PCA Vertebrates Exam Newest 2026 Questions
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List pests for which the following traps would be used: - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
modified Australian crow trap [house finch, starlings];
b. Macabee, Cinch, and Gophinator [gophers];
c. Out O' Sight [moles];
d. cage-type live-traps [ground squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, opposums, skunks];
e. modified California-type box trap [eastern fox squirrel, ground squirrels];
f. tube trap [eastern fox squirrels, ground squirrels];
g. Conibear-type trap [ground squirrels];
h. harpoon trap [moles];
i. glue boards [house mouse]
j. snap traps [deer and house mice, meadow voles, and rats].
Which vertebrate pest girdles trees above ground? - CORRECT ANSWER-roof
rat, jack rabbit
,Which vertebrate pest girdles trees below ground? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Meadow vole (mainly), ground squirrel, pocket gopher
Which vertebrate pest does vegetable seedling damage? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Ground squirrel, horned lark, roof rat
Which vertebrate does disbudding of deciduous fruit trees? - CORRECT
ANSWER-House finch
which vertebrate does damage to ripening fruit? - CORRECT ANSWER-House
finches, skunk
which vertebrate does damage to drip irrigation systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Pocket gopher, ground squirrel, jackrabbit, meadow vole
Differentiate between the types of damage caused by the following vertebrate
pests: mole, pocket gopher, and meadow vole in turf - CORRECT ANSWER-
Damage: Mole hills and tunnels disfigure lawns.
Vole does not harm turf as much, but will make tunnels and chew irrigation.
, Gophers also gnaw and damage flexible plastic water lines and irrigation systems,
particularly those types used for drip irrigation. Their tunnels can divert and carry
off irrigation water, which leads to soil erosion. Mounds on lawns interfere with
mowing equipment and ruin the aesthetics of well-kept turfgrass
Differentiate between the types of damage caused by the following vertebrate
pests: carnivore and rodent damage to drip irrigation. - CORRECT ANSWER-?
Differentiate between the types of damage caused by the following vertebrate
pests: pocket gophers and ground squirrels in field crops - CORRECT ANSWER-
Pocket gophers often invade yards and gardens, feeding on vines, shrubs, and
trees. In snow-covered regions, gophers can feed on bark (called girdling) several
feet up a tree by burrowing through the snow, although most girdling damage to
trunks and large roots occurs belowground.Gophers also gnaw and damage
flexible plastic water lines and irrigation systems, particularly those types used for
drip irrigation. Their tunnels can divert and carry off irrigation water, which leads
to soil erosion
While herbaceous cover crops are their preferred food, pocket gophers also feed
on the bark of tree crowns and roots, particularly when cover crops or weeds dry
up
and Correct Detailed Answers Already Graded
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List pests for which the following traps would be used: - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
modified Australian crow trap [house finch, starlings];
b. Macabee, Cinch, and Gophinator [gophers];
c. Out O' Sight [moles];
d. cage-type live-traps [ground squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, opposums, skunks];
e. modified California-type box trap [eastern fox squirrel, ground squirrels];
f. tube trap [eastern fox squirrels, ground squirrels];
g. Conibear-type trap [ground squirrels];
h. harpoon trap [moles];
i. glue boards [house mouse]
j. snap traps [deer and house mice, meadow voles, and rats].
Which vertebrate pest girdles trees above ground? - CORRECT ANSWER-roof
rat, jack rabbit
,Which vertebrate pest girdles trees below ground? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Meadow vole (mainly), ground squirrel, pocket gopher
Which vertebrate pest does vegetable seedling damage? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Ground squirrel, horned lark, roof rat
Which vertebrate does disbudding of deciduous fruit trees? - CORRECT
ANSWER-House finch
which vertebrate does damage to ripening fruit? - CORRECT ANSWER-House
finches, skunk
which vertebrate does damage to drip irrigation systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Pocket gopher, ground squirrel, jackrabbit, meadow vole
Differentiate between the types of damage caused by the following vertebrate
pests: mole, pocket gopher, and meadow vole in turf - CORRECT ANSWER-
Damage: Mole hills and tunnels disfigure lawns.
Vole does not harm turf as much, but will make tunnels and chew irrigation.
, Gophers also gnaw and damage flexible plastic water lines and irrigation systems,
particularly those types used for drip irrigation. Their tunnels can divert and carry
off irrigation water, which leads to soil erosion. Mounds on lawns interfere with
mowing equipment and ruin the aesthetics of well-kept turfgrass
Differentiate between the types of damage caused by the following vertebrate
pests: carnivore and rodent damage to drip irrigation. - CORRECT ANSWER-?
Differentiate between the types of damage caused by the following vertebrate
pests: pocket gophers and ground squirrels in field crops - CORRECT ANSWER-
Pocket gophers often invade yards and gardens, feeding on vines, shrubs, and
trees. In snow-covered regions, gophers can feed on bark (called girdling) several
feet up a tree by burrowing through the snow, although most girdling damage to
trunks and large roots occurs belowground.Gophers also gnaw and damage
flexible plastic water lines and irrigation systems, particularly those types used for
drip irrigation. Their tunnels can divert and carry off irrigation water, which leads
to soil erosion
While herbaceous cover crops are their preferred food, pocket gophers also feed
on the bark of tree crowns and roots, particularly when cover crops or weeds dry
up
