IPM aims to manage pest populations below a threshold where they cause economic or public health damage, rather than complete eradication.

Pesticides are not a core component of IPM, but they may be used as a last resort when other methods have failed.

Non-chemical control methods include physical barriers, traps, and habitat modification.

Malaria is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes.

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick.

Vaccination is a method of preventing vector-borne diseases, but it is not a method of vector control.

Habitat modification involves changing the environment to make it less favorable for pests.

IPM aims to reduce pest populations, not increase them.

Biological control involves the use of natural enemies, such as predators, parasites, and pathogens, to control pests.

Insecticides are chemical pesticides, not biological control agents.

Exclusion involves the use of physical barriers, such as screens, doors, and fences, to prevent pests from entering an area.

Using pesticides is a chemical control method, not a cultural control method.

Public education involves teaching the public about pests and how to prevent them.

Public education about pests aims to reduce pest populations, not increase them.

Chemical control involves the use of chemical pesticides to kill pests.