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Define the following terms Pest Pesticides Integrated pest Management (IPM) Pesticide use Site Labeling Labeled Distinguish between pesticide product and a pest control device. Explain two reasons why you need to follow directions on the label and other labeling |
A pest is any living thing that has an undesirable impact on something that is important to us. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances used to kill pest or to prevent or reduce the damage pest cause. Integrated pest Management, or IPM, is an approach to pest Management which we combine all available necessary techniques into a unified program with the goal of managing pest population in a way that avoids pest damage and minimizes adverse effects. Pesticide use includes of activities as well as, including the transport and storage of a pesticide after the manufacturers seal has been broken; mixing pesticides; cleaning pesticide equipment; and disposals are pesticides and pesticide containersthere for anyone who performs any of these tasks is using a pesticide. With respect to pesticide application, the term site does not necessarily mean location. Rather, it means to particular entity to which a pesticide is or could be applied. The label is the information about the product and its use that is printed on or attached to the pesticide container at the time of purchase. Labeling includes the label it self plus all other information. Reference on the label, received from the manufacturer about the product when you buy it such as brochures and leaflets and/ or Approved by regulatory agencies regarding the uses of the product Pesticide label and gives you instructions on how to use the product legally and correctly. If a pesticide label states that a product can be used on a particular garden vegetable such as tomatoes, then we say the pesticide is labeled for use on tomatoes |
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Distinguish between a pesticide product and a pest control device. |
A pesticide is any substance or mixture substance used to kill pest off of vent or reduce damage as cause. Pest control device is any mechanical instrument other than a firearm intended for trapping, destroying, rappelling migrating any pest. |
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Explain 2 reasons why you need to follow directions on the label and and other labeling. |
First, the label (along with other labeling)provides information you need to use the product as effectively and as safely as possible. notice we said the labeling provides information you need to use the product safely as well as effectively this concernthis concerns with safety leads us to the second reason why labeling is important to you: it's against the law to violate directions listed on the label on other labeling. |
