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27 Cards in this Set
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What is an Action Threshold?
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Point at which some action is required to decrease pest level
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What is IPM?
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Integrated Pest Management
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What are applied controls?
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1. Regulatory
2. Host resistance 3. Biological 4. Cultural 5. Mechanical 6. Sanitation 7. Chemical 8. IPM |
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What is cultural control?
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1. Altering environment
2. Rotating plant material 3. Cultivating soil 4. Pruning, thinning, fertilizing |
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What is mechanical control?
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1. Traps
2. Screens 3. Barriers 4. Physical control |
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Define Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
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1. Initial inspection, analysis
2. Pest monitoring 3. Identification 4. Control strategies (to include sanitation) 5. Record keeping 6. Follow-up visits |
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What are the types of chemical combinations?
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1. Synergist
2. Antagonism 3. Additive 4. Potentiation |
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In chemical combinations, what is a chemical synergist?
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Increases effectiveness of a pesticide
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In chemical combinations, what is antagonism?
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Decreases effectiveness due to incompatibility
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In chemical combinations, what is additive?
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Two or more active pesticides combined to kill a pest
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In chemical combinations, what is potentiation?
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Combination that increases toxicity
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The __________ is the law.
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Label
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What is included on the label?
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1. Use site
2. Container re-use 3. Storage and disposal requirements 4. First-aid info |
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What are the label "signal" words?
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1. Danger (most toxic)
2. Warning (2nd most toxic) 3. Caution (3rd most toxic) Must state: "Keep out of reach of children." |
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The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) has what info on it?
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1. Product name and formulation
2. Hazard ingredients statement 3. Physical data 4. Fire and explosion data 5. Health hazard data 6. Reactivity data 7. Spill or leak procedures |
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What is important to know regarding "General Use Pestcides"?
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Will not harm environment when applied per the product label
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What is a restricted-use pesticide?
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1. Can harm environment even when applied per label directions
2. May only be applied by appropriately licensed applicator |
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What are some of the types of pesticide formulations?
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1. AF = aqueous flowable
2. AS = aqueous suspension 3. D = dust 4. DF = dry flowable 5. F = flowable 6. G = granular |
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What are more types of pesticide formulations?
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7. S/SP = soluble powder
8. ULV = ultra-low volume 9. W/WP = wettable powder 10. WDG = water-dispersable granules 11. ME = micro-encapsulated 12. TC = termiticide concentrate 13. E/EC = emulsifiable concentrate |
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How can pesticides adversely affect the environment?
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1. Persistance
2. Contamination 3. Leaching 4. Drift 5. Resistance 6. Illegal residues 7. Accumulation |
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Name spill site steps to be taken.
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1. Protect yourself
2. Stop source of spill 3. Contain the spill 4. Stay at site 5. Protect water sources 6. Absorb liquid 7. Cover dry materials |
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Name more spill site steps to be taken.
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8. Sweep up dry pesticides and reuse if possible
9. Decontaminate site 10. Decontaminate equipment 11. Decontaminate yourself 12. Neutralize site |
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What are the spill-site three "C's"?
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1. Control
2. Contain 3. Clean up |
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What are physical properties of pesticides?
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1. Solubility (dissolve in water)
2. Insoluble (will not dissolve in liquid) 3. Adsorption = tightly attached to soil particles, not likely to move 4. Persistence = breaks down slowly |
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Where is info regarding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
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On the label and MSDS
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Prior to applying product, you should...
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1. Determine the pesticide required
2. Select proper application equipment 3. Select proper safety equipment 4. Verify label and target pest 5. Determine application rates |
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Ineffective applications are characterized by...
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1. Over applications
2. Not applying in pest harborages 3. Applying above label rate 4. Lack of knowledge about pest 5. Not using correct pesticide or equipment 6. Not using proper application method |
