National Pesticide Applicator Certification core manual study notes/ questions and answers 2023

Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____ program, and target the pest at the most susceptible stage for control. - Integrated pest management program (IPM) What are the pest management methods? - Natural Control Mechanical control Cultural Control Physical/ environmental modification Host resistance or genetic control Chemical control Regulatory Methods What are measures that check or destroy pests without depending on humans for their continuance or success? - Natural Controls What includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic, chemical, and regulatory methods? - Applied Controls What type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural enemies? - Biological Control What type of control is to alter the environment, the condition of the host plant or site, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. - Cultural Control What are 2 examples of Cultural Control - Cultural Practices and Sanitation Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest management method? - Mechanical Control Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management method? - Physical/ environmental modification Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control method? - Exclusion What pest management method is used when pests that occur in enclosed areas may sometimes be suppressed by altering physcial and environmental conditions such as water, air movement, temperature, light, and humdity? - Physical/ Environmental Modification What Pest Management method is used when sometimes plants and animals can be bred or selected to resist specific pest problems? - Host Resistance or Genetic Control Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies, what type of pest management method is this? - Regulatory Pest Control What Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either naturally derived or synthesized? - Chemical Control Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many instances, their reasonable cost are major benefits of using what? - Pesticides _____ is defined as any material that is applied to plants, the soil, water, harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth and mating of pests, or to regulate plant growth. - Pesticide How are pesticides commonly grouped? - To the type of pest they control What type of pesticide is used to control birds? - Avicides What type of pesticide is used to control bacteria - Bactericides What type of pesticide control Microorganisms? - Disinfectants What type of Pesticide control fungi? - Fungicides What type of Pesticide control weeds and other undesirable plants? - Herbicides What type of Pesticide control insects and related arthropods? - Insecticides What type of Pesticide control mites? - Miticides What type of Pesticide control snails and slugs - Molluscidies What type of Pesticides control nematodes? - Nematicides What type of Pesticides control predatory vertabrates? - Predacides What type of Pesticides control pest fish? - Piscicides What type of Pesticides repel insects, related invertebrates, birds and mammals - Repellents What type of Pesticides control rodents? - Rodenticides What type of Pesticides cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants? - Defoliants What type of Pesticides promote drying or loss of moisture from plants? - Desiccants What type of Pesticides are substances (other than fertilizers or food) that alter the growth or development of a plant or animal? - Growth Regulators The ____ of a pesticide is how the pesticide works - mode of action ____ pesticides are obsorbed through leaves or roots and then transported within the teated plant. - Systemic What pesticides must directly touch the pest or a site the pest frequents to be effective? - Contact Pesticides What definition is used to describe how long pesticides remain active to control pests? - Persistence Some ____ pesticides control pests for weeks, months, or even years - Residual _____ is a pest control process designed to prevent entry of pests into pest-free areas - Quarantine What is the total elimination of a pest from a designated area? - Eradication What is a pest management strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control methods or tactics? - Integrated Pest Management (IPM) What are the 5 major steps all of the IPM components can be grouped into? - 1. Identify the pest and understand its biology 2. Monitor the pest to be managed 3. Develop the Pest Management Goal 4. Implement the Integrated Pest Managment Program (IPM) 5. Record and Evaluate Results What is the first step in any pest managment program? - Identify the pest What pests may cause major damage on a regular basis unless they are controlled - Key Pests What pests become troublesome only once in a while because of their life cycles or environmental influences, or as a result of human activiites? - Occasionl Pests