Kansas General Pesticide Application
Arachnids - correct answer-Insect like pest which include......spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites
thorax - correct answer-Supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
IPM - correct answer-Integrated Pest Management
What are the methods of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - correct answer-Combined
use of biological, chemical, and cultivation methods in proper sequence and timing to keep
the size of a pest population below the size that causes economically unacceptable loss of a
crop or livestock animal.
What is Pesticide Resistance? - correct answer-The ability of pests to resist poisoning
Does any pesticide kill all the targeted pests? - correct answer-Rarely
All plants have how many stages of growth? - correct answer-4
What are the 4 stages of plant growth? - correct answer-1. Seedling
2. Vegetative
3. Seed Production
4. Maturity
Formulated Baits - correct answer-Pest control for vertebrate
Controlling weeds usually involves.... - correct answer-Taking advantage of the difference
between the weeds and desired species.
What is a substance or mixture of substances used to prevent, destroy, control, repel attract
or mitigate any pest? - correct answer-Pesticide
What can be used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant? - correct answer-Pesticide
Is Biological Control ever complete? - correct answer-No
What normal occurrences cause a pest population to rise and fall? - correct answer-Some
Natural Forces / Control
What objective of pest control is keeping a pest from becoming a problem? - correct
answer-Prevention
What objective of pest control is reducing pest numbers of damage to an acceptable level? -
correct answer-Suppression
, What objective of pest control is destroying an entire pest population from a limited defined
area? - correct answer-Eradication
What forces can effect a pest population? - correct answer-1. Climate
2. Natural enemies
3. Topography
4. Food and Water Supply
What are mollusks? - correct answer-soft-bodied animals that usually have a shell.
i.e. Snails and Slugs
Chemicals used to control weeds are pesticides called.... - correct answer-Herbicides
Weeds interfere with crop production by..... - correct answer-1. Competing for water
2. Harboring pest insects
3. Releasing toxins into the soil
4. Contaminating the product at harvest
Insects, Plant Disease Agents, Weeds, Mullusks, Vertebrates - correct answer-Types of
Pests
An aquatic plant without a true stem, leaves or vascular system is called.... - correct
answer-Algae
Mycoplasma-like organisms are actually.... - correct answer-Bacteria that lack a cell wall
What is MLO? - correct answer-Mycoplasma-Like Organism
What do you use Host Resistance for? - correct answer-Helps keep pest populations below
harmful levels
What 3 components must be present for a Biotic Disease to develop? - correct
answer-Pathogen
Susceptible Host
Favorable Environment
What are the 3 main objectives of Pest Control? - correct answer-Prevention
Suppression
Eradication
What must an applicator do to solve pest problems? - correct answer-Identify the Pest
Evaluate the benefits and risks of methods
Choose the most effective, less harmful method
Examples of Biotic (Living) Casual Agents - correct answer-Fungi
Bacteria
MLO's
Arachnids - correct answer-Insect like pest which include......spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites
thorax - correct answer-Supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
IPM - correct answer-Integrated Pest Management
What are the methods of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - correct answer-Combined
use of biological, chemical, and cultivation methods in proper sequence and timing to keep
the size of a pest population below the size that causes economically unacceptable loss of a
crop or livestock animal.
What is Pesticide Resistance? - correct answer-The ability of pests to resist poisoning
Does any pesticide kill all the targeted pests? - correct answer-Rarely
All plants have how many stages of growth? - correct answer-4
What are the 4 stages of plant growth? - correct answer-1. Seedling
2. Vegetative
3. Seed Production
4. Maturity
Formulated Baits - correct answer-Pest control for vertebrate
Controlling weeds usually involves.... - correct answer-Taking advantage of the difference
between the weeds and desired species.
What is a substance or mixture of substances used to prevent, destroy, control, repel attract
or mitigate any pest? - correct answer-Pesticide
What can be used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant? - correct answer-Pesticide
Is Biological Control ever complete? - correct answer-No
What normal occurrences cause a pest population to rise and fall? - correct answer-Some
Natural Forces / Control
What objective of pest control is keeping a pest from becoming a problem? - correct
answer-Prevention
What objective of pest control is reducing pest numbers of damage to an acceptable level? -
correct answer-Suppression
, What objective of pest control is destroying an entire pest population from a limited defined
area? - correct answer-Eradication
What forces can effect a pest population? - correct answer-1. Climate
2. Natural enemies
3. Topography
4. Food and Water Supply
What are mollusks? - correct answer-soft-bodied animals that usually have a shell.
i.e. Snails and Slugs
Chemicals used to control weeds are pesticides called.... - correct answer-Herbicides
Weeds interfere with crop production by..... - correct answer-1. Competing for water
2. Harboring pest insects
3. Releasing toxins into the soil
4. Contaminating the product at harvest
Insects, Plant Disease Agents, Weeds, Mullusks, Vertebrates - correct answer-Types of
Pests
An aquatic plant without a true stem, leaves or vascular system is called.... - correct
answer-Algae
Mycoplasma-like organisms are actually.... - correct answer-Bacteria that lack a cell wall
What is MLO? - correct answer-Mycoplasma-Like Organism
What do you use Host Resistance for? - correct answer-Helps keep pest populations below
harmful levels
What 3 components must be present for a Biotic Disease to develop? - correct
answer-Pathogen
Susceptible Host
Favorable Environment
What are the 3 main objectives of Pest Control? - correct answer-Prevention
Suppression
Eradication
What must an applicator do to solve pest problems? - correct answer-Identify the Pest
Evaluate the benefits and risks of methods
Choose the most effective, less harmful method
Examples of Biotic (Living) Casual Agents - correct answer-Fungi
Bacteria
MLO's
