Pesticide Applicator License Ch. 1 Latest Update Graded A+

Pesticide Applicator License Ch. 1 Latest Update Graded A+ IPM Integrated Pest Management Integrated Interactions of pests, crops, control, methods, and environments Pest Any species that affects profit, health, or convenience Management Keeping pests below economic damage levels Groups of Pests -Weeds -Invertebrates -Disease agents/pathogens -Vertebrates Weeds Any plant growing out of place where you don't want it to grow Invertebrates -Pests without a backbone -Bugs, insects Disease Agents/Pathogens Viruses, bacteria, fungi, mold Vertebrates -Pests with a backbone -Rats, mice, deer, birds Pest Monitoring Questions -What pest? -How many pests? -Is it the right time to control? -Did the control method reduce the number of pests? Monitoring -Insect traps -Scouting Insect Traps -See if there are enough to do something about it Scouting Visually looking Economic Threshold Level where the projected economic losses caused by a pest are greater than the cost of the control Types of Pest Control -Cultural Control -Biological Control -Mechanical Control -Chemical Control Cultural Control -Trap crop -Crop rotation -Delayed planting or timing of plants -Cover crops -Lawn (turf) Trap Crop -Planting collards around cabbage fields