Pesticide Study Guide

What is the term for a substance that kills a wide range of plant species?

• mode of action

• molluscicides

• nematodes

• nonselective herbicide

What are nematodes?

• A type of pesticide

• A mode of action

• Parasitic worms

• Substances used to kill mollusks

What does the term 'pesticide' encompass?

• Only substances used to kill insects

• Only substances used to kill plants

• Substances used to kill or control pests

• Only substances used to kill nematodes

What type of herbicide is applied after the emergence of pests?

• Preemergence applications

• Postemergence applications

• Preplanting applications

• Systemic herbicide

(a)   is applied to control pests before the plants emerge.

• Preemergence applications
• Postemergence applications
• Preplanting applications
• Stomach insecticide

Which type of herbicide affects only certain types of plants without harming others?

• Respiratory insecticide

• Rodenticides

• Selective herbicide

• Systemic herbicide

What are insecticides used to control?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Insects

• Fungi

How many wings do most insects have?

• Two

• Four

• Six

• Eight

What are miticides used to control?

• Weeds

• Fungi

• Mites and ticks

• Rodents

How are mites and ticks usually killed by miticides?

• By ingesting the chemical

• By coming in contact with the chemical

• By being repelled by the chemical's smell

• By trapping them