Pesticide Applicator License Ch. 1
IPM - ANS Integrated Pest Management
Integrated - ANS Interactions of pests, crops, control, methods, and environments
Pest - ANS Any species that affects profit, health, or convenience
Management - ANS Keeping pests below economic damage levels
Groups of Pests - ANS -Weeds
-Invertebrates
-Disease agents/pathogens
-Vertebrates
Weeds - ANS Any plant growing out of place where you don't want it to grow
Invertebrates - ANS -Pests without a backbone
-Bugs, insects
Disease Agents/Pathogens - ANS Viruses, bacteria, fungi, mold
Vertebrates - ANS -Pests with a backbone
-Rats, mice, deer, birds
Pest Monitoring Questions - ANS -What pest?
-How many pests?
-Is it the right time to control?
-Did the control method reduce the number of pests?
Monitoring - ANS -Insect traps
-Scouting
Insect Traps - ANS -See if there are enough to do something about it
Scouting - ANS Visually looking
IPM - ANS Integrated Pest Management
Integrated - ANS Interactions of pests, crops, control, methods, and environments
Pest - ANS Any species that affects profit, health, or convenience
Management - ANS Keeping pests below economic damage levels
Groups of Pests - ANS -Weeds
-Invertebrates
-Disease agents/pathogens
-Vertebrates
Weeds - ANS Any plant growing out of place where you don't want it to grow
Invertebrates - ANS -Pests without a backbone
-Bugs, insects
Disease Agents/Pathogens - ANS Viruses, bacteria, fungi, mold
Vertebrates - ANS -Pests with a backbone
-Rats, mice, deer, birds
Pest Monitoring Questions - ANS -What pest?
-How many pests?
-Is it the right time to control?
-Did the control method reduce the number of pests?
Monitoring - ANS -Insect traps
-Scouting
Insect Traps - ANS -See if there are enough to do something about it
Scouting - ANS Visually looking