Commerical Applications: Agricultural
Pest Control-Plant Exam Questions and
Answers
Feed Grains and Small Grains are widely grown as - Correct Answers -Summer or
Winter Annual Grasses
List some cultural control practices that may reduce the need for pesticides for feed
grains and small grains - Correct Answers --No-till seeding
-Moldboard Plowing
-Cultivation
-Crop Rotation
-Planting date and harvest date timing
-Special harvest and storage methods
Feed Grains and Small Grains have a relatively ____ unit value, as a result per ____
control costs must be kept _____. - Correct Answers -Low, acre, low
What is the difference in the way that grubs and adult snout beetles eat? - Correct
Answers -Grubs feed from within the plant, while the adults feed from the outside.
How is the snout used for Snout Beetles? - Correct Answers -It is used to cut a hole in
stems, nuts, buds, fruits, or vegetables into which the eggs are deposited.
What are the major types of insects that only have 1 pair of wings? - Correct Answers --
Flies
-Gnats
-Midges
What are blister beetles? - Correct Answers -Adults of non-plant eating larvae.
-Called this because they contain a chemical which may blister human skin
Mouthparts of Adult Flies, Gnats, and Midges - Correct Answers -Piercing-Sucking or
Sponging
, How do producers of Feed and Small Grains use pesticides? - Correct Answers -
Preventatively
What equipment is used to apply pesticides to small and feed grains? - Correct Answers
-Granular Applicator
Low Pressure Field Sprayer
Aircraft
What are some non chemical control practices for hay crops? - Correct Answers --
Resistant Varieties
-Harvest Timing
-Burning
What do hay producers do to help control weeds? - Correct Answers -Often use fall
seeding or plant with spring-seeded small grains as a nurse crop.
What equipment is used ti apply pesticides to hay and pasture? - Correct Answers -
Low-Pressure Boom Sprayers
Aircraft
*Both can apply both liquid and dry formulations
What kind of equipment is used to apply pesticides to fruit and nut crops? - Correct
Answers --Air Blast Sprayers with fixed or moveable heads
-High-Pressure sprayers with fixed or moveable booms
-Dusters
-Hand-Held Booms
-Aircraft
List non chemical pest control methods for vegetable crops. - Correct Answers --
Resistant Varieties
-Selective Planting and Harvesting Dates
-Removal of cultivated crop reside
What pesticide application equipment is most often used on vegetable crops? - Correct
Answers --Fixed and Moveable Head Air Blast Sprayers
-High and Low Pressure Boom Sprayers
-Dusters
-Granular Applicators
-Aircraft
What pesticide application equipment is most often used on specialty crops? - Correct
Answers --Low-Pressure Boom Sprayers
-Aircraft-Mounted Sprayers
What is the first step on solving any problem with pests? - Correct Answers -ID
Pest Control-Plant Exam Questions and
Answers
Feed Grains and Small Grains are widely grown as - Correct Answers -Summer or
Winter Annual Grasses
List some cultural control practices that may reduce the need for pesticides for feed
grains and small grains - Correct Answers --No-till seeding
-Moldboard Plowing
-Cultivation
-Crop Rotation
-Planting date and harvest date timing
-Special harvest and storage methods
Feed Grains and Small Grains have a relatively ____ unit value, as a result per ____
control costs must be kept _____. - Correct Answers -Low, acre, low
What is the difference in the way that grubs and adult snout beetles eat? - Correct
Answers -Grubs feed from within the plant, while the adults feed from the outside.
How is the snout used for Snout Beetles? - Correct Answers -It is used to cut a hole in
stems, nuts, buds, fruits, or vegetables into which the eggs are deposited.
What are the major types of insects that only have 1 pair of wings? - Correct Answers --
Flies
-Gnats
-Midges
What are blister beetles? - Correct Answers -Adults of non-plant eating larvae.
-Called this because they contain a chemical which may blister human skin
Mouthparts of Adult Flies, Gnats, and Midges - Correct Answers -Piercing-Sucking or
Sponging
, How do producers of Feed and Small Grains use pesticides? - Correct Answers -
Preventatively
What equipment is used to apply pesticides to small and feed grains? - Correct Answers
-Granular Applicator
Low Pressure Field Sprayer
Aircraft
What are some non chemical control practices for hay crops? - Correct Answers --
Resistant Varieties
-Harvest Timing
-Burning
What do hay producers do to help control weeds? - Correct Answers -Often use fall
seeding or plant with spring-seeded small grains as a nurse crop.
What equipment is used ti apply pesticides to hay and pasture? - Correct Answers -
Low-Pressure Boom Sprayers
Aircraft
*Both can apply both liquid and dry formulations
What kind of equipment is used to apply pesticides to fruit and nut crops? - Correct
Answers --Air Blast Sprayers with fixed or moveable heads
-High-Pressure sprayers with fixed or moveable booms
-Dusters
-Hand-Held Booms
-Aircraft
List non chemical pest control methods for vegetable crops. - Correct Answers --
Resistant Varieties
-Selective Planting and Harvesting Dates
-Removal of cultivated crop reside
What pesticide application equipment is most often used on vegetable crops? - Correct
Answers --Fixed and Moveable Head Air Blast Sprayers
-High and Low Pressure Boom Sprayers
-Dusters
-Granular Applicators
-Aircraft
What pesticide application equipment is most often used on specialty crops? - Correct
Answers --Low-Pressure Boom Sprayers
-Aircraft-Mounted Sprayers
What is the first step on solving any problem with pests? - Correct Answers -ID
