Pest Control – Core UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is a pest? - CORRECT ANSWER - Is an undesirable organism that harms humans,
desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances.
Categories of pests? Example of each. - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertebrate,
Weeds,
Invertebrates and
Pathogens
What is the importance of pest identification in pest control? - CORRECT 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
What are the 6 general pest management methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological
control
Chemical control
Cultural Control
Genetic Control
Mechanical Control
Regulatory Control
,What is IPM? - CORRECT ANSWER - IPM is integrated pest management, which is
using a wide range of different control methods to address pests.
What are the 5 benefits of using IPM? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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.
How do pest population levels trigger control procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER - If the
population is small enough that it doesn't reach the economic threshold then the cost of the
control will be larger than the damage that will be done. By the population breaching this
threshold, or breaching the action threshold it triggers the need for controls to take place.
What is the difference between prevention and suppression when developing pest management
goals? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevention is to stop the pest from becoming a problem
, in the first place while suppression is keeping the pest down to tolerable levels by actively
engaging them with controls.
Give several reasons why pesticide applications may fail? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.The
pest could have been misidentified
2.it may have been the wrong dosage
3.may have been applied incorrectly 4. may have been timed incorrectly
5. the equipment could have been ineffective
6. environmental conditions
7. pesticide degradation from sitting too long
8. pesticide resistance.
What is the importance of a pesticide's mode of action in managing pesticide resistance? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The mode of action is the way in which the pesticide acts on the
pest. By changing the mode of action then resistances could be avoided or circumnavigated.
List two tactics which will minimize the development of pesticide resistance. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. rotation of crops to reduce reuse of the same pesticide season after season
2. Reduce nutrient sources that can harbor Pathogens and insects
What are the 5 components of IPM? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Identify the pest
2. Monitor the pest
3. Develop pest management goals
4. Implement the IPM program
5. Record and evaluate results.
Economic Threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - This is when the pest population reaches a
point that will reach the economic injury level without some type of control.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is a pest? - CORRECT ANSWER - Is an undesirable organism that harms humans,
desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances.
Categories of pests? Example of each. - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertebrate,
Weeds,
Invertebrates and
Pathogens
What is the importance of pest identification in pest control? - CORRECT 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
What are the 6 general pest management methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological
control
Chemical control
Cultural Control
Genetic Control
Mechanical Control
Regulatory Control
,What is IPM? - CORRECT ANSWER - IPM is integrated pest management, which is
using a wide range of different control methods to address pests.
What are the 5 benefits of using IPM? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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.
How do pest population levels trigger control procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER - If the
population is small enough that it doesn't reach the economic threshold then the cost of the
control will be larger than the damage that will be done. By the population breaching this
threshold, or breaching the action threshold it triggers the need for controls to take place.
What is the difference between prevention and suppression when developing pest management
goals? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevention is to stop the pest from becoming a problem
, in the first place while suppression is keeping the pest down to tolerable levels by actively
engaging them with controls.
Give several reasons why pesticide applications may fail? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.The
pest could have been misidentified
2.it may have been the wrong dosage
3.may have been applied incorrectly 4. may have been timed incorrectly
5. the equipment could have been ineffective
6. environmental conditions
7. pesticide degradation from sitting too long
8. pesticide resistance.
What is the importance of a pesticide's mode of action in managing pesticide resistance? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The mode of action is the way in which the pesticide acts on the
pest. By changing the mode of action then resistances could be avoided or circumnavigated.
List two tactics which will minimize the development of pesticide resistance. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. rotation of crops to reduce reuse of the same pesticide season after season
2. Reduce nutrient sources that can harbor Pathogens and insects
What are the 5 components of IPM? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Identify the pest
2. Monitor the pest
3. Develop pest management goals
4. Implement the IPM program
5. Record and evaluate results.
Economic Threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - This is when the pest population reaches a
point that will reach the economic injury level without some type of control.
