What is a pest? - Answer Competes- w/ humans, plants or animals.
Injures- humans, structures, plants or animals.
Spreads disease- to humans, plants or animals.
Annoys- non poisonous spiders.
Three main body parts of insects? - Answer Head- antennae, mouth parts and eyes.
Thorax
Abdome...
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What is a pest? - Answer Competes- w/ humans, plants or animals.
Injures- humans, structures, plants or animals.
Spreads disease- to humans, plants or animals.
Annoys- non poisonous spiders.
Three main body parts of insects? - Answer Head- antennae, mouth parts and eyes.
Thorax
Abdomen- gut, reproductive organs
3 pairs of legs
99% of insects are not pests some are beneficial.
What are some insect relatives? - Answer Mites, ticks, spiders, millipedes, centipedes.
Some of these are considered pests.
What are Pheromones? - Answer They are chemicals exuded by insects.
Communicate where food is, mating, etc...
Females exude sex pheromone.
What are vertebrate pests? - Answer Rodents, birds, racoons, etc...
Jointed backbones, either a pet or a pest.
What is a pesticide? - Answer Any chemical that kills, prevents, or controls a pest.
Miticide - Answer Controls mites.
, Insecticides - Answer Controls insects and some relatives.
Fungicides - Answer Kills or inhibits fungi that cause plant disease.
Herbicides - Answer Control or inhibit growth of plants.
Rodenticides - Answer Controls rats and mice.
Bactericides - Answer Controls bacteria.
Avicides - Answer Controls birds.
Nemacide - Answer Controls nematodes.
How do pesticides work: Contact - Answer Must be thoroughly covered.
How do pesticides work: Systematic - Answer Absorbed, injected, or fed into a plant or animal, insect
feeds on it, ingests the systematic chemical and is killed.
Broad vs. Narrow Spectrum - Answer Selective- I.e. Pheromone traps
Non selective- I.e round up.
Common Pesticide Formulations are? - Answer Dry
- Dust (D-)
- Granule (G)
- Wettable powder (WP)
- Bait
- Soluble powder (SP)
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