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Active !| Ingredient !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| chemical !| or !| chemicals !| in !| a !| product !| responsible !| for !| pesticidal !| activity Activator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔An !| adjuvant !| added !| to !| a !| pesticide !| to !| increase !| its !| toxicity Abiotic !| Factors !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔related !| to !| nonliving !| elements, !| such !| as !| air !| pollutants, !| wind, !| water, !| and !| temperature Absorption !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| movement !| of !| a !| chemical !| into !| plants, !| animals, !| microorganisms, !| or !| soil Acaricide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| pesticide !| used !| to !| control !| mites !| and !| ticks. !| A !| miticide !| is !| a !| type !| of !| acaricide Acidic !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Having !| a !| pH !| less !| than !| 7 Action !| Threshold !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| predetermined !| level !| of !| pest !| infestation !| or !| damage !| at !| which !| some !| type !| of !| pest !| management !| action !| must !| be !| taken
Activated !| Charcoal !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| finely !| ground !| charcoal !| that !| adsorbs !| chemicals Acute !| Effects !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Illnesses !| or !| injuries !| that !| occur !| shortly !| (within !| 24hours) !| after !| exposure !| to !| a !| pesticide Acute !| Exposure !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| exposure !| to !| a !| single !| dose !| of !| pesticide Acute !| Toxicity !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔An !| injury !| or !| illness !| produced !| from !| a !| single !| pesticide !| exposure. Adjuvant !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| substance !| added !| to !| a !| pesticide !| to !| improve !| its !| effectiveness !| or !| safety Adsorption !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| process !| whereby !| chemicals !| are !| held !| or !| bound !| to !| a !| surface !| by !| physical !| or !| chemical !| attraction !| Clay !| and !| high- organic !| soils !| tend !| to !| adsorb !| pesticides Adulterated !| Pesticide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pest !| control !| product !| that !| does !| not !| conform !| to !| the !| specified !| standard !| or !| quality !| documented !| on !| its !| label !| or !| labeling Advisory !| statements !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔manufacturer !| recommendations !| or !| best !| management !| practices !| for !| optimal !| use !| of !| a !| pesticide !| product.
Animal !| systemics !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔pesticide !| products !| that !| are !| absorbed !| by, !| enter !| the !| tissues !| of, !| and, !| move !| within !| the !| treated !| animal Annual !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| plant !| that !| completes !| its !| life !| cycle !| in !| one !| year Antagonism !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| reduction !| of !| pesticide !| activity !| when !| two !| or !| more !| different !| pesticides !| are !| mixed !| together Antibiotic !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔chemical !| produced !| by !| a !| microorganism !| that !| is !| toxic !| to !| other !| microorganisms Anticoagulant !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| chemical !| that !| prevents !| normal !| blood !| clotting Antidote !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| practical !| treatment !| used !| to !| counteract !| the !| effects !| of !| pesticide !| poisoning !| or !| some !| other !| poison !| in !| the !| body Anti-Siphoning !| Device !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| hose !| attachment !| designed !| to !| prevent !| backflow !| of !| a !| pesticide !| mix !| from !| the !| spray !| tank !| into !| a !| water !| source Application !| Rate !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| amount !| of !| pesticide !| that !| is !| applied !| to !| a !| known !| area, !| such !| as !| an !| acre !| or !| 1,000 !| square !| feet !| or !| linear !| feet
Aquifer !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| geological !| formation !| from !| which !| groundwater !| may !| be !| drawn. !| Can !| be !| a !| layer !| of !| sand, !| gravel, !| or !| other !| soil !| materials !| or !| a !| section !| of !| bedrock !| with !| fractures !| through !| which !| water !| can !| flow Arachnid !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| wingless !| arthropod !| with !| two !| body !| regions !| and !| four !| pairs !| of !| jointed !| legs. !| Spiders, !| ticks, !| and !| mites Arthropod !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| invertebrate !| animal !| characterized !| by !| a !| jointed !| body !| and !| limbs !| and !| usually !| a !| hard !| body !| covering !| that !| is !| molted !| at !| intervals. !| Insects, !| mites, !| and !| crayfish Atmosphere-Supplying !| Respirator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| safety !| device !| that !| provides !| a !| supply !| of !| breathable !| air !| from !| a !| clean, !| independent !| outside !| source Atropine !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| antidote !| used !| to !| treat !| organophosphate !| and !| carbamate !| poisoning Attractant !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| substance !| or !| device !| used !| to !| lure !| insects !| or !| other !| pests !| to !| a !| trap !| or !| poison !| bait Avicide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| chemical !| used !| to !| kill !| or !| repel !| birds Back-Siphoning !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| movement !| of !| a !| liquid !| pesticide !| mixture !| from !| a !| spray !| tank !| through !| the !| filling !| hose !| into !| the !| water !| source
