Vector Control

Question 1

Name the DoD for Pest Management Program; explain what it does

Answer 1

DoDI 4150.07

-implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the DoD IPMP

Question 2

Name the AFMAN for Integrated Pest Management Program (IPMP); explain what it does

Answer 2

AFMAN 32-1053; Defines civil engineering’s pest management mission
-also addresses PH and BEE’s role in pest management

Question 3

Name the AFI for medical entomology

Answer 3

AFI 48-102

Question 4

Name the federal regulation governing the registration of pesticides.

Answer 4

7 US Code, 136

Question 5

The key document that ties together all of the installation’s plans, programs and tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute an effective pest management program

Answer 5

Installation Pest Management Plan (IPMP)

Question 6

An approach to pest management that takes into consideration all aspects of an infestation and drives to eliminate source of infestation versus battling the symptoms

Answer 6

Integrated Pest Management

Question 7

IPM includes what methods?

Answer 7

1) Education
2) Biological control
3) Cultural control
4) Mechanical control
5) Chemical control

Question 8

Pests include what?

Answer 8

Arthropods, birds, rodents, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, algae, snails, marine bores, snakes, weeks

Question 9

Pests adversely effect what?

Answer 9

Readiness, military operations, and the well-being of personnel and animals

Question 10

Pests attack or damage these things:

Answer 10

Real property
Supplies
Equipment
Vegetation

Question 11

Discuss IPMP development and review

Answer 11

Development: developed by the installation pest management coordinator (IPMC) and must list pest management program objectives according to potential or actual impact on mission and readiness. Review is annual by the IPMC, CES/CC, and entomologist (aka pest management consultant); it is completely reviewed and formally coordinated every 5 years

Question 12

Who is involved with the complete review and coordination of the IPMP every 5 years?

Answer 12

• Natural Resources manager
• Env coordinator
• PHO
• BE
• CES/CC–>MSG/CC–>Wg/CC
• MAJCOM pest management consultant (aka entomologist)

Question 13

IPMP has to ensure what?

Answer 13

• Vector surveillance data is coordinated with PH, documented, and recorded electronically
• *Full pesticide and equipment inventory
• *Considerations for the geographic location
• *Shop roster with license numbers
• *Pest profiles on each pest/vector and how they are controlled
• *Safety/spill procedures
• *Contracts

Question 14

IPMP sections/content PHOs should review at a minimum:

Answer 14

• Identification of all relevant PH (med sig) pests
• surveillance methods and frequency
• Surveillance data reporting procedures
• vector surveillance thresholds
• control methods in medical, food and child care facilities
• Privatized housing surveillance/control
• Contracted pest control services