Pest Control Exam Correct Questions & Answers(RATED A+)
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Course
Georgia Pest Control Registration
Institution
Georgia Pest Control Registration
Pest - ANSWER an undesirable organism that injures
humans, desirable plants and animals,
manufactured products, or natural
substances.
pathogens - ANSWER disease-causing organisms, such as
viruses, bacteria, or fungi
Pesticide resistance - ANSWER When pests adapt and become resistant ...
Pest Control Exam Correct Questions & Answers(RATED A+)
Pest - ANSWER an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances.
pathogens - ANSWER disease-causing organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi
Pesticide resistance - ANSWER When pests adapt and become resistant to a pesticide.
First seen in resistance to DDT in 1947
bioaccumulation - ANSWER The accumulation of pesticide in the fatty tissue of some animals
biomagnification - ANSWER The Food chain.
Organisms with pesticides in their tissues are eaten by fish, which are in turn eaten by birds. The birds at the top of the food chain accumulate the highest concentration of pesticide residues.
The Four main groups of pest organisms - ANSWER weeds, invertebrate animals, pathogens, and vertebrate animals. Never classify an organism as a pest until it is clearly determined to be one.
The first step in pest management - ANSWER accurately identify the pest
Abiotic factors - ANSWER natural control measures within the environment that injure or destroy plants and animals, including pests.
Applied Controls - ANSWER When humans try to eliminate pests. 1. Biological Control
2. Chemical control
3. Cultural Control 4. Genetic control
5. Mechanical/Physical Control
6. Regulatory Control
Biological control - ANSWER the use of natural enemies —predators, parasites, pathogens, and competitors—to control pests and their damage.
Chemical control - ANSWER the pest management method that involves using naturally
derived and/or synthetic chemicals to manage pests.
Pesticide - ANSWER any material that is applied to plants, soil, water, harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth and mating of pests, or to regulate plant growth.
Avicides - ANSWER control or repel pest birds
Bactericides - ANSWER control bacteria
Chemosterilants - ANSWER sterilize insects or pest vertebrates.
Defoliants - ANSWER cause leaves (foliage) to drop from plants
Desiccants - ANSWER promote drying or loss of moisture from plant tissues and insects
Disinfectants - ANSWER (antimicrobials) control microorganisms.
Fungicides - ANSWER control fungi
Growth regulators - ANSWER alter the growth or development of a plant or animal.
Herbicides - ANSWER control weeds
Insecticides - ANSWER control insects and related arthropods
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