Agriscience Unit 13-14

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Cultural Control

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Altering the crop environment to prevent or reduce pest damage.

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Pest Resurgence

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A pest’s ability to repopulate after control measures are eliminated or reduced.

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Vector

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A living organism that transmits or carries a disease organism.

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Pheromone

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A chemical secreted by an organism to cause a specific reaction by another organism of the same species (e.g., seeking mates).

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Trap Crop

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A susceptible crop planted to attract a pest to a localized area.

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Quarantine

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The isolation of pest-infested material.

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Biological Control

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Using living organisms such as predators, parasites, or pathogens to control pests.

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Chemical Control

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Using pesticides to reduce pest populations.

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Nematodes

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Microscopic worms that can damage plant roots.

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Fungi

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A group of simple, plant-like organisms that lack chlorophyll and can cause plant diseases.