Biological !| Degradation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| breakdown !| of !| chemicals !| due !| to !| the !| activity !| of !| living !| organisms, !| specially !| bacteria !| and !| fungi !| in !| the !| soil Biomagnification !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| process !| whereby !| some !| organisms !| accumulate !| chemical !| residues !| in !| higher !| concentrations !| that !| those !| found !| in !| the !| organisms !| they !| consume Biopesticide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pest !| control !| product !| derived !| from !| naturally !| occurring !| materials Boom !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pesticide !| application !| device !| attached !| to !| a !| truck, !| tractor, !| aircraft, !| or !| other !| vehicle !| to !| which !| multiple !| spray !| nozzles !| are !| attached Botanical !| Pesticide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pest !| control !| product !| produced !| from !| naturally !| occurring !| chemicals !| in !| plants. !| ex: !| nicotine, !| pyrethrum, !| and !| rottenone Brand !| Name !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| registered !| or !| trade !| name, !| number, !| or !| designation !| given !| to !| a !| specific !| pesticide !| product !| or !| device !| by !| the !| manufacturer !| or !| firmulator Breakthrough !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| penetration !| of !| pesticide !| through !| PPE, !| such !| as !| a !| liquid !| through !| gloves !| or !| gas !| through !| a !| respirator
Broadcast !| Application !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pesticide !| or !| other !| material !| uniformly !| applied !| over !| an !| entire !| field !| or !| area Broadleaves !| (Dicots) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔plants !| with !| broad, !| rounded, !| or !| flattened !| leaves !| with !| netted !| veins. Broad-Spectrum !| Pesticide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pest !| control !| product !| that !| is !| effective !| against !| a !| wide !| range !| of !| pests Buffers !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Adjuvants !| used !| to !| slow !| chemical !| degradation !| of !| some !| pesticides !| by !| lowering !| the !| pH !| of !| alkaline !| water !| and !| maintaining !| the !| pH !| within !| a !| narrow !| range, !| even !| with !| the !| addition !| of !| acidic !| or !| alkaline !| materials Calibrate/Calibration !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔to !| properly !| adjust !| equipment; !| to !| determine !| the !| correct !| amount !| of !| material !| to !| be !| applied !| to !| the !| target !| area Carbamates !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| group !| of !| pesticides !| commonly !| used !| to !| control !| insects, !| mites, !| fungi, !| and !| weeds. Carcinogen !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| substance !| or !| agent !| able !| to !| produce !| malignant !| tumors !| (cancer) Carrier !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| inert !| liquid, !| solid, !| or !| gas !| added !| to !| an !| active !| ingredient !| to !| make !| a !| pesticide !| formulation
allows !| no !| measurable !| movement !| of !| the !| pesticide !| being !| used !| through !| the !| material !| during !| use" Chemigation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| application !| of !| pesticides !| or !| fertilizers !| to !| a !| target !| site !| in !| irrigation !| water. !| Also !| known !| as !| injector !| systems !| when !| used !| in !| a !| greenhouse Chemosterilant !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| chemical !| used !| to !| sterilize !| insects !| or !| pest !| vertebrates !| without !| altering !| mating !| habits !| or !| life !| expectancy Chemtrec !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| chemical !| transportation !| emergency !| center Chlorinated !| Hydrocarbon(Organochloride) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pesticide !| containing !| chlorine, !| carbon, !| and !| hydrogen. !| Many !| are !| persistent !| in !| the !| environment. !| ex: !| chlordane, !| DDT, !| and !| methoxychlor Chlorosis !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| yellowing !| of !| a !| plant's !| normally !| green !| tissue Cholinesterase !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| chemical !| catalyst(enzyme) !| found !| in !| humans !| and !| many !| other !| animals !| that !| regulates !| the !| activity !| of !| nerve !| impulses !| by !| deactivating !| the !| chemical !| neurotransmitter !| acetylcholine Chronic !| Toxicity !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| ability !| of !| small !| amounts !| of !| pesticide !| from !| repeated, !| prolonged !| exposure !| to !| cause !| injury
