TRUGREEN Pesticide Certification 6 3a
3b Exam With Correct Questions And
Answers 2024
Abiotic disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS-A non-pest plant stress such as improper
nutrition, too much or too little water, winter or frost injury
Action threshold - CORRECT ANSWERS-The pest density at which action (such as
pesticide application) is justified to prevent further damage.
Adelgid - CORRECT ANSWERS-An insect closely related to aphids that feed on
conifers. Their feeding often causes galls to form.
Aesthetic injury level - CORRECT ANSWERS-The point at which damage from a pest
becomes noticeable enough to negatively affect the visible quality of the plant. This may
vary, based in part on the distance the plant is located from walkways. (and therefore,
on the likelihood of the damage being observed.
Airblast sprayer - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pesticide application equipment that uses a
stream of air from a fan to break up and distribute the pesicide onto the plant that is
being treated.
Allelopathy/allelopathic - CORRECT ANSWERS-When one plant species suppresses
the growth of another. For example, walnut trees produce chemicals that will not allow
plants to grow under their canopies.
Annual - CORRECT ANSWERS-A plant that completes its life cycle and dies in a single
year or growing season.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS-A group of single-celled microorganisms, of which
there are typically 40 million in a gram of soil. A few species are the causes of diseases
such as fire blight and leaf spot in plants.
Bactericide - CORRECT ANSWERS-A pesticide used to manage a disease cause by
bacteria
Balled and burlapped - CORRECT ANSWERS-A standard method used to wrap a tree
or shrub rootball with burlap to keep the soil around the roots when digging the plant
from the field to move it for transplanting. Often, larger trees will have a wire mesh
placed around the burlap to provide more support for transporting. The wire mesh
should be removed prior to planting. The burlap should (optimally) be removed as much
as possible also, as amany types of modern burlap contains synthetic fibers that will not
,rot. If the burlap is natural fibers it should at least be removed from the top one-third of
the rootball to avoid the burlap being exposed to the air and wicking moisture from the
roots. Also called B&B.
Basal Drench - CORRECT ANSWERS-The mixing of a pesticide in a small volume of
water and applying to a 12-18 inch strip around the base of a tree or shrub. These
compounds are normally systemic and are absorbed by the roots of the plant.
Beauveria bassiana - CORRECT ANSWERS-A naturally occurring fungus that attacks a
number of insects and has been formulated as an insecticide.
Beneficial Insect - CORRECT ANSWERS-Insects that eat or develop inside or on pest
insects. Sometimes just referred to as "beneficials." Beneficial insects do not damage
landscape plants.
Biennial - CORRECT ANSWERS-A plant with a two-year life cycle.
Biochemical pesticide - CORRECT ANSWERS-A biologically derived chemical such as
insect sex pheromones that are used for pest control. They have the advantages of
being non-toxic and specific for controlling a particular species of pest.
Biocide - CORRECT ANSWERS-A substance that kills biological organisms.
Biological control - CORRECT ANSWERS-A method of controlling a pest by
encouraging and using natural controls such as parasitism, predation, and naturally
occuring diseases.
Biomagnification - CORRECT ANSWERS-A situation in which a predatory organism
continues to absorb pesticde as it eats prey that has been exposed to nonlethal levels
of pesticide; the accumulation of pesticide in the predator can lead to its death.
Biopesticide - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pesticides cerived from natural materials such as
animals, plants, bacteria and certain minerals.
Broad-spectrum - CORRECT ANSWERS-A pesticde that affectsx a wide range of target
species.
Broad-spectrum fungicide - CORRECT ANSWERS-A fingicide that controls a wide
range of fungal organisms.
Broadcast application - CORRECT ANSWERS-A pesticide applied to a large area over
all of the plants.
Budbreak - CORRECT ANSWERS-The timme when dormant buds open into leaves or
flowers.
, Bulb - CORRECT ANSWERS-An underground plant stem (such as an onion or tulip)
that is surrounded by fleshy leaves that are modified to store nutrients.
