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What are some of the basic 1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that resist
principles of Integrated pest plants: (Selecting healthy plants, using certified
management? seed, providing good growing conditions, and
making a good match between the plant and the
site)
2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST: Identify the
problem: (Finding out whether the damage to a
particular plant is caused by a pest or by an
environmental condition such as freezing or
drought and always determine the exact pest that
you are dealing with)
3.) SET ACTION THRESHOLDS: Expect some pests
and tolerate some damage: (Deciding how many
pests and how much damage to tolerate)
4.) CONTROL: Use pesticides as a last choice-Not
a first choice
What should you do in an IPM Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
program?
What is Phytotoxicity? A toxic effect by a compound on plant growth
, Which method will NOT help monitor Pitfall traps
cutworms?
What is Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) ? A common bacterium that kills many types of
caterpillars
When should you apply an When the insect is at its most vulnerable stage
insecticide?
What is the Milky spore disease? A bacterial disease that is caused by the bacterium,
Bacillus popilliae, and kills Japanese beetles
What do you do to control fire ants? Use a combination of broadcast bait and mound
treatments
Sod webworms... Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
An insecticide applied to control Should be watered in to reach the soil
white grubs...
Mole crickets... Have only one generation per year
What are the 2 different kinds of 1.) Gradual metamorphosis: Nymphs (young stages)
metamorphosis that insect pests of insects that undergo this look like small versions
undergo? of the adult
2.) Complete metamorphosis (most common type
of development among turf grass pests): The
young stages of insects that undergo this look very
different from the adults before before they
become pupae and change into adults
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Latest Update 2026
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Terms in this set (72)
What are some of the basic 1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that resist
principles of Integrated pest plants: (Selecting healthy plants, using certified
management? seed, providing good growing conditions, and
making a good match between the plant and the
site)
2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST: Identify the
problem: (Finding out whether the damage to a
particular plant is caused by a pest or by an
environmental condition such as freezing or
drought and always determine the exact pest that
you are dealing with)
3.) SET ACTION THRESHOLDS: Expect some pests
and tolerate some damage: (Deciding how many
pests and how much damage to tolerate)
4.) CONTROL: Use pesticides as a last choice-Not
a first choice
What should you do in an IPM Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
program?
What is Phytotoxicity? A toxic effect by a compound on plant growth
, Which method will NOT help monitor Pitfall traps
cutworms?
What is Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) ? A common bacterium that kills many types of
caterpillars
When should you apply an When the insect is at its most vulnerable stage
insecticide?
What is the Milky spore disease? A bacterial disease that is caused by the bacterium,
Bacillus popilliae, and kills Japanese beetles
What do you do to control fire ants? Use a combination of broadcast bait and mound
treatments
Sod webworms... Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
An insecticide applied to control Should be watered in to reach the soil
white grubs...
Mole crickets... Have only one generation per year
What are the 2 different kinds of 1.) Gradual metamorphosis: Nymphs (young stages)
metamorphosis that insect pests of insects that undergo this look like small versions
undergo? of the adult
2.) Complete metamorphosis (most common type
of development among turf grass pests): The
young stages of insects that undergo this look very
different from the adults before before they
become pupae and change into adults
