IL Pesticide Applicator License questions & answers

IL Pesticide Applicator License what is a pest? - correct answer any organism that is injurous to humans or to their structures, or to plants or animals of interest to humans What is IPM? - correct answer Integrated Pest Management. an efficient pest management approach that minimized environmental impact. Elimination of pests is not necessarily the goal of IPM. What are the goals of IPM? - correct answer 1) to keep pest populations below the economic injury level in production crops and below the aesthetic injury level in noncrop or ornamental plantings. 2) to avoid adverse effects on humans, wildlife, and the environment IPM optimizes, NOT maximizes pest control. What is the economic injury level? - correct answer the breakeven point at which the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by a pest. Defines how much damage can be tolerated. What is the aesthetic injury level? - correct answer the number of pests that might cause enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control. This is a subjective level, that depends on owner/management, and their standards. What is the key to successful IPM? - correct answer scouting- monitoring the amount of pests present. What are the types of nonchemical control? - correct answer cultural control, mechanical control, biological control, and preventative control What is cultural control? - correct answer management that improves plant health so that plants are able to compete better against pests. What are examples of cultural control? - correct answer soil preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant selection, crop rotation, mulching, and mowing