Massachusetts Pesticide course core
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Define Pest and Give Examples - ANSWER Any living thing that has an undesirable impact on something
important to us. Baker= bad bacteria, Farmer=Japanese beetle., ect. We are not worried about what a
pest is but what it does
Define Pesticide and Give Examples - ANSWER Any substance or mixture of substances used to kill pests
or to prevent/reduce the damage a pest causes. Ex. Pheromone trap, Round Up,
Integrated Pest Management IPM - ANSWER Combines all available necessary techniques (pesticide and
pest control devices) in a unified program with the goal of managing pest populations in a way that
avoids pest damage and minimizes adverse effects. Pesticide during vegetative growth and net to protect
fruit at maturity.
Define Pesticide Use - ANSWER Application, transport, storage, mixing, cleaning of pesticide equipment,
disposal and pesticide containers.Anyone doing any of these activities is using a pesticide. Use may also
refer to where and how a pesticide can be applied
Define Site - ANSWER Particular entity to which a pesticide is or could be applied.Ex. on turf in
backyard.The particular plant in the garden.
Define Label - ANSWER Information about the product and its use that is printed on or attached to the
pesticide container at the time of purchase.
Define Labeling - ANSWER The label itself plus all other information, ex. Brochures, Regulatory manuals,
ect.
Define labeled - ANSWER The use is listed on and allowed by the pesticide product label. Can also be
used to describe a labeled container.
, Distinguish between a pesticide product and a pest control device - ANSWER A pesticide contains a
substance used to control the pest, whereas pest control devices rely on purely physical or mechanical
control and no substance.
For each type of pest discussed in the chapter
Describe its general physical characteristics and Give examples of damage it can cause - ANSWER
Vertebrates: Rodents, birds, and fish that can be agricultural pests, cause damage to infrastructure or
invade our homes.
Invertebrates: Animals without backbones, insects have 3 pairs of jointed legs while adult spiders, ticks,
centipedes and milipedes have more than six legs. They can be distinguished by their mouth parts, shape
and position of their antennae, shape of thorax structures and shape of abdomen structures. Some
undergo various forms of metamorphosis
Plants: Herbaceous weeds do not produce woody tissue and topgrowth dies back each year. These
include grasses (monocot) and broadleaf plants (dicot). Grasses grow from bottom up while broadleaf
grow from the top. Can reduce crop yields and contaminate harvest seed. Woody weeds are perennial
and can spread through rhizomes.
Microorganisms : the smallest pests, fungi are the most common kind of plant disease and can produce
toxins that harm plants. Reproduce by spores. Bacteria can cause blight and legionaris disease. Can
spread by insect, infested soil, organic matter and even pruning tools. Viruses can spread through feces,
nematodes and insect mouth parts.
Describe the different mouth parts of insects - ANSWER Chewing- Bite and tear food- beetles,
cockroaches, ants, grasshoppers - eat plants, tunnel and holes in fabric
Piercing/sucking - tubes forced into host. Mosquitoes, aphids,. Weaken the plant and can transmit
pathogen vectors
Sponging - tongue like, suck up liquids or break down solids with vomit. House flies
Siphoning- Long tubes to suck out nectar. Butterflies
Describe the characteristics of arachnids, centipedes and millipedes - ANSWER Arachnids - Spiders, ticks
and mites. Spiders do not undergo metamorphosis and have only 2 body regions. Chewing mouthparts.
Mites and ticks have 6 legged larvae that metamorph into 8 leg adults have piercing/sucking so can
transmit disease vectos. Centipedes are flat and have one pair of legs at each body segment. Found in
moist places. As are millipedes which have 2 per body segment.
manual 1-3CORRECT 100%
Define Pest and Give Examples - ANSWER Any living thing that has an undesirable impact on something
important to us. Baker= bad bacteria, Farmer=Japanese beetle., ect. We are not worried about what a
pest is but what it does
Define Pesticide and Give Examples - ANSWER Any substance or mixture of substances used to kill pests
or to prevent/reduce the damage a pest causes. Ex. Pheromone trap, Round Up,
Integrated Pest Management IPM - ANSWER Combines all available necessary techniques (pesticide and
pest control devices) in a unified program with the goal of managing pest populations in a way that
avoids pest damage and minimizes adverse effects. Pesticide during vegetative growth and net to protect
fruit at maturity.
Define Pesticide Use - ANSWER Application, transport, storage, mixing, cleaning of pesticide equipment,
disposal and pesticide containers.Anyone doing any of these activities is using a pesticide. Use may also
refer to where and how a pesticide can be applied
Define Site - ANSWER Particular entity to which a pesticide is or could be applied.Ex. on turf in
backyard.The particular plant in the garden.
Define Label - ANSWER Information about the product and its use that is printed on or attached to the
pesticide container at the time of purchase.
Define Labeling - ANSWER The label itself plus all other information, ex. Brochures, Regulatory manuals,
ect.
Define labeled - ANSWER The use is listed on and allowed by the pesticide product label. Can also be
used to describe a labeled container.
, Distinguish between a pesticide product and a pest control device - ANSWER A pesticide contains a
substance used to control the pest, whereas pest control devices rely on purely physical or mechanical
control and no substance.
For each type of pest discussed in the chapter
Describe its general physical characteristics and Give examples of damage it can cause - ANSWER
Vertebrates: Rodents, birds, and fish that can be agricultural pests, cause damage to infrastructure or
invade our homes.
Invertebrates: Animals without backbones, insects have 3 pairs of jointed legs while adult spiders, ticks,
centipedes and milipedes have more than six legs. They can be distinguished by their mouth parts, shape
and position of their antennae, shape of thorax structures and shape of abdomen structures. Some
undergo various forms of metamorphosis
Plants: Herbaceous weeds do not produce woody tissue and topgrowth dies back each year. These
include grasses (monocot) and broadleaf plants (dicot). Grasses grow from bottom up while broadleaf
grow from the top. Can reduce crop yields and contaminate harvest seed. Woody weeds are perennial
and can spread through rhizomes.
Microorganisms : the smallest pests, fungi are the most common kind of plant disease and can produce
toxins that harm plants. Reproduce by spores. Bacteria can cause blight and legionaris disease. Can
spread by insect, infested soil, organic matter and even pruning tools. Viruses can spread through feces,
nematodes and insect mouth parts.
Describe the different mouth parts of insects - ANSWER Chewing- Bite and tear food- beetles,
cockroaches, ants, grasshoppers - eat plants, tunnel and holes in fabric
Piercing/sucking - tubes forced into host. Mosquitoes, aphids,. Weaken the plant and can transmit
pathogen vectors
Sponging - tongue like, suck up liquids or break down solids with vomit. House flies
Siphoning- Long tubes to suck out nectar. Butterflies
Describe the characteristics of arachnids, centipedes and millipedes - ANSWER Arachnids - Spiders, ticks
and mites. Spiders do not undergo metamorphosis and have only 2 body regions. Chewing mouthparts.
Mites and ticks have 6 legged larvae that metamorph into 8 leg adults have piercing/sucking so can
transmit disease vectos. Centipedes are flat and have one pair of legs at each body segment. Found in
moist places. As are millipedes which have 2 per body segment.
