Pest Control Exam
Terms in this set (119)
What is the first thing you Identify the pest to be sure you know exactly what the
do when you detect the problem is
presence of a pest that you
think you may need to
control
How can pest identification Identification of the pest allows you to determine basic
help you develop a good information about it including the life cycle and the time
pest control strategy it is most succeptible to being controlled
Continuous pests are nearly always present and require
regular control;
Explain the differences
sporadic pests are migratory cyclical or other occasional
between continuous pests
pests that require control once in a while but not on a
sporadic pests and
regular basis. Potential pests are organisms that are not
potential pests
pests under normal conditions, but can become pests
and require control in certain circumstances.
Prevention is keeping a pest from becoming a problem,
Explain what is meant by
Suppression is reducing pest numbers or damage to an
prevention, suppression
acceptable level, Eradication is destroying an entire pest
and eradication of pests.
population.
Monitoring is checking or scouting for pests in an area to
determine what pests are present, how many of each
Describe pest monitoring kind of pests are in the area, and how much damage
and explain how it can be they are causing. Monitoring is important to many pest
an important strategy control strategies, because it helps determine if the
threshold has been reached and whether control
measures have been effective
,Define "integrated pest IPM is the combining of appropriate pest control tactics
management" and list into a single plan to reduce pests and their damage to
several possible control an acceptable level. Tactics may include: host resistance,
tactics that may be used in biological control, mechanical control, sanitation and
an IPM strategy. chemical (pesticide) control.
You apply a pesticide but it The failure of the pesticide to control the pest might
did not control the pest. have been caused by pest resistance, choosing the
Name three reasons why wrong pesticide, misidentifying the pest, applying the
your control effort might wrong amount, or applying the pesticide incorrectly.
have failed
What can you do to keep Pest resistance can be reduced by using IPM and
the pests you are trying to rotating the type of pesticides used.
control from becoming
resistant to the pesticides
you use
The label is the information printed on or attached to the
Explain the difference
pesticide container. Labeling includes the label itself,
between the terms "label"
plus all other information you receive from the
and "labeling"
manufacturer about the product when you buy it.
What do the words The product has been shown to be likely to harm people
"restricted use pesticide" or the environment if it is not used correctly. It may be
tell you about the pesticide purchased and used only by certified applicators and
product those under their direct supervision.
Where would you look to The words "restricted use pesticide" will appear in a box
find out whether a pesticide on the front panel of the pesticide label.
is classififed as restricted
use
, The chemical name is a complex name that identifies the
Explain the difference chemical components and structure of the pesticide. The
between chemical name, common name is a shorter name that EPA recognizes as
common name, and brand a substitute for the chemical name of a product. A brand
name. Which of these terms name is the name - usually a trademark - used by a
should you use to most chemical company to identify a pesticide product. The
accurately identify a common name (or the chemical name if no common
pesticide product. name is given) is the most accurate and useful way to
identify a pesticide product.
"Caution" indicates that the product is slightly toxic but
relatively non toxic
"Warning" indicates that the pesticide product is
Name and explain the
moderately toxic
meaning of signal words
and symbols you may see
"Danger" indicates that the product is highly toxic
on a pesticide product.
"Poison" and the skull and cross bones indicates that the
pesticide product is highly toxic as a poison rather than a
skin or eye irritant
Can you use the signal Signal words and symbols indicate the likelihood that
word on a pesticide label to you will experience acute harmful effects if you are over
judge the likelihood of exposed. Signal words do not tell you anything about
suffering acute, delayed, or the risks of delayed harmful effects or allergic effects.
allergic effects if you are
overexposed to the
product? Explain
What types of hazard Precautions about hazards to humans (and domestic
statements should you look animals), environmental hazards, and physical/chemical
for in the pesticide hazards.
labeling?
Terms in this set (119)
What is the first thing you Identify the pest to be sure you know exactly what the
do when you detect the problem is
presence of a pest that you
think you may need to
control
How can pest identification Identification of the pest allows you to determine basic
help you develop a good information about it including the life cycle and the time
pest control strategy it is most succeptible to being controlled
Continuous pests are nearly always present and require
regular control;
Explain the differences
sporadic pests are migratory cyclical or other occasional
between continuous pests
pests that require control once in a while but not on a
sporadic pests and
regular basis. Potential pests are organisms that are not
potential pests
pests under normal conditions, but can become pests
and require control in certain circumstances.
Prevention is keeping a pest from becoming a problem,
Explain what is meant by
Suppression is reducing pest numbers or damage to an
prevention, suppression
acceptable level, Eradication is destroying an entire pest
and eradication of pests.
population.
Monitoring is checking or scouting for pests in an area to
determine what pests are present, how many of each
Describe pest monitoring kind of pests are in the area, and how much damage
and explain how it can be they are causing. Monitoring is important to many pest
an important strategy control strategies, because it helps determine if the
threshold has been reached and whether control
measures have been effective
,Define "integrated pest IPM is the combining of appropriate pest control tactics
management" and list into a single plan to reduce pests and their damage to
several possible control an acceptable level. Tactics may include: host resistance,
tactics that may be used in biological control, mechanical control, sanitation and
an IPM strategy. chemical (pesticide) control.
You apply a pesticide but it The failure of the pesticide to control the pest might
did not control the pest. have been caused by pest resistance, choosing the
Name three reasons why wrong pesticide, misidentifying the pest, applying the
your control effort might wrong amount, or applying the pesticide incorrectly.
have failed
What can you do to keep Pest resistance can be reduced by using IPM and
the pests you are trying to rotating the type of pesticides used.
control from becoming
resistant to the pesticides
you use
The label is the information printed on or attached to the
Explain the difference
pesticide container. Labeling includes the label itself,
between the terms "label"
plus all other information you receive from the
and "labeling"
manufacturer about the product when you buy it.
What do the words The product has been shown to be likely to harm people
"restricted use pesticide" or the environment if it is not used correctly. It may be
tell you about the pesticide purchased and used only by certified applicators and
product those under their direct supervision.
Where would you look to The words "restricted use pesticide" will appear in a box
find out whether a pesticide on the front panel of the pesticide label.
is classififed as restricted
use
, The chemical name is a complex name that identifies the
Explain the difference chemical components and structure of the pesticide. The
between chemical name, common name is a shorter name that EPA recognizes as
common name, and brand a substitute for the chemical name of a product. A brand
name. Which of these terms name is the name - usually a trademark - used by a
should you use to most chemical company to identify a pesticide product. The
accurately identify a common name (or the chemical name if no common
pesticide product. name is given) is the most accurate and useful way to
identify a pesticide product.
"Caution" indicates that the product is slightly toxic but
relatively non toxic
"Warning" indicates that the pesticide product is
Name and explain the
moderately toxic
meaning of signal words
and symbols you may see
"Danger" indicates that the product is highly toxic
on a pesticide product.
"Poison" and the skull and cross bones indicates that the
pesticide product is highly toxic as a poison rather than a
skin or eye irritant
Can you use the signal Signal words and symbols indicate the likelihood that
word on a pesticide label to you will experience acute harmful effects if you are over
judge the likelihood of exposed. Signal words do not tell you anything about
suffering acute, delayed, or the risks of delayed harmful effects or allergic effects.
allergic effects if you are
overexposed to the
product? Explain
What types of hazard Precautions about hazards to humans (and domestic
statements should you look animals), environmental hazards, and physical/chemical
for in the pesticide hazards.
labeling?
