Insecticides

5 principle uses for sex pharamones

1. male trapping

2. movement studies

3. population monitoring

4. detection programs

5. confusion or mating distruption technique

What does Bt stand for?

Bacillus thuringiensis

List 6 examples of botanical insecticide sources or naturally occurring bioactive compounds

1. Caffeine (coffee)

2. Quinine (cinchona bark)

3. Morphine (opium poppy)

4. Cocaine (coca)

5. Ricin (castor)

6. LSD (ergot)

What is an insecticide?

A chemical or biolgical agent that controls insects

Is DDT an organochlorine or organophosphate?

organochlorine

Does DDT have a negative or positive temperature coefficient?

Negative

What does having a negative temperature coefficient mean?

The lower the temp, the more toxic the insecticide

What does having a positive temperature coefficient mean?

The higher the temp, the more toxic the insecticide

Alkaloid, N containing compounds, having prominent physiological properties. List 5 of them.

1. Caffeine (coffee)

2. Quinine (cinchona bark)

3. Morphine (opium poppy)

4. Cocaine (coca)

5. Ricin (castor)

6. LSD (ergot)

Alkaloid, N containing compounds, having prominent physiological properties. Caffeine comes from…

coffee

Alkaloid, N containing compounds, having prominent physiological properties. Quinine comes from…

Cinchona bark

Alkaloid, N containing compounds, having prominent physiological properties. Morphine comes from…

Opium poppy

Alkaloid, N containing compounds, having prominent physiological properties. Cocaine comes from…

Coca

Alkaloid, N containing compounds, having prominent physiological properties. Ricin comes from…

Castor

Alkaloid, N containing compounds, having prominent physiological properties. LSD comes from…

Ergot

What are the 2 types of Pyrethroids?

1. Negative temperature coefficient

2. Positive temperature coefficient

2 viral biocontrol agents

1. NPV (Nucleo-polyhedro-virus)

2. GV (Granulo-virus)

What is the scientific name of the viral biocontrol agent NPV?

Nucleo-polyhedro-virus

What is the scientific name of the viral biocontrol agent GV?

Granulo-virus

What is the common bacterial biocontrol agent?

Bt: Bacillus thurin-giensis

Botanical insecticides are ________ toxicants derived from ______

natural, plants

Alkaloid, N containing compounds, having prominent physiological properties. Nicotine comes from…

Tobacco

What 2 qualities made carbamates popular?

1. Low mammal toxicity

2. Broad spectrum