NYS PCO NYS PCO Integrated Pest Management

Question 1

What is the foundation principle of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)?

Accepted Answer

Using a combination of methods to manage pests with minimum environmental and health risk

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Applying pesticides on a fixed calendar schedule

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Eliminating all pests immediately upon detection

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Using only biological control agents

Question 2

In an IPM program, the 'action threshold' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The pest population level at which control measures are economically or aesthetically justified

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The legal pesticide application rate on the label

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The point at which pest activity becomes visible to humans

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The number of traps required per 1,000 sq ft

Question 3

Exclusion, as an IPM strategy, involves:

Accepted Answer

Sealing entry points to prevent pest access to a structure

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Using traps to capture and remove pests

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Applying pesticides along the perimeter

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Removing food and water sources

Question 4

Monitoring in IPM serves which primary purpose?

Accepted Answer

To identify pest species, population size, and distribution before choosing control tactics

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To apply pesticides on a schedule regardless of pest levels

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To document that treatments were performed for regulatory purposes

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To determine the chemical resistance of the pest population

Question 5

Which IPM control method involves altering the environment to make it less conducive to pest survival?

Accepted Answer

Cultural control (sanitation, habitat modification)

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Chemical control

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Biological control

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Mechanical trapping

Question 6

In the IPM hierarchy, pesticides are considered:

Accepted Answer

A last resort used only when other methods are insufficient or impractical

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The first response to any pest sighting

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The only reliable method for structural pests

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Prohibited in true IPM programs