P-5010 Chapter 8 Navy Entomology And Pest Control Technology

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What is covered in chapter 8 of the NAVMED P-5010

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ENTOMOLOGY AND PEST CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

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What is a vector?

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The term vector refers to organisms,
primarily arthropods and rodents, which play a
significant role in the transmission of disease to
man

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What is a pesticide?

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any substance or
mixture of substances intended for preventing,
destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest; or
any substance or mixture of substances intended
for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or
desiccant

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How are pesticides classified?

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Pesticides may be classified on the basis of use,
life stage of the pest to be controlled, chemical
group, mode of entry, mode of action, and
formulation.

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Acaricide

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Substance used to
control mites, scorpions, spiders, ticks, and
related organisms

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Fungicide

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Substance used to
control fungi

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Herbicide

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Substance used to
control undesired vegetation

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Insecticide

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Substance used to
control insects, sometimes used in a broader
sense to include the control of arthropods other

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Adulticide

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Used to control
the adult stage of an insect

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Rodenticide

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Substance used to
control rodents