Pest Control Verified Solution

Pest Control Verified Solutions A ️Aerosol Active Ingredient ️The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for pesticidal activity. Acute Effects ️Illnesses or injuries that occur shortly (within 24 hours) after exposure to a pesticide Acute Exposure ️Exposure to a single dose of pesticide Acute Toxicity ️An injury or illness produced from a single pesticide exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity. Adjuvants ️a substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or safety. Advisory Statement ️Manufacturer recommendations or best management practices for optimal use of a pesticide product. Pesticide handlers are not legally required to follow advisory statements. AF ️Aqueous Flowable Air Purifying Respirator (APR) ️A safety device that uses filters or sorbents to remove hazardous substances, including pesticides, from the air. Allergic Effects ️Hypersensitivity to a specific substance, often called the allergen. An allergy may cause dermatitis, blisters, or hives. It could also cause illness, asthma, or life-threatening shock. B ️Bait Band Application ️A pesticide or other material applied in or beside a crop row instead of over the entire field. Basal Application ️An herbicide applied to plant stems or trunks at or just above the ground line. Biological Control ️Pest management using predators, parasites, and disease-causing organisms. It may be naturally occurring or introduced. Broadcast Application ️A pesticide or other material uniformly applied over an entire field or area. Buffers ️Adjuvants used to slow chemical degradation of some pesticides by lowering the pH of alkaline water and maintaining the pH within a narrow range, even with the addition of acidic or alkaline materials C ️Concentrate Carbamates ️A group of pesticides commonly used to control insects, mites, fungi, and weeds. Nmethyl carbamate insecticides, miticides, and nematicides are cholinesterase inhibitors Chemical Incompatibility ️What occurs when mixing certain pesticides in a spray tank alters the activity of one or more of them. Chronic Toxicity ️The ability of small amounts of pesticide from repeated, prolonged exposure to cause injury. Commercial Applicator ️A person who applies any pesticides for hire Commercial Operators/Technicians ️Employees of Commercial Applicators who apply pesticides. Any employee of a Commercial Applicator who applies any pesticides, whether or not the pesticide is classified as Restricted, must be licensed. They may only perform the types of pest control in which their employer is certified Competent ️Qualified to mix, load, apply, and otherwise use pesticide products. Compe