MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE CORRECT EXAMS
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔EPA Registration Number - ✔✔a number assigned to a registered pesticide product
by the EPA
✔✔Eradicant - ✔✔a systemic fungicide that controls existing infections
✔✔Eradication - ✔✔a pest management strategy that attemps to eliminate all members
of a pest population from a define area
✔✔exposure - ✔✔unwanted contact with pesticide or pesticide residues by people or
other oraganisms
✔✔extender - ✔✔adjuvant that increases retention of a pesticide on the treated surface
by slowing evaporation and inhibiting photodegradation
✔✔FIFRA - ✔✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ,the primary federal
pesticide law
✔✔Flowable (F or L) - ✔✔a pesticide formulation in which very finely ground solid
particles, composed of both active and inert ingredients, are suspended in a liquid
carrier
✔✔foaming agent - ✔✔an adjuvant designed to reduce pesticide drift by producing a
thick foam
✔✔fog treament - ✔✔the application of a pesticide as a fine mist or fog
✔✔foliar - ✔✔refers to pesticide applications to the leaves of plants
✔✔food chain - ✔✔sequence of species within an ecological community, each member
of which serves as a good source for the species next higher in the chain
, ✔✔formulation - ✔✔the pesticide product as purchased, containing one or more active
ingredients combined with carriers, additives and other inert ingredients for safety and
ease of application
✔✔freshening interval - ✔✔the minimum number of days that must pass between the
application of a pesticide to a nonlactating dairy animal and when the animal begins to
produce milk
✔✔fumigant - ✔✔a pesticide that forms gases or vapors toxic to plants, animals and
microorganisms
✔✔ absorption - ✔✔the movement of a chemical into plants, animals (including
humans), microorganisms or soil
✔✔Acaricide - ✔✔a pesticide used to control mites and ticks. a Miticide is a type of
acaricide
✔✔Acidic - ✔✔having a ph less than 7
✔✔Acidifiers = Buffers - ✔✔adjuvants used to retard chemical degradation of pesticides
in the spray tank by lowering the pH of alkaline water used as a diluent
✔✔Action Threshold - ✔✔a predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management action must be taken
✔✔Activated Charcoal - ✔✔A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
✔✔Active Ingredient (AI) - ✔✔The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for
pesticidal activity.
✔✔Acute effect - ✔✔a symptom, illness, or injury that occurs shortly after the exposure
to a pesticide
✔✔Acute Exposure - ✔✔An exposure to a single dose of pesticide
✔✔Acute Rodenticide - ✔✔a pesticide that is capable of killing a rodent after a single
feeding
✔✔Acute Toxicity - ✔✔The ability of a pesticide to cause illness after a single exposure.
LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity
✔✔Adjuvant (Additive) - ✔✔a substance added to a pesticide to improve its
effectiveness or safety
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔EPA Registration Number - ✔✔a number assigned to a registered pesticide product
by the EPA
✔✔Eradicant - ✔✔a systemic fungicide that controls existing infections
✔✔Eradication - ✔✔a pest management strategy that attemps to eliminate all members
of a pest population from a define area
✔✔exposure - ✔✔unwanted contact with pesticide or pesticide residues by people or
other oraganisms
✔✔extender - ✔✔adjuvant that increases retention of a pesticide on the treated surface
by slowing evaporation and inhibiting photodegradation
✔✔FIFRA - ✔✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ,the primary federal
pesticide law
✔✔Flowable (F or L) - ✔✔a pesticide formulation in which very finely ground solid
particles, composed of both active and inert ingredients, are suspended in a liquid
carrier
✔✔foaming agent - ✔✔an adjuvant designed to reduce pesticide drift by producing a
thick foam
✔✔fog treament - ✔✔the application of a pesticide as a fine mist or fog
✔✔foliar - ✔✔refers to pesticide applications to the leaves of plants
✔✔food chain - ✔✔sequence of species within an ecological community, each member
of which serves as a good source for the species next higher in the chain
, ✔✔formulation - ✔✔the pesticide product as purchased, containing one or more active
ingredients combined with carriers, additives and other inert ingredients for safety and
ease of application
✔✔freshening interval - ✔✔the minimum number of days that must pass between the
application of a pesticide to a nonlactating dairy animal and when the animal begins to
produce milk
✔✔fumigant - ✔✔a pesticide that forms gases or vapors toxic to plants, animals and
microorganisms
✔✔ absorption - ✔✔the movement of a chemical into plants, animals (including
humans), microorganisms or soil
✔✔Acaricide - ✔✔a pesticide used to control mites and ticks. a Miticide is a type of
acaricide
✔✔Acidic - ✔✔having a ph less than 7
✔✔Acidifiers = Buffers - ✔✔adjuvants used to retard chemical degradation of pesticides
in the spray tank by lowering the pH of alkaline water used as a diluent
✔✔Action Threshold - ✔✔a predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management action must be taken
✔✔Activated Charcoal - ✔✔A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
✔✔Active Ingredient (AI) - ✔✔The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for
pesticidal activity.
✔✔Acute effect - ✔✔a symptom, illness, or injury that occurs shortly after the exposure
to a pesticide
✔✔Acute Exposure - ✔✔An exposure to a single dose of pesticide
✔✔Acute Rodenticide - ✔✔a pesticide that is capable of killing a rodent after a single
feeding
✔✔Acute Toxicity - ✔✔The ability of a pesticide to cause illness after a single exposure.
LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity
✔✔Adjuvant (Additive) - ✔✔a substance added to a pesticide to improve its
effectiveness or safety
