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Abiotic factors
Natural control measures eith the environment thsy injure or destroy plant and animals—
including pests (ie. wind, temperture, sunshine, rain)
Avicides
Control or repel pest birds
Bactericides
Control bacteria
Chemosterilants
Sterilize insect or pests vertebrae
Defoliants
Cause leaves (foliage) to drop from plants
Desiccants
Promote drying or loss of moisture from plant tissues and insects
Disinfectant
Control microorganisms
Fungicides
Control fungi
Growth regulators
alter the growth or development of a plant or animal
Herbicides
Control weeds
Insecticides
Control insects
Miticides
Control mites
Molluscicides
, Control snails and slugs
Nematicides
control nematodes (roundworms)
Ovicides
Destroy eggs
Pheremones
Attract insects
Piscicides
Control pest fish
Predacides
Control predatory vertebrates
Repellents
repel pests, including insects (such as mosquitoes, mites, ticks) and birds.
Rodenticides
Control rodents
Integrated pest management (IPM)
a pest management strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control methods. The goal is to
prevent pests from economically or aesthetically damaging levels, with the least risk to the
environment
Why practice IPM?
• helps to keep a balanced ecosystem
• pesticides can be ineffective
• can save money
• promotes a healthy environment
• maintains good public image
How to do IPM
• identify pest
• monitor the pest
• develop pest management goal
•implement the IPM program
• récord and evaluate
pesticide resistance
Verified Correct Answers.
Abiotic factors
Natural control measures eith the environment thsy injure or destroy plant and animals—
including pests (ie. wind, temperture, sunshine, rain)
Avicides
Control or repel pest birds
Bactericides
Control bacteria
Chemosterilants
Sterilize insect or pests vertebrae
Defoliants
Cause leaves (foliage) to drop from plants
Desiccants
Promote drying or loss of moisture from plant tissues and insects
Disinfectant
Control microorganisms
Fungicides
Control fungi
Growth regulators
alter the growth or development of a plant or animal
Herbicides
Control weeds
Insecticides
Control insects
Miticides
Control mites
Molluscicides
, Control snails and slugs
Nematicides
control nematodes (roundworms)
Ovicides
Destroy eggs
Pheremones
Attract insects
Piscicides
Control pest fish
Predacides
Control predatory vertebrates
Repellents
repel pests, including insects (such as mosquitoes, mites, ticks) and birds.
Rodenticides
Control rodents
Integrated pest management (IPM)
a pest management strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control methods. The goal is to
prevent pests from economically or aesthetically damaging levels, with the least risk to the
environment
Why practice IPM?
• helps to keep a balanced ecosystem
• pesticides can be ineffective
• can save money
• promotes a healthy environment
• maintains good public image
How to do IPM
• identify pest
• monitor the pest
• develop pest management goal
•implement the IPM program
• récord and evaluate
pesticide resistance
