Pest Prevention/Pest Detection 2023 Questions and
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The legal authority to establish plant quarantine is found in the:
A. CCR
B. memorandum of understanding
C. Ca FAC
D. quarantine commissioner's circulars
C. CA FAC
The FAC mandates CDFA to prevent the introduction and spread of:
A. interesting insect or animal pests
B. plant diseases
C. noxious weeds
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
A shipment of plant material entering CA from any state must be held for inspection
unless it is:
A. accompanied by an authorized origin inspection certificate
B. accompanied by a quarantine certificate
C. shipped by a private parcel carrier
D. accompanied by a USDA limited permit
A. accompanied by an authorized origin inspection certificate
If a pest is detected during an inspection of an intertstate plant shipment, the shipment:
A. should be placed on hold until pest is identified
B. should be rejected if an A or Q rated pest is confirmed
C. maybe rejected at the discretion of the Ag Commissioner if a B or C rated pest is
confirmed
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Which of the following diseases is caused by fungus?
A. Oak wilt
B. Citrus Greening
C. Pierce's disease
D. Brooming disease of walnuts
A. Oak wilt
Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium?
A. sudden oak death
B. Chestnut bark disease
C. citrus canker
D. chrysanthemum white rust
C. citrus canker
FAC Section 6401 requires any person receiving plant material from outside CA to
notify Ag Commissioner
A. within 30 days of its arrival
B. if the receiver notices any insect or other pests on the shipment
,C. if any portion of the shipment will be resold
D. immediately after its arrival
D. immediately after its arrival
Which of the following provides for the enforcement of federal domestic quarantines in
CA?
A. Federal Plant Act of 1912
B. section 3151 CCR
C. Section 6301 CA FAC
D. Federal plant safe guard regulations
C. Section 6301 CA FAC
In the CA FAC, which of the following would be considered pests if determined
detrimental to Agriculture?
A. any infectious transmissible or contagious disease to plants
B. any form of animal life
C. any form of Vegetable life
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
A commercial shipment of potted plants from a state under quarantine for Japanese
Beetles, is eligible for entry into CA if accompanied by:
A. USDA shipping point inspection certificate
B. certificate signing by the county agent of origin
C. certificate executed by a USDA inspector
D. certificate issued by an authorized state official at origin
D. certificate issued by an authorized state official at origin
The causal agent of Ozonium root rot is a:
A. bacteria
B. Tyrus
C. Fungus
D. mycoplasma
C. Fungus
Which of the following is restricted entry into CA from the areas under quarantine for
burrowing and reniform nematodes?
A. all earth (dirt)
B. all plants and plant parts with roots
C. all plant cuttings for propagation
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
To be eligible for entry into CA, a shipment of walnut trees from Oregon must be
accompanied by a:
A. certificate stating they were grown in a state free from brooming disease
B. nursery stock cleanliness certificate
C. certificate of treatment issued on in accordance with CCR Section 3280
D. federal limited permit
A. certificate stating they were grown in a state free from brooming disease
The boll weevil overwinters in the:
A. egg stage
, B. larval stage
C. pupal stage
D. adult stage
D. adult stage
Within how many days must the Secretary of CDFA hear any appeal from an action
taken by the Ag Commissioner?
A. 10 days
B. 15 days
C. 30 days
D. 60 days
A. 10 days
Which of the following is not listed as a state under quarantine for the sweet potato
weevil?
A. Hawaii
B. Texas
C. New Mexico
D. alabama
C. New Mexico
Some trees and propagative materials of the genus Prunus are prohibited from several
southeastern states unless certified in a program in which of the following state exterior
quarantines?
