GH-Pests

Pesticides do which of the following?

• Reduce pests
• Promote pest growth
• Fertilize plants
• Reduce crop yield

Which of the following kills fungi?

• Anti-microbials
• Algaecides
• Fungicides
• Herbicides

Biopesticides are derived from all of the following EXCEPT?

• Plants
• Synthetics
• Animals
• minerals 

Integrated Pest Management consists of how many steps?

• One
• two
• three
• four

What is the first step in Integrated Pest Management?

• Action Thresholds
• Monitoring and Identifying
• Pest Control
• Pest Prevention

Which step in Integrated Pest Management reduces the use of pesticides when unnecessary?

• Action thresholds
• Monitoring and identifying
• Pest control
• Pest prevention

Which is NOT a characteristic of pest prevention?

• Crop rotation
• Cost effectiveness
• Highly selective chemicals
• Has little to no effect on the environment

Pest control includes which of the following?

• Crop rotation
• Planting pest-resistant varieties
• Targeted spraying
• Proper irrigation

Which pest control technique uses beneficial insects to control pests?

• Biological
• Mechanical
• Chemical
• Cultural

Which of the following is a characteristic of cultural pest control?

• Targeted spraying
• Mulching
• Pest resistant plant varieties
• Insect traps