Synthetic pesticides - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Define Integrated Pest Management - the incorporation of various pest control techniques in a way that minimizes effects on human and environmental health while maximizing reductions to pest populations What is a key pest? - pests that cause major damage on a regular basis; require regular control efforts to prevent damage What is an occasional pest? - become pests once in a while due to life cycles, environmental conditions, or result of human activity What is a secondary pest? - norma...

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam 1005 Solved A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid exposure (T/F) - answerTrue The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a ________ control method for insects - answerPhysical Drift problems can be reduced by: a. using lower pressure, smaller nozzle orifices b. applying in very calm, stable air conditions c. spraying upwind of a sensitive area d. placing bloom as close to target as ...

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid exposure (T/F) - answerTrue The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a ________ control method for insects - answerPhysical Drift problems can be reduced by: a. using lower pressure, smaller nozzle orifices b. applying in very calm, stable air conditions c. spraying upwind of a sensitive area d. placing bloom as...

pest a plant or animal detrimental to man; one that pesters or annoys Bordeaux mixture lime and copper sulfate; one of the most widely used fungicides worldwide DDT the original insecticide, brought about in WWII - lead to the creation of 2,4-D, aldrin, and heptachlor insecticide resistance a growing problem we are beginning to face; 500+ insects have become resistant to one or more insecticides worldwide pesticide resistance 180+ weed species and hundreds of pla...

QAL & QAC TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2024 Pesticides are - answer-Substance that control pests, they may be either naturally-occurring compounds like sulfur or synthetic (i.e. man-made) compounds like the insecticide malathion. Pesticides are - answer-1. Compounds that control pests 2. Plants defoliants 3. Plant growth regulators 4. Adjuvants Plant defoliants are in - answer-use to remove leaves from plants, most often to aid in the harvest of crops. Plant growth regulators ...

Pest correct answers a plant or animal detrimental to man; seen as insects, disease causing organisms, weeds, molluscs, fish, birds, and a variety of mammals from rats to bears as competitors for our livestock and crops. earliest use of chemical pesticide correct answers 2500 B.C.; used sulfur to control insects and mites Bordeaux mixture correct answers mixture of CuSO4 and lime used to prevent downy mildew on grapes; first used in 1892 synthetic pesticides correct answers started bein...

Canada exterminator license core exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass what is the purpose of pesticide certification? - Correct Answer ️️ -to ensure a basic level of competence by all commercial pesticide exterminators what areas of knowledge are required to be a licensed exterminator? - Correct Answer ️️ -safety precautions. proper use and handling of pesticides, current legislation governing pesticide use, managing pest problems using an integrated pest management approach, envi...

Codex Guidelines on Good Practice in Pesticide Residue Analysis 5 2 Sample Collection 17 3 Reporting Analytical Results 23 4 Pesticide Standards 30 5 Purification of Solvents and Reagents 32 6 Extraction and Clean-Up Methods in Pesticide Residue Analysis 35 7 Multi Residue Method for Determination of Chlorinated Pesticide 43 i) Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane 43 ii) HCH 43 iii) Endosulphan 43 iv) Aldrin 43 v) Dieldrin 43 vi) Chlordane 43 vii) Heptachlor 43 8 Multi Residue Method fo...

What is the NOP? Correct Answer: National Organics Program; est after Organic Food Prod Act of 1990; Made into law in Oct 2002; Does NOT cover non-food items Why National Organic Standards? Correct Answer: Uniformity among standards; Uniformity among certifying agents; Assurance of organic integrity What is organic food? Correct Answer: Meets NOP standards; grown without use of most conventional pesticides, fertilizers made w/synthetic ing./sewer sludge, bioengineering, or ionizing ...

are antibiotics effective against viral infections? - NO briefly describe eukaryotic cells - -contain nucleus (prokaryotes do not) -contain organelles -selectively permeable cell membrane briefly describe molds - -produce cytoplasmic filaments called hyphae/mycelia -reproduce by spore formation on aerial hyphae briefly describe T. Cruzi - 2 phases: 1. Acute (swelling of eye, cold/flu-like symptoms) 2. Chronic Chagas disease (cardiomyopathy, neurological disorders, etc.) briefly describe...