Pesticide Applicators Exam (Answered)
207 Questions and Correct Answers,
100% Correct. Updated Fall 2024/5.
Resistance from pesticides comes from...
Using the same pesticides over and over
Pesticides in the soil...
What should you apply a pesticide?
When pests are abundant enough to cause unacceptable damage
What hand lens magnification is recommended for insect identification?
5-10 power
In an IPM program you should...
Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
Which is true?
Different diseases and insects can cause the same symptoms
Which is false?
Record keeping takes more time than it is worth
What does proper mowing mean?
Using sharp mower blades to make a clean cut
To promote healthy turf and reduce disease...
Water thoroughly when you first see wilting
When fertilizing...
Determine fertilizer needs throughout results of a soil test
Which is false?
Thatch should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
Cool-season cultivars...
Can be mixed to minimize disease
Good soil drainage...
Promotes healthy turfgrass
Which is false?
,Do not fertilize turf that is infected with dollar spot
Which method will not help monitor cutworms?
Pitfall traps
Apply an insecticide...
When the insect is at its most vulnerable stage
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)...
Controls caterpillars
The milky spore disease bacterium...
Is only effective against Japanese beetle grubs
To control fire ants...
Use a combination of broadcast bait and mounted treatments
Sod Webworms...
Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
An insecticide applied to control white grubs...
Should be watered in to reach the soil
Mole crickets...
Have only one generation per year
Herbicides are...
One tool for managing weeds
Annual weeds...
Grow, flower, go to seed, and die within 12 months
Biennial weeds...
For a rosette of leaves the first year and flower the next
Perennial weeds...
Can live indefinitely
Dandelions...
Have a sturdy taproot
Winter annual broadleaf weeds are...
Best controlled in mid to late fall and early winter
What factor is not a component of the disease period?
Fungicide
, Spring dead spot in bermudagrass...
Occurs after winter dormancy
What is a major advantage of systemic fungicides for management of turf diseases?
They translocate to protect newly formed tissue
To reduce Helminthosporium diseases...
Plant a mixture of cool-season cultivars
To reduce gray leaf spot in St. Augustine grass...
Irrigate early in the morning to give the turf time to dry out completely before evening
Which cultural practice increases the risk of several turf diseases?
Excessive Nitrogen fertilizer
Before installing new plant in the landscape you should check...
1.) The hardiness zone for which it is adapted
2.) The amount of sunlight it requires
3.) Soil drainage
What is NOT a good way to work with poorly drained planting sites?
Add extra fertilizer
It is best to plant woody shrubs and trees...
In the fall
When planting container grown and balled and burped plants...
Keep the potting mix that they are growing in moist
Plants with fibrous root systems near the surface of the ground...
Should be fertilized sparingly
When pruning large branches...
Make three cuts to avoid tearing the bark
Horticultural oils are especially useful for control of which pest?
Mites, aphids, and armored scales
How many generations do Japanese beetles have each year?
One
When is the best time to use insecticides against soft scale insects?
During the crawler stage
Which is classified as a piercing-sucking insect?
Aphid
207 Questions and Correct Answers,
100% Correct. Updated Fall 2024/5.
Resistance from pesticides comes from...
Using the same pesticides over and over
Pesticides in the soil...
What should you apply a pesticide?
When pests are abundant enough to cause unacceptable damage
What hand lens magnification is recommended for insect identification?
5-10 power
In an IPM program you should...
Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
Which is true?
Different diseases and insects can cause the same symptoms
Which is false?
Record keeping takes more time than it is worth
What does proper mowing mean?
Using sharp mower blades to make a clean cut
To promote healthy turf and reduce disease...
Water thoroughly when you first see wilting
When fertilizing...
Determine fertilizer needs throughout results of a soil test
Which is false?
Thatch should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
Cool-season cultivars...
Can be mixed to minimize disease
Good soil drainage...
Promotes healthy turfgrass
Which is false?
,Do not fertilize turf that is infected with dollar spot
Which method will not help monitor cutworms?
Pitfall traps
Apply an insecticide...
When the insect is at its most vulnerable stage
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)...
Controls caterpillars
The milky spore disease bacterium...
Is only effective against Japanese beetle grubs
To control fire ants...
Use a combination of broadcast bait and mounted treatments
Sod Webworms...
Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
An insecticide applied to control white grubs...
Should be watered in to reach the soil
Mole crickets...
Have only one generation per year
Herbicides are...
One tool for managing weeds
Annual weeds...
Grow, flower, go to seed, and die within 12 months
Biennial weeds...
For a rosette of leaves the first year and flower the next
Perennial weeds...
Can live indefinitely
Dandelions...
Have a sturdy taproot
Winter annual broadleaf weeds are...
Best controlled in mid to late fall and early winter
What factor is not a component of the disease period?
Fungicide
, Spring dead spot in bermudagrass...
Occurs after winter dormancy
What is a major advantage of systemic fungicides for management of turf diseases?
They translocate to protect newly formed tissue
To reduce Helminthosporium diseases...
Plant a mixture of cool-season cultivars
To reduce gray leaf spot in St. Augustine grass...
Irrigate early in the morning to give the turf time to dry out completely before evening
Which cultural practice increases the risk of several turf diseases?
Excessive Nitrogen fertilizer
Before installing new plant in the landscape you should check...
1.) The hardiness zone for which it is adapted
2.) The amount of sunlight it requires
3.) Soil drainage
What is NOT a good way to work with poorly drained planting sites?
Add extra fertilizer
It is best to plant woody shrubs and trees...
In the fall
When planting container grown and balled and burped plants...
Keep the potting mix that they are growing in moist
Plants with fibrous root systems near the surface of the ground...
Should be fertilized sparingly
When pruning large branches...
Make three cuts to avoid tearing the bark
Horticultural oils are especially useful for control of which pest?
Mites, aphids, and armored scales
How many generations do Japanese beetles have each year?
One
When is the best time to use insecticides against soft scale insects?
During the crawler stage
Which is classified as a piercing-sucking insect?
Aphid
