GEORGIA PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following pests is a wood boring insect?
Aphids, Bagworms, Asia Ambrosia Beetles, Japanese Beetles - Answer-Asia Ambrosia
Beetles
This plant life consists of vegetative growth the first year and reproductive growth
(flowering and fruiting) the second year. - Answer-Biennials
This insect pest commonly infests St. Augustine grass. It is only 1 to 3 mm long -
Answer-Chinch Bugs
Which statement about planting containerized plants is false?
Always water the plants before planting.
The best time of the year to plant is late fall.
Put some all-purpose granular fertilizer in the hole before planting.
Pick the plant up by the root ball not by the stem. - Answer-Put some all-purpose
granular fertilizer in the hole before planting
The presence of mushrooms in a circle on a stand of turfgrass is a sign of what type of
turfgrass disease. - Answer-Fairy Ring
Which of the following cultural practices can increase the risk of disease on turfgrasses?
- Answer-Excessive Nitrogen Fertilization
Powdery mildew on crape myrtles can be managed by several methods except: -
Answer-Planting a resistant variety
Which of these statements is false?
Thatch should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool.
Thatch should be no more than 1/2 inches thick.
Excess thatch prevents water and fertilizer from getting to the root.
Thatch provides a good environment for pests. - Answer-Thatch should be at least 2
inches thick to keep soil cool
When added to the pesticide mixture, it increases the effectiveness or safety of the
pesticide. - Answer-Adjuvants
Red tips are killed by this plant disease. It also attacks Indian hawthornes but seldom
causes death to the species. - Answer-Entomosporium Leaf Spot
, In integrated pest management, the economic injury level is the level at which the
_____ of treatment equals the ______of the treatments. - Answer-Cost, economic
benefit
This weed is considered the worst weed in the world. - Answer-Purple Nutsedge
Which of the following is an example of a piece-sucking insect?
Southern pine beetle
Azalea Lacebug
Bagworm
Leafminer - Answer-Azalea Lacebug
Small, microscopic roundworms that damage the roots of plants. More common in
South Georgia on sandier soils. - Answer-Nematodes
True/False: A fungicide can be applied to cure the plants. - Answer-True
True/False: Pesticide users are required by law to comply with all label directions and
instructions for use in pesticide labeling. - Answer-True
True/False: Most insect species are pests. - Answer-False
A winter annual weed that is a bunch grass with white seed heads:
Poa Annua
Goose Grass
Bermuda Grass
Dallis Grass - Answer-Poa Annua
Harmful reactions some people, but not others, develop in response to exposure to the
pesticides - Answer-Allergic Effects
Chemicals used to control weeds are pesticides called: - Answer-Herbicides
Which of the following is not a step developing a weed management program?
Understanding weed identification and life cycle.
Applying any herbicide all the time.
Using a combination of methods to maintain the site.
Prepare sites by eliminating perennial weeds and sedges. - Answer-Applying any
herbicide all the time
A shorter name of pesticide that the EPA recognizes as a substitute for the chemical
name of a product such as carbaryl or glysophate is the: - Answer-Common Name
True/False: Do not apply pesticides where they will run off the site or get into ponds,
streams, or storm drains - Answer-True
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following pests is a wood boring insect?
Aphids, Bagworms, Asia Ambrosia Beetles, Japanese Beetles - Answer-Asia Ambrosia
Beetles
This plant life consists of vegetative growth the first year and reproductive growth
(flowering and fruiting) the second year. - Answer-Biennials
This insect pest commonly infests St. Augustine grass. It is only 1 to 3 mm long -
Answer-Chinch Bugs
Which statement about planting containerized plants is false?
Always water the plants before planting.
The best time of the year to plant is late fall.
Put some all-purpose granular fertilizer in the hole before planting.
Pick the plant up by the root ball not by the stem. - Answer-Put some all-purpose
granular fertilizer in the hole before planting
The presence of mushrooms in a circle on a stand of turfgrass is a sign of what type of
turfgrass disease. - Answer-Fairy Ring
Which of the following cultural practices can increase the risk of disease on turfgrasses?
- Answer-Excessive Nitrogen Fertilization
Powdery mildew on crape myrtles can be managed by several methods except: -
Answer-Planting a resistant variety
Which of these statements is false?
Thatch should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool.
Thatch should be no more than 1/2 inches thick.
Excess thatch prevents water and fertilizer from getting to the root.
Thatch provides a good environment for pests. - Answer-Thatch should be at least 2
inches thick to keep soil cool
When added to the pesticide mixture, it increases the effectiveness or safety of the
pesticide. - Answer-Adjuvants
Red tips are killed by this plant disease. It also attacks Indian hawthornes but seldom
causes death to the species. - Answer-Entomosporium Leaf Spot
, In integrated pest management, the economic injury level is the level at which the
_____ of treatment equals the ______of the treatments. - Answer-Cost, economic
benefit
This weed is considered the worst weed in the world. - Answer-Purple Nutsedge
Which of the following is an example of a piece-sucking insect?
Southern pine beetle
Azalea Lacebug
Bagworm
Leafminer - Answer-Azalea Lacebug
Small, microscopic roundworms that damage the roots of plants. More common in
South Georgia on sandier soils. - Answer-Nematodes
True/False: A fungicide can be applied to cure the plants. - Answer-True
True/False: Pesticide users are required by law to comply with all label directions and
instructions for use in pesticide labeling. - Answer-True
True/False: Most insect species are pests. - Answer-False
A winter annual weed that is a bunch grass with white seed heads:
Poa Annua
Goose Grass
Bermuda Grass
Dallis Grass - Answer-Poa Annua
Harmful reactions some people, but not others, develop in response to exposure to the
pesticides - Answer-Allergic Effects
Chemicals used to control weeds are pesticides called: - Answer-Herbicides
Which of the following is not a step developing a weed management program?
Understanding weed identification and life cycle.
Applying any herbicide all the time.
Using a combination of methods to maintain the site.
Prepare sites by eliminating perennial weeds and sedges. - Answer-Applying any
herbicide all the time
A shorter name of pesticide that the EPA recognizes as a substitute for the chemical
name of a product such as carbaryl or glysophate is the: - Answer-Common Name
True/False: Do not apply pesticides where they will run off the site or get into ponds,
streams, or storm drains - Answer-True
