ALABAMA OTPS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
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Which insects are the most damaging pests of ornamental plants? -
ANSWER - Scales
What are the symptoms of a plant infested with Scales? - ANSWER -
Discolored and wilted, or generally appear unhealthy
Heavy infestations of scale insects can be reduced by? - ANSWER -
Pruning out the most damaged plant parts.
What if the easiest stage of scales to control with pesticide? - ANSWER
- Crawler stage
Soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects, which often possess a pair of horn-like
structures known as cornices at eh posterior end of the abdomen. -
ANSWER - Aphids
What type of mouthparts do aphids belong to? - ANSWER - Piercing
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,What type of mouthparts do whiteflies belong to? - ANSWER - Piercing
Damaged leaves on shrubs and trees and have a splotched, yellow
appearance. Small, tar-like spots of excrement on the undersides of
leaves are usually present when these pests infest plants. - ANSWER -
Lace Bugs
Most common bacterial blight and canker disease of shrubs and trees? -
ANSWER - Fireblight
Scalding and scorching of the leaves which develop when soil moisture
levels are good for tree growth? - ANSWER - Leaf Scorch
Symptom of the bacterial vascular wilt diseases, the Southern Bacterial
Wilt - ANSWER - Plants suddenly wilt and die
What type of control involves using microorganisms or products of
microorganisms to control diseases? - ANSWER - Biological Control
The following situations may cause the need for chemical control: -
ANSWER - * adapted resistant varieties are not available
* a lack of or inadequate crop management practices
* crop rotation is not possible or feasible
* a crop has high value
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,* a sudden unexpected disease outbreak
Two most commonly fungicides used for disease control on ornamentals
fall into two groups: - ANSWER - Contact and systemic fungicides
What is the best control for leaf spot diseases? - ANSWER - Suffer
sprays or copper-based fungicides.
What does the 80SP mean in a pesticide product name? - ANSWER -
80% active ingredient and solvable power
How many spare feet are in an acre? - ANSWER - 43,560
How many feet are in a mile? - ANSWER - 5,280
How many ounces in a gallon? - ANSWER - 128 ounces
What are four factors that affect the total amount of pesticide applied to
a site? - ANSWER - 1. Spray width of the sprayer
2. The concentration of the pesticide in the spray tank
3. The speed of travel by the applicator or equipment
4. The amount of spray being put out.
pg. 3
, The most common signs and symptoms from ingesting a herbicide: -
ANSWER - Irrigation of the mouth and throat, vomiting, chest and
abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Skin and eye exposure ally result in
irritation. Inhalation can cause coughing, dizziness, nose and throat
irritation, and sometimes nosebleed.
Three characteristics of mites, ticks and spiders - ANSWER - Eight
jointed legs
Two body regions
Lack wings
List four types of vertebrate animals that can be pests - ANSWER - Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
List types of living organisms that cause plant diseases - ANSWER -
Fungi
Bacteria
Viruses
Nematodes
List three main ways a plant responds to infection by a plant disease
agent - ANSWER - Overdevelopment of tissue
pg. 4
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Which insects are the most damaging pests of ornamental plants? -
ANSWER - Scales
What are the symptoms of a plant infested with Scales? - ANSWER -
Discolored and wilted, or generally appear unhealthy
Heavy infestations of scale insects can be reduced by? - ANSWER -
Pruning out the most damaged plant parts.
What if the easiest stage of scales to control with pesticide? - ANSWER
- Crawler stage
Soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects, which often possess a pair of horn-like
structures known as cornices at eh posterior end of the abdomen. -
ANSWER - Aphids
What type of mouthparts do aphids belong to? - ANSWER - Piercing
pg. 1
,What type of mouthparts do whiteflies belong to? - ANSWER - Piercing
Damaged leaves on shrubs and trees and have a splotched, yellow
appearance. Small, tar-like spots of excrement on the undersides of
leaves are usually present when these pests infest plants. - ANSWER -
Lace Bugs
Most common bacterial blight and canker disease of shrubs and trees? -
ANSWER - Fireblight
Scalding and scorching of the leaves which develop when soil moisture
levels are good for tree growth? - ANSWER - Leaf Scorch
Symptom of the bacterial vascular wilt diseases, the Southern Bacterial
Wilt - ANSWER - Plants suddenly wilt and die
What type of control involves using microorganisms or products of
microorganisms to control diseases? - ANSWER - Biological Control
The following situations may cause the need for chemical control: -
ANSWER - * adapted resistant varieties are not available
* a lack of or inadequate crop management practices
* crop rotation is not possible or feasible
* a crop has high value
pg. 2
,* a sudden unexpected disease outbreak
Two most commonly fungicides used for disease control on ornamentals
fall into two groups: - ANSWER - Contact and systemic fungicides
What is the best control for leaf spot diseases? - ANSWER - Suffer
sprays or copper-based fungicides.
What does the 80SP mean in a pesticide product name? - ANSWER -
80% active ingredient and solvable power
How many spare feet are in an acre? - ANSWER - 43,560
How many feet are in a mile? - ANSWER - 5,280
How many ounces in a gallon? - ANSWER - 128 ounces
What are four factors that affect the total amount of pesticide applied to
a site? - ANSWER - 1. Spray width of the sprayer
2. The concentration of the pesticide in the spray tank
3. The speed of travel by the applicator or equipment
4. The amount of spray being put out.
pg. 3
, The most common signs and symptoms from ingesting a herbicide: -
ANSWER - Irrigation of the mouth and throat, vomiting, chest and
abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Skin and eye exposure ally result in
irritation. Inhalation can cause coughing, dizziness, nose and throat
irritation, and sometimes nosebleed.
Three characteristics of mites, ticks and spiders - ANSWER - Eight
jointed legs
Two body regions
Lack wings
List four types of vertebrate animals that can be pests - ANSWER - Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
List types of living organisms that cause plant diseases - ANSWER -
Fungi
Bacteria
Viruses
Nematodes
List three main ways a plant responds to infection by a plant disease
agent - ANSWER - Overdevelopment of tissue
pg. 4
