Chemicals Flashcards
Aluminum phosphide is a fumigant that comes in liquid form?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Insect growth regulators will stop adult fleas and roaches from laying more eggs?
a) True
b) False
b. false
Pyrethrum is not a botanical insecticide?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Anticoagulants cause internal bleeding?
a) True
b) False
a. True
Pyrethroids are derived from chrysanthemum flowers?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Mercury
Inorganic Poisons - No longer used in pest control
Hydropene
Insect Growth Regulators
Chlorpyrifos (Dursban)
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Emulsifiable concentrates (EC) are made of technical material, solvents and emulsifiers?
a) True
b) False
a. True
Methoxychlor
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
DDT
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Bifenthrin
Pyrethroids
(SP) Stands for
Soluble Powders
Extract from chrysanthemum flowers
Pyrethrum a botanical
(WP) Stands for
Wettable Powders
Boron compounds (Boric Acid, borates
Inorganic Poisons
Atropine is used as an antidote for anti-coagulants?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Pipernoyl butoxide (PBO)
Synergists
(E) Stands for
Emulsifiable Concentrates
DDVP (Dichlorvos)
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
(ME) Stands for
Microencapsulated Formulations
Chlorfenapyr
Non-Repellents
Chlordane, Lindane
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Chlordane, Methoxychlor
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Methprene
Insect Growth Regulators
MGK 264
Synergists
DDT, Methoxychlor
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Diazinon
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride are fumigants which become a liquid once packaged but will turn back
into a gas when they are released?
a) True
b) False
a. True
Baygon (propoxur)
Carbamates - Synthetic Organic
Resmethrin
Pyrethroids
Precor IGR
Insect Growth Regulators
Fipronil
Non-Repellents
Rosemary Oil
Botanicals
Bromadiolone
Anti-coagulants
When using non-repellent formulations, which of the following is not true?
a) They are fast-acting
b) May result in complete colony elimination
c) Have good residual properties
d) Are undetectable to insects
a. They are fast-acting
Suspension concentrates have small particles in water or oil solvents and require frequent agitation?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Many granular formulations (G) are ready to use, water activated and have longer residual properties than
liquids?
a) True
b) False
a. True
Chlorontraniprole
Non-Repellents
Thyme Oil
Botanicals
Baygon
Carbamates - Synthetic Organic
Wettable powders (WP) completely dissolve in water and do not need frequent agitation?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Lead
Inorganic Poisons - No longer used in pest control
Allethrin
Pyrethroids
Termidor
Non-Repellents
DDT, Lindane
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Soluble Powders dissolve in water and form true solutions?
a) True
b) False
a. True
Malathion
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Sevin (carbaryl)
Carbamates - Synthetic Organic
Diatomaceous Earth
Inorganic Poisons
Peppermint Oil
Botanicals
Cyfluthrin
Pyrethroids
These products contain concentrated water-dispersible powders in a liquid form. _________ ________ are easy to handle and have excellent dilution properties.
Flowable Liquids
Sevin
Carbamates - Synthetic Organic
Boric Acid
Inorganic Poisons
DDVP
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Chlorpyrifos, Diazon, Malathion
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Orange Oil
Botanicals
Baygon, Sevin
Carbamates - Synthetic Organic
Arsenic
Inorganic Poisons - No longer used in pest control
Diphacinone
Anti-coagulants
(D) Stands for
Dust
Precor 2000
Insect Growth Regulators
Pyrethrum (Extracted from chrysanthemum flowers)
Botanicals
All synthetic organic poisons contain some form of the element carbon?
a) True
b) False
a. True
Hydropene (Gentrol - works especially well on roaches. Also use on drain and fruit flies, bed bugs and stored product pests)
Insect Growth Regulators
Chlordane
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Fipronil and Imidacloprid are repellent insecticides?
a) True
b) False
b. false
Methoxychlor, Lindane, DDT, Chlordane
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Which of the following is a Carbamate?
a) Baygon
b) Malathion
c) Sevin
d) Both A & C
d. Both A & C
Chlorpyrifos
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Microencapsulated formulations (ME) may offer a longer residual than other products?
a) True
b) False
a. True
Pyrethroids have long residual properties
a) True
b) False
b. False
Boron compounds
Inorganic Poisons
Gentrol (Hydropene)
Insect Growth Regulators
Diazon, Malathion
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Vitamin K is used as an antidote for organophosphate poisoning?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Nicotine
Botanicals
Rotenone
Botanicals
DDVP (Dichlorvos) Used today in “No-Pest and “Nuvan” pest strips. Also flea collars.
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Which of these is a synergist and is commonly used with pyrethrums and pyrethroids?
a) Pipernoyl butoxide (PBO)
b) Hydropene
c) MGK 264
d) A and C
d. A and C
Lindane
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Which of the following is a chlorinated hydrocarbon?
a) Pyrethrin
b) Dursban
c) DDT
d) Baygon
c. DDT
Sevin, Baygon
Carbamates - Synthetic Organic
(G) Stands for
Granules
Which of the following is not an anticoagulant?
a) Diphacinone
b) Malathion
c) Bromadiolone
d) Warfarin
b. Malathion
Name 3 classes of Synthetic Organic Poisons.
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Organophosphates
Carbamates
Sevin
Carbamates - Synthetic Organic
Silica
Inorganic Poisons
(EC) Stands for
Emulsifiable Concentrates
Which of the following is an organophosphate?
a) Sevin
b) Lindane
c) Chlorpyrifos
d) Cyfluthrin
c. Chlorpyrifos
Pyrethrum
Botanicals
Active Ingredients in Termidor
fipronil
Permethrin
Pyrethroids
Which of these is not an inorganic poison?
a) Arsenic
b) Diazinon
c) Boron
d) Diatomaceous earth
b. Diazinon
Name two botanical insecticides?
