Landscape Maintenance Study Questions and
Answers
Acaricide
killer of mites and ticks
Insects: Coleoptera
Beetles
complete metamorphosis
hard forewings to protect membraneous hind wings
Amount of pesticide to put in the tank
Label amount per acre x acres per tank
Active ingredient calculation liquid—- gallons
Lb active ingredient/gal/#lb/active ingredient per acre = acres per gallon
Tank capacity / acres per gallon = gallon per tank
Insects Heteroptera
True bugs, plant bugs
Insecta: Hymenoptera
bees, wasps, ants, etc
Insecta Lepidoptera
butterflies and moths
, insecta, homoptera
Aphids - leafhoppers cicadas
flow rate oz/sec to GPM
Oz/sec x .4688=gpm
Insecta: Dermaptera
Earwigs
Determine lb/min
Output(oz)/time (min) x .0625 = lbs/min
Insecta - Orthoptera
grasshoppers and crickets
Sulfonylureas
Herbicide doesn't affect plants it was designed to protect
Pyrethroids
Synthetic insecticide pesticides, based on the natural chemicals originally extracted from
chrysanthemum flowers (pyrethrins). They are not persistent and have low mammalian toxicity
Organophosphates
Insecticide miticide kills insects and mites
flow rate
Determines ounces/ seconds or gallons per min
Answers
Acaricide
killer of mites and ticks
Insects: Coleoptera
Beetles
complete metamorphosis
hard forewings to protect membraneous hind wings
Amount of pesticide to put in the tank
Label amount per acre x acres per tank
Active ingredient calculation liquid—- gallons
Lb active ingredient/gal/#lb/active ingredient per acre = acres per gallon
Tank capacity / acres per gallon = gallon per tank
Insects Heteroptera
True bugs, plant bugs
Insecta: Hymenoptera
bees, wasps, ants, etc
Insecta Lepidoptera
butterflies and moths
, insecta, homoptera
Aphids - leafhoppers cicadas
flow rate oz/sec to GPM
Oz/sec x .4688=gpm
Insecta: Dermaptera
Earwigs
Determine lb/min
Output(oz)/time (min) x .0625 = lbs/min
Insecta - Orthoptera
grasshoppers and crickets
Sulfonylureas
Herbicide doesn't affect plants it was designed to protect
Pyrethroids
Synthetic insecticide pesticides, based on the natural chemicals originally extracted from
chrysanthemum flowers (pyrethrins). They are not persistent and have low mammalian toxicity
Organophosphates
Insecticide miticide kills insects and mites
flow rate
Determines ounces/ seconds or gallons per min