Trugreen General Pest Management Test 7A Exam Questions And Answers 2023

Trugreen General Pest Management Test 7A Exam Questions And Answers 2023 ABSORPTION - Correct Answer-The movement of a chemical into plants, animals (including humans), and/or microorganisms. ACARICIDE - Correct Answer-A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. Amiticide is an acaricide. ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Correct Answer-The chemical or chemicals in a pesticide responsible for killing, poisoning, or repelling the pest. Listed separately in the ingredient statement. ACUTE TOXICITY - Correct Answer-The capacity of a pesticide to cause injury within 24 hours following exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity. (See also chronic toxicity). ADJUVANT - Correct Answer-A substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or safety. Same as additive. Examples: penetrants, spreader-stickers, and wetting agents. ADSORPTION - Correct Answer-The process by which chemicals are held or bound to a surface by physical or chemical attraction. Clay and high organic soils tend to adsorb pesticides. AGGREGATION PHEROMONE - Correct Answer-See pheromone. AEROSOL - Correct Answer-Amaterial stored in a container under pressure. Fine droplets are produced when the material dissolved in a liquid carrier is released into the air from the pressurized container. ALGAE - Correct Answer-Relatively simple plants that contain chlorophyll and are photosynthetic. ALGICIDE - Correct Answer-Apesticide used to kill or inhibit algae. ANTI-SIPHONING DEVICE - Correct Answer-A device attached to the filling hose that prevents backflow or back-siphoning from a spray tank into a water source. ANTICOAGULANT - Correct Answer-A chemical that prevents normal blood clotting—the active ingredient in some rodenticides. ANTIDOTE - Correct Answer-A treatment used to counteract the effects of pesticide poisoning or some other poison in the body. ARACHNID - Correct Answer-A wingless arthropod with two body regions and four pairs of jointed legs. Spiders, ticks, and mites are in the class Arachnida. ARTHROPOD - Correct Answer-An invertebrate animal characterized by a jointed body and limbs and usually a hard body covering that is molted at intervals. For example, insects, mites, and crayfish are in the phylum Arthropoda. ATTRACTANT - Correct Answer-A substance or device that will lure pests to a trap or poison bait. AVICIDE - Correct Answer-A pesticide used to kill or repel birds. Birds are in the class Aves. BACTERIA - Correct Answer-Microscopic organisms, some of which are capable of producing diseases in plants and animals. Others are beneficial. BACTERICIDE - Correct Answer-Chemical used to control bacteria. BAIT - Correct Answer-Afood or other substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or to a trap. BARRIER APPLICATION - Correct Answer-Application of a pesticide in a strip alongside or around a structure, a portion of a structure, or any object. BENEFICIAL INSECT - Correct Answer-An insect that is useful or helpful to humans; usually insect parasites, predators, pollinators, etc. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL - Correct Answer-Control of pests using predators, parasites, and disease-causing organisms. May be naturally occurring or introduced. BIOMAGNIFICATION - Correct Answer-The process whereby one organism accumulates chemical residues in higher concentrations from organisms it consumes. BOTANICAL PESTICIDE - Correct Answer-A pesticide produced from chemicals found in plants. Examples are nicotine, pyrethrins, and strychnine. BRAND NAME - Correct Answer-The name or designation of a specific pesticide product or device made by a manufacturer or formulator; a marketing name. CALIBRATE, CALIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT,OR APPLICATION METHOD - Correct Answer-The measurement of dispersal or output and adjustments made to control the rate of dispersal of pesticides. CARBAMATES (N-methyl carbamates) - Correct Answer-A group of pesticides containing nitrogen, formulated as insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. The N-methyl carbamates are insecticides and inhibit cholinesterase in animals. CARCINOGENIC - Correct Answer-The ability of a substance or agent to induce malignant tumors (cancer). CARRIER - Correct Answer-An inert liquid, solid, or gas added to an active ingredient to make a pesticide dispense effectively. Acarrier is also the material, usually water or oil, used to dilute the formulated product for application. CEPHALOTHORAX - Correct Answer-Combination of the head and thorax in a spider; eight legs are attached to the cephalothorax. CERCI—Short appendages emerging from the abdominal segment of an insect (may help to identify an insect species). CERTIFIED APPLICATORS - Correct Answer-Individuals who are certified to use or supervise the use of any restricted-use pesticide covered by their certification. CHELICERAE - Correct Answer-Two short, needle-tipped appendages that are part of a spider's mouthparts. CHEMICAL NAME - Correct Answer-The scientific name of the active ingredient(s) found in the formulated product. This complex name is derived from the chemical structure of the active ingredient. CHEMICAL CONTROL - Correct Answer-Pesticide application to kill pests. CHEMOSTERILANT - Correct Answer-A chemical compound capable of preventing animal reproduction. CHEMTREC - Correct Answer-The Chemical Transportation Emergency Center has a toll-free number () that provides 24-hour information for chemical emergencies such as a spill, leak, fire, or accident. CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON - Correct Answer-A pesticide containing chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen. Many are persistent in the environment. Examples: chlordane, DDT, methoxychlor. Few are used in structural pest management operations today. CHOLINESTERASE, ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE - Correct Answer-An enzyme in animals that helps regulate nerve impulses. This enzyme is depressed by N-methyl carbamate and organophosphate pesticides. CHRONIC TOXICITY - Correct Answer-The ability of a material to cause injury or illness (beyond 24 hours following exposure) from repeated, prolonged exposure to small amounts. (See also acute toxicity.) COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR - Correct Answer-A certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide classified for restricted use for any purpose or on any property other than that producing an agricultural commodity. COMMON NAME - Correct Answer-Aname given to a pesticide's active ingredient by a recognized committee on pesticide nomenclature. Many pesticides are known by a number of trade or brand names, but each active ingredient has only one recognized common name. COMMUNITY - Correct Answer-The various populations of animal species (or plants) that exist together in an ecosystem. (See also population and ecosystem). CONCENTRATION - Correct Answer-Refers to the amount of active ingredient in a given volume or weight of formulated product. CONTACT PESTICIDE - Correct Answer-A compound that causes death or injury to insects when it contacts them. It does not have to be ingested. Often used in reference to a spray applied directly on a pest. CONTAMINATION - Correct Answer-The presence of an unwanted substance (sometimes pesticides) in or on plants, animals, soil, water, air, or structures. CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT - Correct Answer-The application of small amounts of insecticides into cracks and crevices in which insects hide or through which they may enter a building or travel in it. CRAWLSPACE - Correct Answer-Ashallow space below the living quarters of at least a partially basementless house, normally