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1) Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area b) Mechanical control
is an example of which type of pest management method?
a) Biological control
b) Mechanical control
c) Genetic control
d) Chemical control
2) Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food c) physical/environmental modification
products to reduce damage from mold is an example of
which type of pest management method?
a) Biological
b) Mechanical
c) physical/environmental modification
d) Regulatory pest control
3) Which statement is true about biological control b) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended
methods? practice in biological control
a) If pesticides are part of a biological control program to
control an exotic pest, it is better to apply them at the
strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic
pesticides.
b) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies
is a recommended practice in biological control
c) Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests
to control natural enemies
d) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of
pesticides works best in biological control
4) Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in a) Exclusion
buildings is an example of which type of mechanical
control method?
a) Exclusion
b) Trapping
c) Cultivation
d) Mulching
5) Which statement is true about cultural control practices? a) Cultural control practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the
a) Cultural control practices alter the environment, the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent
or suppress an infestation
b) Trapping is an important cultural control practice
c) Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice
d) Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and
predators found in foreign countries
6) Which statement is true about regulatory pest control? c) Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
a) Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely
regulated by federal and state agencies
b) Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under
quarantine restrictions
c) Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest
quarantine regulatory agencies
d) Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated
7) Which statement is true about pest management a) The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
strategies in IPM?
a) The goal is often to maintain pest damage at
economically acceptable levels
b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
d) Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term
control of a pest