A. Cherry fruit fly
B. Peach rosette disease
C. plum curculio and blueberry maggot
D. Ozonium root rot
B. Peach rosette disease
Cotton plants from the area under quarantine for cotton boll weevil:
A. are admissible after inspection, if the inspection findings are negative
B. are prohibited
C. can enter if certified as having been grown in a non-infested area
D. can enter if accompanied by a treatment certificate issued by an authorized
regulatory official
D. can enter if accompanied by a treatment certificate issued by an authorized
regulatory official
Any treatment required by the "plant quarantine and pest control" portion of CDFA code
of conducted at the expense of:
A. County
B. State of CA
C. Owner
D. State of origin
C. Owner
Butternut curculio is:
A. an insect
B. a fungus
C. a nematode
D. mite
Answers 100% Verified
The legal authority to establish plant quarantine is found in the:
A. CCR
B. memorandum of understanding
C. Ca FAC
D. quarantine commissioner's circulars
C. CA FAC
The FAC mandates CDFA to prevent the introduction and spread of:
A. interesting insect or animal pests
B. plant diseases
C. noxious weeds
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
A shipment of plant material entering CA from any state must be held for inspection
unless it is:
A. accompanied by an authorized origin inspection certificate
B. accompanied by a quarantine certificate
C. shipped by a private parcel carrier
D. accompanied by a USDA limited permit
A. accompanied by an authorized origin inspection certificate
If a pest is detected during an inspection of an intertstate plant shipment, the shipment:
A. should be placed on hold until pest is identified
B. should be rejected if an A or Q rated pest is confirmed
C. maybe rejected at the discretion of the Ag Commissioner if a B or C rated pest is
confirmed
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Which of the following diseases is caused by fungus?
A. Oak wilt
B. Citrus Greening
C. Pierce's disease
D. Brooming disease of walnuts
A. Oak wilt
Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium?
A. sudden oak death
B. Chestnut bark disease
C. citrus canker
D. chrysanthemum white rust
C. citrus canker
FAC Section 6401 requires any person receiving plant material from outside CA to
notify Ag Commissioner
A. within 30 days of its arrival
B. if the receiver notices any insect or other pests on the shipment
,C. if any portion of the shipment will be resold
D. immediately after its arrival
D. immediately after its arrival
Which of the following provides for the enforcement of federal domestic quarantines in
CA?
A. Federal Plant Act of 1912
B. section 3151 CCR
C. Section 6301 CA FAC
D. Federal plant safe guard regulations
C. Section 6301 CA FAC
In the CA FAC, which of the following would be considered pests if determined
detrimental to Agriculture?
A. any infectious transmissible or contagious disease to plants
B. any form of animal life
C. any form of Vegetable life
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
A commercial shipment of potted plants from a state under quarantine for Japanese
Beetles, is eligible for entry into CA if accompanied by:
A. USDA shipping point inspection certificate
B. certificate signing by the county agent of origin
C. certificate executed by a USDA inspector
D. certificate issued by an authorized state official at origin
D. certificate issued by an authorized state official at origin
The causal agent of Ozonium root rot is a:
A. bacteria
B. Tyrus
C. Fungus
D. mycoplasma
C. Fungus
Which of the following is restricted entry into CA from the areas under quarantine for
burrowing and reniform nematodes?
A. all earth (dirt)
B. all plants and plant parts with roots
C. all plant cuttings for propagation
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
To be eligible for entry into CA, a shipment of walnut trees from Oregon must be
accompanied by a:
A. certificate stating they were grown in a state free from brooming disease
B. nursery stock cleanliness certificate
C. certificate of treatment issued on in accordance with CCR Section 3280
D. federal limited permit
A. certificate stating they were grown in a state free from brooming disease
The boll weevil overwinters in the:
A. egg stage
, B. larval stage
C. pupal stage
D. adult stage
D. adult stage
Within how many days must the Secretary of CDFA hear any appeal from an action
taken by the Ag Commissioner?
A. 10 days
B. 15 days
C. 30 days
D. 60 days
A. 10 days
Which of the following is not listed as a state under quarantine for the sweet potato
weevil?
A. Hawaii
B. Texas
C. New Mexico
D. alabama
C. New Mexico
Some trees and propagative materials of the genus Prunus are prohibited from several
southeastern states unless certified in a program in which of the following state exterior
quarantines?
A. Cherry fruit fly
B. Peach rosette disease
C. plum curculio and blueberry maggot
D. Ozonium root rot
B. Peach rosette disease
Cotton plants from the area under quarantine for cotton boll weevil:
A. are admissible after inspection, if the inspection findings are negative
B. are prohibited
C. can enter if certified as having been grown in a non-infested area
D. can enter if accompanied by a treatment certificate issued by an authorized
regulatory official
D. can enter if accompanied by a treatment certificate issued by an authorized
regulatory official
Any treatment required by the "plant quarantine and pest control" portion of CDFA code
of conducted at the expense of:
A. County
B. State of CA
C. Owner
D. State of origin
C. Owner
Butternut curculio is:
A. an insect
B. a fungus
C. a nematode
D. mite
