3A TURFGRASS PEST MANAGEMENT ACTUAL
TEST SET 2026 PRECISE SOLUTIONS
DELIVERED
◍ Plant Resistance. Answer: Varieties of grass containing endophyte
fungi
◍ Mechanical and physical controls. Answer: Includes hand removal,
traps, barriers and repellants
◍ Cultural controls. Answer: Includes raking, thatch removal and
areation
◍ Give an example of a turf grass disease that can be managed with
hand removal techniques. Answer: Slime mold
◍ Give one example of a weed situation that can be managed with
hand removal techniques. Answer: Ina new strand of grass, hand
removal of weeds may be necessary to prevent damage to the young
grass plants
◍ Explain why turf cannot at the same time benefit from biological
control methods to be pest free. Answer: There must be a low level of
pest or prey insects for the predators to feed on
, ◍ How can you help maintain existing populations of beneficial
organisms in a turf stand. Answer: By making pesticide applications
only when needed
◍ What is the most commonly used microbial insecticide? On what
insect larvae is it effective?. Answer: Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt,
used to control caterpillars
◍ Are microbial insecticides best used for short term suppression or
long term maintenance of pest populations? Why?. Answer: Long
term maintenance. Microbial insecticides are slower action and do not
kill all of the pests at once, which allows there to be food for other
beneficial organisms.
◍ List five questions to consider when choosing a pesticide to control
a turf pest.. Answer: 1. Is the pesticide labeled for use on turf?
2. Will the pesticide control the pest?
3. How expensive is the chemical?
4. Can the pesticide be applied with the application equipment
available to me?
5. How toxic is the pest to other organisms and to the applicator?
TEST SET 2026 PRECISE SOLUTIONS
DELIVERED
◍ Plant Resistance. Answer: Varieties of grass containing endophyte
fungi
◍ Mechanical and physical controls. Answer: Includes hand removal,
traps, barriers and repellants
◍ Cultural controls. Answer: Includes raking, thatch removal and
areation
◍ Give an example of a turf grass disease that can be managed with
hand removal techniques. Answer: Slime mold
◍ Give one example of a weed situation that can be managed with
hand removal techniques. Answer: Ina new strand of grass, hand
removal of weeds may be necessary to prevent damage to the young
grass plants
◍ Explain why turf cannot at the same time benefit from biological
control methods to be pest free. Answer: There must be a low level of
pest or prey insects for the predators to feed on
, ◍ How can you help maintain existing populations of beneficial
organisms in a turf stand. Answer: By making pesticide applications
only when needed
◍ What is the most commonly used microbial insecticide? On what
insect larvae is it effective?. Answer: Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt,
used to control caterpillars
◍ Are microbial insecticides best used for short term suppression or
long term maintenance of pest populations? Why?. Answer: Long
term maintenance. Microbial insecticides are slower action and do not
kill all of the pests at once, which allows there to be food for other
beneficial organisms.
◍ List five questions to consider when choosing a pesticide to control
a turf pest.. Answer: 1. Is the pesticide labeled for use on turf?
2. Will the pesticide control the pest?
3. How expensive is the chemical?
4. Can the pesticide be applied with the application equipment
available to me?
5. How toxic is the pest to other organisms and to the applicator?
