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Ornamental and Turf Pesticide Applicators exam with || || || || || || ||
accurate detailed answers || ||
How can tiny mites on junipers and evergreens be found? - ✔✔They can be found by
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tapping the leaves against a white index card several times
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What is Phytotoxicity? - ✔✔Plant damage caused by pesticides
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Resistance from pesticides comes from... - ✔✔Using the same pesticide over and over again
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Pesticides in the soil... - ✔✔Are eventually broken down by bacteria and fungi
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When should you apply a pesticide? - ✔✔When pests are abundant enough to cause
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unacceptable damage ||
In an IPM program you should... - ✔✔Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
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Which is true? - ✔✔Different diseases and insects can cause the same symptoms
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Which is false? - ✔✔Record keeping takes more time than it is worth
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What is Thatch? - ✔✔The layer of living and dead plant stems, leaves, and roots that
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develops between the soil surface and green vegetation
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What does proper mowing mean? - ✔✔Using sharp blades to make a clean cut
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To promote healthy turf and reduce disease... - ✔✔Water thoroughly when you first see
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wilting
When fertilizing... - ✔✔Determine fertilizer need through results of a soil test
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Which is false? - ✔✔Thatch should be a least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
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Cool-season cultivars... - ✔✔Can be mixed to minimize disease || || || || || || || ||
Good soil drainage... - ✔✔Promotes healthy turfgrass
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Which is false? - ✔✔Do not fertilize turf that is infected with Dollar spot
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What are some characteristics of cutworms? - ✔✔1.) They attack turf
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2.) They hide in burrows (or aeration holes) during the day and at night they clip the turf
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surrounding the burrow, resulting in brown streaks or circles on the lawn
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What are some characteristics of Armyworms? - ✔✔1.) The fall army worm and yellow
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striped army worm are more commonly found in the southern and transition turf ones.
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2.) The sometimes feed together and "mow" the turf
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3.) Has continuous generations through the year
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What are some characteristics of Sod Webworms? - ✔✔1.) Use soap and water method to
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find webworms
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2.) Spin silk webbing at the base of grass crowns
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3.) They winter as Caterpillars in protective webbing and in spring they feed rapidly and
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molt into the pupal stage.
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Ornamental and Turf Pesticide Applicators exam with || || || || || || ||
accurate detailed answers || ||
How can tiny mites on junipers and evergreens be found? - ✔✔They can be found by
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
tapping the leaves against a white index card several times
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What is Phytotoxicity? - ✔✔Plant damage caused by pesticides
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Resistance from pesticides comes from... - ✔✔Using the same pesticide over and over again
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Pesticides in the soil... - ✔✔Are eventually broken down by bacteria and fungi
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
When should you apply a pesticide? - ✔✔When pests are abundant enough to cause
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
unacceptable damage ||
In an IPM program you should... - ✔✔Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Which is true? - ✔✔Different diseases and insects can cause the same symptoms
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Which is false? - ✔✔Record keeping takes more time than it is worth
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What is Thatch? - ✔✔The layer of living and dead plant stems, leaves, and roots that
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
develops between the soil surface and green vegetation
|| || || || || || ||
What does proper mowing mean? - ✔✔Using sharp blades to make a clean cut
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, 2
To promote healthy turf and reduce disease... - ✔✔Water thoroughly when you first see
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
wilting
When fertilizing... - ✔✔Determine fertilizer need through results of a soil test
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Which is false? - ✔✔Thatch should be a least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Cool-season cultivars... - ✔✔Can be mixed to minimize disease || || || || || || || ||
Good soil drainage... - ✔✔Promotes healthy turfgrass
|| || || || || ||
Which is false? - ✔✔Do not fertilize turf that is infected with Dollar spot
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What are some characteristics of cutworms? - ✔✔1.) They attack turf
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2.) They hide in burrows (or aeration holes) during the day and at night they clip the turf
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surrounding the burrow, resulting in brown streaks or circles on the lawn
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
What are some characteristics of Armyworms? - ✔✔1.) The fall army worm and yellow
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
striped army worm are more commonly found in the southern and transition turf ones.
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2.) The sometimes feed together and "mow" the turf
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3.) Has continuous generations through the year
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What are some characteristics of Sod Webworms? - ✔✔1.) Use soap and water method to
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find webworms
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2.) Spin silk webbing at the base of grass crowns
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3.) They winter as Caterpillars in protective webbing and in spring they feed rapidly and
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molt into the pupal stage.
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