1A Agricultural Plant Kansas Pesticide Applicator Exam with answers.
Considered the number one insect
pest of alfalfa throughout Kansas
alfalfa weevil
May feed on plants but the main
concern is that toxin produced by
this insect may be toxic to horses
blister beetle
Dry years seem to favor survival
of this pest which can damage the
crop from mid- to late summer
grasshopper
This insect is often overlooked
by growers but probably causes
considerable damage
potato leafhopper
The main problem associated with
this pest is larval feeding on roots
which may cause lodging. The
insect is
corn rootworm
These insects seem to be slowly
migrating from east to west across
Kansas. The insect is
Japanese beetle
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, Damage from this insect usually
occurs within the first two weeks
of planting but mainly in eastern
Kansas. This insect is
black cutworm
These insects often migrate from
maturing wheat fields to suck
plant juice from seedling corn.
The insect is
chinch bugs
Pest information from traditional
cotton-producing states can help
guide Kansas cotton producers but
adjustments will need to be made
because
the growing season is shorter
Damage occurs as these insects
move from maturing wheat fields.
These insects are
thrips
Damage occurs if these insects
migrate from maturing wheat
fields to suck juice from seedling sorghum
plants: These insects are
chinch bugs
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Considered the number one insect
pest of alfalfa throughout Kansas
alfalfa weevil
May feed on plants but the main
concern is that toxin produced by
this insect may be toxic to horses
blister beetle
Dry years seem to favor survival
of this pest which can damage the
crop from mid- to late summer
grasshopper
This insect is often overlooked
by growers but probably causes
considerable damage
potato leafhopper
The main problem associated with
this pest is larval feeding on roots
which may cause lodging. The
insect is
corn rootworm
These insects seem to be slowly
migrating from east to west across
Kansas. The insect is
Japanese beetle
1
, Damage from this insect usually
occurs within the first two weeks
of planting but mainly in eastern
Kansas. This insect is
black cutworm
These insects often migrate from
maturing wheat fields to suck
plant juice from seedling corn.
The insect is
chinch bugs
Pest information from traditional
cotton-producing states can help
guide Kansas cotton producers but
adjustments will need to be made
because
the growing season is shorter
Damage occurs as these insects
move from maturing wheat fields.
These insects are
thrips
Damage occurs if these insects
migrate from maturing wheat
fields to suck juice from seedling sorghum
plants: These insects are
chinch bugs
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