Chapter 1 Intro

Question 1

What was one of the earliest used of chemicals as pesticides?

Answer 1

Burning sulfur

Question 2

What is the economic threshold?

Answer 2

Level or density of a pest population where control measures need to be applied to prevent pest from reaching economic injury level

Question 3

What are mechanical controls?

Answer 3

Hand destruction
Traps
Screens 
Nets
Fences

Question 4

What are physical controls?

Answer 4

Manipulation of water humidity or temperature the use of electric shock light or other energy

Question 5

What is cultural control?

Answer 5

Manipulation of the environment. Selecting plants to the site managing irrigation roasting crops and pruning

Question 6

What is genetic controls

Answer 6

Use of plants and animals resistant to attack by pests.

Question 7

What is biological control?

Answer 7

Introduction encouragement and artificial increase of plants and animals that are parasites of a pest species

Question 8

What is chemical controls?

Answer 8

Pesticides

Question 9

What is avicides

Answer 9

Control birds

Question 10

Bactericides

Answer 10

Controls bacteria

Question 11

Fungcidies

Answer 11

Control fungi

Question 12

Herbicides

Answer 12

Controls weeds shrubs and trees

Question 13

Insecticides

Answer 13

Controls insects

Question 14

Mitcidies or acricidies

Answer 14

Controls mites

Question 15

Molluscidies

Answer 15

Controls snails and slugs

Question 16

Nematicides

Answer 16

Controls nematoads

Question 17

Piscicides

Answer 17

Control fish

Question 18

Rodentcidies

Answer 18

Control rodents

Question 19

What are the steps in the intergraded pest management program

Answer 19

1 identify the pest to be managed
2 define the management system
3 develop the pest management strategy 
4 develop reliable monitoring techniques 
5 use thresholds

Question 20

What is integrated pest management

Answer 20

Pest control that involved the use of numerous tactics

Question 21

Systemic pesticide

Answer 21

A chemical absorbed and traps located within a plant or animal

Question 22

Contact pesticide

Answer 22

A pesticide that molds on contact and doesn’t need to be ingested or translocation

Question 23

Why was ddt banned?

Answer 23

Because of its stability and persistence