CO TURF QS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULLY VERIFIED
●● Most important factors in maintaining good turf (5)
Answer: Selecting the right grass
Mowing
Watering
Fertilizing
Thatch control
●● Types of cool season turfgrass (3)
Answer: Bluegrass
Tall fescue
Ryegrass
●● Type of warm season turfgrass (3)
Answer: Bermudagrass
Zoysia
Buffalograss
,●● When do problems develop with turfgrass?
Answer: When the grass is unable to withstand environmental stress or
when good management cannot offset the effects of environmental stress
●● What are the steps of diagnosing a problem in turfgrass? (5)
Answer: Determine the kind of grasses involved
Find out why, if possible, the problem occurred
Determine if it can be corrected by management practices, soil
modification, or pesticides
Check to see if a chemical is labeled for both the species and the
problem
Recommend good cultural practices that will assist in recovery
●● What is IPM?
Answer: Integrated pest management
An approach to pest management that relies on a combination of
common-sense practices.
●● Does IPM aim to eliminate all pests?
Answer: No
Maintain them at tolerable levels
●● What are the five steps of IPM?
,Answer: Education
Monitoring
Prevention
Intervention/Control
Evaluation and Planning
●● What is an action threshold?
Answer: A point at which pest populations or environmental conditions
indicate that pest control action must be taken
●● What are the two types of action thresholds?
Answer: Economic
Aesthetic
●● What is an economic action threshold?
Answer: Point at which pest populations or environmental conditions
indicate that pest control action must be taken to prevent an economic
loss
●● What is an aesthetic action threshold?
Answer: Point at which pest populations or environmental conditions
indicate that pest control action must be taken to prevent an aesthetic
loss
, ●● Example of a highly targeted chemical approach?
Answer: Pheromones to inhibit reproduction in insects
●● Soil management
Answer: Very important in turfgrass management. pH of 6-7 is desired.
Need adequate water and oxygen.
●● Issues with soil management (7)
Answer: Excessively wet
Excessively dry
Excessively acidic
Excessively alkaline
Prone to compaction
Impenetrable
Full of debris
●● What are turfgrass cultivars?
Answer: Types of grass species selected for specific characteristics such
as disease resistance, tolerance to unusual environments, and appearance
●● How do you provide tolerance to varied sites?
Answer: Plant at least 2 different species or cultivars
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULLY VERIFIED
●● Most important factors in maintaining good turf (5)
Answer: Selecting the right grass
Mowing
Watering
Fertilizing
Thatch control
●● Types of cool season turfgrass (3)
Answer: Bluegrass
Tall fescue
Ryegrass
●● Type of warm season turfgrass (3)
Answer: Bermudagrass
Zoysia
Buffalograss
,●● When do problems develop with turfgrass?
Answer: When the grass is unable to withstand environmental stress or
when good management cannot offset the effects of environmental stress
●● What are the steps of diagnosing a problem in turfgrass? (5)
Answer: Determine the kind of grasses involved
Find out why, if possible, the problem occurred
Determine if it can be corrected by management practices, soil
modification, or pesticides
Check to see if a chemical is labeled for both the species and the
problem
Recommend good cultural practices that will assist in recovery
●● What is IPM?
Answer: Integrated pest management
An approach to pest management that relies on a combination of
common-sense practices.
●● Does IPM aim to eliminate all pests?
Answer: No
Maintain them at tolerable levels
●● What are the five steps of IPM?
,Answer: Education
Monitoring
Prevention
Intervention/Control
Evaluation and Planning
●● What is an action threshold?
Answer: A point at which pest populations or environmental conditions
indicate that pest control action must be taken
●● What are the two types of action thresholds?
Answer: Economic
Aesthetic
●● What is an economic action threshold?
Answer: Point at which pest populations or environmental conditions
indicate that pest control action must be taken to prevent an economic
loss
●● What is an aesthetic action threshold?
Answer: Point at which pest populations or environmental conditions
indicate that pest control action must be taken to prevent an aesthetic
loss
, ●● Example of a highly targeted chemical approach?
Answer: Pheromones to inhibit reproduction in insects
●● Soil management
Answer: Very important in turfgrass management. pH of 6-7 is desired.
Need adequate water and oxygen.
●● Issues with soil management (7)
Answer: Excessively wet
Excessively dry
Excessively acidic
Excessively alkaline
Prone to compaction
Impenetrable
Full of debris
●● What are turfgrass cultivars?
Answer: Types of grass species selected for specific characteristics such
as disease resistance, tolerance to unusual environments, and appearance
●● How do you provide tolerance to varied sites?
Answer: Plant at least 2 different species or cultivars