Calibration - CORRECT ANSWERS-the process of adjusting pesticide application
equipment to apply a specific amount of pesticide at a specific rate over a specific area.
Cambium - CORRECT ANSWERS-The layer of the tree immediately below the bark
that contains embryonic tissue. It is the actively growing part of the tree.
Cankers - CORRECT ANSWERS-Irregular areas of damaged, diseased or dead tissue
on the trunk and stems of woody plants. These may be various colorgs and may be
moist or dry.
Chemosterilants - CORRECT ANSWERS-A chemical compound that causes
reproductive sterility in an organism.
Chlorosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-A condition in which leaves are not producing
chlorophyll and are yellowed, often caused by a nutrient deficiency.
Chlorotic - CORRECT ANSWERS-When the leaves of a plant exhibit yellowing.
Cold temerature hardiness - CORRECT ANSWERS-The ability of a plant to withstand
the extremes of temperature during the winter for a particular area of the country. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed zone maps to indicate parts of the
country that are subject to roughly the same extremes of cold temperatures. Plants are
rated as to the hardiness zones in which they are able to survive.
Commercial applicator - CORRECT ANSWERS-A person who has been certified by the
State of Michigan to apply pesticides for hire. In Michigan, any individual who is
applying pesticides for hire on property they do not own and where they are not being
supervised by the property owner of the owner's representative (such as on a farm or
nursery) must be certified as a commercial applicator.
Complete metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-The type of development exhibited
by more evolutionarily advanced insects in which the larva is very different from the
adult. It goes through a change via the pupa stage before emerging as an adult.
Conidia - CORRECT ANSWERS-An asexually produced single-celled reporductive or
resting body produced by a fungus.
Conk - CORRECT ANSWERS-A shelf-like structure of wood-decaying fungi that
contains fungal fruiting bodies.
Contact fungicide - CORRECT ANSWERS-Fungicides that stay on the surface of the
plant parts and do not move through the tissues of the plant. They must contact the
fungus on the plant or prevent it from entering the plant by forming a barrier to work.
3b Exam With Correct Questions And
Answers 2024
Abiotic disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS-A non-pest plant stress such as improper
nutrition, too much or too little water, winter or frost injury
Action threshold - CORRECT ANSWERS-The pest density at which action (such as
pesticide application) is justified to prevent further damage.
Adelgid - CORRECT ANSWERS-An insect closely related to aphids that feed on
conifers. Their feeding often causes galls to form.
Aesthetic injury level - CORRECT ANSWERS-The point at which damage from a pest
becomes noticeable enough to negatively affect the visible quality of the plant. This may
vary, based in part on the distance the plant is located from walkways. (and therefore,
on the likelihood of the damage being observed.
Airblast sprayer - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pesticide application equipment that uses a
stream of air from a fan to break up and distribute the pesicide onto the plant that is
being treated.
Allelopathy/allelopathic - CORRECT ANSWERS-When one plant species suppresses
the growth of another. For example, walnut trees produce chemicals that will not allow
plants to grow under their canopies.
Annual - CORRECT ANSWERS-A plant that completes its life cycle and dies in a single
year or growing season.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS-A group of single-celled microorganisms, of which
there are typically 40 million in a gram of soil. A few species are the causes of diseases
such as fire blight and leaf spot in plants.
Bactericide - CORRECT ANSWERS-A pesticide used to manage a disease cause by
bacteria
Balled and burlapped - CORRECT ANSWERS-A standard method used to wrap a tree
or shrub rootball with burlap to keep the soil around the roots when digging the plant
from the field to move it for transplanting. Often, larger trees will have a wire mesh
placed around the burlap to provide more support for transporting. The wire mesh
should be removed prior to planting. The burlap should (optimally) be removed as much
as possible also, as amany types of modern burlap contains synthetic fibers that will not
,rot. If the burlap is natural fibers it should at least be removed from the top one-third of
the rootball to avoid the burlap being exposed to the air and wicking moisture from the
roots. Also called B&B.
