CH 7 FCHP Integrated Pest Management Quiz

Integrated pest management is best described as

• a systems approach using multiple strategies.

• the most cost effective means of controlling pests.

• a promotion of single strategy pest management.

• a focus on biological controls.

What term is used in IPM to describe the level at which pest management must occur?

• pest count

• insect pressure

• disease severity

• action threshold

Which of the following is NOT a benefit associated with integrated pest management?

• reduction in the use of the most hazardous pesticides

• lessening the chance of pesticide resistance

• more reliable and effective pest control

• total elimination of the pest species

A plant that is used for detection and identification of problems because it reacts earlier to certain pests or environmental factors is a/an

• susceptible plant.

• unhealthy plant.

• key plant.

• indicator plant.

What IPM monitoring tool can be used to help determine initial infestations of flying insects?

• sticky cards

• alcohol vials

• sweep nets

• wire flags

A biological control strategy that helps suppress destructive pest populations is use of

• insecticidal soaps.

• horticultural oils.

• beneficial insects.

• insect growth regulators.

Proper management of production and maintenance practices, such as fertilization, watering and pruning, is an IPM strategy known as

• Biological.

• Chemical.

• Mechanical.

• cultural.

Use of products such as Bacillus thuringiensis to kill caterpillars is a method of

• cultural control.

• biological control.

• chemical control.

• mechanical control.

The term used to describe harmful effects that result from a single or short-term pesticide exposure is

• Phytotoxicity.

• residual toxicity.

• chronic toxicity.

• acute toxicity.

Oils, soaps and microbials are chemicals classified as

• Botanicals.

• Biologicals.

• Biorationals.

• biocontrols.