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Turf CO Pesticide Test – Vocab: Complete Guide
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Turf CO Pesticide Test – Vocab: Complete GuideAbiotic Right Ans - Non-living things
Absorption Right Ans - (1) the uptake of pesticide by plants, animals. or
microbes. (2) Entrance of a pesticide into a body through the skin
Accumulative Pesticides Right Ans - Pesticides that build up in the bodies
of animals, plants, or the environment
Abutting Properties Right Ans - Property that touches an individuals
property without intervention of a street, road, or other land
Action Threshold Right Ans - Population density of a pest at which control
measures should begin so as to prevent an increasing pest population from
reaching a level that causes an intolerance adverse effect on the health,
aesthetics, or planned use of turf
Active Ingredient (A.I) Right Ans - Chemical or chemicals in a product
responsible for the desired effects, which are capable of preventing,
destroying, repelling or mitigating insects, fungi, rodents, weeds, or other
pests
Acute Effects Right Ans - Illness or injury that may appear immediately
after exposure to a pesticide (usually within 24 hrs)
Acute Exposure Right Ans - Exposure to a single dose of a pesticide
Acute Toxicity Right Ans - Measure of the capacity of a pesticide to cause
injury as a result of a single exposure
Adjuvant Right Ans - Any chemical added to a pesticide formulation or
mixture to increase its effectiveness or safety
Adsorption Right Ans - Binding of a pesticide to surfaces of soil particles or
organic matter in such a manner that the pesticide is only slowly available
Adult Right Ans - Full grown, sexually mature insect or other animal
,Advance Notification Right Ans - Notifying individuals in advance of a
pesticide application so that they can take the necessary precautions to
reduce the risk of pesticide exposure
Aesthetic Damage Right Ans - Amount of injury to the quality of turf which
will justify the cost of applied control methods
Agitation Right Ans - Process of stirring or mixing a pesticide mixture in a
sprayer tank
Allergy Right Ans - Immune systems overreaction to allergens that causes a
variety of symptoms
Annuals Right Ans - Plants that live less then 12 months
Antibiotics Right Ans - Chemical compounds produced by microorganisms
which are toxic to other microorganisms
Antidote Right Ans - Substance used to counteract the effects of a pesticide
poisoning
Application Rate Right Ans - Amount of pesticide product applied to a given
area
Contact Herbicide Right Ans - Herbicide that kills primarily by contact with
plant tissue rather than as a result of translocation; only the portions of the
plant which actually come in contact with the herbicide are affected. Roots are
not killed and new top growth may occur
Contact Poison Right Ans - Pesticide that kills when it touches or is touched
by a pest
Corrosion Right Ans - Process of wearing away chemical means
Cotyledon Right Ans - First leaf (or Pair of leaves) of seed plants
Cross Contamination Right Ans - When one pesticide gets into or mixes
with another pesticide accidentally. Usually occurs in a pesticide container or
in a poorly cleaned sprayer
, Cross Resistance Right Ans - When a pest population that has become
resistance to one pesticide also becomes resistant to other chemically related
pesticides
Danger Right Ans - Risk, hazard. Warning to users on labels of pesticide
containers which are highly toxic pesticides in toxicity category I as defined by
FIFRA
Degradation Right Ans - Breakdown of a pesticide into simpler compounds
by action of microbes, water, air, sunlight, or other agents
Delayed Effect Right Ans - Illness or injury that does not appear
immediately (within 24 hrs) after exposure to a pesticide. Includes chronic,
developmental, reproductive, and systemic effects.
Deposit Right Ans - Amount of pesticide on treated surface immediately
following an application
Dermal Toxicity Right Ans - Measure of the capacity of a pesticide to cause
injury when absorbed through the skin
Diagnosis Right Ans - Positive determination of the nature and cause of
plant damage
Dicot Right Ans - Plant with 2 cotyledons or seed leaves. They are also
called broadleaves and usually have leaf veins in a netlike pattern and a tap
root
Dilute Right Ans - Make less concentrated by adding water, another liquid,
or a solid
Directed-spray Application Right Ans - When a herbicide is directed
specifically at a target weeds in an effort to minimize contact with the desired
plant
Disease Right Ans - Condition of a continuous nature in which any part of
an organism is abnormal as the result of an infectious or noninfectious agent
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