3A KANSAS ORNAMENTAL PEST EXAM
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Natural enemies play an important part in keeping insects and mites under
control. These natural enemies include
Answer: wasps and lady beetles
2. What are some common signs of insect or mite presence?
Answer: galls, web-enclosed foliage and pupal cases
3. Sawdust, wood chips, and pitch are usually present on or below the plant
when which of the following insect pests is/was present
Answer: wood borers
4. Not all insects on plants are pests. Examples of non-pests include
Answer: Lady beetles
5. When applying insecticides it is important to time sprays to coincide with the
, vulnerable life stage of a given pest
Answer: True
6. Deciduous trees can tolerate more defoliation than evergreens
Answer: True
7. How do bagworms overwinter?
Answer: eggs within the female's bag
8. How many generations of bagworms are there in Kansas
Answer: 1
9. How many generations of the mimosa webworm are there in Kansas?
Answer: 2
10. Fall webworms eat only the
Answer: tender portions of the leaves
11. How are cankerworms most readily spread to other trees?
Answer: As small larvae blown by the wind
12. Which life stage of the elm leaf beetle causes most of the damage?
Answer: Larva
13. How many generations of elm leaf beetle are there in Kansas
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Natural enemies play an important part in keeping insects and mites under
control. These natural enemies include
Answer: wasps and lady beetles
2. What are some common signs of insect or mite presence?
Answer: galls, web-enclosed foliage and pupal cases
3. Sawdust, wood chips, and pitch are usually present on or below the plant
when which of the following insect pests is/was present
Answer: wood borers
4. Not all insects on plants are pests. Examples of non-pests include
Answer: Lady beetles
5. When applying insecticides it is important to time sprays to coincide with the
, vulnerable life stage of a given pest
Answer: True
6. Deciduous trees can tolerate more defoliation than evergreens
Answer: True
7. How do bagworms overwinter?
Answer: eggs within the female's bag
8. How many generations of bagworms are there in Kansas
Answer: 1
9. How many generations of the mimosa webworm are there in Kansas?
Answer: 2
10. Fall webworms eat only the
Answer: tender portions of the leaves
11. How are cankerworms most readily spread to other trees?
Answer: As small larvae blown by the wind
12. Which life stage of the elm leaf beetle causes most of the damage?
Answer: Larva
13. How many generations of elm leaf beetle are there in Kansas
