CA Applicator Terms Questions and Answers Already Passed

CA Applicator Terms Questions and Answers Already Passed When does your applicator license expire? June 30th/every 3 years What is a pesticide? A pesticide side is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying,repelling, or mitigating any pest. How many days prior to your California applicator license expires will be notified by The board? 60 days Algaecides Control algae, canals, swimming pools, water tanks, and other sites. Antifouling agent Kill or repel organisms that attach to underwater services, such as boat bottoms Anti-microbial Kill microorganisms(such as bacteria and viruses) Attractants Attract pests(for example, to lure an insect or rodent to a trap)(however, food is not considered A pesticide when used as an attractant) Bioscides Kill microorganisms Disinfectant and sanitizers Kill or inactivate disease producing microorganisms on inanimate objects Fungicides Kill fungi(including blights, mildew, mold, and Rust) Fumigants Produces gases or vapor intended to destroy pests in buildings or soil Herbicides Kill weeds and other plants that grow where they are not wanted Insecticides Kill insects and other anthropods Miticides (Also called acaricides) kill mites that feed on plants and animals Microbio pesticides Micro organism that kill, in inhibit, or out compete pests, including insects or other microorganisms Molluscicides Kill snails and slugs Nematicides Kill nematodes(microscopic, wormlike organisms that feed on flat roots) Ovicides Kill eggs of insects and mites Foramens Biochemicals used to disrupt the mating behavior of insects Repellent a chemical that keeps insects and other pests away Rodenticide Control of mice and other rodents Defoliant Causes leaves, and other