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Terms in this set (132)
1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that resist
plants: (Selecting healthy plants, using certified seed,
providing good growing conditions, and making a
good match between the plant and the site)
2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST: Identify the
problem: (Finding out whether the damage to a
What are some of the
particular plant is caused by a pest or by an
basic principles of
environmental condition such as freezing or drought
Integrated pest
and always determine the exact pest that you are
management?
dealing with)
3.) SET ACTION THRESHOLDS: Expect some pests
and tolerate some damage: (Deciding how many
pests and how much damage to tolerate)
4.) CONTROL: Use pesticides as a last choice-Not a
first choice
What are 4 tools or 1.) Keep records
techniques that you could 2.) Use a hand lens
use to study a plant 3.) Learn about symptoms
problem as you look for 4.) Carry an index card
pests?
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1.) Particle drift: (The movement of fine particles
(droplets or dust) through the air while the pesticide is
What are 2 kinds of drift? being applied)
2.) Vapor drift: (The movement of the pesticide in the
form of a gas or vapor during or after application)
This is the non treated zone between the area to be
What is a Buffer? treated and sensitive areas such as ponds, streams,
wells, and drains
The length of time that must pass before anyone can
What is a Re-entry period?
enter a treated area
Resistance to pesticides Using the same pesticides over and over again
come from...
What will happen to They are eventually broken down by bacteria and
Pesticides in the soil over fungi
time?
When should you apply a When pests are abundant enough cause
pesticide? unacceptable damage
What hand lens 5 power to 10 power
magnification is
recommended for insect
identification?
What should you do in an Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
IPM program?
Why should pesticide Because they are labeled for use only on specific
application be the last pests and types of plants and because it is safer to
choice in pest use other controls
management?
It is an effective and environmentally sensitive
approach to pest management that relies on a
What is Integrated pest combination of common-sense practices. IPM
management (IPM) ? programs use current, comprehensive information on
the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the
environment
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ORNAMENTAL/TURF PESTICIDE APPLICATOR'S
LICENSE EXAM STUDY GUIDE / EXPERT
VERIFIED ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR
GUARANTEED PASS | NEWEST UPDATE,
Save
Terms in this set (132)
1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that resist
plants: (Selecting healthy plants, using certified seed,
providing good growing conditions, and making a
good match between the plant and the site)
2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST: Identify the
problem: (Finding out whether the damage to a
What are some of the
particular plant is caused by a pest or by an
basic principles of
environmental condition such as freezing or drought
Integrated pest
and always determine the exact pest that you are
management?
dealing with)
3.) SET ACTION THRESHOLDS: Expect some pests
and tolerate some damage: (Deciding how many
pests and how much damage to tolerate)
4.) CONTROL: Use pesticides as a last choice-Not a
first choice
What are 4 tools or 1.) Keep records
techniques that you could 2.) Use a hand lens
use to study a plant 3.) Learn about symptoms
problem as you look for 4.) Carry an index card
pests?
https://quizlet.com/1018027328/ornamentalturf-pesticide-applicators-license-exam-study-guide-expert-verified-actual-questions-answers-for-guarante… 1/13
, 3/14/25, 12:23 AM ORNAMENTAL/TURF PESTICIDE APPLICATOR'S LICENSE EXAM STUDY GUIDE / EXPERT VERIFIED ACTUAL QUESTIONS…
1.) Particle drift: (The movement of fine particles
(droplets or dust) through the air while the pesticide is
What are 2 kinds of drift? being applied)
2.) Vapor drift: (The movement of the pesticide in the
form of a gas or vapor during or after application)
This is the non treated zone between the area to be
What is a Buffer? treated and sensitive areas such as ponds, streams,
wells, and drains
The length of time that must pass before anyone can
What is a Re-entry period?
enter a treated area
Resistance to pesticides Using the same pesticides over and over again
come from...
What will happen to They are eventually broken down by bacteria and
Pesticides in the soil over fungi
time?
When should you apply a When pests are abundant enough cause
pesticide? unacceptable damage
What hand lens 5 power to 10 power
magnification is
recommended for insect
identification?
What should you do in an Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
IPM program?
Why should pesticide Because they are labeled for use only on specific
application be the last pests and types of plants and because it is safer to
choice in pest use other controls
management?
It is an effective and environmentally sensitive
approach to pest management that relies on a
What is Integrated pest combination of common-sense practices. IPM
management (IPM) ? programs use current, comprehensive information on
the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the
environment
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