Current Practices
What does IPM stand for?
Integrated Pest Management
What is digital reporting?
Data analysis helps track and identify the pest population, saving time and money on pest control.
Yes! It can also contaminate bodies of water such as ponds, streams, and lakes.
Bees, aquatic life, and earthworms
What is special about the narrow-spectrum pesticides?
These pesticides are not as harmful compared to broad-spectrum pesticides because they do not unintentionally harm other organisms and cause environmental problems
What are pest control companies using?
smart traps, sensors, drones, and AI powered systems
How do drones help with pest control?
They use drones to help monitor infestations over large areas, allowing them to target areas with infestations precisely
Can pesticides be helpful to other organisms?
No, Pesticides can be harmful due to it being toxic to other organisms, such as birds and fish, in the same environment.
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What are parasitoid wasps?
Natural enemies of many caterpillar species (parasite)
What is IPM?
A mix of different pest control methods that mainly focus on prevention.
What are sensors?
These sensors receive information on environmental factors like weather, humidity, and movement.
Yes! Pesticides residue in the surface areas of water that can harm the plants itself.
Why are happening to earthworms?
The overuse of pesticides increases earthworms' mortality rate and decreases fecundity and growth.
What can the parasitoid wasp do?
These wasps lay eggs on the caterpillar, and later the larvae that hatch will feed on the caterpillar and eventually kill it
What is the eco-friendly option?
Using natural predators to handle pest problems like dogs, cats, foxes, snakes
What are smart traps?
Smart traps can be seen as pheromone, and sticky traps. These traps contain cameras and sensors that provide information on the insects/pests that are present
Can it affect sea animals?
Yes! If lakes, ponds, streams, and any body of water is contaminated with pesticides, it can harm aquatic life and drinking water.
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What are the limits of the narrow-spectrum pesticides?
Require knowledge about the lifecycle of pests and careful use, and can also still have other unintended effects
What does IPM include?
monitoring pest activity, using natural predators, rotating crops, and only using pesticide as a last resort
How does detection and monitoring services help pest control?
Specific technicians use thermal imaging, moisture and vibration meters, and acoustic emission devices to detect pests and what they have damaged
How can pesticides harm humans?
It can also harm humans as if the plants aren’t washed properly and are consumed, it can cause rashes, blisters, nausea, chronic illnesses, and in bad cases death.
What did the study in 2015 show for fish?
It showed that swimming abnormally grows and develops from pesticides contaminating the water
What are the IPM's pest reduction strategy?
Biological pest control, Close monitoring of population, Habitat alteration, Crop rotation, Reduced soil tillage, Mechanical pest removal, Chemical pesticides