MI Right-of-Way Pest Management EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
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1. integrated pest management (IPM) - ANSWER ✔ The use of all available
tactics or strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be
achieved
2. Why must weeds and woody plants be managed on rights of way? -
ANSWER ✔ Safety, access to facilities, decrease in maintenance costs,
reliability of service, etc.
3. What are the major pests of right of way pest management? - ANSWER ✔
Herbaceous and Woody Plants
4. Why are weeds and woody plants managed on rights of way? - ANSWER ✔
1. Safety
2. Access to facilities
3. Decrease maintenance
4. Reliability of service
5. Aesthetics, Wildlife, Environmental Protection.
5. What is the first component of right of way IPM? - ANSWER ✔ Pest
Identification
,6. How can applicators enhance control effectiveness? - ANSWER ✔
Monitoring pest populations
7. The 4 categories of control methods in pest management - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Biological Control
2. Cultrual Control
3. Mechanical Control
4. Chemical Control
8. Basal spraying - ANSWER ✔ The application of a herbicide to the lower
portion of the plant. Can be made at any time of the year except when snow
or ice prevent spraying at the groundline
9. Conventional Basal Spraying - ANSWER ✔ Thoroughly wets the entire
lower portion of individual stems of the plants. All exposed roots should be
treated but no attempts should be made to spray the top of the plants.
Successful applications are accomplished with backpack or power basal
sprayers and can be done on brush up to six inches in stem diamater. No. 2
fuel oil or its equivalent are used as a carrier for the herbicide and helps to
penetrate the bark of woody species.
10.Why has Conventional Basal Spraying lost popularity in recent years? -
ANSWER ✔ High oil prices, public objection to the carrier's odor and the
advantages of low volume basal spraying
11.Low Volume Basal Spraying - ANSWER ✔ Similar to conventional basal
treatments, but uses a more concentrated herbicide mixture to conserve the
amount of carrier per stem. Common mixes range from 20 to 30% herbicide
or one gallon of herbicide plus 3 to 4 gallons of oil diluent. Large oil
volumes and big equipment are not necessary with low volume basal
spraying
,12.Granular and Pellet Application - ANSWER ✔ Applied directly by hand,
using hand-operated or mechanical spreaders. Works well on small areas and
areas with sparse populations of target vegetation
13.Spotgun Application - ANSWER ✔ A type of hand-held or backpack
sprayer that delivers a pre-measured dose of concentrated herbicide to the
base of target vegetation. Herbicides ysed are soil-active and kill the target
vegetation through root uptake of the herbicide
14.Cut stump treatment - ANSWER ✔ A type of treatment where the target
vegetation is cut and herbicide is applied directly to the outer edge of the
stump and transported through the vascular system
15.Do herbicides work more quickly in warmer or cooler temperatures? -
ANSWER ✔ Warmer, herbicide works better when plants are actively
growing
16.Right-of-Ways - ANSWER ✔ highways and roads, utility stations and sub-
stations, pipelines and stations, public drainage ways, railroads, airports,
recreational paths
17.Right-of Way "crop" - ANSWER ✔ the service the Right-of-Way provides
18.Components of Right-of-Way IPM - ANSWER ✔ pest identification,
monitoring, determination of site requirements, development and
implementation of control strategies, and evaluating control strategies for
effectiveness
, 19.Pest Identification - ANSWER ✔ determine life cycles, physiology,
reproductive potential, and past control results
20.Monitoring - ANSWER ✔ determine size, life cycle, and resulting damage
21.Site Specific Requirements - ANSWER ✔ consider the special nature of
each area as you develop pest management strategies. ex: urban, rural, dry or
wetland, wildlife habitat
22.Develop Control Strategies - ANSWER ✔ that will provide effective,
practical, economical and environmentally-sound control
23.preemergence application - ANSWER ✔ puts herbicide directly in or on the
soil before weeds or desirable vegetation emerge. may be a foliar application
ot weeds prior to emergence of desirable vegetation
24.postemergence application - ANSWER ✔ puts the herbicide on plant
foliage. at the time of foliar applications, plants should not be under
moisture, heat, or other stress. avoid drift to nearby sesitive vegetation
25.broadcast treatment - ANSWER ✔ blanket application is a uniform
treatment of an entire area. it can be made preplant, preemergenc, or
postemergence
26.spot treatments - ANSWER ✔ are applied to localized or restricted are,
usually to control a small weed infestation requireing special attention
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. integrated pest management (IPM) - ANSWER ✔ The use of all available
tactics or strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be
achieved
2. Why must weeds and woody plants be managed on rights of way? -
ANSWER ✔ Safety, access to facilities, decrease in maintenance costs,
reliability of service, etc.
