What is a threshold as it relates to IPM?
The level of pesticide required to control a pest.
The levels of pest populations at which you must take pest control action to prevent
unacceptable damage or injury.
A type of structure designed to be more resistant to pest invasion.
The levels of heat and moisture required for a pest to survive. - ANSWER-b.The levels
of pest populations at which you must take pest control action to prevent unacceptable
damage or injury.
What is pest monitoring ?
a. Watching your pesticide application kill the pest.
b. Recordkeeping of the pesticide used.
c. Checking or scouting for pests in an area to determine what pests are present, how many
and how much damage they are causing.
d. Identifying the pest's predators. - ANSWER-c. Checking or scouting for pests in an area to
determine what pests are present, how many and how much damage they are causing.
How can pest identification help you develop a good pest control strategy? - ANSWER-
Identifying the pest allows you to determine basic information about it, including its life cycle
and the time that it is most susceptible to being controlled.
Why should you consider thresholds when you develop a pest control strategy? - ANSWER-
Use of threshold information can improve your pest control strategy by helping you make a
decision about when to begin management strategies.
Why is pest monitoring so important to pest management? - ANSWER-Monitoring is
important to many pest control strate gies because it helps determine if the threshold has
been reached and whether control measures have been effective.
,Define integrated pest management (IPM). - ANSWER-Integrated pest management utilizes all
appropriate economical strategies to manage pests and their damage to acceptable levels with
the least disruption to the environment.
,List several possible control tactics that may be used in an IPM strategy. - ANSWER-Pest
management tactics may include: host resis tance, biological control, cultural control,
mechanical control, sanitation and chemical (pesticide) control.
A pesticide was applied, but it did not control the pest. Name four reasons why the pesticide
application might have failed to control the pest. - ANSWER-The failure of the pesticide to
control the pest might have been caused by : 1. Pest resistance. 2. Choosing the wrong
pesticide. 3. Misidentifying the pest. 4. Applying the wrong amount. 5. Applying the pesticide
incorrectly, including applying at the wrong time.
6. Weather problems: too dry, wet, hot or cold.
What can you do to keep the pests you are trying to control from becoming resistant to the
pesticides you use? - ANSWER-Pest resistance can be reduced by using integrated pest
management and rotating the types of pesticides used.
What is the EPA? - ANSWER-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
What is the basic federal law administered by the EPA in regulating pesticides? - ANSWER-
(FIFRA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
Violating FIFRA can cost... - ANSWER-A commercial applicator may be fined up to $5,000 for
each offense.
What is FIFRA's definition of misuse? - ANSWER-"to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent
with its labeling".
This act mandated keeping records of RUP applications. - ANSWER-The 1990 Farm Bill
(officially called the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade [FACT] Act of 1990.
( The federal pesticide recordkeeping requirements primarily affect private applicators because
commercial applicators are already required to keep records by Michigan's Regulation 636)
, What is the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)? - ANSWER-This
legislation provides a means to protect people from chemical emergencies by requiring state
and local agencies to gather information about the quantities and locations of hazardous
chemicals in their community.
What does the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) cover? - ANSWER-It covers pesticides that
are used in the production of agricultural plants on farms, and in forests, nurseries and
greenhouses. The WPS requires that you take steps to reduce the risk of pesticide-related
illness and injury if you use such pesticides, or employ workers or pesticide handlers who are
exposed to such pesticides.
What are the OSHA requirements for employers? - ANSWER-- OSHA recordkeeping and
reporting requirements apply to employers with 10 or more workers.
- Regardless of the number of employees you have, if a work-related death occurs or if five or
more employees are hospitalized, OSHA must be notified within 48 hours.
What is the Endangered Species Act? - ANSWER-The federal Endangered Species Act requires
the U.S. EPA to ensure that endangered species are protected from pesticides.
The Act requires each pesticide label to limit its use in areas where endangered species could
be harmed.
County bulletins that define habitat areas will be available from pesticide dealers or county
Extension offices.
What is the CZMA? - ANSWER-The Coastal Zone Management Act. "Protecting Coastal
Waters." This provision requires Michigan and other states to develop and implement
Coastal Non-point Pollution Control Programs to improve and protect water quality.
SMP - ANSWER-State Management Plan
What are commercial registered technicians allowed to do? - ANSWER-A registered
technician working for a licensed pesticide applicator firm may apply general use pesticides
under supervision of a certified applicator and restricted use pesticide (RUPs) while under
direct supervision.
