INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

Question 1

means considering all available pest control techniques and other measures that discourage the development pest of populations, while minimizing risks to human health and the environment

Answer 1

IPM

Question 2

Management Strategies

Answer 2

• Do nothing

. • Reduce numbers.

• Reduce crop/host/ecosystem

susceptibility.

• Combined strategies.

Question 3

Management Rules

Answer 3

•Grow a healthy crop

•Observe fields weekly

•Manage the agroecosystem

•Farmer empowerment

Question 4

Features of IPM

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Answer 4

Avoid the use of disruptive pesticides.

Build beneficial refuges.

Monitor insect ecology.

Develop cultural practices.

Release beneficial organisms, or conserve what is already in the field

Question 5

Main Components of IPM

Answer 5

Prevention

Monitoring

Intervention

Question 6

Prevention

Answer 6

Crop Location

Variety Selection

Strategic Planting and Crop Rotation

Soil Management

Water Management

Optimizing Plant Nutrition

Harvesting and Storage

Preserving Biodiversity

Question 7

Monitoring

Answer 7

Regular Inspections

Scouting for Pests

Distinguishing Beneficial Insects and Non-pests

Question 8

Intervention

Answer 8

Cultural and Physical Methods

Biological Control

Chemical Control

Question 9

IPM Strategies and Tools

Answer 9

•Setting an Economic

Threshold

•Protecting Natural Enemies

•Selecting the Right Products

•Using Products Responsibly

and Safely