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Term - ANSWER -Definition
Mode of action - ANSWER -denotes what specific system in the pest is affected
by the pesticide
Systemics - ANSWER -absorbed through leaves or roots and transported within
the plant
Contact pesticides - ANSWER -not absorbed and must come in direct contact
with the target peat
Residual pesticides - ANSWER -control pests for weeks, months, years
Regulatory control - ANSWER -for problems that involve pests that pose a
serious danger to public health or are likely to cause widespread damage to crops
or animals
Quarantine - ANSWER -process designed to prevent entry of pests into pest free
areas
Eradication - ANSWER -eliminate a pest from a designated area
IPM - ANSWER -balanced tactical approach to pest control - limited reliance on
pesticides - minimize damage with least risk to environment
IPM Components - ANSWER -(1) ID pest and understand biology, (2) monitor
the pest to be managed (3) develop pest management goal (eradication, supression,
prevention), (4) implement IPM management program, (5) record and evaluate
results
, Key pests - ANSWER -may cause regular damage unless controlled (e.g., weeds)
Occasional pests - ANSWER -cause problems only periodically, usually based on
lifecycle and environmental factors (e.g., ants)
Secondary pests - ANSWER -become pronlematic after another pest is controlled
and a niche is exposed
Economic threshold - ANSWER -pest population density at which control is
required to prevent economic injury level
Econimic injuy level - ANSWER -pest population densith causes losses equal to
the cost of control measures
Action threshold - ANSWER -pest level at which management action must be
taken
Pesticide resistance - ANSWER -ability or insect, fungas, rodent, weed, or pest to
tolerate a pesticide that once controlled it
FIFRA - ANSWER -enacted in 1947, ammended in 1972, 75, 78, 88. Federal law
regulating pesticide use
Unclassified use - ANSWER -lower toxicity than restricted use and less potential
to harm humans or the environment - most "would be" general use pesticides are
unclassified
Private applicator - ANSWER -using chemical on property that you own rent or
lease
Commercial applicator - ANSWER -use restricted use pesticide on property
exempt from those defined under the private applicator definition
Tolerance - ANSWER -maximum residual limit that may remain in crops or
products sold for food or feed, set by EPA