Exam 23: Pest Management

Botanicals and carbamates are classified as herbicides.

Rotenone is a type of insecticide called a ____________________.

​Which characteristic is more likely to be associated with chlorinated hydrocarbons than with organophosphates and carbamates? 

The major problem with the widespread use of synthetic pesticides is that they accelerate genetic resistance of the pests to the chemicals.

Whether or not an organism is considered a pest is largely subjective.

How can governments get farmers to switch to integrated pest management?

Which condition may have a link to long-term exposure to low levels of pesticides? 

Municipalities in Canada have control over the use of chemical pesticides.

What is the target of insect control using sterilization? 

An ideal pesticide would affect only the target organism.

Of pesticides applied to crops by aerial spraying,only about 1% actually reach the target pest.