Across
- 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.
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- 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.