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Question 1

What are some ways to determine how toxic something is or can be?

Answer 1

• What material is it?
• Dose
• Formulation
• What is the fate of the product in the environment
  
  • what else will it affect?

Question 2

define Biorational:

Answer 2

Overall least harmful effects

Question 3

What is a Botanical?

Answer 3

• Toxic alkaloids from plants
• Plant based oils

Question 4

What is Pyrethrum?

What clas is it in?

Answer 4

• Pyrethrum is a contact insecticide thats made from the flowers of Chrysanthemum’s that are useless for turf applications. Is usually mixed with Rotenone.
• It is a Botanical

Question 5

What is Rotenone?

What class is it in?

Answer 5

• It’s an insecticide that is derived from the roots of tropical legumes and is used on leaf feeding beetles and caterpillars.
• EC formulation is very toxic
• Dust has Low toxicity
• BOTANICAL CLASS

Question 6

What is Azadiractin?

What class is it in?

Answer 6

• It is an insecticide that is from seed of the Neem tree.
• It’s used as a repellant and growth regulator when ingested.
• Neem Oil
• Low mamalian toxicity
• BOTANICALS

Question 7

what are inorganics?

Answer 7

• Soaps and Oils
• Metals and other compounds

Question 8

what is Insecticidal soap?

What class is it in?

Answer 8

• Soap made from plant oils that smother and dessicate soft bodied insects
• INORGANICS CLASS

Question 9

What are Horticulture Oils?

What class are they in?

Answer 9

• Contact Insecticide made from highly refined petroleum, plant and fish based oils
• Disrupts exoskeleton and sufficates insects
• Used on Ornamentals
• WIll Burn Turfgrass!!
  
  • Except Civitas - It can be used on turf
• INORGANIC CLASS

Question 10

What are Copper and Sulfur?

What Class are they in?

Answer 10

• Pesticide used on insects and plants that has a wide range of toxicity depending on the amount of copper in the product. Used on Ornamentals.
• Multi-site toxin with low resistance
• INORGANIC CLASS