NAVMED P 5010 CH 8 Flashcards
ENTOMOLOGY & PEST CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
WHAT DOES (DVECC) STAND FOR?
Disease Vector Ecology and Control Centers
Refers to organisms, primarily arthropods and rodents
DEFINITION OF A VECTOR
Provides specialized support in the area of stored products pest management
Entomologist
Who must attend pest control training?
THE SEL MDR & PMT Corpsman
How often is shipboard pest control training conducted?
Once a year.
Is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest
Definition of Pesticides
Acaricides, avicides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, molluscicides, nematocides, rodenticides
Are Shipboard Pesticides
A substance used to control mites, scorpions, spiders, ticks and related organisms
Acaricides
A substance used to control fungi
Fungicides
A substance used to control un-desired vegetation
Herbicides
A substance used to control insects, sometimes used in a broader sense to include the control of arthropods other than insects.
Insecticide
Used to control the adult stage of an insect
Adulticide
Used to control the larval stage of an insect.
Larvicide
Used against the egg stage of an insect.
Ovicide
Used to control snails and other mollusks
Molluscicide
Used to control rodents.
Rodenticide
Are compounds of mineral origin and mainly include arsenic, copper, mercury, sulfur or zinc
Inorganic pesticides
Are a group of synthetic organic compounds with one or more chlorine atoms. Chlordane, dieldrin, and DDT are examples
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
Synthetic compounds containing phosphorous
Organophosphates
Are synthetic compounds of salts or esters of carbamic acid. Carbaryl and propoxur are examples
Carbamates
Are pesticides of plant origin. Pyrethrums and rotenone are examples.
Botanical
They are effective for penetrating cracks and crevices. They may be used around electrical equipment or power
Oil Solutions