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Pesticide-impregnated materials
Pesticides in other products to protect that product, makes the pesticide
more effective, or easier to apply (ex: treated seeds, weed lawn products,
treated lumber, flea collars)
Where on a label could you find what type of pesticide a product is?
On the product label, "general information", or more detailed in the
"directions for use"
General characteristics of a pesticide that make it useable
Reasonably easy to handle, sufficiently safe for you to handle, in a form that
can be applied in a way that reaches the pest, chemically stable so it does not
lose effectiveness to quickly in storage after being applied
Active ingredient
Substance that controls the pests
Formulation
When active ingredients have been mixed with inert ingredients
,Where can you find the 3 names for a pesticide on a label
Front panel, "ingredient statement" will have active
Suspensions
Mixture of fine particles in water, they do not dissolve
Emulsion
When one liquid is dispersed in another but they keep their original identity
Emulsifiable concentrates
Easy to apply and handle. easy to over and under dose due to high
concentrations
Solution
Active ingredient dissolved in water for use in sprayers indoor and outdoor
Wettable powder
Dry powder to be mixed with water or applied dry. Easy to apply, handle,
transport, and store. Slower to dissolve into skin but greater inhalation risk
Soluble powders
Make a solution when mixed with water
, Flowables
Solid that will not dissolve. Impregnated to material like clay and ground
finely to make thick liquid. Need constant agitation, wear to spray parts,
form residues
Water-dispurable granules or dry flowables
Large granules that act as wettable powders
Ready-to-use
Formulation is premixed, easy to use but high price and organic solvents
used in them harm foliage, not for plant sprays
Ultra-low-volume
Highly concentrated formulations. Need special equipment to deal with
precise measuring and organic solvents dissolve rubber or plastic
Invert Emulsions
Water source pesticide dispersed in oil. Reduces drift, spread thicker, increase
rain resistance
Aerosols
Either ready to use or used in electric or gas powered sprayers. Limited to use
and difficult to confine to spray site