NYS PESTICIDE TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS PRACTICE STUDY MATERIAL

NYS PESTICIDE TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS PRACTICE
STUDY MATERIAL

●● Residual Effect
Answer: Provides a long duration of control (Constant threat)


●● NonResidual Effect
Answer: Only effective at the time of application


●● Types of Pesticides
Answer: Herbicide-weeds
Fungicide-Fungus/Disease
Insecticide-Insects
Rodendicide-Rats/Mics


●● Contact Insecticide
Answer: Kills insects that come in contact with it


●● Systemic Insecticide
Answer: Type of stomache poison that spreads to insect when it feeds on
a plant

,●● Types of Herbicides
Answer: Selective (Specific)
Non Selective ( All Weeds)


●● Contact Herbicide
Answer: Kills weeds where it contacts the weed(Topgrowth)


●● Systemic Herbicide
Answer: Kills weed by working its way from the plant through the
root(Movement)


●● Protectant
Answer: Preventative Pesticide (Most Fungicides)


●● Systemic/Eradicant Fungicide
Answer: Controls existing Infections


●● Acute Rodendicide
Answer: Kills rodents in a Single Feeding


●● Multidose Anticoagulant Rodendicide

, Answer: Kills rodents after multiple encounters


●● Pesticide Impregnated Materials
Answer: Pesticides incorporated in material


●● Examples of Pesticide Impregated Materials
Answer: 1)Treated Lumber (Insecticides/Fungicides)
2)Weed n Feed (Herbicides)
3) Tick Collars (Insecticide)


●● Formulation
Answer: When an Active Ingredient and an Inert Ingredient are
combined


●● Active Ingredient
Answer: Substance that controls the pest


●● Inert Ingredient
Answer: Substance that makes the product Usable (Water/Oil)


●● Carrier
Answer: gas/liquid/solid used to apply formulation (Inert Ingredient)