Wisconsin Commercial Structural Pest Control Category 7.1 Practice Test

Inorganic pesticides are substances that do not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds and come from minerals or elemental sources found in nature. That’s why the statement about being derived from minerals that occur in nature is the best description. Examples include minerals like copper compounds, sulfur, and borates, which are used directly as pesticides. Botanicals come from plants, so statements about plant derivation describe botanical pesticides, not inorganic ones. Inorganic pesticides can be toxic to pests and sometimes to non-target organisms, so they aren’t inherently non-toxic. And many minerals are natural, not synthetic, so they aren’t "Always synthetic."