Illinois Pesticide Applicator Test part 1 100% Correct!!

Herbicides - ANSWER Target is weed Insecticide - ANSWER Target is insects Fungicides - ANSWER Target is Fungus Acaricides (Miticide) - ANSWER Target is mites or ticks Desiccants - ANSWER Target is too Dehydrate plants What are the two general types of ingredients make up the pesticide formula? - ANSWER Active- Toxic to pest Inert- solvent or dry carrier Dry Formulations - ANSWER SP- Soluble powder--> Agitation initial W,WP- Wettable Powder- Strong WDG- Water Dispersible Granule-Strong-agitation DF-Dry Flowable-Strong-Agitation G- Granule-N/A How many pounds of Active ingredients are in 10 pounds of "Brand X 50WP"? - ANSWER 10 X .5= 5 pounds Wet formulations - ANSWER S-Solution- Initial agitation E,EC- Emulsifiable Concentrate-Slight agitation F,FL,L- Flowable or Liquid- Moderate agitation ME- Microencapsulated- Moderate agitation How many pounds of active ingredient are in 1 gallon of "Brand X 3.5E"? - ANSWER 3.5 pounds of active ingriedient Fumigants - ANSWER Highly toxic gasses or produce highly toxic gasses, requiring a special fumigation license. Aerosols - ANSWER Produce a spray of fine pesticide droplets Adjuvant - ANSWER A chemical that modifies a pesticide's physical properties and /or enhances it's performance. Utility Agents - ANSWER -Compatibility agents -pH buffers -Antifoaming Agents Surfactants - ANSWER Help individual spray droplets spread out on the treated surface. Stickers - ANSWER Improve pesticide adherence to the treated surface. Penetrants - ANSWER Improve systemic pesticide penetration into the treated surface.