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AP Environmental Science/Unit 5: Land and Water Use
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Mathematical Modeling in Integrated Pest Management
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Which of the following describes an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy that uses a mathematical model of a pest population, such as the logistic function $$P(t)= \frac{100}{1+e^{-0.5*(t-10)}}$$, to determine the optimal timing for interventions?

A

A method that exclusively employs manual removal of pests without any quantitative or model‐based planning.

B

A pest control program that combines biological, chemical, and physical methods based on predictive models of pest growth.

C

A reactive approach that only initiates pest control measures after a significant outbreak occurs, ignoring population modeling.

D

A strategy that relies solely on broad-spectrum chemical pesticides applied without regard to pest population dynamics.

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