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What is the primary focus of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)?
What is the primary focus of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)?
- Controlling a single pest using various methods
- Maximizing yield at the cost of safety and stability
- Achieving the best mix of pest control tactics for local pest problems (correct)
- Maintaining pest populations above levels causing economic injury
What does the term 'Damage/Economic Injury' refer to in the context of pests?
What does the term 'Damage/Economic Injury' refer to in the context of pests?
- Monetary value lost due to pest-related spoilage or yield reduction (correct)
- In-depth study of different pests and their impacts
- Management techniques used to control pests
- Physical harm caused by a pest
What is the goal of IPM in relation to farmers and consumers?
What is the goal of IPM in relation to farmers and consumers?
- Focusing solely on economic considerations without concern for environmental impacts
- Increasing pesticide usage to ensure complete pest elimination
- Promoting rapid adoption of new crop protection practices
- Ensuring safety for farmers and consumers (correct)
How does IPM differ from traditional pest control methods?
How does IPM differ from traditional pest control methods?
What does a 'Pest Management Strategy' aim to do?
What does a 'Pest Management Strategy' aim to do?
What is the overarching principle behind IPM's approach to pest control?
What is the overarching principle behind IPM's approach to pest control?
When were insect-resistant transgenic cotton, maize, and potato first commercialized in the USA?
When were insect-resistant transgenic cotton, maize, and potato first commercialized in the USA?
Who was awarded the World Food Prize for developing and implementing the world's largest biological control project for cassava mealy bug in Africa?
Who was awarded the World Food Prize for developing and implementing the world's largest biological control project for cassava mealy bug in Africa?
In what year were the environmental economic injury levels proposed by L.P. Pedigo and L.G. Higley?
In what year were the environmental economic injury levels proposed by L.P. Pedigo and L.G. Higley?
Which technique led to Dr. Edward F. Knipling and Dr. Raymond C. Bushland being awarded the World Food Prize?
Which technique led to Dr. Edward F. Knipling and Dr. Raymond C. Bushland being awarded the World Food Prize?
Who persevered with the publication of her book despite fighting breast cancer in 1960?
Who persevered with the publication of her book despite fighting breast cancer in 1960?
In what year was the first transgenic plant developed by M.Vaeck & co-workers for controlling Manduca sexta?
In what year was the first transgenic plant developed by M.Vaeck & co-workers for controlling Manduca sexta?
When was the book 'Silent Spring' published and what impact did it have on the use of pesticides?
When was the book 'Silent Spring' published and what impact did it have on the use of pesticides?
What marked the establishment of biological control as a separate discipline in entomology?
What marked the establishment of biological control as a separate discipline in entomology?
Which project was based on Bacillus popilliae & Bacillus lentimobus for controlling Japanese beetle larvae?
Which project was based on Bacillus popilliae & Bacillus lentimobus for controlling Japanese beetle larvae?
In which year was the insect growth regulator Methoprene first registered for commercial use in the USA?
In which year was the insect growth regulator Methoprene first registered for commercial use in the USA?
What is the primary focus of the sterile-insect technique in pest control?
What is the primary focus of the sterile-insect technique in pest control?
Which publication highlighted the impact of DDT and other pesticides on birds?
Which publication highlighted the impact of DDT and other pesticides on birds?
What is the goal of a 'Reduce-numbers Strategy' in pest management?
What is the goal of a 'Reduce-numbers Strategy' in pest management?
How does the 'Reduce-Crop Susceptibility Strategy' differ from the 'Reduce-numbers Strategy' in pest management?
How does the 'Reduce-Crop Susceptibility Strategy' differ from the 'Reduce-numbers Strategy' in pest management?
Which technique aims to dampen insect population peaks by altering certain factors like habitat favorableness?
Which technique aims to dampen insect population peaks by altering certain factors like habitat favorableness?
What is the purpose of reducing crop susceptibility in pest management?
What is the purpose of reducing crop susceptibility in pest management?
How does Integrated Pest Management (IPM) utilize a preventive approach?
How does Integrated Pest Management (IPM) utilize a preventive approach?
In what way does an Environmental Economic Injury Level differ from an Economic Threshold Level?
In what way does an Environmental Economic Injury Level differ from an Economic Threshold Level?
