FINALS - UNIT IV

Question 1

It is a form of a specific product (pesticide) that we use.

Answer 1

Formulation

Question 2

What are the common pesticide formulations? Kindly enumerate.

Answer 2

1. Dusts
2. Granules
3. Aerosols
4. Wettable Powders
5. Soluble Powders
6. Emulsifiable concentrates
7. Flowable Liquids
8. Solutions & Water Soluble concentrates
9. Encapsulated Pesticides
10. Soluble Powders
11. Poisonous Baits

Question 3

Made up of finely ground mixture of active ingredients combined with clay, talc, or other powdered materials.

Answer 3

Dusts

Question 4

Hard, dry particles made up of porous materials and active ingrident.

Answer 4

Granules

Question 5

Sold in cans and contain one or more active ingredient under pressure.

Answer 5

Aerosols

Question 6

Dry and powdery, and appear similar to dusts but contain additional wetting and dispersing agents.

Answer 6

Wettable Powders

Question 7

are liquid formulations where the active ingredient is dissolved in oil, and an emulsifier is added so that the formulation may be mixed with water or oil for spraying.

Answer 7

Emulsifiable concentrates

Question 8

are made with active ingredients that cannot be dissolved completely in water or oil, so the a.i. is ground up and suspended in liquid and other suspending agents.

Answer 8

Flowable Liquids

Question 8

are liquids in their original state and are soluble in water and other solvents.

Answer 8

Solutions and water soluble concentrates

Question 9

are a new kind of formulation where the active ingredient is held in a very small capsule.

Answer 9

Encapsulated Pesticides

Question 10

are dry formulations similar to wettable powders but completely dissolves and form a genuine solution when mixed with water, whereas the WP does not.

Answer 10

Soluble Powders

Question 11

these appear similar as the granules, but behave the same way as wettable powders.

Answer 11

Dry Flowables

Question 12

food-like substances mixed with a pesticide designed to attract and be eaten by insects or other pestsand eventually poison them to death.

Answer 12

Poisonous Baits

Question 13

Substances used to kill inects.

Answer 13

Insecticides

Question 14

Two major groups of insecticides

Answer 14

1. Systemic Insecticides
2. Contact Insecticides

Question 15

Insecticides that become incorporated and distributed systematically throughout the plant.

Answer 15

Systemic insecticides

Question 16

Insecticides that are toxic to insects upon direct contact.

Answer 16

Contact insecticides

Question 17

This describes how the pesticide kills or inactivates a pest.

Answer 17

Mode of Action

Question 18

What neural enzyme do organophosphates inhibit?

Answer 18

acetylcholinesterase

Question 19

They are esters of carbamic acid that are commonly used as insecticides.

Answer 19

Carbamate compounds

Question 20

what insecticides are fat soluble?

Answer 20

Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides

Question 21

These are a class of neuro-active insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine.

Answer 21

Neonicotinoids

Question 22

What was the first commercial neonicotinoid in 1985?

What company first patented its use?

Answer 22

imidaclorpid

Bayer

Question 23

imidaclorpids are effective against what type of insects?

Answer 23

Sucking Insects
Chewing Insects
Soil Insects

Question 24

These are insecticides that use microorganisms or their products to attack and kill insect pests

Answer 24

Microbial Insecticides