VIT 22: Pests and Diseases
Homework
1. What is integrated pest management?
2. What are the elements of Integrated pest management?
3. Describe and provide an example of:
a. Cultural control
b. Physical or Mechanical control
c. Biological control
d. Chemical control
4. Describe the terms:
a. Economic Injury Level
b. Economic Threshold
5. For powdery mildew, what are the conditions:
a. Ideal for growth
b. That cause the fungus to be destroyed
6. For powdery mildew, describe:
a. Cultural control measures
b. Biological control measures
c. Chemical control measures
7. What is the difference between a contact and a systemic fungicide?
8. What are the differences between a protectant, a curative and an eradicant?
9. What is fungicide resistance? How do we combat it?
10. What are the two times of year that we are most concerned with botrytis control?
11. For botrytis, describe:
a. Cultural control measures
b. Biological control measures
c. Chemical control measures
12. For fungal trunk diseases, describe:
a. Cultural control measures
b. Biological control measures
c. Chemical control measures
13. Why is crown gall a concern after a cold winter?
14. Describe the plant systems or visible from damage from:
a. Cutworms
b. Erineum mite
c. Mealybugs
d. Scale insects
e. Leafhoppers
f. Wasps
g. Fruit flies
h. Nematodes
15. TRUE OR FALSE:
a. Chemical control is better than cultural control for prevention of diseases and pests.
b. Eradication is easier than prevention
c. High vigor vines are not conducive to insect pests.
d. Moderate vigor vines and stress mitigation is the best prevention from decline from fungal trunk disease, virus and crown gall.
Homework
1. What is integrated pest management?
2. What are the elements of Integrated pest management?
3. Describe and provide an example of:
a. Cultural control
b. Physical or Mechanical control
c. Biological control
d. Chemical control
4. Describe the terms:
a. Economic Injury Level
b. Economic Threshold
5. For powdery mildew, what are the conditions:
a. Ideal for growth
b. That cause the fungus to be destroyed
6. For powdery mildew, describe:
a. Cultural control measures
b. Biological control measures
c. Chemical control measures
7. What is the difference between a contact and a systemic fungicide?
8. What are the differences between a protectant, a curative and an eradicant?
9. What is fungicide resistance? How do we combat it?
10. What are the two times of year that we are most concerned with botrytis control?
11. For botrytis, describe:
a. Cultural control measures
b. Biological control measures
c. Chemical control measures
12. For fungal trunk diseases, describe:
a. Cultural control measures
b. Biological control measures
c. Chemical control measures
13. Why is crown gall a concern after a cold winter?
14. Describe the plant systems or visible from damage from:
a. Cutworms
b. Erineum mite
c. Mealybugs
d. Scale insects
e. Leafhoppers
f. Wasps
g. Fruit flies
h. Nematodes
15. TRUE OR FALSE:
a. Chemical control is better than cultural control for prevention of diseases and pests.
b. Eradication is easier than prevention
c. High vigor vines are not conducive to insect pests.
d. Moderate vigor vines and stress mitigation is the best prevention from decline from fungal trunk disease, virus and crown gall.
- Instructor: Edward Tonner