Category 1B insect management Iowa
Pesticide exam with 100% correct
answers already graded A+
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - answer information-intensive, decision-making process that
identifies & reduces risks from pests & pest management strategies
components of IPM - answer correct identification of pest, accurate monitoring & measurement of the
population, economic assessment of the damage & selection of environmentally sound management
tactics
characteristics which are important for identification - answer order of the pest, special characteristics of
the mouth, legs & antennae & life cycle of the pest
change in shape, form, and size during a pest's life - answer metamorphosis
gradual metamorphosis - answer insect hatches from the eggs & looks like a miniature copy of the adult
(grasshoppers, cockroaches, aphids)
nymphs - answer juvenile forms-no wings, go through several growing stages before growing to winged
adults
complete metamorphosis - answer 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
chemical control of insects that have a complete life cycle should normally be aimed at - answer the
larva stage
piercing-sucking - answer is a major way insects feed
which is the most insect specific method of sampling for insects - answer pheromone trap (scent which
draws in specific insects)
Pesticide exam with 100% correct
answers already graded A+
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - answer information-intensive, decision-making process that
identifies & reduces risks from pests & pest management strategies
components of IPM - answer correct identification of pest, accurate monitoring & measurement of the
population, economic assessment of the damage & selection of environmentally sound management
tactics
characteristics which are important for identification - answer order of the pest, special characteristics of
the mouth, legs & antennae & life cycle of the pest
change in shape, form, and size during a pest's life - answer metamorphosis
gradual metamorphosis - answer insect hatches from the eggs & looks like a miniature copy of the adult
(grasshoppers, cockroaches, aphids)
nymphs - answer juvenile forms-no wings, go through several growing stages before growing to winged
adults
complete metamorphosis - answer 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
chemical control of insects that have a complete life cycle should normally be aimed at - answer the
larva stage
piercing-sucking - answer is a major way insects feed
which is the most insect specific method of sampling for insects - answer pheromone trap (scent which
draws in specific insects)
