Terms in this set (50)
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with C
characteristics for resistance to pests is an example of
which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton.
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which C
type of mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification.
,Which statement is true about chemical control as a A
pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management
programs and sometimes are the only control method
available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to
plants and the soil but not to water or harvested
crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety
of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated
plants or animals.
Which statement is true about pest management C
goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are
rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to
prevent and suppress pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach
to pest cotnrol.
, Which term describes the pest population density that B
causes the losses equal to the cost of control
measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold.
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide D
resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism.
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with C
characteristics for resistance to pests is an example of
which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton.
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which C
type of mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification.
,Which statement is true about chemical control as a A
pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management
programs and sometimes are the only control method
available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to
plants and the soil but not to water or harvested
crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety
of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated
plants or animals.
Which statement is true about pest management C
goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are
rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to
prevent and suppress pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach
to pest cotnrol.
, Which term describes the pest population density that B
causes the losses equal to the cost of control
measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold.
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide D
resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism.
