Biological Pest Control UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
biological control - CORRECT ANSWER - The practice of rearing & releasing natural
enemies: parasites, predators, or pathogens
damage threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - A successful biological control program has a
new equilibrium below the _________________.
species - CORRECT ANSWER - The only pest control tactic that increases, rather than
decreases, the _____________ diversity within an agroecosystem.
importation, conservation, augmentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Establishes the balance
of predator and prey in the natural environment in one of three (3) ways:
importation - CORRECT ANSWER - identify & collect natural enemies, extensive
evaluation to ensure it will not become a pest, reared & released
ex: soybean aphid
conservation - CORRECT ANSWER - Activities used to optimize survival and/or
effectiveness of natural enemies.
ex: planting flowers in urban areas next to trees
conservation - CORRECT ANSWER - Reducing or eliminating insecticide applications,
Staggering harvest dates, Providing shelter, over-wintering sites, or alternative food sources are
examples of...
augmentation - CORRECT ANSWER - If natural enemies are unable to survive and/or
persist, can be reared and periodically released to suppress pest population.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
biological control - CORRECT ANSWER - The practice of rearing & releasing natural
enemies: parasites, predators, or pathogens
damage threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - A successful biological control program has a
new equilibrium below the _________________.
species - CORRECT ANSWER - The only pest control tactic that increases, rather than
decreases, the _____________ diversity within an agroecosystem.
importation, conservation, augmentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Establishes the balance
of predator and prey in the natural environment in one of three (3) ways:
importation - CORRECT ANSWER - identify & collect natural enemies, extensive
evaluation to ensure it will not become a pest, reared & released
ex: soybean aphid
conservation - CORRECT ANSWER - Activities used to optimize survival and/or
effectiveness of natural enemies.
ex: planting flowers in urban areas next to trees
conservation - CORRECT ANSWER - Reducing or eliminating insecticide applications,
Staggering harvest dates, Providing shelter, over-wintering sites, or alternative food sources are
examples of...
augmentation - CORRECT ANSWER - If natural enemies are unable to survive and/or
persist, can be reared and periodically released to suppress pest population.
