Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Question 1

True or False: The IPM Goal is to eliminate all pest problems?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

What percentage of defoliation can most healthy herbaceous and woody plants tolerate without suffering long-term damage or yield reductions?

Answer 2

20-30%

Question 3

Ture or False: Master Gardeners are qualified to spray pesticides on public land

Answer 3

False, you must be certified to spray pesticides on public lands

Question 4

What pesticide class will kill specific targets while not harming others?

Answer 4

Selective

Question 5

What are the four (4) categories of pesticide toxicity?

Answer 5

Caution
Warning
Danger
Danger Poison

Question 6

What is the difference between contact and systemic pesticides?

Answer 6

Contact is sprayed directly on the insect, systemic is sprayed on the plant and poisons the insect when they eat the plant.

Question 7

What does PPE stand for?

Answer 7

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 8

Who regulates pesticides?

Answer 8

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

Question 9

What characteristics doe wettable powder formulations have?

Answer 9

They are made to mix with water
They need continuous agitation to maintain a suspension
They are easy to inhale during mixing

Question 10

True or False: Plant-growth regulators are not considered pesticides

Answer 10

False