Commercial !| Applicator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| certified !| applicator !| who !| uses !| or !| supervises !| the !| use !| of !| pesticides !| for !| purposes !| other !| than !| those !| covered !| under !| a !| private !| applicator !| certification Common !| Name !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| name !| given !| to !| a !| pesticide !| active !| ingredient !| by !| a !| recognized !| committee !| on !| pesticide !| nomenclature. Compatibility !| Agent !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| adjuvant !| used !| to !| enhance !| the !| mixing !| of !| two !| or !| more !| pesticide !| products !| and/or !| fertilizers Compatible !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| mixture !| of !| two !| or !| more !| chemicals !| that !| does !| not !| reduce !| the !| effectiveness !| or !| characteristics !| of !| any !| individual !| chemical Concentration !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| amount !| of !| active !| ingredient !| in !| a !| given !| volume !| or !| weight !| of !| formulated !| product Contact !| (Local) !| Effects !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔injury !| at !| the !| point !| of !| contact, !| including !| skin !| discoloration !| and !| irritation, !| such !| as !| itching, !| redness, !| rashes, !| blisters, !| and !| burns. Contact !| pesticide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔any !| pest !| control !| product !| that !| affects !| pest !| organisms !| upon !| contact. !| These !| may !| be !| insecticides, !| miticides, !| fungicides, !| or !| herbicides
Danger !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| signal !| word !| associated !| with !| pesticide !| products !| classified !| as !| highly !| toxic !| by !| at !| least !| one !| route !| of !| entry Danger-Poison !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| signal !| word !| associated !| with !| pesticide !| products !| classified !| as !| highly !| toxic, !| corrosive, !| or !| highly !| irritating !| to !| skin !| and !| eyes Days !| To !| Harvest !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| minimum !| number !| of !| days !| permitted !| by !| law !| between !| the !| last !| pesticide !| application !| and !| the !| harvest !| date !| of !| the !| crop Days !| to !| Slaughter !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| minimum !| number !| of !| days !| permitted !| by !| law !| between !| the !| last !| pesticide !| application !| and !| the !| date !| the !| food !| animal !| is !| slaughtered Decontaminate !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔to !| remove !| or !| degrade !| a !| chemical !| residue !| from !| the !| skin !| or !| a !| surface Defoaming !| Agent !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| adjuvant !| used !| to !| reduce !| the !| foaming !| of !| a !| spray !| mixture !| due !| to !| agitation Defoliant !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| chemical !| that !| initiates !| the !| premature !| drop !| of !| leaves, !| often !| as !| an !| aid !| in !| harvesting !| a !| crop
Degradation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| process !| by !| which !| a !| chemical !| compound !| is !| broken !| down !| into !| simpler !| compounds !| by !| the !| action !| of !| microorganisms, !| water, !| air, !| sunlight, !| or !| other !| agents Delayed !| Effects !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔illnesses !| or !| injuries !| that !| do !| not !| appear !| immediately !| (within !| 24hours) !| after !| exposure !| to !| a !| pesticide. !| The !| effects !| may !| be !| delayed !| for !| weeks, !| months, !| or !| years Deposit !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| presence !| of !| a !| pesticide !| on !| a !| treated !| surface !| after !| application Dermal !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔pertaining !| to !| the !| skin Dermal !| LD !| 50 !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| amount !| of !| a !| pesticide !| that !| can !| kill !| 50% !| of !| a !| population !| of !| test !| animals !| when !| absorbed !| through !| the !| skin Dermal !| Toxicity !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| ability !| of !| a !| pesticide !| to !| injure !| a !| human !| or !| animal !| when !| absorbed !| through !| the !| skin Dermatitis !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| inflammation, !| itching, !| irritation, !| or !| occurrence !| of !| a !| rash !| after !| exposure !| to !| a !| chemical Desiccant !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| chemical !| that !| promotes !| drying !| or !| loss !| of !| moisture !| from !| leaving !| the !| leaves !| or !| other !| plant !| parts. !| Also, !| a !| chemical !| that !| removes !| water !| from !| arthropods !| or !| destroys !| the !| waxy !| covering !| that !| protects !| there !| organisms !| from !| water !| loss
Drift !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| airborne !| movement !| of !| a !| pesticide !| spray, !| dust, !| particle, !| or !| vapor !| beyond !| the !| target !| area Drift !| Control !| Additve !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| adjuvant !| added !| to !| a !| spray !| mixture !| to !| reduce !| drift Drop !| spreader !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| common !| type !| of !| granular !| applicator !| with !| an !| adjustable !| sliding !| gate !| that !| opens !| holes !| in !| the !| bottom !| of !| the !| hopper. !| Granules !| flow !| out !| by !| gravity !| feed Dry !| Flowable !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| granular !| pesticide !| formulation !| that !| forms !| a !| suspension !| when !| added !| to !| water Dust !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| finely !| ground, !| dry !| pesticide !| formulation !| containing !| a !| small !| amount !| of !| active !| ingredient !| and !| a !| large !| amount !| of !| inert !| carrier !| or !| diluent, !| such !| as !| clay !| or !| talc Economic !| Injury !| Level !| (EIL) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| pest !| population !| density !| (number !| of !| pests !| per !| unit !| area) !| that !| causes !| losses !| equal !| to !| the !| cost !| of !| control !| measures Economic !| Threshold !| (ET) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| pest !| population !| density !| (number !| of !| pests !| per !| unit !| area) !| at !| which !| control !| measures !| are !| needed !| to !| prevent !| the !| pests !| from !| causing !| economic !| injury