The level of pesticide required to control a pest.
The levels of pest populations at which you must take pest control action to prevent
unacceptable damage or injury.
A type of structure designed to be more resistant to pest invasion.
The levels of heat and moisture required for a pest to survive. - ANSWER-b.The levels
of pest populations at which you must take pest control action to prevent unacceptable
damage or injury.
What is pest monitoring ?
a. Watching your pesticide application kill the pest.
b. Recordkeeping of the pesticide used.
c. Checking or scouting for pests in an area to determine what pests are present, how many
and how much damage they are causing.
d. Identifying the pest's predators. - ANSWER-c. Checking or scouting for pests in an area to
determine what pests are present, how many and how much damage they are causing.
How can pest identification help you develop a good pest control strategy? - ANSWER-
Identifying the pest allows you to determine basic information about it, including its life cycle
and the time that it is most susceptible to being controlled.
Why should you consider thresholds when you develop a pest control strategy? - ANSWER-
Use of threshold information can improve your pest control strategy by helping you make a
decision about when to begin management strategies.
Why is pest monitoring so important to pest management? - ANSWER-Monitoring is
important to many pest control strate gies because it helps determine if the threshold has
been reached and whether control measures have been effective.
,Define integrated pest management (IPM). - ANSWER-Integrated pest management utilizes all
appropriate economical strategies to manage pests and their damage to acceptable levels with
the least disruption to the environment.
,List several possible control tactics that may be used in an IPM strategy. - ANSWER-Pest
management tactics may include: host resis tance, biological control, cultural control,
mechanical control, sanitation and chemical (pesticide) control.
A pesticide was applied, but it did not control the pest. Name four reasons why the pesticide
application might have failed to control the pest. - ANSWER-The failure of the pesticide to
control the pest might have been caused by : 1. Pest resistance. 2. Choosing the wrong
pesticide. 3. Misidentifying the pest. 4. Applying the wrong amount. 5. Applying the pesticide
incorrectly, including applying at the wrong time.
6. Weather problems: too dry, wet, hot or cold.
What can you do to keep the pests you are trying to control from becoming resistant to the
pesticides you use? - ANSWER-Pest resistance can be reduced by using integrated pest
management and rotating the types of pesticides used.
What is the EPA? - ANSWER-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
What is the basic federal law administered by the EPA in regulating pesticides? - ANSWER-
(FIFRA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
Violating FIFRA can cost... - ANSWER-A commercial applicator may be fined up to $5,000 for
each offense.
What is FIFRA's definition of misuse? - ANSWER-"to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent
with its labeling".
This act mandated keeping records of RUP applications. - ANSWER-The 1990 Farm Bill
(officially called the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade [FACT] Act of 1990.
( The federal pesticide recordkeeping requirements primarily affect private applicators because
commercial applicators are already required to keep records by Michigan's Regulation 636)
, What is the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)? - ANSWER-This
legislation provides a means to protect people from chemical emergencies by requiring state
and local agencies to gather information about the quantities and locations of hazardous
chemicals in their community.
What does the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) cover? - ANSWER-It covers pesticides that
are used in the production of agricultural plants on farms, and in forests, nurseries and
greenhouses. The WPS requires that you take steps to reduce the risk of pesticide-related
illness and injury if you use such pesticides, or employ workers or pesticide handlers who are
exposed to such pesticides.
What are the OSHA requirements for employers? - ANSWER-- OSHA recordkeeping and
reporting requirements apply to employers with 10 or more workers.
- Regardless of the number of employees you have, if a work-related death occurs or if five or
more employees are hospitalized, OSHA must be notified within 48 hours.
What is the Endangered Species Act? - ANSWER-The federal Endangered Species Act requires
the U.S. EPA to ensure that endangered species are protected from pesticides.
The Act requires each pesticide label to limit its use in areas where endangered species could
be harmed.
County bulletins that define habitat areas will be available from pesticide dealers or county
Extension offices.
What is the CZMA? - ANSWER-The Coastal Zone Management Act. "Protecting Coastal
Waters." This provision requires Michigan and other states to develop and implement
Coastal Non-point Pollution Control Programs to improve and protect water quality.
SMP - ANSWER-State Management Plan
What are commercial registered technicians allowed to do? - ANSWER-A registered
technician working for a licensed pesticide applicator firm may apply general use pesticides
under supervision of a certified applicator and restricted use pesticide (RUPs) while under
direct supervision.
