Pests & Pesticides ES Ch 3 Please take out your study guide

Pesticides Any substance/mixture to prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest Any substance/mixture to prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest “plant regulator, defoliant, dessicant” – US Law “plant regulator, defoliant, dessicant” – US Law What’s a pest? What’s a pest? Organisms that occur where & when they’re not wanted Avicides, insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, herbicides Organisms that occur where & when they’re not wanted Avicides, insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, herbicides Designed to Kill – which are pesticides? Designed to Kill – which are pesticides? Rat poison, black light trap, rifle, chlorine in your pool, pheromones Rat poison, black light trap, rifle, chlorine in your pool, pheromones

Pros & Cons

Preserve crops Preserve crops During growth During growth During storage During storage Quality of crops Quality of crops Quantity of crops Quantity of crops Prevents disease Prevents disease Might kill other organisms (7/8 insects are not pests) “broad-spectrum” vs. selective Superbugs Some are persistent

Developing Resistance See Fig. on pg. 253 in book

Pesticides:

DDT – DDT (2:55) – chlordane persistent (1:44) – sprayed on children (0:31) – Rachel Carson (0:36) – spraying on people dichlor-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide Biomagnification

Pesticides and ADHD

Types of Pesticides Chemical Pesticides Chemical Pesticides FYI: Organophosphates, carbamate, organochlorine, pyrethroid FYI: Organophosphates, carbamate, organochlorine, pyrethroid Biopesticides Biopesticides FYI: microbial (Bt), plant-incorporated protectants (transgenics), biochemical (pheromones) FYI: microbial (Bt), plant-incorporated protectants (transgenics), biochemical (pheromones) Pest control devices Pest control devices

IPM Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management “…the coordinated use of pest and environmental information with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.” - EPA “…the coordinated use of pest and environmental information with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.” - EPA AKA: common sense AKA: common sense

Steps of IPM 1. INSPECT AND INVESTIGATE 2. IDENTIFY AND LEARN 3. MONITOR 4. IS IT WORTH IT? 5. CHOOSE CONTROL METHODS 6. EVALUATE