Chapter 10 - integrated pest management Flashcards
Which of the following does not describe integrated pest management?
a. IPM combines several pest control tactics
b. IPM is an anti-pesticide approach to pest control
c. IPM is a way to anticipate and prevent pests from reaching damaging numbers
d. IPM achieves pest control with the least risk to the environment
b. IPM is an anti-pesticide approach to pest control
Which of the following is a benefit of IPM?
a. IPM reduces pesticide hazards to people wildlife and the environment
b. IPM can save money for business, industry and home owners
c. IPM helps prevent insects, pathogens, and weeds from developing resistance to pesticides
d. all of the above
d. all of the above (a. IPM reduces pesticide hazards to people wildlife and the environment b. IPM can save money for business, industry and home owners c. IPM helps prevent insects, pathogens, and weeds from developing a resistance to pesticides)
The four basic steps or parts of Structural Pest Control IPM are __________, __________ action and ____________.
inspection
assessment
reinspection
In Structural Pest Control IPM, ____________, also called monitoring, involves early pest detection and proper pest control strategies
reinspection
Which of the following is not a part of assessment in IPM?
a. determining what type of pest is causing the problem
b. implementing a control strategy
c, determining a presence and infestation level of a pest
b. implementing a control strategy.
Why is proper identification of pest so important?
a. because it enables you treat the real source of a problem and not just the symptoms
b. because it enables you to avoid injury to non-target organisms
c. because it helps you select the right pesticide for the job
d. all of the above
d. all of the above (a. because it enables you treat the real source of a problem and not just the symptoms. b. because it enables you to avoid injury to non-target organisms c. because it helps you select the right pesticide for the job)
In Structural Pest Control IPM , economic thresholds may not be relevant because …
a. the most money you can afford to spend to control a pest population may not be sufficient
b. a pest population can cause health and environmental damage with low infestation
c. public health pest may cause unreasonable risk to humans or animals before an economic threshold can be established
d. both a and b
e. both b and c
f. none of the above
e. both b and c (b. a pest population can cause health and environmental damage with low infestation. c. public health pest may cause unreasonable risk to humans or animals before an economic threshold can be established)
Which of the following are types of controls used in IPM?
a. biological chemical and cultural controls
b. sanitation , structural modification and physical barriers
c. preventative measures, monitoring and assessment
d. both a and b
d. both a and b (a. biological chemical and cultural controls b. sanitation, structural modification and physical barriers)
