_________ is the use of all available tactics or strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be achieved.

• A. WPS
• B. FIFRA
• C. IPM
• D. EPA

Answer: (C)

Integrated Pest Management is the use of all available tactics and strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control is achieved. It combines monitoring pest populations, using action thresholds, and applying cultural, biological, and mechanical controls, with pesticides used judiciously as a last resort. The goal is effective suppression while minimizing risks to people, non-target organisms, and the environment, and keeping costs reasonable.

WPS is about protecting agricultural workers from pesticide exposure, not about the management approach itself. FIFRA is the federal law that governs pesticide registration and use, and EPA is the agency that administers those regulations. So the description best fits Integrated Pest Management, the holistic approach to pest control.