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Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) - ANSWER Approved in
1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users assurance
that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without endangering the
user, other persons, or the environment
Economic Injury Level - ANSWER break- even point at which the cost of pest control
equals the revenue loss caused by a pest.
Aesthetic Injury Level - ANSWER number of pests that might cause enough damage to
the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control
Scouting - ANSWER Regularly monitoring pest populations and plant or crop
conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance technician, or grower.
What is the Goal of IPM? - ANSWER To optimize, NOT maximize pest control
Pest - ANSWER any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or other organism
that is injurious to humans or their structures, or to plants, or animals of interest to humans.
5 Control Methods - ANSWER Cultural Control, Mechanical Control, Biological Control,
Preventative Control, Chemical control
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, Cultural control - ANSWER improves plant health so that they plants are able to
compete better against pests. EX: soil preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant selection,
crop rotation, mulching, mowing
Mechanical control - ANSWER Physically eliminates the pest. EX: Cultivating, pruning,
hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
Biological control - ANSWER Uses living organisms to reduce pest populations to
economically acceptable levels. EX: predators, parasites, pest diseases
preventative control - ANSWER Helps prevent the entry and spread of pests. EX:
quarantines, inspections, certified seed
chemical control - ANSWER Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, repellents, fumigants
Pesticide - ANSWER any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or control any form of like
declared to be a pest
Two general types of ingredients - ANSWER Active, Inert
Active ingredient - ANSWER part of the formulation that is effective against the
targeted pest
Inert ingredient - ANSWER does not have a direct effect on the pest
Adjuvants - ANSWER chemical that modifies a pesticide's physical properties and/ or
enhances its performance
emulsions - ANSWER mixtures in which one liquid is suspended as tiny drops in
another liquid.
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Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) - ANSWER Approved in
1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users assurance
that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without endangering the
user, other persons, or the environment
Economic Injury Level - ANSWER break- even point at which the cost of pest control
equals the revenue loss caused by a pest.
Aesthetic Injury Level - ANSWER number of pests that might cause enough damage to
the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control
Scouting - ANSWER Regularly monitoring pest populations and plant or crop
conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance technician, or grower.
What is the Goal of IPM? - ANSWER To optimize, NOT maximize pest control
Pest - ANSWER any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or other organism
that is injurious to humans or their structures, or to plants, or animals of interest to humans.
5 Control Methods - ANSWER Cultural Control, Mechanical Control, Biological Control,
Preventative Control, Chemical control
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, Cultural control - ANSWER improves plant health so that they plants are able to
compete better against pests. EX: soil preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant selection,
crop rotation, mulching, mowing
Mechanical control - ANSWER Physically eliminates the pest. EX: Cultivating, pruning,
hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
Biological control - ANSWER Uses living organisms to reduce pest populations to
economically acceptable levels. EX: predators, parasites, pest diseases
preventative control - ANSWER Helps prevent the entry and spread of pests. EX:
quarantines, inspections, certified seed
chemical control - ANSWER Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, repellents, fumigants
Pesticide - ANSWER any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or control any form of like
declared to be a pest
Two general types of ingredients - ANSWER Active, Inert
Active ingredient - ANSWER part of the formulation that is effective against the
targeted pest
Inert ingredient - ANSWER does not have a direct effect on the pest
Adjuvants - ANSWER chemical that modifies a pesticide's physical properties and/ or
enhances its performance
emulsions - ANSWER mixtures in which one liquid is suspended as tiny drops in
another liquid.
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