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Herbicides - ANSWER Target is weed Insecticide - ANSWER Target is insects Fungicides - ANSWER Target is Fungus Acaricides (Miticide) - ANSWER Target is mites or ticks Desiccants - ANSWER Target is too Dehydrate plants What are the two general types of ingredients make up the pesticide formula? - ANSWER Active- Toxic to pest Inert- solvent or dry carrier Dry Formulations - ANSWER SP- Soluble powder--> Agitation initial W,WP- Wettable Powder- Strong WDG- Water Dispersible G...

Spot Application - ANSWER Treats only a portion of the total area and are used to control pests that are grouped or clustered. Band Application - ANSWER treat only a narrow strip over alongside a row of desirable plants. Broadcast Application - ANSWER Treats the entire area or field. Effective Swath Width - ANSWER The distance each successive swatch should be offset in order to allow edges of neighboring swaths to overlap. Hydraulic agitation - ANSWER A mixing method in which some so...

first step in weed control - ANSWER identification of weed broadleaf weeds - ANSWER netted veins narrowleaf weeds (grasses) - ANSWER long, thin leaves with parallel veins areas preferred by annuals - ANSWER soil is disturbed or perennial plants are spotty/poor areas preferred by winter annuals - ANSWER soil is disturbed in fall or left exposed over winter areas preferred by biennials - ANSWER areas not mowed or disturbed areas preferred by perennials - ANSWER areas with minimal...

Pest - ANSWER any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the health of humans, animals, plants, or the environment Goal of IPM - ANSWER keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level, avoid adverse effects on humans, wildlife, environment economic injury level - ANSWER breakeven point at which cost of pest control equals revenue loss caused by pest economic threshold level - ANSWER number of pests per plant or amount of damage to plant at which control measur...

IPM for Turf - ANSWER keeping pests at a level low enough to avoid major damage First step of IPM for turf - ANSWER developing and maintaining healthy turf healthy turf is obtained through - ANSWER soil management, turfgrass selection, and proper culture desirable pH level for healthy turf - ANSWER between 6 and 7 pH pH readings below 6, what can you add? - ANSWER lime high-pH soils can be fixed by adding? - ANSWER sulfur or acid forming fertilizer (ammonium sulfate/nitrate or ure...

IPM - ANSWER Integrated Pest Management; Goals are provide economical pest control/protect the environment Not The Goal Of IPM - ANSWER Elimination of all pests Economic threshold/action threshold - ANSWER Number of pests per plant of amount of damage to plant at which control measures should begin economic injury level - ANSWER breakeven point which the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by pest aesthetic injury level - ANSWER number of pests that might cause enough...

What is a pesticide - ANSWER a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals. Pesticides are made up of - ANSWER Active and inert ingredients AI - ANSWER Active ingredient - chemical effective against pest Inert ingredients - ANSWER don't harm pest but make the AI more effective Herbicide formulation - ANSWER may be ready to use or may require dilution with carrier (oil or liquid) 60WDG - ANSWER 60% AI water-dispersible granul...

1. The goal of IPM isn't to eliminate the entire pest population but.... - ANSWER To avoid adverse effects on humans wildlife and the environment 2. Which of the following words is that number of pests per plant or the amount of damage to a plant at which point control measures should begin? - ANSWER Economic Threshold 3. What can be said about insects? - ANSWER They have three pairs of jointed legs. 4. Which of the following is an incomplete life cycle? - ANSWER Egg nymph and adult. ...

Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) - ANSWER Approved in 1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users assurance that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without endangering the user, other persons, or the environment Economic Injury Level - ANSWER break- even point at which the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by a pest. Aesthetic Injury Level - ANSWER number of pests that might c...

If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not work with state-limited pesticides. - ANSWER False To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. - ANSWER True Which is NOT an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? - ANSWER Texas A&M AgriLife Research Which Liscense must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pe...

Oriental Cockroach - ANSWER A medium to large sized glossy dark brown to black cockroach with wings shorter than the abdomen. Flour Beetles - ANSWER Insects that damage stored food by chewing in both the adult and larval stage. Indian Meal Moth - ANSWER The adult insect that has wings and can fly Red Flour Beetle - ANSWER The beetle that is elongated, flat, shiny reddish brown, about 1/8 inch long, can fly, and has three antennal segments enlarged abruptly into a club. Insects with c...

Define IPM - ANSWER 1. a pest population management system that anticipates and prevents pests from causing damage. 2. an ecological approach to pest control. Components of IPM - ANSWER 1. Pest identification 2. Monitoring 3. Use of natural enemies (biological control) 4. Pest-resistant plants 5. Cultural and structural changes 6. Judicious use of least toxic pesticides Intent of IPM - ANSWER To use tactics that include pesticide alternatives that reduce the total amount of pestici...

SPCS - ANSWER Structural Pest Control Service SPCS licenses - ANSWER Five types of licenses: commercial, business, technician-apprentice, technician, noncommercial, and noncommercial apprentice State limited use pesticides - ANSWER Quinclorac, 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, 2,4-DP, MCPA, Dicamba, Propanil, Bromacil, Prometon, and active ingredients of sodium floroacetate or sodium cyanide If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not work with state limite...

SPCS - ANSWER Structural Pest Control Service SPCS licenses - ANSWER Five types of licenses: commercial, business, technician-apprentice, technician, noncommercial, and noncommercial apprentice State limited use pesticides - ANSWER Quinclorac, 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, 2,4-DP, MCPA, Dicamba, Propanil, Bromacil, Prometon, and active ingredients of sodium floroacetate or sodium cyanide If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not work with state limite...

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If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. A) True B) False - ANSWER B) False To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. A) True B) False - ANSWER A) True Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification, and licensing? A) Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) B) Texas S...

What is usually the cause when liquid flows into pump of a compressed sprayer and shoots out the handle?** - ANSWER Worn Check Valve Ants with one node?* - ANSWER Carpenter, crazy, Rasberry Crazy, False Honey, Rover, Argentine, Odorous, ghost, pyramid Ants with 2 nodes?* - ANSWER Fire, Thief, Pavement, Acrobat, Pharaoh, Little black, Harvester, Big Headed, Leaf cutter, Acacia, elongated twig Adult dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax?** - ANSWER House fly Other than house flies what sp...

If unsupervised, you must have have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides? T/F - ANSWER False T/F. To legally perform structure pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. - ANSWER True Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? Texas Department of Agriculture(TDA), Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS), or Texa...

If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. - ANSWER False To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. - ANSWER True Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? - ANSWER Texas A&M AgriLife Research Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform ...

If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. True or False? - ANSWER False To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. True or False? - ANSWER True Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? a. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) b. Texas Structural Pest Contro...