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Pest Control
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biennial Weed | Weeds that complete their life cycle in two years, germinating & forming rosettes the first year & producing flowers and seeds the second year |
| Instars | Stage between molts of an insect. |
| Noxious Weed | A plant considered harmful to animals or the environment. |
| Vector | An organism that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another. |
| Nematodes | A worm of the large phylum Nematode, such as roundworm or thread worm. |
| Insect | A small arthropod animal that had six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings, |
| Chemical Control | The use of specially formulated pesticides to kill or control plants. |
| Metamorphosis | The process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages. |
| Causal Agent | Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results. |
| Perennial Weed | Weeds that return every year and normally produce long tap roots in addition to seeds |
| Hyphae | A long, branching filamentous structure of a fungus. |
| Diseases | A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. |
| Disease Triangle | A conceptual model showing the interactions between the environment, the host and an infectious agent. |
| Bacteria | Microscopic living organisms that can be found everywhere. |
| Annual Weed | Weeds that germinate and spread by seed, having an average lifespan of one year. |
| Biological Control | The control of pest by introduction of a natural enemy or predator. |
| Pesticide Resistance | The ability of a life form to develop a tolerance to a pesticide. |
| Cultural Control | The practice of modifying the growing environment to reduce the prevalence of unwanted pests. |
| Arachnid | An arthropod of the class Arachnida, such as a spider or scorpion. |
| Viruses | An inffection agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by Light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host. |
| Eradication | the complete destruction of sommething |
| Key Pest | A pest that occurs on a regular basis for a given crop. |
| Quarantine | A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed. |
| Fungi | Any group of unicellular, multicellular, or syntactical spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast mushrooms, and toadstools. |
| Pathogen | organisms that produce disease |
| Compound | a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements. |
| Signal Words | the required word on the label that denotes the relative toxicity of the product |
| Net Contents | the amount of pesticide in the container |
| Carcinogen | a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue. |
| Toxicity | the degree to which a substance can damage an organism, |
| Xylem Tissue | conductive tissue responsible for transport of water and nutrients within the plant |
| Insecticides | a substance used for killing insects |
| Phloem Tissue | conductive tissue responsible for transport of food downward in a tree |
| Common Name | the local name given to a particular species of a plant, as opposed to the scientific Latin or Greek name, which is used universasly |
| Symbols | a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract |
| Volatilization | process whereby a dissolved sample is vaporized. |
| Drift | a continuous slow movement from one place to another |
| Trade Name | a name that has the status of a trademark |
| Element | a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic |
| Formulation | the act of devising or creating something |
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