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Pest Management

Pest Management. 1/6/12. What is a pest?. Any species that interferes with human welfare by competing with us for food, invading gardens, destroying building materials, spreading disease, invading ecosystems or being a nuisance. . What are some ways to control pests?.

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Pest Management

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  1. Pest Management 1/6/12

  2. What is a pest? • Any species that interferes with human welfare by competing with us for food, invading gardens, destroying building materials, spreading disease, invading ecosystems or being a nuisance.

  3. What are some ways to control pests? • Chemical controls= relies on synthetic chemical sprays • Pesticides: insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides

  4. What is an acquired resistance? • Pests can build up an immunity to pesticides or evolve an ability to survive despite chemical application of pesticides.

  5. What are some ways to control pests? • Biological control= relies on predation, parasites or herbivory • i.e. Lady bugs and Lacewing (eat aphids), Bacillus thuringiensis (disease in caterpillers), parasitic wasps, chrysanthemumoil • Attraction methods: insect prefumes/pheromones, hormones

  6. What are some ways to control pests? • Physical controls = manually remove pests * Weeding a garden by hand • Other • Genetically modified organisms (GMO’s)

  7. What is integrated pest management? • Combination of chemical and biological controls to manage pests.

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