Integrated Pest Management Flashcards
Name the six elements of an Integrated Pest Management program
-Prevention
-Identification
-Monitoring
-Thresholds
-Treatment
-Evaluation
What are the six important advantages of using an IPM program
1-Provide long term solutions to pest problems
2-Reduce Pesticide Use
3-Protect the environment and human health
4-Minimize harm to beneficial organisms that help control pests
5-Provide pest control options when pesticides cannot be used
6-Reduce the development of pesticide resistant pests.
Prevention
-Preventing pests can be cheaper than treating
-Plugging holes and screening windows to buildings is an example of
What are 6 things that a pest manager can check when monitoring
1-Pest Damage
2-Pest presence, species and abundance (does the pest population exceed the injury threshold?)
3-Weather conditions (do they favour pest development, such as diseases)
4-The pests life stage (is it at a stage susceptible to a particular management method?)
5-The hosts stage and condition (is it suitable for the management action being considered?)
6-Beneficial organism presence, species and abundance (are there enough to keep the best population below the injury threshold?)
What are 3 key elements of visual monitoring?
1-Carefully look for signs
2-Done regularly
3-Documented with notes
What are 5 indicators that a visual inspection looks for?
1-Presence of pests and beneficial species
2-Damage symptoms
3-Growing conditions
4-Plant Health
5-Conditions that attract or enhance pest problems
In order to take good measurements of pests problems, what is required?
-Proper record keeping
-Sufficient number of samples
-Random sampling of area
What would you count or measure when counting for pests?
-Size of affected area
-Beneficial insects
-Damaged leaves
What is the point when pest damage is unacceptable?
Injury
What is the point when a decision to treat a pest problem before damage is unacceptable ?
Action
Types of IPM
-Behavioral
-Biological
-Chemical
-Cultural
-Mechanical/Physical
Covering holes and building barriers to restrict pest access is an example of which type of IPM?
Mechanical/Physical
Releasing natural predators to control pests is an example of which type of IPM?
Biological
Improving soil quality is an example of which type of IPM treatment?
Cultural
Using an insect trap that contains a mating pheromone is an example of which type of IPM treatment?
Behavioral
