Pesticides Ch 6-9

What is necessary for a systemic herbicide to kill the complete vegetative system and will not occur (effectively) if the target plant is under drought stress?

Translocation

What solubility of pesticides have greater potential for both movement and water contamination?

Highly soluble

A given pesticide active ingredient will always have the same _____________ name.

Common

What are systemic, and may be referred to as ‘eradicant’?

Post infection fungicides

What usually must be applied more than once to provide protection?

Foliar fungicides

All _______________ herbicides are absorbed by and moved throughout a plant.

Systemic

Measure of how long the pesticide remains in active form in the environment

Pesticide persistence

What is the easy-to-use term for the pesticide active ingredient?

Common name

Manufacturers create formulations using active and inert ingredients to make pesticides

Easier to use

Liquid formulations are generally easier to measure than dry formulations.

True

May be added to an herbicide to increase its adhesion to and absorption by leaf surfaces.

Adjuvant

What has high concentrations of active ingredients?

Emulsifiable concentrates (EC)

What are thick liquid suspensions that have an active ingredient impregnated on a dry carrier such as clay?

Flowables

Herbicides in what formulation degrade more slowly than do liquid formulations?

Granular

Additive that modifies properties or enhances performance of a pesticide.

Adjuvant

Why may you decide to add an adjuvant to a pesticide mixture?

So the pesticide sticks to and spreads onto target

What ingredients have no pesticidal activity, but are used as diluents or carriers within the pesticide formulation?

Inert ingredients

Records of pesticide applications that do not contain atrazine should be kept

Minimum of 2 years after application

Pesticide application records must contain

Quantity used

Should a pesticide’s registration number be included in application records?

Yes

What may contain important details regarding first aid and emergency response?

Pesticide SDS

If the EPA classifies a pesticide as a restricted use pesticide (RUP)

Applicator must be trained to mitigate risk

What pose unreasonable risk if spilled during transport and require that the person involved in their transporting be trained to do so?

DOT designated hazardous materials

How often does an “Applicator For-Hire” need to renew their license?

Every year

Pesticide label directions must comply with what?

FIFRA

A Wisconsin pesticide applicator certification must be renewed how often?

Every 5 years

Pesticide labels be must consistent with federal law, but might not include more stringent ______ pesticide laws.

State

Indicates the relative acute toxicity of the product to humans and animals.

Signal word

What must state how much product is in the container and the active ingredient name(s), and percent content of the active ingredient(s)?

Pesticide label

What do the signal words: Danger, Warning, Caution represent?

Toxicity categories

What signal word must appear on a pesticide label if the product has high acute toxicity?

Poison

If the product label states that the necessary PPE for this product includes long sleeves, it would be ______ to wear short sleeves.

Illegal

If pesticide label is updated or changed, which label do you use?

Original

The time during which no one is allowed in the treatment area without PPE.

REI (restricted-entry interval)

The label is the

Law

To find out what site a pesticide can be applied to, you should read the label’s

Directions