Pest Control

Question 0

What is a pesticide?

Answer 0

Poisonous chemical that is used to control organisms considered harmful to agriculture or organisms involved in disease transmission

Question 1

What 5 things do pests do?

Answer 1

Feed on crops and animals
Compete with crop organisms for resources
Directly cause disease
Make infections more likely
Spoil food when it’s being transported or stored

Question 2

4 advantages of chemical control

Answer 2

Effective
Pests eradicated quickly
Relatively cheap
Can be applied on a small scale
Does not require high levels of skill to apply

Question 3

Disadvantages of chemical control

Answer 3

Not specific- can eradicate beneficial insects
Resistance
Bio accumulation
Long term overexposure could cause harm to humans

Question 4

What is the aim of biological control?

Answer 4

To artificially increase the populations of the agent to reduce pest populations below the economic damage threshold.

Question 5

5 advantages of bio control?

Answer 5

Highly specific
Long term 
Inexpensive in long term
No environmental contamination
Greenhouse use

Question 6

6 disadvantages of bio control?

Answer 6

Agents are slow to respond to increased n° pests
Examples not known for most problems
Detailed knowledge of life cycle needed
Expensive- high level of research
Frequent input to attain balance
Introduction needs to be large scale

Question 7

What does integrated control include?

Answer 7

Bio control + pest resistant crops + varying cultivation techniques + minimal specific pesticides