Illinois Pesticide Applicator General Standards exam 2023 with 100% complete solutions

IPM correct answersIntegrated Pest Management; Goals are provide economical pest control/protect the environment Not The Goal Of IPM correct answersElimination of all pests Economic threshold/action threshold correct answersNumber of pests per plant of amount of damage to plant at which control measures should begin economic injury level correct answersbreakeven point which the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by pest aesthetic injury level correct answersnumber of pests that might cause enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control scouting correct answerskey to a successful IPM program cultural control correct answersimproves plant health so that plants are able to compete better against pests; soil preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant selection, crop rotation mechanical control correct answersphysically eliminates the weed; hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking biological control correct answersuses living organisms to reduce pest populations; predators, parasites, pest disease preventative control correct answershelps prevent entry and spread of pests; quarantines inspections, certified seed, cleaning equipment