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Pesticide |
Any material applied to plants, soil, water, harvested crops, structures, clothing, and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth and mating of pests,, or to regulate plant growth |
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Avicide |
Control pest birds |
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Bactericide |
Control bacteria |
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Disinfectants/antimicrobials |
Control microorganisms |
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Fungicides |
Control fungi |
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Herbicides |
Control weeds and other undesirable plants |
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Insecticides |
Control insects and related arthropods |
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Miticides/acaricides |
Control mites |
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Molluscicides |
Control snails and slugs |
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Nematicides |
Control nematodes (roundworms) |
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Predacides |
Control predatory vertabrates |
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Piscicides |
Control pest fish |
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Repellents |
Repel insects, related invertebrates, birds, and mammals |
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Rodenticides |
Control rodents |
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Defoliants |
Cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants |
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Dessicants |
Promote drying or loss of moisture from plant tissues |
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Growth regulators |
Are substances that alter the growth or development of a plant or animal |
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Mode of action |
What specific systems in the pests are affected by the pesticide (how it works) |
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Systemic pesticides |
Absorbed through leaves or roots then transported through the treated plant/organism |
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Contact pesticides |
Must directly touch pest or site pest frequents to be effective (not absorbed and transmitted through host) |
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Quarantine |
Pest control process designed to prevent entry of pests into pest free areas |
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Eradication |
Total elimination of a pest from designated area |
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IPM - integrated pest management |
A pest management strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control tactics with the goal of preventing pests from reaching economically or aesthetically damaging levels with the least risk to the environment |
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Why practice IPM? |
Helps keep a balanced ecosystem, pesticides can be ineffective, can save money, promotes healthy environment, and maintains a good public image |
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Components of IPM |
1. Identify the pest and understand its biology 2. Monitor the pest to be managed 3. Develop pest management goal 4. Implement IPM program 5. Record and evaluate results |
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Economic threshold (ET) |
Pest population density at which control measures are needed to prevent the pest from reaching the economic injury level |
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Economic injury level (EIL) |
Pest population density that causes losses equal to the cost of control measures |
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Resistance management |
- use new or altered pesticides - change pesticide use patterns - treat only when necessary |
