CPFA CERTIFIED PLAN ADVISOR
LICENSE TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ Shot Hole fungus affects what crops? Answer: Peach, Apricot and
Nectarine
◉ What family is the Mexican Bean Beetle in? Answer: Cocconillidae,
Ladybird Beetle Family
◉ Which thrip is a parasite of red mite? Answer: Bean thrip
◉ What carries hantavirus? Answer: Deer Mice
◉ What do Starlings eat in the summer Answer: soft fruit
◉ What do Starlings eat in the winter? Answer: cattle feedlots
◉ Which is NOT a control for Klamath Weed? Answer: buprestid beetle
◉ Which weed is poisonous? Answer: Halogeton
,◉ Anargus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life
stage? Answer: eggs
◉ The parasite Aphelinus mali is a parasite of woolly apple aphid, but is
also a parasite of what other insect? Answer: cotton aphid and apple
aphid
◉ A type of root knot nematode is found in a grape vineyard. What
information is needed for proper management? Answer: only that they
are root knot nematodes
◉ How to manage vineyard once it is determined to have root knot
nematodes present? Answer: fallow ground for 4 years and precede
planting with grass crops like barely or sundagrass
◉ Best prevention of Pierces Disease? Answer: resistant varieties
◉ Eutypa Dieback Management Answer: prune and remove dead wood
late in dormant season, remove and burn any infected wood in vineyard
and nearby
◉ Eutypa Dieback management when more advanced and suckers
attaching to lower trunk Answer: completely remove all cankers on vine
and trunks cutting until no darkened tissue remains
, ◉ What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? Answer:
monitoring presence of spores, applying fungicide, and using the
Powdery Mildew Index (PMI)
◉ How to determine if the gall causing disease on alfalfa is caused by
root knot nematode Answer: rub off the nodules
◉ When can a hold be put on an apiary? Answer: When it is infested
with disease
◉ Which of the following is a noxious weed? Answer: White
Horsenettle
◉ Which chemical causes aerial distress displays and vocal distress call
and works as a flock frightening agent? Answer: Avitrol
◉ What is the most effective method for mole management? Answer:
kill traps
◉ Which is the best description of zinc phosphide? Answer: heavy,
finely ground black gray powder (also smells like powder)
◉ Which of the following is evidence of gopher activity? Answer:
crescent mounds (gopher activity is shown through crescent mounds)
LICENSE TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ Shot Hole fungus affects what crops? Answer: Peach, Apricot and
Nectarine
◉ What family is the Mexican Bean Beetle in? Answer: Cocconillidae,
Ladybird Beetle Family
◉ Which thrip is a parasite of red mite? Answer: Bean thrip
◉ What carries hantavirus? Answer: Deer Mice
◉ What do Starlings eat in the summer Answer: soft fruit
◉ What do Starlings eat in the winter? Answer: cattle feedlots
◉ Which is NOT a control for Klamath Weed? Answer: buprestid beetle
◉ Which weed is poisonous? Answer: Halogeton
,◉ Anargus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life
stage? Answer: eggs
◉ The parasite Aphelinus mali is a parasite of woolly apple aphid, but is
also a parasite of what other insect? Answer: cotton aphid and apple
aphid
◉ A type of root knot nematode is found in a grape vineyard. What
information is needed for proper management? Answer: only that they
are root knot nematodes
◉ How to manage vineyard once it is determined to have root knot
nematodes present? Answer: fallow ground for 4 years and precede
planting with grass crops like barely or sundagrass
◉ Best prevention of Pierces Disease? Answer: resistant varieties
◉ Eutypa Dieback Management Answer: prune and remove dead wood
late in dormant season, remove and burn any infected wood in vineyard
and nearby
◉ Eutypa Dieback management when more advanced and suckers
attaching to lower trunk Answer: completely remove all cankers on vine
and trunks cutting until no darkened tissue remains
, ◉ What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? Answer:
monitoring presence of spores, applying fungicide, and using the
Powdery Mildew Index (PMI)
◉ How to determine if the gall causing disease on alfalfa is caused by
root knot nematode Answer: rub off the nodules
◉ When can a hold be put on an apiary? Answer: When it is infested
with disease
◉ Which of the following is a noxious weed? Answer: White
Horsenettle
◉ Which chemical causes aerial distress displays and vocal distress call
and works as a flock frightening agent? Answer: Avitrol
◉ What is the most effective method for mole management? Answer:
kill traps
◉ Which is the best description of zinc phosphide? Answer: heavy,
finely ground black gray powder (also smells like powder)
◉ Which of the following is evidence of gopher activity? Answer:
crescent mounds (gopher activity is shown through crescent mounds)
