CDFA Pest Prevention Plant Regulation
Exam
Who is a qualified nursery inspector? - Answer Possesses state certificate of
qualification in Nursery/Seed Regulation and plant quarantine and pest detection
What conditions must be met for a nursery stock license exemption to be given? -
Answer 1)Amateurs (sales less than $1000)
2)All plants are of own production 3)Communicate intent to sell to the commissioner.
4)Grown in same county as sale by the actual seller.
What commodities may be sold without a nursery stock license? - Answer 1) Cut
flowers and plants for indoor decoration
2) seeds
3) cut christmas trees
Define Nursery Stock - Answer Any plant sold for planting, propagation, or
ornamentation
Define Commercially Clean - Answer Pests are under effective control and are
present only to a light degree, and only a few plants in any lot or block show any
infestation or infection.
Define "Standards of Cleanliness" - Answer Nursery Stock shall be free of pests of
limited distribution and pests known not to exist in the state.
While doing a nursery inspection, you find a pest that is not known to occur in
California. What do you do? - Answer 1) Isolate the infested lot and affix a
noncompliance tag
2) issue a hold notice to keep commodities on the premises
3) Collect and submit specimens to CDFA laboratory
4) Determine Origin of infested lot
While doing a nursery inspection, you find a lot that is infested with a pest of general
distribution to the point you do not believe the lot to be "commercially clean". What
do you do? - Answer Remove from sale and affix a noncompliance warning tag to
the lot and isolate from non-infested nursery stock. It is at the discretion of the
commissioner to allow for reinspection following a treatment for the pest.
What time frame is given for a nursery to control an infestation? - Answer A
"reasonable specified length of time" (30-60 days)
Where do you find the laws (statutory authority) and regulations pertaining to the
sale of nursery stock? - Answer CA Food and Agricultural Code.
1) Define "pest"
a) Any infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of any plant
b) Any form of animal life
c) Any form of vegetable life
d) All of the above - Answer d) All of the above
, CDFA Pest Prevention Plant Regulation
Exam
1) An unidentified pest is found - what do you do?
a) Hold until pest is determined
b) Reject if it is an "A" or "Q" rated pest
c) Commissioner determines action if it is a "B" or "C" rated pest
d) All of the above - Answer d) All of the above
What steps should be taken when sampling nursery stock for nematode certification?
- Answer 1)Make a map of area, indicate where samples are being taken
2)Collect up to one quart of soil and roots for sample
3)Bag sample and label the bag
4)Disinfect tools
5)Keep samples cool in cooler
Which is the recommended sample interval to sample for nematodes in field grown
nursery stock?
a)Every 40 feet
b)Every 10 feet
c)Every 100 feet
d)Random grid - Answer a)Every 40 feet
A nematode was found in field nursery stock on 40' grid. You sample again on 20'
grid and find nothing, you should
a)Reject lot where nematode was first found
b)Release "considered safe."
c)Re-test on 40' grid.
d)Reject entire lot - Answer b)Release "considered safe."
For Nematode treatment, Aerated steam in closed chamber shall reach
a)140F for not less than 30 minutes
b)180F when all soil reaches this temperature
c)130F for not less than 40 minutes - Answer a)140F for not less than 30 minutes
AXR1, 110R, 1613, and 99R are all rootstocks of
a)Roses
b)Citrus
c)Grape
d)Fruit trees - Answer c)Grape
Treatment for nematode in schedule of the NIPM #12 is based on: a)Soil moisture
b)Nematode density
c)Previous crop grown - Answer a)Soil moisture
Fruit tree nursery stock in lots of 10 or more of one variety:
a)Not more than ten percent of the trees in any bundle shall be less than the lower
limit of the size specified and not more than twenty percent shall exceed the upper
limit.
b)Not more than 15% of the trees in any bundle shall be less than the lower limit of
the size
Exam
Who is a qualified nursery inspector? - Answer Possesses state certificate of
qualification in Nursery/Seed Regulation and plant quarantine and pest detection
What conditions must be met for a nursery stock license exemption to be given? -
Answer 1)Amateurs (sales less than $1000)
2)All plants are of own production 3)Communicate intent to sell to the commissioner.
4)Grown in same county as sale by the actual seller.
What commodities may be sold without a nursery stock license? - Answer 1) Cut
flowers and plants for indoor decoration
2) seeds
3) cut christmas trees
Define Nursery Stock - Answer Any plant sold for planting, propagation, or
ornamentation
Define Commercially Clean - Answer Pests are under effective control and are
present only to a light degree, and only a few plants in any lot or block show any
infestation or infection.
Define "Standards of Cleanliness" - Answer Nursery Stock shall be free of pests of
limited distribution and pests known not to exist in the state.
While doing a nursery inspection, you find a pest that is not known to occur in
California. What do you do? - Answer 1) Isolate the infested lot and affix a
noncompliance tag
2) issue a hold notice to keep commodities on the premises
3) Collect and submit specimens to CDFA laboratory
4) Determine Origin of infested lot
While doing a nursery inspection, you find a lot that is infested with a pest of general
distribution to the point you do not believe the lot to be "commercially clean". What
do you do? - Answer Remove from sale and affix a noncompliance warning tag to
the lot and isolate from non-infested nursery stock. It is at the discretion of the
commissioner to allow for reinspection following a treatment for the pest.
What time frame is given for a nursery to control an infestation? - Answer A
"reasonable specified length of time" (30-60 days)
Where do you find the laws (statutory authority) and regulations pertaining to the
sale of nursery stock? - Answer CA Food and Agricultural Code.
1) Define "pest"
a) Any infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of any plant
b) Any form of animal life
c) Any form of vegetable life
d) All of the above - Answer d) All of the above
, CDFA Pest Prevention Plant Regulation
Exam
1) An unidentified pest is found - what do you do?
a) Hold until pest is determined
b) Reject if it is an "A" or "Q" rated pest
c) Commissioner determines action if it is a "B" or "C" rated pest
d) All of the above - Answer d) All of the above
What steps should be taken when sampling nursery stock for nematode certification?
- Answer 1)Make a map of area, indicate where samples are being taken
2)Collect up to one quart of soil and roots for sample
3)Bag sample and label the bag
4)Disinfect tools
5)Keep samples cool in cooler
Which is the recommended sample interval to sample for nematodes in field grown
nursery stock?
a)Every 40 feet
b)Every 10 feet
c)Every 100 feet
d)Random grid - Answer a)Every 40 feet
A nematode was found in field nursery stock on 40' grid. You sample again on 20'
grid and find nothing, you should
a)Reject lot where nematode was first found
b)Release "considered safe."
c)Re-test on 40' grid.
d)Reject entire lot - Answer b)Release "considered safe."
For Nematode treatment, Aerated steam in closed chamber shall reach
a)140F for not less than 30 minutes
b)180F when all soil reaches this temperature
c)130F for not less than 40 minutes - Answer a)140F for not less than 30 minutes
AXR1, 110R, 1613, and 99R are all rootstocks of
a)Roses
b)Citrus
c)Grape
d)Fruit trees - Answer c)Grape
Treatment for nematode in schedule of the NIPM #12 is based on: a)Soil moisture
b)Nematode density
c)Previous crop grown - Answer a)Soil moisture
Fruit tree nursery stock in lots of 10 or more of one variety:
a)Not more than ten percent of the trees in any bundle shall be less than the lower
limit of the size specified and not more than twenty percent shall exceed the upper
limit.
b)Not more than 15% of the trees in any bundle shall be less than the lower limit of
the size
