hw5

Instructions: For this assignment, you will research a pest of your choice and outline an integrated pest management plan. You may choose ANY ARTHROPOD that is considered a pest. For your pest management plan, you may choose any setting you prefer (house, agricultural field, etc.) — just be sure to specify below.

For each of the six steps of IPM listed below, outline the approach you would take in a paragraph or two. Include as much detail and explanation as possible be sure to justify why you are using each approach. For example, if you were developing a plan to monitor for termites, you would probably look around the foundations of the building for mud tubes because we know thats an indicator of subterranean termite activity.

Please provide in-text citations for any references utilized

What pest are you researching? ___________________________

What setting are you developing the plan for? _____________________________

Monitor — where and how and when would you monitor for the pest?

Identify — what resources / characteristics would you use to definitively identify the pest?

Learn Pest Biology — what aspects of the pests biology would be important to be aware of for planning pest control tactics? Why?

Decision-Making — at what point would you take action? Why?

Control Tactics — describe at least three control tactics you could use and explain why they would work.

Evaluation — how would you evaluate your success?