Alabama pesticide applicator study guide: chapter 2 questions and answers rated A+

Alabama pesticide applicator study guide: chapter 2 questions and answers rated A+ Most important principle of pest control Use a pest control method only when that method will prevent the pest from causing more damage than is reasonable to accept. Resistant varieties Resistant crops. Biological control Using a pests natural enemy. Cultural control Planting pattern, tillage practices, crop rotation. Physical control Fire for weeds, traps for rats. Sanitation Removing food that pests feed on. Legal control Quarantines, inspections, embargoes, compulsory crops destruction. Pesticides Chemicals used to destroy, prevent, or control pests. 3 main pest control strategies. Prevention, suppression, eradication. Insecticide Kills insects Miticide Kills mites Acaricide Kills mites, ticks, and spiders Nematicide Kills nematodes Fungicide Kills fungus Bactericide Kills bacteria Herbicide Kills weeds Desiccant Dries up plants or insects Antitranspirant Reduces loss of water from plant tissue Ridenticide Kills rodents Avicide Kills birds Piscicide Kills fish Molluscicide Kills mollusks Predicide Kills vertebrates