Colorado General Pesticide Exam: Pesticides
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contain carbon, mostly created by combining chemical compounds but few
are extracted from plant material (called botanicals)
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1 Carbamates 2 Protein
3 Organic 4 Chemical Families
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, chemical substance produced and sold for the
control of pest species, ending term derived from
Pesticide
Latin "cida" meaning "to kill" although some merely
inhibit development not kill
FIFRA definition of includes: defoliants, plant growth regulators,
Pesticide desiccants
Avicides
Bactericides
Disinfectants - (aka antimicrobials) control
microorganisms
Fungicides
Herbicides
Insecticides - insects and arthropods
Defoliants - leaves/foliage drop from plants
Desiccants - dying or loss of moisture from plant
tissues
Pesticide Types Growth regulators
Molluscicides - slugs and snails
Nematicides - nematodes
Miticides - (aka acaricides) control mites and ticks
Piscicides
Predacides - predatory vertebrates
Repellents - insects, invertebrates, birds, mammals
Rodenticides
Wood preservatives - protect wood from decay and
stain fungi, insects, and other wood destroying
organisms
microscopic, colorless, worm-like animals that live as
Nematodes saprophytes (live on dead material) or parasites,
cause diseases of plants or animals
group of pesticides which are similar to one another
in chemical structure and pesticidal activity
Chemical Families
similar properties such as poisoning symptoms,
persistence, first aid, cleanup, and safety guidelines
Latest Update
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
contain carbon, mostly created by combining chemical compounds but few
are extracted from plant material (called botanicals)
Choose matching term
1 Carbamates 2 Protein
3 Organic 4 Chemical Families
Don't know?
Terms in this set (84)
, chemical substance produced and sold for the
control of pest species, ending term derived from
Pesticide
Latin "cida" meaning "to kill" although some merely
inhibit development not kill
FIFRA definition of includes: defoliants, plant growth regulators,
Pesticide desiccants
Avicides
Bactericides
Disinfectants - (aka antimicrobials) control
microorganisms
Fungicides
Herbicides
Insecticides - insects and arthropods
Defoliants - leaves/foliage drop from plants
Desiccants - dying or loss of moisture from plant
tissues
Pesticide Types Growth regulators
Molluscicides - slugs and snails
Nematicides - nematodes
Miticides - (aka acaricides) control mites and ticks
Piscicides
Predacides - predatory vertebrates
Repellents - insects, invertebrates, birds, mammals
Rodenticides
Wood preservatives - protect wood from decay and
stain fungi, insects, and other wood destroying
organisms
microscopic, colorless, worm-like animals that live as
Nematodes saprophytes (live on dead material) or parasites,
cause diseases of plants or animals
group of pesticides which are similar to one another
in chemical structure and pesticidal activity
Chemical Families
similar properties such as poisoning symptoms,
persistence, first aid, cleanup, and safety guidelines
