Module 5 – Ecological Principles Related to IPM --Population Ecology and Pest Dynamics
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Pre-Module Question
What do you think Population Ecology means? How do you think it could be related to
Pest Dynamics? (1pt)
1. I think population ecology is the interaction of a specific species population
within their local ecology. I think it can be associated with pest dynamics
because as a pest resides within its population ecology, it's constantly under
stressors and fluctuations of food sources giving it variability in adaptations and
fitness. So by observing population ecology we may be able to get more insight
on pest species and the dynamics they play in the ecosystem.
Mid-Module Question
NONE
Post-Module Question
What did you find the most difficult concept? Why do you think that is? (1 pt)
2. I guess it's just hard for me to wrap my head around the aphid dispersal in desert
valleys. I get that they take the fall wind currents to escape the heat of the
summer but how do the wind currents dictate where they go? How do they
make their way back to the desert valleys in the cooler months and what do
species specific predators do to survive during the time that the aphids are away
or in small numbers?
