Pest Control Core Exam Questions and Answers All Correct

Pest Control Core Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What is a pest? - Answer-Is an undesirable organism that harms humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. Categories of pests? Example of each. - Answer-Vertebrate - Birds, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, etc. Weeds - Undesirable plants, such as thistles Invertebrates - insects, mites, ticks, etc. Pathogens - bacteria, viruses, fungi, nematodes, etc. What is the importance of pest identification in pest control? - Answer-By identifying it allows us to learn more about the pest so as to find out the most effective method and time in which to introduce the control. Otherwise, the control may fail. What are the 6 general pest management methods? - Answer-If natural controls governed by abiotic factors fail to control a pest then the following applied controls can be sought after: Biological control: Using a pests natural enemy as a control. Chemical control: Think all the different types of pesticides. Cultural Control: Cultural practices such as different types and levels of sanitation and maintenance. Genetic Control: Breeding plants and animals to resist or kill the pests. Mechanical Control: traps and such. Regulatory Control: This is when regulations are put in place because the problems is too large, dangerous and expensive for any one person or group to take care of alone. What is IPM? - Answer-IPM is integrated pest management, which is using a wide range of different control methods to address pests versus just one or two. The goal is to control pests from becoming a large problem with as little damage as possible. What are the 5 benefits of using IPM? - Answer-1. It helps preserve the ecosystem 2. Pesticides can be ineffective 3. Can help save money through efficiency and prevention 4. Promotes a healthy environment 5. Helps maintain a good public image How can using one or more control options improve pest control? - Answer-By applying multiple controls you can attack the pest in several ways to fix and prevent it from becoming a problem. If some pests are missed one way then prehaps another way will get those extras. It can also help in causing less damage. How do selectivity and persistance affect chemical controls? - Answer-Selectivity is when a chemical control is for a certain pest but leaves other things alone. Persistance is how long the control is effective.