Lesson 1

Question 1

Pest

Answer 1

Any living organism causing undesirable effects

Question 2

Pest groups

Answer 2

Fungi
Weeds
Insects
Mites
Rodents
Slugs & Snails
Birds

Question 3

Pesticide

Answer 3

Any kind of material used to kill, control or manage pests

Question 4

3 ways of naming pesticides

Answer 4

Trade name
Common name
Chemical name

Question 5

Trade name

Answer 5

Names given to pesticides products by their manufacturer

Question 6

Active ingredient

Answer 6

Chemicals which control the target pests

Question 7

Additives

Answer 7

Ingredients included in the mixture to maker the product safer, effective, convenient to handle & easier to apply

Question 8

Common name

Answer 8

Names of the active ingredients in pesticide products

Question 9

Chemical names

Answer 9

Names of the chemical structures of the active ingredients

Question 10

Classification by target

Answer 10

Grouped according to the pest they control

Question 11

Mode of action

Answer 11

The way they enter of affect the target pests

Question 12

Contact pesticides

Answer 12

Control their targets by direct contact

Question 13

Systemic pesticides

Answer 13

Control their target by being trans located in treated plants

Question 14

Translocation

Answer 14

Process whereby a systematic pesticide moves through a treated plant.

Question 15

Chemical structures

Answer 15

Similar chemical structures & similar mode of action

Question 16

Pesticide formulation

Answer 16

Is a mixture of active ingredients with other substances

Question 17

Carriers

Answer 17

Materials mixed with active ingredients to make the product safer to handle, easier to apply & storage

Question 18

Adjuvants

Answer 18

are added to pesticide formulations to increase their effectiveness

Question 19

Types of pesticide formulations

Answer 19

Solids liquid gases

Question 20

May help pesticides spread more evenly to cover leaves

Answer 20

Adjuvants