Agronomic Crossword 006

3. Poisonous, injurious to plants, animals, or humans.
4. An abundance of pests found in an area or place where they are not desirable.
6. The amount of a material delivered to a plant, animal, or surface. Usually measured as per acre; per 1,000 square feet; or per hour.
8. The part of the pesticide that either kills the pests, or prevents damage by them.
9. The amount of active ingredient in a pesticide formulation or mixture (usually provided as a percentage).
10. Any plant, animal, or other organism that a pesticide application is not aimed at, but that may be accidentally injured.
12. Use or method that is not written on the pesticide label and therefore is not legal.
13. An unwanted organism (animal, plant, bacteria, fungus, virus, etc.).
14. A source of risk or danger; the chance that danger or harm will come to the applicator, bystanders, livestock, wildlife, or crops.
17. The printed material attached to or part of a pesticide container giving information about the contents and proper use of the product.

1. A well-known, simple name of a pesticide as accepted by the Pesticide Regulation Division of the Environmental Protection Agency, such as carbaryl, atrazine, and benomyl.
2. Any agent that can cause injury, illness, or death when absorbed by a living organism.
4. Inactive ingredients part of a pesticide/formulation; material(s) in a pesticide mixture that would not prevent damage or destroy pests if used by itself.
5. The inert liquid or solid material added to an active ingredient to prepare a pesticide formulation.
7. The part of the label on a pesticide container that gives the name and amount of each active ingredient and the amount of inert ingredients/inactive material in the mixture.
11. A plant growing where it is not wanted, especially one growing in profusion so as to crowd out a desired plant or grass.
15. Quantity of a pesticide applied.
16. The area, buildings, plants, animals, or pests intended to be treated with a pesticide application.