MINNESOTA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM NEWEST
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 220 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+
Resistance from pesticides comes from... - ANSWER: Using the same pesticides over
and over
Pesticides in the soil... - ANSWER: Are eventually broken down by bacteria and fungi
What should you apply a pesticide? - ANSWER: When pests are abundant enough to
cause unacceptable damage
What hand lens magnification is recommended for insect identification? - ANSWER:
5-10 power
In an IPM program you should... - ANSWER: Produce healthy plants that can resist
pests
Which is true? - ANSWER: Different diseases and insects can cause the same
symptoms
Which is false? - ANSWER: Record keeping takes more time than it is worth
What does proper mowing mean? - ANSWER: Using sharp mower blades to make a
clean cut
To promote healthy turf and reduce disease... - ANSWER: Water thoroughly when
you first see wilting
When fertilizing... - ANSWER: Determine fertilizer needs throughout results of a soil
test
Which is false? - ANSWER: Thatch should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
Cool-season cultivars... - ANSWER: Can be mixed to minimize disease
Good soil drainage... - ANSWER: Promotes healthy turfgrass
Which is false? - ANSWER: Do not fertilize turf that is infected with dollar spot
Which method will not help monitor cutworms? - ANSWER: Pitfall traps
Apply an insecticide... - ANSWER: When the insect is at its most vulnerable stage
,Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)... - ANSWER: Controls caterpillars
The milky spore disease bacterium... - ANSWER: Is only effective against Japanese
beetle grubs
To control fire ants... - ANSWER: Use a combination of broadcast bait and mounted
treatments
Sod Webworms... - ANSWER: Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
An insecticide applied to control white grubs... - ANSWER: Should be watered in to
reach the soil
Mole crickets... - ANSWER: Have only one generation per year
Herbicides are... - ANSWER: One tool for managing weeds
Annual weeds... - ANSWER: Grow, flower, go to seed, and die within 12 months
Biennial weeds... - ANSWER: For a rosette of leaves the first year and flower the next
Perennial weeds... - ANSWER: Can live indefinitely
Dandelions... - ANSWER: Have a sturdy taproot
Winter annual broadleaf weeds are... - ANSWER: Best controlled in mid to late fall
and early winter
What factor is not a component of the disease period? - ANSWER: Fungicide
Spring dead spot in bermudagrass... - ANSWER: Occurs after winter dormancy
What is a major advantage of systemic fungicides for management of turf diseases? -
ANSWER: They translocate to protect newly formed tissue
To reduce Helminthosporium diseases... - ANSWER: Plant a mixture of cool-season
cultivars
To reduce gray leaf spot in St. Augustine grass... - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER:
Excessive Nitrogen fertilizer
Before installing new plant in the landscape you should check... - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: Add
extra fertilizer
It is best to plant woody shrubs and trees... - ANSWER: In the fall
When planting container grown and balled and burped plants... - ANSWER: Keep the
potting mix that they are growing in moist
Plants with fibrous root systems near the surface of the ground... - ANSWER: Should
be fertilized sparingly
When pruning large branches... - ANSWER: Make three cuts to avoid tearing the bark
Horticultural oils are especially useful for control of which pest? - ANSWER: Mites,
aphids, and armored scales
How many generations do Japanese beetles have each year? - ANSWER: One
When is the best time to use insecticides against soft scale insects? - ANSWER:
During the crawler stage
Which is classified as a piercing-sucking insect? - ANSWER: Aphid
What is the difference between he webs of eastern tent caterpillar and fall
webworm? - ANSWER: The eastern tent caterpillar makes webs in a tree crotch while
the fall webworm makes webs over leaves at the ends of branches
Mulches... - ANSWER: Smother new weed seedlings by keeping out light
Pre emergence herbicides... - ANSWER: Persist in the soil for 2 months or more
Post emergence herbicides... - ANSWER: 1.) Control most plants after they emerge
2.) Can damage plants when scary contacts green bark
What weed will sprout from rhizomes? - ANSWER: Bermudagrass
Which weed is a summer annual grass? - ANSWER: Sandspur
Stunting, small leaves, and nutritional deficiency symptoms are all associated with
what type of disease? - ANSWER: 1.) Root rot
2.) Root parasitic nematodes
Leaf spot diseases... - ANSWER: Are usually worse in wet or humid weather
Root parasitic nematodes... - ANSWER: Cause a general decline or stunting
