FLORIDA PEST CONTROL: INTEGRATED PEST
MANAGEMENT ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
100% PASS
How are direct and indirect sampling different? - ANSWER Direct sampling
involves physically capturing and counting actual insects, while indirect sampling is
more related to damage ratings
List the primary Direct sampling techniques - ANSWER - In-situ counts
- Traps (Chemical, visual, or acoustic attraction)
- Knockdown (Using force, heat, or an irritant to expose insects)
The general equilibrium of a pest population is typically more affected by
_____________________ control strategies - ANSWER biological
Define carrying capacity - ANSWER The maximum number of organisms an
ecosystem can support
What are semiochemicals? what are the main types? - ANSWER A pheromone or
'infochemical' that conveys a signal from one organism to another so as to modify
the behavior of the recipient organism.
The primary types of semiochemicals are attractants (for both pests and natural
enemies), repellents, and deterrents.
,What are the main types of pheromones? - ANSWER - Trail marking
- Aggregation
- Sex
- Alarm
Attractants exhibit ___________________ chemotaxis, while repellents exhibit
____________________ chemotaxis. - ANSWER positive, negative
What is Mass Trapping? - ANSWER A process which uses pheromones to attract
and kill large amounts of insects. Common for regulatory applications.
What is Mating Disruption? - ANSWER This process involves saturating a large
area with pheromones to prevent male/female pest encounters. (especially
effective against lepidopterans like the pink bollworm and the coddling moth)
What is the main difference between repellents and deterrents? - ANSWER
Repellents work pre-contact, deterrents work at contact and only stop pests after
direct exposure.
T or F - Deet is an insect deterrent - ANSWER False
Mechanical pest control methods may involve..... - ANSWER Smashing, mashing,
squishing, or impaling (Think of the Hopper-Chopper which killed locusts in the
midwest)
, Sanitation helps reduce pest populations by... - ANSWER Reducing habitat and
eliminating conducive conditions (tire pile example with mosquitoes)
Exclusion helps reduce pest populations by... - ANSWER Hindering pest access to
hosts, food, and habitat
List the cultural control practices you can use to make a cropping system lest
susceptible to pests - ANSWER 1. Maintain proper fertility (avoid excessive N)
2. Growing plants together vs alone
3. Trap cropping
4. Create asynchrony between the insect and host (i.e. crop rotation)
5. Alter plant spacing
Describe the difference between tolerance and resistance - ANSWER Tolerance
involves continued plant growth in spite of insect feeding, while Resistance
involves the plant producing toxic chemicals which greatly reduce their palatability
Describe host plant resistance - ANSWER Plants with HPR have traits that make
them less preferred by pests or even non-hosts
Describe the difference between antibiosis and antixenosis - ANSWER Plants with
antibiosis can actually impair insect development (i.e. BT), while antixenosis just
repel insects (i.e. more leaf hairs)
MANAGEMENT ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
100% PASS
How are direct and indirect sampling different? - ANSWER Direct sampling
involves physically capturing and counting actual insects, while indirect sampling is
more related to damage ratings
List the primary Direct sampling techniques - ANSWER - In-situ counts
- Traps (Chemical, visual, or acoustic attraction)
- Knockdown (Using force, heat, or an irritant to expose insects)
The general equilibrium of a pest population is typically more affected by
_____________________ control strategies - ANSWER biological
Define carrying capacity - ANSWER The maximum number of organisms an
ecosystem can support
What are semiochemicals? what are the main types? - ANSWER A pheromone or
'infochemical' that conveys a signal from one organism to another so as to modify
the behavior of the recipient organism.
The primary types of semiochemicals are attractants (for both pests and natural
enemies), repellents, and deterrents.
,What are the main types of pheromones? - ANSWER - Trail marking
- Aggregation
- Sex
- Alarm
Attractants exhibit ___________________ chemotaxis, while repellents exhibit
____________________ chemotaxis. - ANSWER positive, negative
What is Mass Trapping? - ANSWER A process which uses pheromones to attract
and kill large amounts of insects. Common for regulatory applications.
What is Mating Disruption? - ANSWER This process involves saturating a large
area with pheromones to prevent male/female pest encounters. (especially
effective against lepidopterans like the pink bollworm and the coddling moth)
What is the main difference between repellents and deterrents? - ANSWER
Repellents work pre-contact, deterrents work at contact and only stop pests after
direct exposure.
T or F - Deet is an insect deterrent - ANSWER False
Mechanical pest control methods may involve..... - ANSWER Smashing, mashing,
squishing, or impaling (Think of the Hopper-Chopper which killed locusts in the
midwest)
, Sanitation helps reduce pest populations by... - ANSWER Reducing habitat and
eliminating conducive conditions (tire pile example with mosquitoes)
Exclusion helps reduce pest populations by... - ANSWER Hindering pest access to
hosts, food, and habitat
List the cultural control practices you can use to make a cropping system lest
susceptible to pests - ANSWER 1. Maintain proper fertility (avoid excessive N)
2. Growing plants together vs alone
3. Trap cropping
4. Create asynchrony between the insect and host (i.e. crop rotation)
5. Alter plant spacing
Describe the difference between tolerance and resistance - ANSWER Tolerance
involves continued plant growth in spite of insect feeding, while Resistance
involves the plant producing toxic chemicals which greatly reduce their palatability
Describe host plant resistance - ANSWER Plants with HPR have traits that make
them less preferred by pests or even non-hosts
Describe the difference between antibiosis and antixenosis - ANSWER Plants with
antibiosis can actually impair insect development (i.e. BT), while antixenosis just
repel insects (i.e. more leaf hairs)
