CATEGORY 7A: INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, STRUCTURAL, AND HEALTH-RELATED PEST MANAGEMENT

CATEGORY 7A: INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, STRUCTURAL, AND HEALTH-RELATED PEST MANAGEMENT Integrated Pest Management - correct answers-A process that utilizes inspections and periodic monitoring to determine if any type of treatment is needed to reduce pest populations to tolerable levels. This includes combinations of pesticide and nonchemical control methods that are environmentally, socially, and economically compatible with public expectations. What are the four steps in an integated pest management program? - correct answers-1.) Inspect the site for pest problems. 2.) Set pest action plan thresholds. 3.) Apply pest management procedures 4.) Monitor the pest management program (post-treatment). Action Threshold - correct answers-The level of pest infestation which requires initiating a control strategy. Pest exclusion - correct answers-- The best way to manage pests is to deny them entry into buildings in the first place. It can be labor-intensive and potentially costly, it is sometimes the only solution to a pest problem. -Examples: Keeping pest out of builidings by sealing gaps and installing proper door thresholds, or by installing screens, chimney caps, door closure devices, etc. Pest habitat manipulation - correct answers-- A control strategy that denies pest access to food, water, and shelter, usually through concentrated sanitation efforts. It also might include temperature and humidity modification to make a structure less suitable to the pest. - Example: Pests such as cockroaches and rodents do so well in filty conditions that it enhances their reproductive rates, but by changing up the environment through the means of sanitation one can impact these pests livelihood.