Pesticide Applicator Certification: Core Manual Accurate 100%
Pest - ANSWER Undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products and natural substances Four main groups of pest - ANSWER 1. Weeds (Ex. Canada Thistle Flower) 2. Invertebrate animals (Ex. Paper wasp) 3. Pathogens (Ex. Hawthorne rust) 4. Vertebrate (Ex. Rock dove) Importance of pest identification - ANSWER Misidentification leading to pest control failure Understand signs of what type of pest is present Pests change throughout life cycles Habitat, environmental conditions and time of yea Six general pest management methods - ANSWER 1. Biological 2. Chemical 3. Cultural 4. Genetic 5. Mechanical/physical 6. Regulatory Biological management method - ANSWER Introducing pests with natural enemy to maintain balance in the ecosystem Chemical management method - ANSWER Involves using naturally derived and/or synthetic chemicals to manage pests Cultural management method - ANSWER Practice that reduces pest establishment, reproduction, dispersal and survival EX mowing, irrigation
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