Lecture 16 Flashcards

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what are the direct effects of pests?

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vectors of human diseases (ex: mosquitos, ticks, fleas)

allergic rxns (ex: ladybeetles)

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what are the indirect effects of pests?

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Domestic animals (ex: cattle flies)

Crops (ex: aphids, locusts, armyworms, leafhoppers etc.)

Timber species (ex: bark beetles)

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what costs are involved in applying control measures of pests?

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economic costs & envr costs

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economic injury level (EIL)

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“min number of pests that reduce yield equal to the gain threshold”
or
“lowest number of pests that cause economic damage”

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central concept in integrated pest management (IPM)

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“a comprehensive pest technology that uses combined means to reduce the status of pests to tolerable levels while maintaining a quality envr”

attempt to maintain envr quality

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what are the 2 considerations when applying pest control

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how much it costs per unit area to apply an insecticide

how much money you are getting out of each yield

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injury

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any damage detected on the crop

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incres in injury =

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decres in yield

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what occurs when you reach the gain threshold?

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necessary to apply a controlled measure or you will lose money

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economic damage & what is necessary when you reach this point?

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when you can save some yield by applying a controlled measure

invest money in a control measure when you pass this point

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what happens when you cross the damage boundary?

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yield reduction

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when is it necessary to apply a control measure?

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when crossing economic injury level (EIL)

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13
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where does noneconomic losses occur?

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b/w EIL & Damage boundary

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what occurs when applying control in noneconomic losses?

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lose money, but if you apply at the damage boundary then you can save money

doesn’t make sense to apply here b/c insects might be controlled naturally

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economic threshold (ET)

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“number of insects that should trigger a management action” = “action threshold”

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16
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the economic threshold is always lower than _____

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economic entry level

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17
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management activity

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where the population passes economic threshold & where insecticide was applied

where you should apply an insecticide

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18
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what are the 2 kinds of insecticides?

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natural products & synthetic products

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natural products

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plants produce for defense

but it’s expensive to extract form plants so synthetic products have been used as an alternative

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what are exs of natrual products? (4)

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alkaloids [nicotine]

rotenone

pyrethrins

neem

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synthetic products

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same effect as natural products (not the same chemical composition)

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what are exs of synthetic products?

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nictotinoids or neonicotinoids, pyrethroids, carbamates, organophosphates, organochlorides

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what are the advantages of synthetic insecticides?

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Can be produced in massive amounts & are cheap

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what are the disadvantages of synthetic insecticides?

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No natural ways to break them down

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what are the issues with insecticides? (5)
1. Toxicity to humans 2. Biomagnification 3. Disruption of regulation by natural enemies 4. Secondary pests 5. Selection for resistant pests
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where do deaths from insecticides mostly occur? & why?
developing countries toxicity of products: use older & banned pesticides in undeveloped countries (tend to be lethal) protection of application: manually apply, no equipment - -> no $ to buy - -> no enforcement
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biomagnification
concentration of pesticides on higher trophic levels
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how does biomagnification effect higher trophic levels?
higher mortality
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why does increased use of insecticides lead to larger areas affected by brown hoppers?
disruption of natural enemies
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describe the cycle occurring when using bbroad-spectrumpesticides
When you spray, you kill both the pests & the natural enemies Leads to increase resistance of pests Can kill natural enemies Leads to the need to apply more & continues the cycle
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secondary pests
Pest species, usually at low levels, that increase due to pesticides affecting their natural enemies Originally, aren’t a pest but become one when exposed to insecticides b/c the insecticides kill the natural enemies
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what is an ex of a secondary pest?
mites - not a prob until you spray for aphids leads to resistant mites
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what is the result of applying insecticides?
selecting for resistant pests
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How do you delay resistance of insecticides?
rotate pesticides use diff types of modes of action so you don’t continually select for this type of resistance
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biological control (BC)
Use of a living organism to suppress pop density or impact of pest pops
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classical BC
importation & est of exotic natural enemies
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when is classic BC used?
with an introduced pest
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augmentation BC
periodic release of natural enemies
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when is augmentation BC used?
Works well in small areas or for greenhouse protection b/c you know they will remain in the same area doesn't require further intervening or management
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conservation BC
enhance pops or impact of natural enemies already present done by making the habitat more favourable for the natural enemies
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what are the ecosystem services provided by insects?
Predators control the pops of the pests Provide support to any of our activities
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what effect do insecticides have on ecosystems?
lead to a loss of ecosystem functions which then leads to more $$ to replace the function
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what are the functions that humans would need to replace if insects weren't there to fulfill the role?
dung burial pollination wild insects pest control of native herbivores food for wildlife
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soybean aphid in NA (4)
invasive species 40-50% yield losses potential virus vector economic control is consistent
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what are the natural enemies of soybean aphids? (2)
Multicoloured Asian ladybeetle & Minute Pirate Bug control
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are predators effective at reducing soybean aphids?
yes
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what are other control methods besides chemicals & BC? (5)
Host plant resistance Physical control ``` Cultural control (ex: tillage or crop rotation) Disrupts lifecycle of pests ``` Pheromone & other insect attractants Disrupts mating – pop won’t reach high levels Genetic manipulation of insect pests Replace insects with those that don’t carry disease vectors
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do parasitoids have an effect in pop control of soybean aphids?
NO
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How is resistance of the orange whet midge managed?
controlled by Sm1 resistance gene (in plants) --> mix resistant with non-resistant to delay resistance in pest