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Define plant disease and what causes disease. - Answer- Plant disease is any harmful change in the physiology and/or structure of a plant caused by the continuous irritation of a primary causal agent (pathogen). List examples of plant pathogens. - Answer- 1. Fungi 2. Oomycetes 3. Nematodes 4. ...

Ch.1 List the general kinds of damage insect pests can cause - Answer- -Chew on seeds, roots, leaves, stems, & fruits -Tunnel in roots, stems, & leaves -Suck plant juices -Promote gall formation and other malformations -Inject toxins into plants -Transmit diseases to plants -Create a nuisance...

Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pesticide management method? - Answer- Mechanical Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an example of which type of pest management method? - Answer- Genetic Which...

Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an example of which type of pest management method? A. Biological control. B. Mechanical control. C. Genetic Control. D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - Answer- C Using a plow to destry weeeds is ...

Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pesticide management method? - Answer- Mechanical Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management method? a) biologi...

Record keeping for general use pesticides (length of time) - Answer- 1 year following application Record keeping for restricted use pesticides (length of time) - Answer- 3 years following application What should the records for pesticide use include? (6) - Answer- 1. Name and concentration of ...

Define integrated pest management - Answer- IPM is a planned pest control program that combines control program that combines control strategies to keep the pest population below economically damaging levels and to avoid adverse effects to humans, wildlife, and the environment. List three control...

Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____ program, and target the pest at the most susceptible stage for control. - Answer- Integrated pest management program (IPM) What are the pest management methods? - Answer- Natural Control Mechanical control Cultural Control Physical/ en...

When a pest reaches the ______, pest management procedures need to be applied to prevent it from reaching economically damaging populations. - Answer- Economic Threshold Protectant fungicides must be applied BEFORE infection occurs. (True or False) - Answer- True The key to minimizing the haza...

The goal of IPM isn't to eliminate the entire pest population but... - Answer- To avoid adverse effects on human, wildlife, and the environment (The question is something like the above but not the exact wording) Which of the following words is that number of pests per plant or the amount of dam...

Bioaccumulation - Answer- The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism. Biomagnification - Answer- Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain abiotic factors - Answer- natural control measures within the environment. ...

Streaked, silvered foliage results from feeding by: A) mites B) lace bugs C) fungus gnats D) thrips - Answer- D) thrips All of the following are cultural management techniques for fungal diseases except: A) removing and destroying diseased plant parts B) using disease resistant cu...