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 220 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+
Resistance from pesticides comes from... - ANSWER: Using the same pesticides over
and over
Pesticides in the soil... - ANSWER: Are eventually broken down by bacteria and fungi
What should you apply a pesticide? - ANSWER: When pests are abundant enough to
cause unacceptable damage
What hand lens magnification is recommended for insect identification? - ANSWER:
5-10 power
In an IPM program you should... - ANSWER: Produce healthy plants that can resist
pests
Which is true? - ANSWER: Different diseases and insects can cause the same
symptoms
Which is false? - ANSWER: Record keeping takes more time than it is worth
What does proper mowing mean? - ANSWER: Using sharp mower blades to make a
clean cut
To promote healthy turf and reduce disease... - ANSWER: Water thoroughly when
you first see wilting
When fertilizing... - ANSWER: Determine fertilizer needs throughout results of a soil
test
Which is false? - ANSWER: Thatch should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
Cool-season cultivars... - ANSWER: Can be mixed to minimize disease
Good soil drainage... - ANSWER: Promotes healthy turfgrass
Which is false? - ANSWER: Do not fertilize turf that is infected with dollar spot
Which method will not help monitor cutworms? - ANSWER: Pitfall traps
Apply an insecticide... - ANSWER: When the insect is at its most vulnerable stage
,Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)... - ANSWER: Controls caterpillars
The milky spore disease bacterium... - ANSWER: Is only effective against Japanese
beetle grubs
To control fire ants... - ANSWER: Use a combination of broadcast bait and mounted
treatments
Sod Webworms... - ANSWER: Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
An insecticide applied to control white grubs... - ANSWER: Should be watered in to
reach the soil
Mole crickets... - ANSWER: Have only one generation per year
Herbicides are... - ANSWER: One tool for managing weeds
Annual weeds... - ANSWER: Grow, flower, go to seed, and die within 12 months
Biennial weeds... - ANSWER: For a rosette of leaves the first year and flower the next
Perennial weeds... - ANSWER: Can live indefinitely
Dandelions... - ANSWER: Have a sturdy taproot
Winter annual broadleaf weeds are... - ANSWER: Best controlled in mid to late fall
and early winter
What factor is not a component of the disease period? - ANSWER: Fungicide
Spring dead spot in bermudagrass... - ANSWER: Occurs after winter dormancy
What is a major advantage of systemic fungicides for management of turf diseases? -
ANSWER: They translocate to protect newly formed tissue
To reduce Helminthosporium diseases... - ANSWER: Plant a mixture of cool-season
cultivars
To reduce gray leaf spot in St. Augustine grass... - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER:
Excessive Nitrogen fertilizer
Before installing new plant in the landscape you should check... - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: Add
extra fertilizer
It is best to plant woody shrubs and trees... - ANSWER: In the fall
When planting container grown and balled and burped plants... - ANSWER: Keep the
potting mix that they are growing in moist
Plants with fibrous root systems near the surface of the ground... - ANSWER: Should
be fertilized sparingly
When pruning large branches... - ANSWER: Make three cuts to avoid tearing the bark
Horticultural oils are especially useful for control of which pest? - ANSWER: Mites,
aphids, and armored scales
How many generations do Japanese beetles have each year? - ANSWER: One
When is the best time to use insecticides against soft scale insects? - ANSWER:
During the crawler stage
Which is classified as a piercing-sucking insect? - ANSWER: Aphid
What is the difference between he webs of eastern tent caterpillar and fall
webworm? - ANSWER: The eastern tent caterpillar makes webs in a tree crotch while
the fall webworm makes webs over leaves at the ends of branches
Mulches... - ANSWER: Smother new weed seedlings by keeping out light
Pre emergence herbicides... - ANSWER: Persist in the soil for 2 months or more
Post emergence herbicides... - ANSWER: 1.) Control most plants after they emerge
2.) Can damage plants when scary contacts green bark
What weed will sprout from rhizomes? - ANSWER: Bermudagrass
Which weed is a summer annual grass? - ANSWER: Sandspur
Stunting, small leaves, and nutritional deficiency symptoms are all associated with
what type of disease? - ANSWER: 1.) Root rot
2.) Root parasitic nematodes
Leaf spot diseases... - ANSWER: Are usually worse in wet or humid weather
Root parasitic nematodes... - ANSWER: Cause a general decline or stunting