3. What are the major pests of right of way pest management? - ANSWER ✔
Herbaceous and Woody Plants
4. Why are weeds and woody plants managed on rights of way? - ANSWER ✔
1. Safety
2. Access to facilities
3. Decrease maintenance
4. Reliability of service
5. Aesthetics, Wildlife, Environmental Protection.
5. What is the first component of right of way IPM? - ANSWER ✔ Pest
Identification
,6. How can applicators enhance control effectiveness? - ANSWER ✔
Monitoring pest populations
7. The 4 categories of control methods in pest management - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Biological Control
2. Cultrual Control
3. Mechanical Control
4. Chemical Control
8. Basal spraying - ANSWER ✔ The application of a herbicide to the lower
portion of the plant. Can be made at any time of the year except when snow
or ice prevent spraying at the groundline
9. Conventional Basal Spraying - ANSWER ✔ Thoroughly wets the entire
lower portion of individual stems of the plants. All exposed roots should be
treated but no attempts should be made to spray the top of the plants.
Successful applications are accomplished with backpack or power basal
sprayers and can be done on brush up to six inches in stem diamater. No. 2
fuel oil or its equivalent are used as a carrier for the herbicide and helps to
penetrate the bark of woody species.
10.Why has Conventional Basal Spraying lost popularity in recent years? -
ANSWER ✔ High oil prices, public objection to the carrier's odor and the
advantages of low volume basal spraying
11.Low Volume Basal Spraying - ANSWER ✔ Similar to conventional basal
treatments, but uses a more concentrated herbicide mixture to conserve the
amount of carrier per stem. Common mixes range from 20 to 30% herbicide
or one gallon of herbicide plus 3 to 4 gallons of oil diluent. Large oil
volumes and big equipment are not necessary with low volume basal
spraying
,12.Granular and Pellet Application - ANSWER ✔ Applied directly by hand,
using hand-operated or mechanical spreaders. Works well on small areas and
areas with sparse populations of target vegetation
13.Spotgun Application - ANSWER ✔ A type of hand-held or backpack
sprayer that delivers a pre-measured dose of concentrated herbicide to the
base of target vegetation. Herbicides ysed are soil-active and kill the target
vegetation through root uptake of the herbicide
14.Cut stump treatment - ANSWER ✔ A type of treatment where the target
vegetation is cut and herbicide is applied directly to the outer edge of the
stump and transported through the vascular system
15.Do herbicides work more quickly in warmer or cooler temperatures? -
ANSWER ✔ Warmer, herbicide works better when plants are actively
growing
16.Right-of-Ways - ANSWER ✔ highways and roads, utility stations and sub-
stations, pipelines and stations, public drainage ways, railroads, airports,
recreational paths
17.Right-of Way "crop" - ANSWER ✔ the service the Right-of-Way provides
18.Components of Right-of-Way IPM - ANSWER ✔ pest identification,
monitoring, determination of site requirements, development and
implementation of control strategies, and evaluating control strategies for
effectiveness
, 19.Pest Identification - ANSWER ✔ determine life cycles, physiology,
reproductive potential, and past control results
20.Monitoring - ANSWER ✔ determine size, life cycle, and resulting damage
21.Site Specific Requirements - ANSWER ✔ consider the special nature of
each area as you develop pest management strategies. ex: urban, rural, dry or
wetland, wildlife habitat
22.Develop Control Strategies - ANSWER ✔ that will provide effective,
practical, economical and environmentally-sound control
23.preemergence application - ANSWER ✔ puts herbicide directly in or on the
soil before weeds or desirable vegetation emerge. may be a foliar application
ot weeds prior to emergence of desirable vegetation
24.postemergence application - ANSWER ✔ puts the herbicide on plant
foliage. at the time of foliar applications, plants should not be under
moisture, heat, or other stress. avoid drift to nearby sesitive vegetation
25.broadcast treatment - ANSWER ✔ blanket application is a uniform
treatment of an entire area. it can be made preplant, preemergenc, or
postemergence
26.spot treatments - ANSWER ✔ are applied to localized or restricted are,
usually to control a small weed infestation requireing special attention
