Florida Aquatic Pest Control – Questions With
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Terms in this set (265)
Host specific Refers to an organism that will only survive when it
has a specific food source (the host) available. The
term is used when referring to a biological control
agent such as an insect that can survive only on the
target pest (e.g. weed) that it is intended to suppress.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) A pest management strategy that uses various
combinations of pest control methods in a
compatible manner to achieve satisfactory control
and ensure favorable economic and environmental
consequences.
Maintenance control (of aquatic A method for the control of aquatic plants in which
weeds) control techniques are utilized in coordinated
manner on a continuous basis in order to maintain the
plant population at the lowest feasible level.
Management goal As applied to aquatic plant management, the amount
and/or types of plants that will be controlled or
allowed to grow to best satisfy all water uses. This is
often formally agreed upon by representatives of all
water use interests.
Multi-use water body A water body that is used for more than one purpose
such as fishing, waterskiing, waterfowl hunting, and
domestic water supply.
Native plant A plant species whose natural range includes Florida.
,Nitrogen A naturally occurring element in soils that is required
in large amounts for plant growth and will stimulate
the growth of aquatic plants if no other factors are
limiting.
Nonnative plant A plant species introduced to Florida, purposefully
or accidentally, from a natural range outside of
Florida
Phosphorus A naturally occurring element in soils that is required
in small amounts for plant growth and will stimulate
the growth of aquatic plants (especially algae and
floating plants) if no other factors are limiting.
Plant nutrients Elements, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, that are
required for plant growth
Productive water bodies Those water bodies that support large amounts of
plant growth as well as abundant aquatic organisms
because they are high in nutrients, especially
phosphorus and nitrogen.
2,4-D Introduced in 1946, the first synthetic herbicide used.
It was extremely effective and economical to use and
was not toxic to fish, cattle, or humans.
River and Harbor Act of 1899 Federal legislation that authorized construction and
operation of vessels and log booms for the removal
and containment of water hyacinth in navigable
waters of Florida and Louisiana
Florida Department of Natural Agency designated, in 1970, as Florida's lead agency
Resources (DNR) in aquatic plant control; responsibilities later
transferred to FWC
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Florida's lead agency for fish and wildlife
Commission (FWC) management, formerly Florida Game and Freshwater
Fish Commission
, United State Army Corps of Engineers The engineering branch of the United States Army
(COE or USACE)
A lake that is used by fishermen, Multi-use lake
hunters, and water-skiers would best
be defined as what kind of lake?
Abundant in Florida soils, which is a Phosphorus
plant nutrient that is often limiting to
plant growth in lakes?
Which is a plant nutrient, common in Nitrogen
fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is
in short supply?
Which of the following is a nonnative Hydrilla
plant that is problematic in Florida's
waters?
What would be a likely management Minimizing vegetation
goal for a drainage canal?
Which term best relates to integrated Maintenance control
management of aquatic weeds?
Which is not one of the most common Demolition
methods of integrated management
of aquatic weeds?
Which two nonnative plants Waterhyacinth and alligatorweed
influenced, prior to 1965, the
development of aquatic plant
management in Florida?
Which of the following, after 1947, was 2,4-D
used to effectively and economically
control waterhyacinths, and was not
toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle?
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Terms in this set (265)
Host specific Refers to an organism that will only survive when it
has a specific food source (the host) available. The
term is used when referring to a biological control
agent such as an insect that can survive only on the
target pest (e.g. weed) that it is intended to suppress.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) A pest management strategy that uses various
combinations of pest control methods in a
compatible manner to achieve satisfactory control
and ensure favorable economic and environmental
consequences.
Maintenance control (of aquatic A method for the control of aquatic plants in which
weeds) control techniques are utilized in coordinated
manner on a continuous basis in order to maintain the
plant population at the lowest feasible level.
Management goal As applied to aquatic plant management, the amount
and/or types of plants that will be controlled or
allowed to grow to best satisfy all water uses. This is
often formally agreed upon by representatives of all
water use interests.
Multi-use water body A water body that is used for more than one purpose
such as fishing, waterskiing, waterfowl hunting, and
domestic water supply.
Native plant A plant species whose natural range includes Florida.
,Nitrogen A naturally occurring element in soils that is required
in large amounts for plant growth and will stimulate
the growth of aquatic plants if no other factors are
limiting.
Nonnative plant A plant species introduced to Florida, purposefully
or accidentally, from a natural range outside of
Florida
Phosphorus A naturally occurring element in soils that is required
in small amounts for plant growth and will stimulate
the growth of aquatic plants (especially algae and
floating plants) if no other factors are limiting.
Plant nutrients Elements, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, that are
required for plant growth
Productive water bodies Those water bodies that support large amounts of
plant growth as well as abundant aquatic organisms
because they are high in nutrients, especially
phosphorus and nitrogen.
2,4-D Introduced in 1946, the first synthetic herbicide used.
It was extremely effective and economical to use and
was not toxic to fish, cattle, or humans.
River and Harbor Act of 1899 Federal legislation that authorized construction and
operation of vessels and log booms for the removal
and containment of water hyacinth in navigable
waters of Florida and Louisiana
Florida Department of Natural Agency designated, in 1970, as Florida's lead agency
Resources (DNR) in aquatic plant control; responsibilities later
transferred to FWC
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Florida's lead agency for fish and wildlife
Commission (FWC) management, formerly Florida Game and Freshwater
Fish Commission
, United State Army Corps of Engineers The engineering branch of the United States Army
(COE or USACE)
A lake that is used by fishermen, Multi-use lake
hunters, and water-skiers would best
be defined as what kind of lake?
Abundant in Florida soils, which is a Phosphorus
plant nutrient that is often limiting to
plant growth in lakes?
Which is a plant nutrient, common in Nitrogen
fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is
in short supply?
Which of the following is a nonnative Hydrilla
plant that is problematic in Florida's
waters?
What would be a likely management Minimizing vegetation
goal for a drainage canal?
Which term best relates to integrated Maintenance control
management of aquatic weeds?
Which is not one of the most common Demolition
methods of integrated management
of aquatic weeds?
Which two nonnative plants Waterhyacinth and alligatorweed
influenced, prior to 1965, the
development of aquatic plant
management in Florida?
Which of the following, after 1947, was 2,4-D
used to effectively and economically
control waterhyacinths, and was not
toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle?
