Turf and Ornamental Entomology Exam 1 Solved 100% Correct
Insects dwell in almost every habitat on earth, excluding _______ - ANSWER-oceans
Around ______ of insects are harmless or beneficial - ANSWER-99%
List the three classes of beneficial insects - ANSWER-1. Pollinators 2. Natural enemies
3. Decomposers
Define Pest - ANSWER-an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances.
What kind of pests are termites - ANSWER-In nature they are beneficials because they function as decomposers, cleaning up after dead or dying wood
in the modern world, they are pests because they cause lots of damage to homes and buildings
What is the most deadly insect on Earth - ANSWER-Mosquitos
vector major pathogens to humans and animals
Now that we've got the 'old world pests' under control, what is the major pest concern? -
ANSWER-foreign invaders
Invasive species - ANSWER-plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native
T/F not all invasive species are harmful - ANSWER-ture
Why is Florida a hotspot for invasive insect species? - ANSWER-Humidity and weather and conducive to many foreign pests
How does the trade of tree nursery stock affect the spread of invasive pests? - ANSWER-stock comes in from all over and there aren't good enough sanitaiton practices to ensure that the stock is free of any insect hitchikers that could be easily transported through the trade of stock
What causes success of establishment? - ANSWER-1. some pests may not be a huge deal in their native range because they have natural predators there, but when they are introduced to a new place, there are usually no natural predators for that speceis so populations skyrocket 2. an abundance of food in new places because there may not be competitors What might cause an organism to be regulated? - ANSWER-if it interferes with ecosystems or economy
list the four regulatory components applied to new pests: - ANSWER-1. prevention 2. containment
3. eradicaiton 4. public outreach and education
explain the prevention component of regulating pests: - ANSWER-inspection of plant material coming in for pest contamination
ie: elongate hemlock scale, affects many christmas trees coming in, must have good sanitation practices
explain containment compononent of regulating pests: - ANSWER-containing current distribution of pests after establishment ie: gypsy moth, needed to be contained after it's use for a cheap silk trade and they escaped
explain the eradication component of regulating pests: - ANSWER-removing pests that have already become established very difficult and expensive ie: mediterranean fruit fly and giant african land snail have both been eradicated in Florida
explain the public outreach and education compononent of regualting pests: - ANSWER-public must know how to help or problem may become worse
marketing is very important
list the Linnean classification ranks from first to last: - ANSWER-kingdom, phyllum, class, order, family, genus, speceis
why are scientific names important - ANSWER-They help narrow down an organisms identity by using one name that all scientists know and that are the same across languages and places
list the 7 major animal phylla - ANSWER-protozoa platylhementhes
mollusca
nematoda
anellida cordata
arthropoda
which major animal groups make up the group arthropoda - ANSWER-insects, crustacea, spiders
Insects dwell in almost every habitat on earth, excluding _______ - ANSWER-oceans
Around ______ of insects are harmless or beneficial - ANSWER-99%
List the three classes of beneficial insects - ANSWER-1. Pollinators 2. Natural enemies
3. Decomposers
Define Pest - ANSWER-an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances.
What kind of pests are termites - ANSWER-In nature they are beneficials because they function as decomposers, cleaning up after dead or dying wood
in the modern world, they are pests because they cause lots of damage to homes and buildings
What is the most deadly insect on Earth - ANSWER-Mosquitos
vector major pathogens to humans and animals
Now that we've got the 'old world pests' under control, what is the major pest concern? -
ANSWER-foreign invaders
Invasive species - ANSWER-plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native
T/F not all invasive species are harmful - ANSWER-ture
Why is Florida a hotspot for invasive insect species? - ANSWER-Humidity and weather and conducive to many foreign pests
How does the trade of tree nursery stock affect the spread of invasive pests? - ANSWER-stock comes in from all over and there aren't good enough sanitaiton practices to ensure that the stock is free of any insect hitchikers that could be easily transported through the trade of stock
What causes success of establishment? - ANSWER-1. some pests may not be a huge deal in their native range because they have natural predators there, but when they are introduced to a new place, there are usually no natural predators for that speceis so populations skyrocket 2. an abundance of food in new places because there may not be competitors What might cause an organism to be regulated? - ANSWER-if it interferes with ecosystems or economy
list the four regulatory components applied to new pests: - ANSWER-1. prevention 2. containment
3. eradicaiton 4. public outreach and education
explain the prevention component of regulating pests: - ANSWER-inspection of plant material coming in for pest contamination
ie: elongate hemlock scale, affects many christmas trees coming in, must have good sanitation practices
explain containment compononent of regulating pests: - ANSWER-containing current distribution of pests after establishment ie: gypsy moth, needed to be contained after it's use for a cheap silk trade and they escaped
explain the eradication component of regulating pests: - ANSWER-removing pests that have already become established very difficult and expensive ie: mediterranean fruit fly and giant african land snail have both been eradicated in Florida
explain the public outreach and education compononent of regualting pests: - ANSWER-public must know how to help or problem may become worse
marketing is very important
list the Linnean classification ranks from first to last: - ANSWER-kingdom, phyllum, class, order, family, genus, speceis
why are scientific names important - ANSWER-They help narrow down an organisms identity by using one name that all scientists know and that are the same across languages and places
list the 7 major animal phylla - ANSWER-protozoa platylhementhes
mollusca
nematoda
anellida cordata
arthropoda
which major animal groups make up the group arthropoda - ANSWER-insects, crustacea, spiders
