Manage Pest Control Program Flashcards
Vector
any Arthropod/rodent capable of transmitting disease to indi, act as intermediate hosts /reservoirs present problems of sanitary/hygienic significance/otherwise affect health, efficiency of personnel
Host
Individual potentially susceptible to illness
Reservoir
- Organism where the agent lives and multiplies
- acts as an intermediate host
Pesticide
any substance/mixture of substance that kills pests
Functions of a Navy Entomologist
- provides following to fleet commands on all matters relating to shipboard pest control
- conducts training for certification as shipboard pest control specialist
- reviews and evaluates for shipboard use
provides the following to feet commands on all matters relating to shipboard pest control
- on-site consultation
- technical assistance
- recommendations
Reviews and evaluates for shipboard use
- pest control procedures
- pesticides
- pesticides dispersal equipment
- new technologies
Vector control preserves the health and morale of Navy, Marine corps Personnel by
- preventing diseases transmission to man
- ensuring sanitary conditions
- eliminating hosts/reservoir of disease
- ensuring a safe food supply
DOD Directive 4150.07, Department of Defense Pest Management Program
- Provides basics standards and policies governing the Navy’s pest control program
- establishes minimum levels of pest control for DOD installations and program policies
OPNAVINST 6250.4C, Pest Management Manual
- outlines DoD, OPNAV and BUMED policies and procedures
- provides detailed guidelines for the U.S. Navy Shipboard Pest Management Program
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEASYSCOM)
- standardizing pesticide and equipment recommended by BUMED for use aboard ship.
BUMED
- Monitors, Evaluates shipboard pest management programs
- Evaluates all pest management procedures, pesticides, and equipment prior to approval
- provides professional guidance and assistance
- develops and provides shipboard pest management training
Commanding Officer
- ensures that the SMDR responsible for pest control are certified in shipboard pest management
- ensure that only approved pesticides, equipment are stored or used aboard ship
- implements technical guidance from BUMED
Senior Medical Department Representative
- Procure approved pest control supplies, equipment
- Conduct/supervise pest management ops
- Record all pest management activities
- Report pest management info to higher authority
Navy policy is to employ an integrated pest management program that minimizes pesticide use through development, implementation of pest management techniques. Development of a comprehensive pest management identifies?
- Trained, Competent, Certified personnel
- Control strategies
- Materials and equipment
- Staffing
- Safety
- Environmental Protection
- Pest management Goals
DOD Pesticide Standards
3 DOD Pesticide Standards
- Restricted
- Non-Restricted
- Nonstandard Pesticides
Restricted
- for use by trained pesticides applicators
- includes all EPA restricted use pesticides
Non-Restricted
- available without control through the military supply system
- does not require special training to apply, but only trained personnel may apply these products on ship
- unsatisfactory results/in doubt of qualified applicators to supervise pesticide application, contact special assistance from EPMU/other units with an entomologist
Nonstandard pesticides
- must be approved by appropriate area entomologist prior to use
Pesticide type - by use
- Acaricide
- Fungicide
- Herbicide
- Insecticides
- Molluscicide
- Rodenticides
Acaricide
control mites, scorpions, spiders, ticks
Fungicide
control fungi
Herbicide
control undesired vegetation
Insecticides
control insects (can be divided into) -) Adulticide -) Larvicide -) Ovicide
Molluscicide
control snails and other mollusks
Rodenticides
control rodents
Pesticide type - by chemical
- Inorganic pesticides
- Chlorinated hydrocarbons
- Organophosphate
- Carbamate
- Botanicals
- Synthetics are common
Inorganic pesticides example
boric acid
Chlorinated hydrocarbons example
none currently used by DOD