Massachusetts Pesticide License Exam Study Guide
absorption - Answer️️ -the movement of a chemical into plants, animals
(including humans), microorganisms or soil
Acaricide - Answer️️ -a pesticide used to control mites and ticks. a
Miticide is a type of acaricide
Acidic - Answer️️ ...
absorption - Answer✔️✔️-the movement of a chemical into plants, animals
(including humans), microorganisms or soil
Acaricide - Answer✔️✔️-a pesticide used to control mites and ticks. a
Miticide is a type of acaricide
Acidic - Answer✔️✔️-having a ph less than 7
Acidifiers = Buffers - Answer✔️✔️-adjuvants used to retard chemical
degradation of pesticides in the spray tank by lowering the pH of alkaline
water used as a diluent
Action Threshold - Answer✔️✔️-a predetermined level of pest infestation or
damage at which some type of pest management action must be taken
Activated Charcoal - Answer✔️✔️-A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs
chemicals.
Active Ingredient (AI) - Answer✔️✔️-The chemical or chemicals in a product
responsible for pesticidal activity.
Acute effect - Answer✔️✔️-a symptom, illness, or injury that occurs shortly
after the exposure to a pesticide
Acute Exposure - Answer✔️✔️-An exposure to a single dose of pesticide
Acute Rodenticide - Answer✔️✔️-a pesticide that is capable of killing a
rodent after a single feeding
Acute Toxicity - Answer✔️✔️-The ability of a pesticide to cause illness after a
single exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of
acute toxicity
Adjuvant (Additive) - Answer✔️✔️-a substance added to a pesticide to
improve its effectiveness or safety
Adsorption - Answer✔️✔️-the process whereby chemicals are bound to a
surface by physical or chemical attraction
Adulterated Pesticide - Answer✔️✔️-A pesticide that does not conform to
the specified standard or quality as documented on its label or labeling
Aerosol - Answer✔️✔️-a liquid formulation that produces a mist or fod
when applied from a container in which it is held under pressure or from a
fod-generating machine
Agitation - Answer✔️✔️-The process of stirring or mixing the contents of a
spray tank
Air-blast sprayer - Answer✔️✔️-A type of pesticide application equipment
that uses a large volume of air moving at high speed to break up and
disperse spray droplets from the nozzles
Algae - Answer✔️✔️-relatively simple plants that are photosynthetic and
contain chlorophyll
Algaecide (algicide) - Answer✔️✔️-a pesticide used to kill or inhibit algae
Alkaline - Answer✔️✔️-having a pH greater than 7, als
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