CPP Pest Management & Integrated Pest Management Flashcards
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What is the foundational principle of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as applied to landscape plants?
Answer: Use a combination of cultural, biological, mechanical, and chemical controls to manage pests with minimal environmental impact
IPM combines multiple control strategies to manage pest populations below economic or aesthetic thresholds while minimizing environmental and human health risks.
What is an 'action threshold' in an IPM program for landscape plants?
Answer: The pest population or damage level at which management action becomes necessary
The action threshold is the pest level at which economic or aesthetic damage justifies implementing a management strategy to prevent further harm.
Which category of insects feeds on plant juices by piercing plant tissue and sucking phloem or xylem sap?
Answer: Sucking/piercing insects
Sucking/piercing insects such as aphids, scale, and spider mites use specialized mouthparts to extract plant sap, causing wilting, yellowing, and distortion.
What is the role of a 'beneficial insect' in a landscape IPM program?
Answer: To serve as a natural enemy that suppresses pest populations
Beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, and parasitic wasps are natural enemies that suppress pest populations through predation or parasitism.
When scouting for pests in a landscape, what is the primary purpose of regular monitoring visits?
Answer: To identify pest species, population levels, and damage before they exceed action thresholds
Regular scouting allows early detection of pest problems so managers can respond before populations exceed thresholds and cause significant damage.
Which pesticide application timing strategy best exploits the vulnerability of a pest's life cycle?
Answer: Apply pesticides during the most susceptible life stage of the target pest
Targeting the most susceptible life stage — often crawler stage for scale or early instar larvae for caterpillars — maximizes efficacy and minimizes chemical use.