Alabama pesticide applicator study
guide: chapter 2 Correct 100%
Most important principle of pest control - ANSWER Use a pest control method only when that
method will prevent the pest from causing more damage than is reasonable to accept.
Resistant varieties - ANSWER Resistant crops.
Biological control - ANSWER Using a pests natural enemy.
Cultural control - ANSWER Planting pattern, tillage practices, crop rotation.
Physical control - ANSWER Fire for weeds, traps for rats.
Sanitation - ANSWER Removing food that pests feed on.
Legal control - ANSWER Quarantines, inspections, embargoes, compulsory crops destruction.
Pesticides - ANSWER Chemicals used to destroy, prevent, or control pests.
3 main pest control strategies. - ANSWER Prevention, suppression, eradication.
Insecticide - ANSWER Kills insects
Miticide - ANSWER Kills mites
Acaricide - ANSWER Kills mites, ticks, and spiders
Nematicide - ANSWER Kills nematodes
, Fungicide - ANSWER Kills fungus
Bactericide - ANSWER Kills bacteria
Herbicide - ANSWER Kills weeds
Desiccant - ANSWER Dries up plants or insects
Antitranspirant - ANSWER Reduces loss of water from plant tissue
Ridenticide - ANSWER Kills rodents
Avicide - ANSWER Kills birds
Piscicide - ANSWER Kills fish
Molluscicide - ANSWER Kills mollusks
Predicide - ANSWER Kills vertebrates
Defoliant - ANSWER Removes unwanted plant growth without killing the whole plant immediately
Inorganic pesticide - ANSWER Pesticides made from minerals
Synthetic organic pesticide - ANSWER Man made pesticides using carbon, hydrogen, and another
element
Living micro-organisms - ANSWER Viruses, bacteria, and fungi produced by man for use as pesticides
Plant-derived organic pesticide - ANSWER Pesticides made from plants
guide: chapter 2 Correct 100%
Most important principle of pest control - ANSWER Use a pest control method only when that
method will prevent the pest from causing more damage than is reasonable to accept.
Resistant varieties - ANSWER Resistant crops.
Biological control - ANSWER Using a pests natural enemy.
Cultural control - ANSWER Planting pattern, tillage practices, crop rotation.
Physical control - ANSWER Fire for weeds, traps for rats.
Sanitation - ANSWER Removing food that pests feed on.
Legal control - ANSWER Quarantines, inspections, embargoes, compulsory crops destruction.
Pesticides - ANSWER Chemicals used to destroy, prevent, or control pests.
3 main pest control strategies. - ANSWER Prevention, suppression, eradication.
Insecticide - ANSWER Kills insects
Miticide - ANSWER Kills mites
Acaricide - ANSWER Kills mites, ticks, and spiders
Nematicide - ANSWER Kills nematodes
, Fungicide - ANSWER Kills fungus
Bactericide - ANSWER Kills bacteria
Herbicide - ANSWER Kills weeds
Desiccant - ANSWER Dries up plants or insects
Antitranspirant - ANSWER Reduces loss of water from plant tissue
Ridenticide - ANSWER Kills rodents
Avicide - ANSWER Kills birds
Piscicide - ANSWER Kills fish
Molluscicide - ANSWER Kills mollusks
Predicide - ANSWER Kills vertebrates
Defoliant - ANSWER Removes unwanted plant growth without killing the whole plant immediately
Inorganic pesticide - ANSWER Pesticides made from minerals
Synthetic organic pesticide - ANSWER Man made pesticides using carbon, hydrogen, and another
element
Living micro-organisms - ANSWER Viruses, bacteria, and fungi produced by man for use as pesticides
Plant-derived organic pesticide - ANSWER Pesticides made from plants
