Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is IPM? - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrated Pest Management- Economic impact
and such
List several classifications of pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER - Insecticides, herbicides,
fungicides
What is the main difference between organic and inorganic pesticides? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Carbon-Organic contain carbon
T/F- Inorganic pesticides are always synthetic - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A pesticide that controls more than one pest - CORRECT ANSWER - Broad-spectrum and
multipurpose
When attempting to control pest resistance, why is it best to choose chemicals with the lowest
effective rates? - CORRECT ANSWER - To reduce pest resistance
What is an Emulisifiable concentrate? - CORRECT ANSWER - A liquid formulation of a
pesticide that can be mixes with a dry formulation to form an emulsion
Why are adjuvants sometimes sometimes added to a pesticide formulations - CORRECT
ANSWER - To increase effectiveness and safety
What is the basic federal law regulation pesticides referred to as? - CORRECT ANSWER -
FIFRA