Which strategy is central to preventing pest-borne disease exposure in a BEE facility?

• A. Integrated pest management: seal entry points, sanitation, remove standing water, traps and baits, with safety of pesticides and minimal exposure.
• B. Rely solely on routine pesticide applications with no sanitation.
• C. Leave doors open to vent pests.
• D. Install wind machines to blow pests away.

Answer: (A)

Preventing pest-borne disease exposure in a BEE facility relies on a proactive, layered approach that stops pests at multiple points. Integrated pest management does this by sealing entry points to block access, maintaining sanitation to remove attractants, eliminating standing water to disrupt breeding, using traps and baits to reduce populations, and applying pesticides only when needed with careful attention to safety to minimize exposure for workers and bees. This combination tackles both how pests get in and how they persist inside, providing durable protection rather than a single quick fix.

Other strategies fall short because they rely on a single tactic or ignore the root causes: treating with pesticides alone doesn’t remove entry points or breeding sites and can lead to resistance and exposure; leaving doors open invites pests; wind machines don’t address entry or breeding and won’t reduce pest pressure.