Turf (3b) Turf Pest Management - Test Your
Knowledge Questions And Answers.
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Incorrect
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1 of 20
Definition
Use Best Management Practices (BMPs) for initial design, installation,
and maintenance programs. Begin by selecting high quality, disease-
and insect-free turfgrass. When possible, plant or install resistant
varieties. Choosing the right variety for the site and use(s) is
essential. Next, good cultural practices provide the best conditions
for plant health.
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What is the best time to apply a
Why is the timing of a pesticide
contact postemergence herbicide
application important?
to an annual weed?
What is the first, most basic
step to take to manage pest Why do you need to know a weed's
problems? Explain your life cycle to manage it effectively?
answer.
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2 of 20
Term
What type of weeds may be controlled effectively by contact
herbicides: annual weeds or perennial weeds? Why?
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Contact herbicides affect only treated areas. Systemic herbicides are absorbed
by and move within the plant.
Manage (minimize) thatch. Avoid using susceptible varieties. Do not plant fine
(red) fescue in full sun. Choose endophyte0enhanced fescue and ryegrass. Do
not apply high-nitrogen fertilizer applications in spring.
Removing and disposing of clippings; making sure irrigation systems are clean;
using only disease-free seeds, sprigs, and sod; controlling insect or mite vectors;
cleaning and decontaminating tools and equipment; and taking care not to
"track" diseased plant material or spores on shoes.
Contact herbicides are most often used to control annual weeds. They are
effective in controlling annuals which have relatively small root systems. As
a rule, annuals do not have enough stored energy to regrow after the
above-ground parts are killed.
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3 of 20
, Definition
The threshold for green June beetle is 2 to 5 grubs per square foot.
For Japanese beetles and May and June beetle, populations of 6 to
10 grubs per square foot are high enough to warrant control
measures. Thresholds for black turf ataenius (BTA) are not firm.
However, 20 to 30 BTA grubs per square foot will usually cause an
unacceptable amount of damage.
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What is the difference between a
What are the action thresholds
preemergence herbicide and a
for white grubs?
postemergence herbicide?
Why is the timing of a pesticide Why do pest management
application important? thresholds in turf vary?
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4 of 20
Term
What is the best way to treat perennial broadleaf weeds?
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Contact herbicides affect only treated areas. Systemic herbicides are absorbed
by and move within the plant.
Knowledge Questions And Answers.
Correct
Incorrect
Your answers
1 of 20
Definition
Use Best Management Practices (BMPs) for initial design, installation,
and maintenance programs. Begin by selecting high quality, disease-
and insect-free turfgrass. When possible, plant or install resistant
varieties. Choosing the right variety for the site and use(s) is
essential. Next, good cultural practices provide the best conditions
for plant health.
Give this one a try later!
What is the best time to apply a
Why is the timing of a pesticide
contact postemergence herbicide
application important?
to an annual weed?
What is the first, most basic
step to take to manage pest Why do you need to know a weed's
problems? Explain your life cycle to manage it effectively?
answer.
, Don't know?
2 of 20
Term
What type of weeds may be controlled effectively by contact
herbicides: annual weeds or perennial weeds? Why?
Give this one a try later!
Contact herbicides affect only treated areas. Systemic herbicides are absorbed
by and move within the plant.
Manage (minimize) thatch. Avoid using susceptible varieties. Do not plant fine
(red) fescue in full sun. Choose endophyte0enhanced fescue and ryegrass. Do
not apply high-nitrogen fertilizer applications in spring.
Removing and disposing of clippings; making sure irrigation systems are clean;
using only disease-free seeds, sprigs, and sod; controlling insect or mite vectors;
cleaning and decontaminating tools and equipment; and taking care not to
"track" diseased plant material or spores on shoes.
Contact herbicides are most often used to control annual weeds. They are
effective in controlling annuals which have relatively small root systems. As
a rule, annuals do not have enough stored energy to regrow after the
above-ground parts are killed.
Don't know?
3 of 20
, Definition
The threshold for green June beetle is 2 to 5 grubs per square foot.
For Japanese beetles and May and June beetle, populations of 6 to
10 grubs per square foot are high enough to warrant control
measures. Thresholds for black turf ataenius (BTA) are not firm.
However, 20 to 30 BTA grubs per square foot will usually cause an
unacceptable amount of damage.
Give this one a try later!
What is the difference between a
What are the action thresholds
preemergence herbicide and a
for white grubs?
postemergence herbicide?
Why is the timing of a pesticide Why do pest management
application important? thresholds in turf vary?
Don't know?
4 of 20
Term
What is the best way to treat perennial broadleaf weeds?
Give this one a try later!
Contact herbicides affect only treated areas. Systemic herbicides are absorbed
by and move within the plant.
