Demonstration and Research Pest Control Exam Questions With A+ Grade Answers

Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act - ANSWER-FIFRA "any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating and pest" - ANSWER-Pesticide "any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant." - ANSWER-Pesticide Pesticides that are generally more acutely toxic and inhibit a vital physiological process. - ANSWER-Broad spectrum Broad spectrum insecticides that inhibit cholinesterase - an enzyme in animal nervous systems. - ANSWER-Organophosphates and carbamates Broad spectrum herbicides that inhibit a key reaction in photosynthesis. - ANSWER-Triazines There is a trend away from broad spectrum pesticides and toward ______ pesticides which are aimed at certain metabolic action sites, and sometimes, certain pest organisms. This almost always results in products with reduced risks toward pesticide handlers and non-target organisms. - ANSWER-specialized activity A highly specific pesticide with minimal non-target organism impact is _____ which disrupt insect growth, egg production, and caste differentiation in some social insects. - ANSWER-Insect growth regulators