Turf Pest Control 3B Kansas Exam Comprehensive
Questions Fully Solved 2026 UPDATE
Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: -Correct Answer ✔-home lawns, institutional
and industrial grounds, sod production, golf courses, athletic fields and other
recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and cemeteries.
Turf management involves selecting: -Correct Answer ✔-the right grass, proper
mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is -Correct Answer ✔-is in the transition zone between the
northern cool-season grass range and the southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include -Correct Answer ✔-bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include -Correct Answer ✔-bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and
buffalograss
The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health and prevent
disease development. -Correct Answer ✔-Select appropriate turfgass species and
varieties, provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid
compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing heights, improve
airflow and light availability
The first step in control of turfgrass problems is -Correct Answer ✔-accurate
diagnosis
To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: -Correct Answer ✔-Determine
the overall distribution of the problem, identify the affected turfgrass species and
cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on individual plants, determine weather
conditions before and during disease development, knowledge of weather
conditions will help you select the right disease, determine potential problems
,with soil structure or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the
site, review pesticide management practices, use reference materials
Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: -Correct Answer ✔-brown patch,
dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic
ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery mildew, plythium foliar
blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer patch
Brown Patch -Correct Answer ✔-Rhizoctonia salami most common and important
disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a -Correct Answer ✔-Summer disease
Brown patch is more severe on -Correct Answer ✔-Turf grasses under high
nitrogen fertilization
Brown patch initially is -Correct Answer ✔-Purple-green but quickly fades to light
brown
Management of brown patch includes: -Correct Answer ✔-Not fertilizing when
brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than recommended rates , do
not irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
Dollar spot -Correct Answer ✔-Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses
grown in Kansa
Dollar spot symptoms -Correct Answer ✔-Small roughly circular bleached patches.
2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes -Correct Answer ✔-Adequate fertilization
program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf
Fairy ring is caused by: -Correct Answer ✔-Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and
can occur in all species of turf
,Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic matter and affect turf
grass growth -Correct Answer ✔-
In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering -Correct Answer ✔-Fungal fruiting
structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear in the ring area. In addition whit
spongy fungal growth maybe visible in the thatch or soil underneath the ring
Fairy ring symptoms include -Correct Answer ✔-Three categories.
Type 1 fairy rings -Correct Answer ✔-Include turf death and are most common on
sand based putting greens. Has been associated with high salt content and
hydrophobic conditions in the soil caused by fungi
Type 2 Fairy ring -Correct Answer ✔-Display a ring of lunch dark green turf and
May or may not have fungal fruiting structures
Type 3 fairy ring -Correct Answer ✔-Develop a ring of fruiting bodies with no
visible effect on the turfgrass. May range in diameter from a few inches to 50 feet
or more and they can expand overtime.
Fairy ring management includes -Correct Answer ✔-No management needed as
they symptoms are temporary .
Leaf spot and melting out is caused by -Correct Answer ✔-Several different fungi.
Most common on Kentucky blue grass and tall fescue
Nutrient Deficiency -Correct Answer ✔-Areas or all of the turf may become
yellowed and stunted. Chlorosis (yellowing) is usually caused by nitrogen
deficiency or iron deficiency.
Buried Debris -Correct Answer ✔-A thin layer of soil over buried rocks, lumber,
bricks, plaster, or concrete dries out rapidly in dry summer weather and may
resemble disease.
, compacted areas -Correct Answer ✔-Thin turf or bare spots appear in heavily
used areas. Waterlogged and heavy-textured (clay) soils become compacted
especially in areas with frequent foot or vehicle traffic
Algae -Correct Answer ✔-A green to blackish algae slime may form on bare soil or
thinned turf in low, wet, shaded or heavily used and compacted areas. The slimy
mass of algae dries to form a thin, black crust that later cracks and peels.
Moss -Correct Answer ✔-Like algae, moss occurs where turfgrass has been
thinned due to one or more site or environmental factors.
Animal Urine injury -Correct Answer ✔-Injury from dog or other animal urine may
resemble brown patch or dollar spot.
Thatch -Correct Answer ✔-Thatch is a tightly intermingled layer of decomposing
stems and roots that develops between green vegetation and the soil surface.
To plan a good weed control program, you must: -Correct Answer ✔-identify the
desirable turfgrass,
•
identify the existing weeds, and
•
combine pest control with good management practices.
annual weeds complete their life cycle in: -Correct Answer ✔-less than one year
Examples of summer annual weeds common to turfgrass: -Correct Answer ✔-
broadleaf weeds, knotweed, spurge, purslane, (grass weeds) crabgrass,
goosegrass, barnyardgrass, foxtail
Winter annuals are common in new turfgrass and include -Correct Answer ✔-
common chickweed, shepherd's purse, henbit, downy brome annual bluegrass
Questions Fully Solved 2026 UPDATE
Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: -Correct Answer ✔-home lawns, institutional
and industrial grounds, sod production, golf courses, athletic fields and other
recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and cemeteries.
