MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔attractant - ✔✔a substance or device to lure insects or other pests to a trap or
poison bait
✔✔avicide - ✔✔a pesticide used to kill or repel birds
✔✔Back-siphoning - ✔✔the movement of a pesticide mixture from a spray tank through
the filling hose into the water source
✔✔Bacteria - ✔✔a single-celled organisms; some causes diseases in plants and
animals
✔✔Bactericide - ✔✔a pesticide used to control bacteria
✔✔bait - ✔✔1. food or other substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap. 2.
a ready-to-use pesticide formulation that contains an active ingredient mixed with food
or another attractive substance
✔✔band application - ✔✔an application of a pesticide or other material in or besides a
crop row rather than over an entire field
✔✔basal application - ✔✔an application to plant stems or trunks at or just above the
ground line
✔✔beneficial insect - ✔✔an insect that is useful to us ex: pollinators, predators of pests
✔✔Biennial - ✔✔a plant that completes its life cycle in two years
✔✔Bioaccumulation - ✔✔the process by which organisms accumulate or store
chemicals in their tissues
, ✔✔biological control - ✔✔the control of pests using predators, parasites and disease-
causing organisms
✔✔Biomagnification - ✔✔the process whereby some organisms accumulate chemical
residues in higher concentration than those found in the organisms they consume
✔✔Biopesticide - ✔✔a pesticide derived from naturally occurring materials
✔✔Boom - ✔✔a pipe that is attached to a sprayer and that has nozzles spaced along
its length
✔✔brand name - ✔✔the unique name under which a registered pesticide product is
sold
✔✔broadcast application - ✔✔the uniform application of a pesticide over an entire field
or area
✔✔broadleaves - ✔✔herbaceous plants with broad, rounded or flattened leaves with
netted veins and two cotyledons (seed leaves). Examples include dandelions,
lambdsquarters and morning glory
✔✔broad0spectrum pesticide - ✔✔a pesticide that is effective against a wide range of
pests; also called non-selective pesticide
✔✔bulk pesticide - ✔✔pesticide held in containers that hold more than 55 gallons of
liquid or 100 pounds of dry material
✔✔calibration - ✔✔the measurement and adjustment of the delivery rate of application
equipment so as to apply the correct amount of material uniformly to the target area
✔✔carbamates - ✔✔a group of cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides used to control
insects, mites and nematodes
✔✔Carcinogen - ✔✔a substance or agent able to produce malignant tumors (caner)
✔✔carrier - ✔✔1. an inert liquid, solid or gas added to an active ingredient to make a
pesticide formulation. 2. the material, usually water or oil, used to dilute the formulated
product for application
✔✔caution - ✔✔the signal worse associated with pesticide products classified as
slightly toxic; these pesticides have an oral LD50 greater than 500 mg/kg and a dermal
LD50 greater than 2,000 mg/kg
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔attractant - ✔✔a substance or device to lure insects or other pests to a trap or
poison bait
✔✔avicide - ✔✔a pesticide used to kill or repel birds
✔✔Back-siphoning - ✔✔the movement of a pesticide mixture from a spray tank through
the filling hose into the water source
✔✔Bacteria - ✔✔a single-celled organisms; some causes diseases in plants and
animals
✔✔Bactericide - ✔✔a pesticide used to control bacteria
✔✔bait - ✔✔1. food or other substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap. 2.
a ready-to-use pesticide formulation that contains an active ingredient mixed with food
or another attractive substance
✔✔band application - ✔✔an application of a pesticide or other material in or besides a
crop row rather than over an entire field
✔✔basal application - ✔✔an application to plant stems or trunks at or just above the
ground line
✔✔beneficial insect - ✔✔an insect that is useful to us ex: pollinators, predators of pests
✔✔Biennial - ✔✔a plant that completes its life cycle in two years
✔✔Bioaccumulation - ✔✔the process by which organisms accumulate or store
chemicals in their tissues
, ✔✔biological control - ✔✔the control of pests using predators, parasites and disease-
causing organisms
✔✔Biomagnification - ✔✔the process whereby some organisms accumulate chemical
residues in higher concentration than those found in the organisms they consume
✔✔Biopesticide - ✔✔a pesticide derived from naturally occurring materials
✔✔Boom - ✔✔a pipe that is attached to a sprayer and that has nozzles spaced along
its length
✔✔brand name - ✔✔the unique name under which a registered pesticide product is
sold
✔✔broadcast application - ✔✔the uniform application of a pesticide over an entire field
or area
✔✔broadleaves - ✔✔herbaceous plants with broad, rounded or flattened leaves with
netted veins and two cotyledons (seed leaves). Examples include dandelions,
lambdsquarters and morning glory
✔✔broad0spectrum pesticide - ✔✔a pesticide that is effective against a wide range of
pests; also called non-selective pesticide
✔✔bulk pesticide - ✔✔pesticide held in containers that hold more than 55 gallons of
liquid or 100 pounds of dry material
✔✔calibration - ✔✔the measurement and adjustment of the delivery rate of application
equipment so as to apply the correct amount of material uniformly to the target area
✔✔carbamates - ✔✔a group of cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides used to control
insects, mites and nematodes
✔✔Carcinogen - ✔✔a substance or agent able to produce malignant tumors (caner)
✔✔carrier - ✔✔1. an inert liquid, solid or gas added to an active ingredient to make a
pesticide formulation. 2. the material, usually water or oil, used to dilute the formulated
product for application
✔✔caution - ✔✔the signal worse associated with pesticide products classified as
slightly toxic; these pesticides have an oral LD50 greater than 500 mg/kg and a dermal
LD50 greater than 2,000 mg/kg
