Pest Control Core Exam Questions and Answers All Correct

Pest Control Core Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What is a pest? - Answer-Is an undesirable organism that harms humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. Categories of pests? Example of each. - Answer-Vertebrate - Birds, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, etc. Weeds - Undesirable plants, such as thistles Invertebrates - insects, mites, ticks, etc. Pathogens - bacteria, viruses, fungi, nematodes, etc. What is the importance of pest identification in pest control? - 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. Otherwise, the control may fail. What are the 6 general pest management methods? - Answer-If natural controls governed by abiotic factors fail to control a pest then the following applied controls can be sought after: Biological control: Using a pests natural enemy as a control. Chemical control: Think all the different types of pesticides. Cultural Control: Cultural practices such as different types and levels of sanitation and maintenance. Genetic Control: Breeding plants and animals to resist or kill the pests. Mechanical Control: traps and such. Regulatory Control: This is when regulations are put in place because the problems is too large, dangerous and expensive for any one person or group to take care of alone.