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VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
●● Why do pest management thresholds in turf vary?
Answer: Pest thresholds vary from site to site because they depend on
site characteristics and uses. For example, there may be zero tolerance
for pests of any sort on a gold green. On the other hand, there may be no
great need to control pests in the grassy areas of an industrial site.
However, setting thresholds in some sites - like a school athletic field or
playground - may not be simple and clear-cut. A thick, uniform surface
is ideal for play areas, for optimum utility and safety. This, in turn,
means the tolerance for pests is low. However reliance on pesticide use
may not be acceptable for some recreational sites, especially if the
primary users of that site are children.
●● What is the first, most basic step to take to manage pest problems?
Explain your answer.
Answer: 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.
,●● Why should you focus your attention on key pests, key varieties, or
key locations?
Answer: They are most likely to cause problems. Key pests, varieties,
and locations require special monitoring and care.
●● What is a "key pest"?
Answer: A key pest is one that often reaches population densities that
justify management, and/or is capable of causing unacceptable damage
at relatively low densities, and/or attacks and damages turfgrass(es) in
conspicuous or valuable areas.
●● What is a "key variety"?
Answer: A "key variety" has a special "high profile" use. A variety that
sustains damage from pests on a regular basis, or has a particular pest
that can kill or disfigure it in low densities, would also be considered a
"key variety."
●● Describe a site that would be considered a key location.
Answer: Key locations are heavily used or are significant in some way.
Areas where turfgrasses have chronic problems with pests, and/or areas
that are near something or someone requiring special protection are "key
locations."
●● Name several things you need to make an accurate diagnosis of a
pest problem.
, Answer: Description of the type and extent of plant damage,
identification of the pest, familiarity with the life cycle of the pest, a
good estimation of the size and distribution of the pest population, and
an assessment of whether it is increasing or decreasing.
●● Define the term "Integrated Pest Management." List IPM tactics used
in turfgrass pest control.
Answer: Integrated Pest Management refers to the use of a combination
of pest control tactics. IPM programs use many types of techniques in a
single plan or strategy to reduce pests and keep their damage to an
acceptable level. IPM tactics include monitoring and early detection,
sanitation, and cultural, mechanical (physical), biological, and chemical
control methods.
●● What is biological control? Give one example.
Answer: Biological control involves using some aspect of the pest's
biology to control it. One example is the uyse of natural enemies,
biological agents that control a pest. Turfgrass managers can preserve or
encourage natural enemies already present in the system. Alternatively,
they can introduce commercially produced biological organisms.
Biological control also includes the use of pheromones or juvenile
hormones to control insects.
●● What are some factors that influence the success of biological
controls?
Answer: Biological control agents usually target specific pests.
Biological control agents must be able to move to - or be placed in
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
●● Why do pest management thresholds in turf vary?
Answer: Pest thresholds vary from site to site because they depend on
site characteristics and uses. For example, there may be zero tolerance
for pests of any sort on a gold green. On the other hand, there may be no
great need to control pests in the grassy areas of an industrial site.
However, setting thresholds in some sites - like a school athletic field or
playground - may not be simple and clear-cut. A thick, uniform surface
is ideal for play areas, for optimum utility and safety. This, in turn,
means the tolerance for pests is low. However reliance on pesticide use
may not be acceptable for some recreational sites, especially if the
primary users of that site are children.
●● What is the first, most basic step to take to manage pest problems?
Explain your answer.
Answer: 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.
,●● Why should you focus your attention on key pests, key varieties, or
key locations?
Answer: They are most likely to cause problems. Key pests, varieties,
and locations require special monitoring and care.
●● What is a "key pest"?
Answer: A key pest is one that often reaches population densities that
justify management, and/or is capable of causing unacceptable damage
at relatively low densities, and/or attacks and damages turfgrass(es) in
conspicuous or valuable areas.
●● What is a "key variety"?
Answer: A "key variety" has a special "high profile" use. A variety that
sustains damage from pests on a regular basis, or has a particular pest
that can kill or disfigure it in low densities, would also be considered a
"key variety."
●● Describe a site that would be considered a key location.
Answer: Key locations are heavily used or are significant in some way.
Areas where turfgrasses have chronic problems with pests, and/or areas
that are near something or someone requiring special protection are "key
locations."
●● Name several things you need to make an accurate diagnosis of a
pest problem.
, Answer: Description of the type and extent of plant damage,
identification of the pest, familiarity with the life cycle of the pest, a
good estimation of the size and distribution of the pest population, and
an assessment of whether it is increasing or decreasing.
●● Define the term "Integrated Pest Management." List IPM tactics used
in turfgrass pest control.
Answer: Integrated Pest Management refers to the use of a combination
of pest control tactics. IPM programs use many types of techniques in a
single plan or strategy to reduce pests and keep their damage to an
acceptable level. IPM tactics include monitoring and early detection,
sanitation, and cultural, mechanical (physical), biological, and chemical
control methods.
●● What is biological control? Give one example.
Answer: Biological control involves using some aspect of the pest's
biology to control it. One example is the uyse of natural enemies,
biological agents that control a pest. Turfgrass managers can preserve or
encourage natural enemies already present in the system. Alternatively,
they can introduce commercially produced biological organisms.
Biological control also includes the use of pheromones or juvenile
hormones to control insects.
●● What are some factors that influence the success of biological
controls?
Answer: Biological control agents usually target specific pests.
Biological control agents must be able to move to - or be placed in
