Vocab Terms Chapters 1 - 4

Question 1

pest

Answer 1

destructive insects, animals, or plants

Question 2

pathogen

Answer 2

disease causing organism

Question 3

bioaccumulation

Answer 3

pesticides building up in fatty tissue of animals

Question 4

biomagnification

Answer 4

big animals eating little animals and getting more pesticides

Question 5

4 groups of pests

Answer 5

weeds, invertebrates, pathogens, vertebrates

Question 6

host

Answer 6

what the pest feeds on

Question 7

Insect stages

Answer 7

nymph, larva, pupa, adult

Question 8

integrated pest management

Answer 8

using variety of methods to cause least amount of damage

Question 9

natural controls

Answer 9

how pests are controlled without humans e.g. wind, weather, natural predators

Question 10

biological controls

Answer 10

natural predators released to control pests

Question 11

mechanical controls

Answer 11

traps, screens, barriers, fences, nets

Question 12

cultural control

Answer 12

removing the pest’s ability to survive

Question 13

sanitation

Answer 13

removing what attracts pests

Question 14

environmental modification

Answer 14

changing conditions to become unsuitable for pests e.g. lower temps, lower humidity, increased air movement

Question 15

EPA

Answer 15

Environmental Protection Agency

Question 16

FIFRA

Answer 16

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act

Question 17

Unclassified use

Answer 17

general use pesticides, general public

Question 18

Restricted use

Answer 18

only for certified professionals, not for general sale

Question 19

biopesticides

Answer 19

derived from natural materials

Question 20

device

Answer 20

anything other than a firearm used as pest control

Question 21

tolerance

Answer 21

max residue limit of residue

Question 22

FFDCA

Answer 22

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act.

Question 23

FQPA

Answer 23

Food Quality Protections Act

Question 24

WPS

Answer 24

Worker Protection Standard

Question 25

active ingredient

Answer 25

the chemical that does the pesticide

Question 26

inert ingredient

Answer 26

the chemical that does not do pesticide

Question 27

pre harvest / pre slaughter

Answer 27

minimum number of days required to pass between application of pesticide and harvest

Question 28

PPE

Answer 28

personal protective equipment

Question 29

chemical name

Answer 29

complex name of a chemical

Question 30

common name

Answer 30

a shorter name given to complex chemicals. Must be approved by the EPA

Question 31

restricted use

Answer 31

only to be used by certified applicators

Question 32

unclassified use

Answer 32

can be bought and used by the general public. Lower toxicity, less active ingredient.

Question 33

Signal word

Answer 33

a warning given to indicate the toxicity of a product. Examples: DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION

Question 34

Restricted entry intervals

Answer 34

how much time must pass between application and worker reentering the site

Question 35

MSDS

Answer 35

material safety data sheets. provide detailed information about composition, hazards, properties, toxicology, and first aid

Question 36

flash point

Answer 36

point at which a substance begins to burn

Question 37

3 stages of toxicity

Answer 37

acute, chronic, delayed

Question 38

Oncogenicity

Answer 38

causes tumors

Question 39

Carcinogenicity

Answer 39

causes cancer or malignant tumors

Question 40

teratogenicity

Answer 40

causes birth defects

Question 41

fetotoxicity

Answer 41

hurts fetuses

Question 42

cholinesterase

Answer 42

enzyme that regulates nerve impulses