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| 1 | According to the article, what program specifically addresses the concerns of safe food and water and an environment protected from contamination? |
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Organic Gardening |
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Hazardous Material (Hazmat) Handling |
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) |
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| 2 | Initially, IPM was used in what applications? |
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Commercial agriculture |
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Home gardeners |
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Schools and churches |
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| 3 | The IPM approach can be applied to what kinds of pest situations? If more than one answer is correct, choose the BEST answer. |
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Ants in the home |
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Weeds in the lawn |
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Diseased shrubs and bushes |
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The barking dog next door |
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Virtually any pest situation |
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| 4 | In defining IPM, which of the following statements should be included? All correct answers must be selected. |
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IPM is the COORDINATED use of pests and environmental information to design and implement pest control methods. |
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IPM methods are designed to be economically, environmentally and socially sound. |
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IPM promotes prevention over remediation. |
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IPM advocates the INTEGRATION of at least two or more strategies to achieve long-term solutions. |
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IPM uses a multidimensional approach for minimizing pest damage. |
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| 5 | If you had to define the principles of IPM in just one statement, what would that statement be? |
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IPM is a systems approach using multiple strategies. |
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IPM focuses its strategies on biological controls. |
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IPM promotes a single strategy for all pest problems. |
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| 6 | According to the article, in growing cucumbers, what is a good first step in pest management? |
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Selecting a variety that has dark green color. |
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Selecting a variety that vines. |
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Selecting a variety that bushes. |
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Selecting a variety that has natural resistance to plant diseases such as powdery and downy mildew, scab and anthracnose. |
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None of these answers is correct. |
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| 7 | To make IPM work we MUST understand the pest. True or False? |
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True |
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False |
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| 8 | What information should we know about the pest? Choose the BEST answer. |
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Knowledge of the pest's life cycle. |
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Where the pest lives. |
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What the pest eats. |
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All of these answers are correct. |
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| 9 | Why must we "understand the pest"? Choose as many answers as are correct. |
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Understanding the pest will give us a better score at the end of this course. |
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Understanding the pest allows us to interrupt its activities by altering our practices rather than by using pesticides. |
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It is NOT necessary to understand the pest. |
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| 10 | In using IPM, ALL pests must be controlled. True or False? |
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True |
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False |
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| 11 | What term is used in IPM to indicate the level at which pests MUST be controlled? Choose as many answers as are correct. |
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Insect level |
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Disease severity |
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Action Threshold |
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Pest number |
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| 12 | What is frequently the action threshold of plant diseases? Choose as many answers as are correct. |
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The first occurrence of disease symptoms. |
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The occurrence of climatic conditions, usually temperature and humidity levels, that favor disease development. |
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The second plant that wilts and turns brown. |
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| 13 | Which of the followings statements is true about action thresholds? If more than one is correct, choose as many answers as are correct. |
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They vary considerably from pest to pest. |
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Generally they are higher where human health or aesthetics are affected and higher where productivity is measured. |
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If the action level for Imported Cabbage Worm on cabbage is 35 percent plant infestation, that same threshold will also be used for Cabbage Loopers.
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| 14 | What greatly increases the effectiveness of IPM measures? |
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Using multiple strategies. |
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Routine spraying on a set schedule as a preventive. |
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Concentrating on a single strategy, such as selecting resistant varieties. |
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| 15 | In terms of "resistance" which of the following terms apply? If more than one answer is correct, choose the BEST answer. |
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Slowed-down natural selection |
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Artificial selection |
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Survival instinct |
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Strength in numbers |
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| 16 | The selection process for resistance occurs in which biotic pests? |
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insects and weeds only |
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insects and plant diseases only |
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weeds and plant diseases only |
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insects, weeds and plant diseases. |
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weeds and insects only |
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| 17 | According to the article, what are two factors that allow resistance to develop in pests quickly? |
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Pests that have many generations per year and reproduce rapidly |
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Pests that reproduce in large numbers and that reproduce slowly. |
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Pests that reproduce slowly and have many individuals migrating in from wild hosts. |
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| 18 | With IPM the EMPHASIS is always on what? |
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Prevention |
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Resistance |
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Organic gardening |
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Scheduled activities |
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| 19 | Using Figure 1 supplied with the article, what would be the basis of control efforts? |
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A combination of several cultural and mechanical practices intended to make the envirnment less attractive to the pest , or to trap or exclude the pest. |
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The use of "soft" pesticides. |
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The use of "hard" pesticides. |
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The use of growth regulators. |
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| 20 | Using Figure 1 supplied in the article, if cultural methods and physical-mechanical methods fail to control the pest, what is the next method to try? |
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Biological controls |
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Chemicals - Level 1 |
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Chemicals - Level 2 |
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| 21 | Biological controls include the use of which of the following? |
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Natural predators, parasites or pathogens that are usually specific to the pest. |
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Natural predators, parasites or pathogens that provide broad pest elimination prospects for a large spectrum of pests. |
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Highly specific materials such as repellants. |
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| 22 | Growth regulators and more general materials such as repellants, soaps and oils are considered what type of controls? |
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"Soft pesticides" |
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"Biological controls" |
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"Hard pesticides" |
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"Cultural controls" |
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| 23 | What factors make the "soft" pesticides more environmentally friendly than "hard" pesticides? |
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Low human toxicity |
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Minimal impact on the environment |
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May have little impact on beneficial organisms. |
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All of these answers are correct. |
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| 24 | "Hard" pesticides may be necessary as a LAST RESORT to control pests. If so, what factors should be considered in chosing and using a "hard" pesticide? |
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Choose the pesticide with the least effect on non-target organisms. |
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Choose the pesticide with the lowest environmental impact. |
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Use of only the amount of pesticide necessary to control the pest. |
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Proper timing and placement of the pesticide. |
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All of the answers are correct. |
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| 25 | In Connecticut, homeowners manage more land and apply more pesticides than agriculture and government combined. True or False? |
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True |
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False |
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| 26 | How can YOU do your part to restore balance to the ecosystem? Choose the BEST answer. |
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Support farms that use IPM |
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Support businesses that use IPM |
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Support government agencies that use IPM |
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Use IPM in and around your own home |
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Support farms, businesses and government agencies that use IPM and youse IPM in and around your own home. |
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| 27 | Using IPM methods costs no more than conventional pest management methods. What benefits does using IPM provide? Choose the BEST answer. |
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IPM protects the environment. |
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IPM helps maintain or restore the ecological balance while maintaining productivity and appearance. |
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IPM helps maintain the quality of our environment and adds to our quality of life. |
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IPM protects the environment, helps maintain or restore the ecological balance while maintaining the productivity, appearance and quality of our environment and adds to our quality of life. |
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| 28 | Shouldn't YOU be using IPM? Yes or No? |
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YES |
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NO |
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