Integrated Pest Management

What is integrated pest management?

• A technique to manage pests using chemicals
• A technique to manage pests using only natural predators
• A technique to manage pests without the use of chemicals
• A technique to manage pests using only traps

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What is the main goal of integrated pest management?

• To use as many chemical pesticides as possible
• To use only natural predators to control pests
• To reduce the population of pests to an acceptable level
• To eliminate all pests from the area

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What is the first step in integrated pest management?

• Apply chemical pesticides
• Introduce natural predators
• Eliminate all pests
• Identify the pests present

What is cultural control in integrated pest management?

• Using chemicals to control pests
• Changing farming practices to reduce pest problems
• Using natural predators to control pests
• Eliminating all pests from the area

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What is mechanical control in integrated pest management?

• Using physical barriers or traps to control pests
• Using natural predators to control pests
• Using chemicals to control pests
• Changing farming practices to reduce pest problems

What is biological control in integrated pest management?

• Eliminating all pests from the area
• Changing farming practices to reduce pest problems
• Using chemicals to control pests
• Using natural predators to control pests

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What is a pest threshold in integrated pest management?

• The number of pests that can be tolerated before economic damage occurs
• The number of chemical treatments required to control pests
• The number of pests that must be eliminated
• The number of natural predators needed to control pests

What is an example of a physical barrier used in mechanical control?

• A fence around a garden
• A chemical pesticide
• A trap for insects
• A natural predator

What is an example of a biopesticide used in biological control?

• A natural predator
• A trap for insects
• A chemical pesticide
• A genetically modified crop

What is an example of a chemical pesticide used in integrated pest management?

• A spray for insects
• A natural predator
• A genetically modified crop
• A fence around a garden