IL General Standards Pesticide Applicator Training: Questions and answers, rated A+

IL General Standards Pesticide Applicator Training: Questions and answers, rated A+ Pesticide - -any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or control any form of life declared to be a pest Herbicides - -weeds Insecticides - -insects fungicides - -fungi miticides (acaricides) - -mites, ticks Is it illegal to mix pesticides if specifically stated on label? - -YES repellents - -insects, vertebrates What two general types of ingredients make up a pesticide formulation? - -1. Active Ingredient 2. Inert Ingredient Active ingredient is - -toxic to pest & effective against the target pest ex. glyphosate, carbaryl, propiconazole Inert Ingredient is - -no direct effect to pest & added to make product safer, more effective, or easier to use ex. solvent or a dry carrier 3 common types of mixtures - -1. Solutions 2. Suspensions 3. Emulsions What are examples of dry formulations? - -Soluble Powder (SP) Wettable Powder (W, WP) Water Dispersible Granule (WDG) Dry Flowable (DF) Granule (G) What are examples of wet formulations? - -Solution (S) Emulsifiable Concentrate (E, EC) Flowable or Liquid (F, FL, L) Microencapsulated (ME) Fumigants - -pesticides that form gases or vapors usually highly toxic and require additional licensing In a product named PestPro 50 WDG. W