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Iowa 3OT Pesticide Manual Exam 2025 Questions and Answers EPA reported this much was spent on pesticide use for industrial/commercial/government sector and this much was spend for home and garden sector in 2012 - --CORRECT ANSWER--1.4 billion; 3.3 billion Define integrated pest management - --CORRECT ANSWER--System that uses all available and suitable pest control tactics to reduce pest populations to tolerable levels while minimizing adverse environmental side effects. Explain how aesthetic thresholds affect IPM tactics - --CORRECT ANSWER-Aesthetic thresholds are based on tolerance, personal comfort, taste, plant appearance, and specific site conditions. Nurseries and the like have zero pest tolerance whereas landscape plantings might have low tolerance. Healthy lawns have a higher threshold than stressed, weakened lawns Explain how IPM can reduce the use of pesticides - --CORRECT ANSWER-Pesticides are not meant to be a solution to all problems. ....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1