COLORADO GENERAL PESTICIDE
EXAM- PESTICIDES QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION
Pesticide - correct answer ✔✔chemical substance produced and sold for the control of pest
species, ending term derived from Latin "cida" meaning "to kill" although some merely inhibit
development not kill
FIFRA definition of Pesticide - correct answer ✔✔includes: defoliants, plant growth regulators,
desiccants
Pesticide Types - correct answer ✔✔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
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
Nematodes - correct answer ✔✔microscopic, colorless, worm-like animals that live as
saprophytes (live on dead material) or parasites, cause diseases of plants or animals
Chemical Families - correct answer ✔✔group of pesticides which are similar to one another in
chemical structure and pesticidal activity
similar properties such as poisoning symptoms, persistence, first aid, cleanup, and safety
guidelines
Organophosphates - correct answer ✔✔synthetic organic pesticide containing C, H, and P
Carbamates - correct answer ✔✔A group of pesticides commonly used for control of insects,
mites, fungi, and weeds
some are cholinesterase inhibitors
Sulfonylureas - correct answer ✔✔herbicide family translocated through uptake by leaves and
roots
Phenoxys - correct answer ✔✔herbicide family affecting actively growing plant tissues (2,4-D)
Benzenes - correct answer ✔✔colorless, flammable liquid aromatic hydrocarbon, used as
fungicide protectants
Mode of Action - correct answer ✔✔the way pesticides affect and enter pests (site of action)
EXAM- PESTICIDES QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION
Pesticide - correct answer ✔✔chemical substance produced and sold for the control of pest
species, ending term derived from Latin "cida" meaning "to kill" although some merely inhibit
development not kill
FIFRA definition of Pesticide - correct answer ✔✔includes: defoliants, plant growth regulators,
desiccants
Pesticide Types - correct answer ✔✔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
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
Nematodes - correct answer ✔✔microscopic, colorless, worm-like animals that live as
saprophytes (live on dead material) or parasites, cause diseases of plants or animals
Chemical Families - correct answer ✔✔group of pesticides which are similar to one another in
chemical structure and pesticidal activity
similar properties such as poisoning symptoms, persistence, first aid, cleanup, and safety
guidelines
Organophosphates - correct answer ✔✔synthetic organic pesticide containing C, H, and P
Carbamates - correct answer ✔✔A group of pesticides commonly used for control of insects,
mites, fungi, and weeds
some are cholinesterase inhibitors
Sulfonylureas - correct answer ✔✔herbicide family translocated through uptake by leaves and
roots
Phenoxys - correct answer ✔✔herbicide family affecting actively growing plant tissues (2,4-D)
Benzenes - correct answer ✔✔colorless, flammable liquid aromatic hydrocarbon, used as
fungicide protectants
Mode of Action - correct answer ✔✔the way pesticides affect and enter pests (site of action)
