalation risk DF, WDG - Answer Dry flowables or water dispersible granules - dry formulation. Similar to WP except AI is in granule instead of powder form suspension. Less dust than WP G - Answer Granules - dry formulation. AI coated with clay, newspaper