Pyrethrum, rotenone, nicotine, orange oil, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, oil of wintergreen, clove oil, thyme oil
Insecticide baits combine insecticide with an attractive food and come in which form?
a) Gel
b) Liquid
c) Pellet
d) All of the above
d. All of the above
Deltamethrin
Pyrethroids
Oil of wintergreen
Botanicals
Which of the following is not a pyrethroid?
a) Cyfluthrin
b) Deltamethrin
c) Bifenthrin
d) Pyrethrum
d. Pyrethrum
Clove Oil
Botanicals
Imidacloprid
Non-Repellents
Repellent insecticides are undetectable to insects?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Copper
Inorganic Poisons - No longer used in pest control
Methprene (Precor IGR or Precor 2000 - works very well for flea control)
Insect Growth Regulators
Chlordane, DDT
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - Synthetic Organic
Brodifacoum
Anti-coagulants
(SC) Stands for
Suspension Concentrates
Propetamphos (Catalyst)
Organophosphates - Synthetic Organic
Warfarin
Anti-coagulants
Nowadays, what kind of pesticide applications are used almost exclusively for agricultural crops?
a. dusts
b. liquids
c. granules
b. liquids
Surfactants and thickeners are types of:
a. emulsifiable concentrates
b. adjuvants
c. synergists
b. adjuvants
The finished spray when using an emulsifiable concentrate is a milky white.
a. True
b. False
a. True
When power spraying using emulsifiable concentrates, part of the liquid that otherwise would go into the hose and be sprayed out the nozzle is by-passed into the spray tank.
a. True
b. False
a. True
A wettable powder is an insecticide powder that will stay dissolved in water.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Wettable powders contain 15% to 75% active ingredient and can also be used as a dust.
a. True
b. False
b. False
The manufacturer sometimes creates a “flowable” formulation when the active ingredient will not dissolve in either water or oil.
a. True
b. False
a. True
A wetting agent is not needed if you are using a well-formulated wettable powder.
a. True
b. False
b. False
______ agitation is what is the preferred type of agitation when using a wettable powder from a 200-gallon spray tank.
a. Mechanical
b. Bypass
a. Mechanical
A finished spray made from an emulsifiable concentrate is more available to the insect when sprayed on unpainted wood than is a wettable powder.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Dry dusts have a higher concentration of the active ingredient than wettable powders
a. True
b. False
b. False
If you want to save money using a wettable powder it’s best to use a low concentration.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Emulsifiable concentrates tend to be more abrasive to spray pumps and valves than the wettable powders.
a. True
b. False
b. False
A ________ pesticide has tiny droplets of the pesticide encased in micron-size capsules.
a. flowable
b. microencapsulated
c. volumized
b. microencapsulated
Microencapsulated pesticide capsules can be picked up by bees.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Microencapsulated pesticides are especially useful in wet environments because the pesticide is released from the tiny capsules when they are wet.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Oil base pesticides should not be used around electric motors because they likely will cause a short circuit.
a. True
b. False
b. False
The concentration of a ready to use dust is between 1 to 10%, whereas the concentration of a wettable powder is 15 to 75%.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Dusts are not widely used on agricultural crops because of the ______.
a. toxicity
b. poor sticking characteristic
c. drift hazard
c. drift hazard
Dusts are used in attics or crawl spaces with small power or compress air dusters(the fire extinguisher type duster).
a. True
b. False
a. True
Desiccant dusts kill insects that they contact by abrading (scratching) the exoskeleton and drying out the insect within a few minutes. They are especially useful in attics.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Desiccant dusts are light, fluffy, and hard to handle when getting into a duster.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Desiccant dusts work best when sprayed with water after they are applied.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Pyrethrins often are incorporated into silica aerogel to form a product trade named Drione.
a. True
b. False
a. True
“Cold foggers” are used to apply ULV formulations.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Granules usually are ___________ dust particles.
a. the same size as
b. larger than
c. somewhat smaller than
b. larger than
Typically, granules are used outdoors where they fall through vegetation onto the soil or into water.
a. True
b. False
a. True
On soil, granules often require an application of water to get them into the soil to control weeds, insects, or nematodes.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Systemic insecticide granules can be used in ornamental plantings so that they will be absorbed into the soil and on into the plants root system and then translocated upward into the leaves where they kill the insect pests feeding on the plant.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Pellets are smaller than granules and therefore cannot be spread by hand.
a. True
b. False
b. False
The attractant in a bait is always a food attractant.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Fumigants are used to control many types of pests, including ground squirrels and gophers, nematodes in soil, and weevils in stored grain. In structural pest control the main uses are for drywood termites and powder post beetles.
a. True
b. False
b. True
Fumigants can be either solid, liquid or gas. But they are in gas form when they actually kill the pest.
a. True
b. False
a. True
The Vikane (sulfuryl fluoride) used in houses for termites comes in heavy metal cylinders under pressure. Fumigants for stored grain, rail cars, raw agricultural commodities, warehouses, etc. often come in pellet or tablet form. The pellets/tablets release the toxicant over a few-day period upon exposure to air and humidity.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Products such as “Timber”, “BoraCare”, “Orange Oil”, and heat treatments are, to some extent, replacing actual fumigation for dwelling units.
a. True
b. False
a. True
DDVP is used in flea collars on pets.
a. True
b. False
a. True
There are two types of tracking powders. One is actually a pesticide, usually zinc phosphide for mice.
a. True
b. False
a. True