Eductor !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔also !| referred !| to !| as !| an !| inductor !| or !| a !| jet !| pump, !| it !| is !| a !| device !| that !| enables !| small !| pumps !| to !| circulate !| large !| volumes !| of !| tank !| solution. Emergency !| Exemption !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| section !| 18 !| exemption !| that !| allows !| the !| sale !| and !| use !| of !| a !| registered !| pesticide !| product !| for !| a !| specific !| nonregistered !| purpose !| during !| a !| specified !| period !| if !| no !| feasible !| alternative !| is !| available Emulsifiable !| Concentrate !| (EC) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pesticide !| formulation !| produced !| by !| mixing !| an !| active !| ingredient !| and !| an !| emulsifying !| agent !| in !| a !| suitable !| petroleum !| solvent. !| When !| combined !| with !| water, !| a !| milky !| emulsion !| is !| usually !| formed Emulsifying !| Agent !| (Emulsifier) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| chemical !| that !| aids !| in !| the !| suspension !| of !| one !| liquid !| in !| another !| that !| normally !| would !| not !| mix !| together Emulsion !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| mixture !| of !| two !| liquids !| that !| are !| not !| soluble !| in !| each !| other. !| One !| is !| suspened !| as !| very !| small !| droplets !| in !| the !| other !| with !| the !| aid !| of !| an !| emulsifying !| agent. Encapsulated !| Pesticide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| formulation !| with !| the !| active !| ingredient !| enclosed !| in !| capsules !| of !| polyvinyl !| or !| other !| synthetic !| materials, !| mainly !| used !| for !| slow !| release !| and !| to !| prolong !| the !| effectiveness !| of !| the !| materials
Eradication !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pest !| management !| strategy !| that !| attempts !| to !| eliminate !| all !| members !| of !| a !| pest !| population !| from !| a !| defined !| area Exposure !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔unwanted !| contact !| with !| pesticides !| or !| pesticide !| residues !| by !| people, !| other !| organisms, !| or !| the !| environment Facepiece !| (tight-fitting) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| respirator !| that !| forms !| a !| complete !| seal !| with !| face. Federal !| Insecticide, !| Fungicide, !| and !| Rodenticide !| ACT !| (FIFRA) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| federal !| law !| dealing !| with !| pesticide !| regulations !| and !| use Filter(HEPA) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔high-efficiency !| particulate !| air !| filter. Filter(Particulate) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔for !| nonpowered !| air-purifying !| respirators, !| a !| purifying !| element !| that !| removes !| aerosols !| (solid !| or !| liquid !| particles) !| from !| the !| air. Filter !| Efficiency !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔for !| air-purifying !| respirators, !| the !| collective !| efficiency !| of !| a !| filter !| to !| resist !| penetration !| by !| particulates. Filtering !| Facepiece !| Respirator !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| type !| of !| nonpowered !| APR !| in !| which !| a !| particulate !| filter !| is !| an !| integral !| part !| of !| the !| facepiece
Fit !| Test !| (qualitative) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| method !| to !| assess !| whether !| a !| particular !| size !| and !| brand !| of !| respirator !| adequately !| fits !| an !| individuals !| face !| using !| a !| test !| agent Fit !| Test !| (Quantitative) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| method !| to !| assess !| whether !| a !| particular !| size !| and !| brand !| of !| respirator !| adequately !| fits !| an !| individual's !| face !| using !| instrumentation !| to !| numerically !| measure !| leakage !| into !| the !| resirator Flammable !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔capable !| of !| being !| easily !| ignited Flowable !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pesticide !| formulation !| in !| which !| a !| very !| finely !| ground !| solid !| particle, !| composed !| of !| both !| active !| and !| inert !| ingredients, !| is !| suspended !| in !| a !| liquid !| carrier. !| These !| formulations !| are !| mixed !| with !| water !| before !| spraying Foaming !| agent !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔an !| adjuvant !| designed !| to !| reduce !| pesticide !| drift !| by !| producing !| thick !| foam Fog !| Treatment !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| application !| of !| a !| pesticide !| as !| a !| fine !| mist !| of !| fog Foliar !| Application !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| pesticide !| applied !| to !| the !| leaves !| of !| plants
