Pests and pest Control Test Questions and Answers

Pests and pest Control Test Questions and Answers Pests - Answer-any organism that is noxious, destructive, or troublesome Examples of Pests - Answer-Plants, or animals. Such as formosan termite, fire ants, aedes mosquito, medfly Why do we need pest control? - Answer-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? - Answer-To protect our food, to protect our health, for our convenience Pesticide use in the United states - Answer-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) - Answer--use of chemicals to kill large numbers of the pest. -short-term protection -environmental and health consequences Consequences of chemical pest control - Answer--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 - Answer--control based on pest life cycle and ecology -control agent may be an organism or chemical, or biological control Integrated Pest Management - Answer-"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) - Answer--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) - Answer--first attempt at chemical technology -toxic to humans and agricultural plants (didn't break down) -pests developed resistance