TURF PEST CONTROL 3B KANSAS
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Turf management involves selecting: Answer: the right grass, proper
mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
⫸ Geographically, Kansas is Answer: is in the transition zone between
the northern cool-season grass range and the southern warm-season
grass range.
⫸ Cool season grasses include Answer: bluegrass, tall fescue and
ryegrass
⫸ Warm season grasses include Answer: bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and
buffalograss
⫸ The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health
and prevent disease development. Answer: Select appropriate turfgass
species and varieties, provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate
fertility, avoid compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate
mowing heights, improve airflow and light availability
,⫸ The first step in control of turfgrass problems is Answer: accurate
diagnosis
⫸ To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: Answer:
Determine the overall distribution of the problem, identify the affected
turfgrass species and cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on
individual plants, determine weather conditions before and during
disease development, knowledge of weather conditions will help you
select the right disease, determine potential problems with soil structure
or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the site, review
pesticide management practices, use reference materials
⫸ Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: Answer: brown patch,
dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting
out, necrotic ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery
mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds,
andsummer patch
⫸ Brown Patch Answer: Rhizoctonia salami most common and
important disease of tall fescue in Kansas
⫸ Brown patch is a Answer: Summer disease
⫸ Brown patch is more severe on Answer: Turf grasses under high
nitrogen fertilization
,⫸ Brown patch initially is Answer: Purple-green but quickly fades to
light brown
⫸ Management of brown patch includes: Answer: Not fertilizing when
brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than recommended
rates , do not irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
⫸ Dollar spot Answer: Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses
grown in Kansa
⫸ Dollar spot symptoms Answer: Small roughly circular bleached
patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
⫸ Management of dollar spot includes Answer: Adequate fertilization
program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf
⫸ Fairy ring is caused by: Answer: Fungi in group of basidiomycetes
and can occur in all species of turf
⫸ Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic matter
and affect turf grass growth Answer:
⫸ In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering Answer: Fungal fruiting
structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear in the ring area. In
addition whit spongy fungal growth maybe visible in the thatch or soil
underneath the ring
, ⫸ Fairy ring symptoms include Answer: Three categories.
⫸ Type 1 fairy rings Answer: Include turf death and are most common
on sand based putting greens. Has been associated with high salt content
and hydrophobic conditions in the soil caused by fungi
⫸ Type 2 Fairy ring Answer: Display a ring of lunch dark green turf and
May or may not have fungal fruiting structures
⫸ Type 3 fairy ring Answer: Develop a ring of fruiting bodies with no
visible effect on the turfgrass. May range in diameter from a few inches
to 50 feet or more and they can expand overtime.
⫸ Fairy ring management includes Answer: No management needed as
they symptoms are temporary .
⫸ Leaf spot and melting out is caused by Answer: Several different
fungi. Most common on Kentucky blue grass and tall fescue
⫸ Nutrient Deficiency Answer: Areas or all of the turf may become
yellowed and stunted. Chlorosis (yellowing) is usually caused by
nitrogen deficiency or iron deficiency.
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Turf management involves selecting: Answer: the right grass, proper
mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
⫸ Geographically, Kansas is Answer: is in the transition zone between
the northern cool-season grass range and the southern warm-season
grass range.
⫸ Cool season grasses include Answer: bluegrass, tall fescue and
ryegrass
⫸ Warm season grasses include Answer: bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and
buffalograss
⫸ The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health
and prevent disease development. Answer: Select appropriate turfgass
species and varieties, provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate
fertility, avoid compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate
mowing heights, improve airflow and light availability
,⫸ The first step in control of turfgrass problems is Answer: accurate
diagnosis
⫸ To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: Answer:
Determine the overall distribution of the problem, identify the affected
turfgrass species and cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on
individual plants, determine weather conditions before and during
disease development, knowledge of weather conditions will help you
select the right disease, determine potential problems with soil structure
or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the site, review
pesticide management practices, use reference materials
⫸ Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: Answer: brown patch,
dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting
out, necrotic ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery
mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds,
andsummer patch
⫸ Brown Patch Answer: Rhizoctonia salami most common and
important disease of tall fescue in Kansas
⫸ Brown patch is a Answer: Summer disease
⫸ Brown patch is more severe on Answer: Turf grasses under high
nitrogen fertilization
,⫸ Brown patch initially is Answer: Purple-green but quickly fades to
light brown
⫸ Management of brown patch includes: Answer: Not fertilizing when
brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than recommended
rates , do not irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
⫸ Dollar spot Answer: Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses
grown in Kansa
⫸ Dollar spot symptoms Answer: Small roughly circular bleached
patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
⫸ Management of dollar spot includes Answer: Adequate fertilization
program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf
⫸ Fairy ring is caused by: Answer: Fungi in group of basidiomycetes
and can occur in all species of turf
⫸ Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic matter
and affect turf grass growth Answer:
⫸ In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering Answer: Fungal fruiting
structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear in the ring area. In
addition whit spongy fungal growth maybe visible in the thatch or soil
underneath the ring
, ⫸ Fairy ring symptoms include Answer: Three categories.
⫸ Type 1 fairy rings Answer: Include turf death and are most common
on sand based putting greens. Has been associated with high salt content
and hydrophobic conditions in the soil caused by fungi
⫸ Type 2 Fairy ring Answer: Display a ring of lunch dark green turf and
May or may not have fungal fruiting structures
⫸ Type 3 fairy ring Answer: Develop a ring of fruiting bodies with no
visible effect on the turfgrass. May range in diameter from a few inches
to 50 feet or more and they can expand overtime.
⫸ Fairy ring management includes Answer: No management needed as
they symptoms are temporary .
⫸ Leaf spot and melting out is caused by Answer: Several different
fungi. Most common on Kentucky blue grass and tall fescue
⫸ Nutrient Deficiency Answer: Areas or all of the turf may become
yellowed and stunted. Chlorosis (yellowing) is usually caused by
nitrogen deficiency or iron deficiency.