Turf management involves selecting: -Correct Answer ✔-the right grass, proper
mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is -Correct Answer ✔-is in the transition zone between the
northern cool-season grass range and the southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include -Correct Answer ✔-bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include -Correct Answer ✔-bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and
buffalograss
The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health and prevent
disease development. -Correct Answer ✔-Select appropriate turfgass species and
varieties, provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid
compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing heights, improve
airflow and light availability
The first step in control of turfgrass problems is -Correct Answer ✔-accurate
diagnosis
To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: -Correct Answer ✔-Determine
the overall distribution of the problem, identify the affected turfgrass species and
cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on individual plants, determine weather
conditions before and during disease development, knowledge of weather
conditions will help you select the right disease, determine potential problems
,with soil structure or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the
site, review pesticide management practices, use reference materials
Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: -Correct Answer ✔-brown patch,
dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic
ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery mildew, plythium foliar
blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer patch
Brown Patch -Correct Answer ✔-Rhizoctonia salami most common and important
disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a -Correct Answer ✔-Summer disease
Brown patch is more severe on -Correct Answer ✔-Turf grasses under high
nitrogen fertilization
Brown patch initially is -Correct Answer ✔-Purple-green but quickly fades to light
brown
Management of brown patch includes: -Correct Answer ✔-Not fertilizing when
brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than recommended rates , do
not irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
Dollar spot -Correct Answer ✔-Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses
grown in Kansa
Dollar spot symptoms -Correct Answer ✔-Small roughly circular bleached patches.
2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes -Correct Answer ✔-Adequate fertilization
program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf
Fairy ring is caused by: -Correct Answer ✔-Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and
can occur in all species of turf
,Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic matter and affect turf
grass growth -Correct Answer ✔-
In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering -Correct Answer ✔-Fungal fruiting
structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear in the ring area. In addition whit
spongy fungal growth maybe visible in the thatch or soil underneath the ring
Fairy ring symptoms include -Correct Answer ✔-Three categories.
Type 1 fairy rings -Correct Answer ✔-Include turf death and are most common on
sand based putting greens. Has been associated with high salt content and
hydrophobic conditions in the soil caused by fungi
Type 2 Fairy ring -Correct Answer ✔-Display a ring of lunch dark green turf and
May or may not have fungal fruiting structures
Type 3 fairy ring -Correct Answer ✔-Develop a ring of fruiting bodies with no
visible effect on the turfgrass. May range in diameter from a few inches to 50 feet
or more and they can expand overtime.
Fairy ring management includes -Correct Answer ✔-No management needed as
they symptoms are temporary .
Leaf spot and melting out is caused by -Correct Answer ✔-Several different fungi.
Most common on Kentucky blue grass and tall fescue
Nutrient Deficiency -Correct Answer ✔-Areas or all of the turf may become
yellowed and stunted. Chlorosis (yellowing) is usually caused by nitrogen
deficiency or iron deficiency.
Buried Debris -Correct Answer ✔-A thin layer of soil over buried rocks, lumber,
bricks, plaster, or concrete dries out rapidly in dry summer weather and may
resemble disease.
, compacted areas -Correct Answer ✔-Thin turf or bare spots appear in heavily
used areas. Waterlogged and heavy-textured (clay) soils become compacted
especially in areas with frequent foot or vehicle traffic
Algae -Correct Answer ✔-A green to blackish algae slime may form on bare soil or
thinned turf in low, wet, shaded or heavily used and compacted areas. The slimy
mass of algae dries to form a thin, black crust that later cracks and peels.
Moss -Correct Answer ✔-Like algae, moss occurs where turfgrass has been
thinned due to one or more site or environmental factors.
Animal Urine injury -Correct Answer ✔-Injury from dog or other animal urine may
resemble brown patch or dollar spot.
Thatch -Correct Answer ✔-Thatch is a tightly intermingled layer of decomposing
stems and roots that develops between green vegetation and the soil surface.
To plan a good weed control program, you must: -Correct Answer ✔-identify the
desirable turfgrass,
•
identify the existing weeds, and
•
combine pest control with good management practices.
annual weeds complete their life cycle in: -Correct Answer ✔-less than one year
Examples of summer annual weeds common to turfgrass: -Correct Answer ✔-
broadleaf weeds, knotweed, spurge, purslane, (grass weeds) crabgrass,
goosegrass, barnyardgrass, foxtail
Winter annuals are common in new turfgrass and include -Correct Answer ✔-
common chickweed, shepherd's purse, henbit, downy brome annual bluegrass