Basal Drench - CORRECT ANSWERS-The mixing of a pesticide in a small volume of
water and applying to a 12-18 inch strip around the base of a tree or shrub. These
compounds are normally systemic and are absorbed by the roots of the plant.
Beauveria bassiana - CORRECT ANSWERS-A naturally occurring fungus that attacks a
number of insects and has been formulated as an insecticide.
Beneficial Insect - CORRECT ANSWERS-Insects that eat or develop inside or on pest
insects. Sometimes just referred to as "beneficials." Beneficial insects do not damage
landscape plants.
Biennial - CORRECT ANSWERS-A plant with a two-year life cycle.
Biochemical pesticide - CORRECT ANSWERS-A biologically derived chemical such as
insect sex pheromones that are used for pest control. They have the advantages of
being non-toxic and specific for controlling a particular species of pest.
Biocide - CORRECT ANSWERS-A substance that kills biological organisms.
Biological control - CORRECT ANSWERS-A method of controlling a pest by
encouraging and using natural controls such as parasitism, predation, and naturally
occuring diseases.
Biomagnification - CORRECT ANSWERS-A situation in which a predatory organism
continues to absorb pesticde as it eats prey that has been exposed to nonlethal levels
of pesticide; the accumulation of pesticide in the predator can lead to its death.
Biopesticide - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pesticides cerived from natural materials such as
animals, plants, bacteria and certain minerals.
Broad-spectrum - CORRECT ANSWERS-A pesticde that affectsx a wide range of target
species.
Broad-spectrum fungicide - CORRECT ANSWERS-A fingicide that controls a wide
range of fungal organisms.
Broadcast application - CORRECT ANSWERS-A pesticide applied to a large area over
all of the plants.
Budbreak - CORRECT ANSWERS-The timme when dormant buds open into leaves or
flowers.
, Bulb - CORRECT ANSWERS-An underground plant stem (such as an onion or tulip)
that is surrounded by fleshy leaves that are modified to store nutrients.
Calibration - CORRECT ANSWERS-the process of adjusting pesticide application
equipment to apply a specific amount of pesticide at a specific rate over a specific area.
Cambium - CORRECT ANSWERS-The layer of the tree immediately below the bark
that contains embryonic tissue. It is the actively growing part of the tree.
Cankers - CORRECT ANSWERS-Irregular areas of damaged, diseased or dead tissue
on the trunk and stems of woody plants. These may be various colorgs and may be
moist or dry.
Chemosterilants - CORRECT ANSWERS-A chemical compound that causes
reproductive sterility in an organism.
Chlorosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-A condition in which leaves are not producing
chlorophyll and are yellowed, often caused by a nutrient deficiency.
Chlorotic - CORRECT ANSWERS-When the leaves of a plant exhibit yellowing.
Cold temerature hardiness - CORRECT ANSWERS-The ability of a plant to withstand
the extremes of temperature during the winter for a particular area of the country. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed zone maps to indicate parts of the
country that are subject to roughly the same extremes of cold temperatures. Plants are
rated as to the hardiness zones in which they are able to survive.
Commercial applicator - CORRECT ANSWERS-A person who has been certified by the
State of Michigan to apply pesticides for hire. In Michigan, any individual who is
applying pesticides for hire on property they do not own and where they are not being
supervised by the property owner of the owner's representative (such as on a farm or
nursery) must be certified as a commercial applicator.
Complete metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-The type of development exhibited
by more evolutionarily advanced insects in which the larva is very different from the
adult. It goes through a change via the pupa stage before emerging as an adult.
Conidia - CORRECT ANSWERS-An asexually produced single-celled reporductive or
resting body produced by a fungus.
Conk - CORRECT ANSWERS-A shelf-like structure of wood-decaying fungi that
contains fungal fruiting bodies.
Contact fungicide - CORRECT ANSWERS-Fungicides that stay on the surface of the
plant parts and do not move through the tissues of the plant. They must contact the
fungus on the plant or prevent it from entering the plant by forming a barrier to work.
