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Powdery Mildew - correct answer✔✔White circles, can be anywhere on leaf surface, leaves
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turn yellow.
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Downy Mildew - correct answer✔✔Angular, gray, only on leaf veins
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Rose virus - correct answer✔✔Affects knockout roses, causes twists in branches, reddening
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of leaves, spread by the eriophyid mite.
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Nematodes - correct answer✔✔Can only be seen by a nematode assay. Causes yellowing in
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leaves and plants. || ||
Sooty Mold - correct answer✔✔fungus that appears as a black coating on the surface of
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leaves, fruits, branches, and other surfaces. Often found growing on sugary honeydew
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excreted by aphids. || ||
Gall - correct answer✔✔Caused by fungi. Most common is crown Gall.
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stylet - correct answer✔✔Insect part Suckers that bore into plants.
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P&k deficiency - correct answer✔✔Causes purple leaf spots
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integrated pest management (IPM) - correct answer✔✔An agricultural practice that uses a
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variety of techniques designed to minimize pesticide inputs
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, Aphids - correct answer✔✔tiny insects that suck juices from plants, pear shaped, many
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colors, found on underside of leaves.
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insects - correct answer✔✔3 body parts, 6 legs.
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Arachnids (including mites) - correct answer✔✔2 body parts, 8 legs
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Thrips - correct answer✔✔rasping-sucking mouth parts; cause lesions on young leaves and
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flower petals. Tap the leaf over paper to see these.
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Mealy bugs - correct answer✔✔Pierce and suck from underside of leaves and in leaf axils
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causing yellow appearance and sticky secretions. Have a white, cottony appearance.
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Imidacloprid - correct answer✔✔Bad for pollinators! || || || || ||
systemic pesticide - correct answer✔✔Goes in the plant and is eaten by the pest.
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Palm aphid - correct answer✔✔Look brown with a white ring around them.
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Cultural controls - correct answer✔✔Include plant selection, sanitation, watering,
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fertilization
Mechanical/physical control - correct answer✔✔Includes physical removal of plants, traps, || || || || || || || || || ||
barriers, pulling weeds, pruning bad sections.
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Biological control - correct answer✔✔A method of pest control that involves the use of
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naturally occurring disease organisms, parasites, or predators to control pests
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Exam with verified detailed answers || || || ||
Powdery Mildew - correct answer✔✔White circles, can be anywhere on leaf surface, leaves
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turn yellow.
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Downy Mildew - correct answer✔✔Angular, gray, only on leaf veins
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Rose virus - correct answer✔✔Affects knockout roses, causes twists in branches, reddening
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of leaves, spread by the eriophyid mite.
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Nematodes - correct answer✔✔Can only be seen by a nematode assay. Causes yellowing in
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leaves and plants. || ||
Sooty Mold - correct answer✔✔fungus that appears as a black coating on the surface of
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leaves, fruits, branches, and other surfaces. Often found growing on sugary honeydew
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excreted by aphids. || ||
Gall - correct answer✔✔Caused by fungi. Most common is crown Gall.
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stylet - correct answer✔✔Insect part Suckers that bore into plants.
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P&k deficiency - correct answer✔✔Causes purple leaf spots
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integrated pest management (IPM) - correct answer✔✔An agricultural practice that uses a
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variety of techniques designed to minimize pesticide inputs
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, Aphids - correct answer✔✔tiny insects that suck juices from plants, pear shaped, many
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colors, found on underside of leaves.
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insects - correct answer✔✔3 body parts, 6 legs.
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Arachnids (including mites) - correct answer✔✔2 body parts, 8 legs
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Thrips - correct answer✔✔rasping-sucking mouth parts; cause lesions on young leaves and
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flower petals. Tap the leaf over paper to see these.
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Mealy bugs - correct answer✔✔Pierce and suck from underside of leaves and in leaf axils
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causing yellow appearance and sticky secretions. Have a white, cottony appearance.
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Imidacloprid - correct answer✔✔Bad for pollinators! || || || || ||
systemic pesticide - correct answer✔✔Goes in the plant and is eaten by the pest.
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Palm aphid - correct answer✔✔Look brown with a white ring around them.
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Cultural controls - correct answer✔✔Include plant selection, sanitation, watering,
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fertilization
Mechanical/physical control - correct answer✔✔Includes physical removal of plants, traps, || || || || || || || || || ||
barriers, pulling weeds, pruning bad sections.
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Biological control - correct answer✔✔A method of pest control that involves the use of
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naturally occurring disease organisms, parasites, or predators to control pests
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