Pests and Pest Control Exam Questions
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Pests - ✔✔any organism that is noxious, destructive, or troublesome
Examples of Pests - ✔✔Plants, or animals. Such as formosan termite, fire ants,
aedes mosquito, medfly
Why do we need pest control? - ✔✔Because there are many organisms out
there that we don't like, and we want to keep their populations low or even
wipe out.
Why control pests? - ✔✔To protect our food, to protect our health, for our
convenience
Pesticide use in the United states - ✔✔We have used pesticides for a long time.
Before WW11 we used elements such as arsenic and sulfur to control pests.
Post WW11 we developed chemicals such as DDT. Most chemicals are used to
control agricultural pests.
Chemical Technology (pest control) - ✔✔-use of chemicals to kill large numbers
of the pest.
-short-term protection
-environmental and health consequences
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, Consequences of chemical pest control - ✔✔-we kill large numbers but typically
only for a short period of time and we need to use over and over again
-also many non-target impacts, particularly on human health with insecticides
Ecological pest management - ✔✔-control based on pest life cycle and ecology
-control agent may be an organism or chemical, or biological control
Integrated Pest Management - ✔✔"using all suitable methods-chemical and
ecological-in a way that brings about long-term management of pest
populations and minimal environmental impact"
Define Integrated pest management (IPM) - ✔✔-specific to pest and/or
manipulate a part of the ecosystem
-emphasizes protection from pest
-most of what is promoted today in agriculture, b/c it tries to bring long-term
management into play by minimizing the application of chemicals
First generation pesticides (inorganic) - ✔✔-first attempt at chemical technology
-toxic to humans and agricultural plants (didn't break down)
-pests developed resistance
Second-generation pesticides - ✔✔-used after ww11
-organic chemicals
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and Verified Detailed Answers
Pests - ✔✔any organism that is noxious, destructive, or troublesome
Examples of Pests - ✔✔Plants, or animals. Such as formosan termite, fire ants,
aedes mosquito, medfly
Why do we need pest control? - ✔✔Because there are many organisms out
there that we don't like, and we want to keep their populations low or even
wipe out.
Why control pests? - ✔✔To protect our food, to protect our health, for our
convenience
Pesticide use in the United states - ✔✔We have used pesticides for a long time.
Before WW11 we used elements such as arsenic and sulfur to control pests.
Post WW11 we developed chemicals such as DDT. Most chemicals are used to
control agricultural pests.
Chemical Technology (pest control) - ✔✔-use of chemicals to kill large numbers
of the pest.
-short-term protection
-environmental and health consequences
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, Consequences of chemical pest control - ✔✔-we kill large numbers but typically
only for a short period of time and we need to use over and over again
-also many non-target impacts, particularly on human health with insecticides
Ecological pest management - ✔✔-control based on pest life cycle and ecology
-control agent may be an organism or chemical, or biological control
Integrated Pest Management - ✔✔"using all suitable methods-chemical and
ecological-in a way that brings about long-term management of pest
populations and minimal environmental impact"
Define Integrated pest management (IPM) - ✔✔-specific to pest and/or
manipulate a part of the ecosystem
-emphasizes protection from pest
-most of what is promoted today in agriculture, b/c it tries to bring long-term
management into play by minimizing the application of chemicals
First generation pesticides (inorganic) - ✔✔-first attempt at chemical technology
-toxic to humans and agricultural plants (didn't break down)
-pests developed resistance
Second-generation pesticides - ✔✔-used after ww11
-organic chemicals
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