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CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM || QUESTIONS AND
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Of all the various parasites of Filth Fly they typically attack what? - ANSWER:
pupae
Shot Hole fungus affects what crops? - ANSWER: Peach, Apricot and Nectarine
What family is the Mexican Bean Beetle in? - ANSWER: Cocconillidae, Ladybird
Beetle Family
Which thrip is a parasite of red mite? - ANSWER: Bean thrip
What carries hantavirus? - ANSWER: Deer Mice
What do Starlings eat in the summer - ANSWER: soft fruit
What do Starlings eat in the winter? - ANSWER: cattle feedlots
Which is NOT a control for Klamath Weed? - ANSWER: buprestid beetle
Which weed is poisonous? - ANSWER: Halogeton
Anargus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life stage? -
ANSWER: eggs
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The parasite Aphelinus mali is a parasite of woolly apple aphid, but is also a
parasite of what other insect? - ANSWER: cotton aphid and apple aphid
A type of root knot nematode is found in a grape vineyard. What information is
needed for proper management? - ANSWER: only that they are root knot
nematodes
How to manage vineyard once it is determined to have root knot nematodes
present? - ANSWER: fallow ground for 4 years and precede planting with grass
crops like barely or sundagrass
Best prevention of Pierces Disease? - ANSWER: resistant varieties
Eutypa Dieback Management - ANSWER: prune and remove dead wood late in
dormant season, remove and burn any infected wood in vineyard and nearby
Eutypa Dieback management when more advanced and suckers attaching to lower
trunk - ANSWER: completely remove all cankers on vine and trunks cutting until
no darkened tissue remains
What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? - ANSWER:
monitoring presence of spores, applying fungicide, and using the Powdery Mildew
Index (PMI)
How to determine if the gall causing disease on alfalfa is caused by root knot
nematode - ANSWER: rub off the nodules
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When can a hold be put on an apiary? - ANSWER: When it is infested with
disease
Which of the following is a noxious weed? - ANSWER: White Horsenettle
Which chemical causes aerial distress displays and vocal distress call and works as
a flock frightening agent? - ANSWER: Avitrol
What is the most effective method for mole management? - ANSWER: kill traps
Which is the best description of zinc phosphide? - ANSWER: heavy, finely
ground black gray powder (also smells like powder)
Which of the following is evidence of gopher activity? - ANSWER: crescent
mounds (gopher activity is shown through crescent mounds)
What kind of damage would be seen in an orchard if meadow vole were present? -
ANSWER: gnawing at the bark
What does volatile mean? - ANSWER: a chemical that vaporizes at normal temp
and contact with air
Owner has problem with ground squirrels on his property. What does he need in
order to use an anticoagulant on the pest? - ANSWER: a bait that is labeled for
this use and registered with the Department of Pesticide Regulation
Rodents that associate taste of toxicant with its effects and reject this bait on
repeated exposures. Which bait is this? - ANSWER: Strychnine
CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM || QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+ LATEST AND COMPLETE VERSION WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS || GUARANTEED PASS!!
Of all the various parasites of Filth Fly they typically attack what? - ANSWER:
pupae
Shot Hole fungus affects what crops? - ANSWER: Peach, Apricot and Nectarine
What family is the Mexican Bean Beetle in? - ANSWER: Cocconillidae, Ladybird
Beetle Family
Which thrip is a parasite of red mite? - ANSWER: Bean thrip
What carries hantavirus? - ANSWER: Deer Mice
What do Starlings eat in the summer - ANSWER: soft fruit
What do Starlings eat in the winter? - ANSWER: cattle feedlots
Which is NOT a control for Klamath Weed? - ANSWER: buprestid beetle
Which weed is poisonous? - ANSWER: Halogeton
Anargus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life stage? -
ANSWER: eggs
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The parasite Aphelinus mali is a parasite of woolly apple aphid, but is also a
parasite of what other insect? - ANSWER: cotton aphid and apple aphid
A type of root knot nematode is found in a grape vineyard. What information is
needed for proper management? - ANSWER: only that they are root knot
nematodes
How to manage vineyard once it is determined to have root knot nematodes
present? - ANSWER: fallow ground for 4 years and precede planting with grass
crops like barely or sundagrass
Best prevention of Pierces Disease? - ANSWER: resistant varieties
Eutypa Dieback Management - ANSWER: prune and remove dead wood late in
dormant season, remove and burn any infected wood in vineyard and nearby
Eutypa Dieback management when more advanced and suckers attaching to lower
trunk - ANSWER: completely remove all cankers on vine and trunks cutting until
no darkened tissue remains
What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? - ANSWER:
monitoring presence of spores, applying fungicide, and using the Powdery Mildew
Index (PMI)
How to determine if the gall causing disease on alfalfa is caused by root knot
nematode - ANSWER: rub off the nodules
, 3|Page
When can a hold be put on an apiary? - ANSWER: When it is infested with
disease
Which of the following is a noxious weed? - ANSWER: White Horsenettle
Which chemical causes aerial distress displays and vocal distress call and works as
a flock frightening agent? - ANSWER: Avitrol
What is the most effective method for mole management? - ANSWER: kill traps
Which is the best description of zinc phosphide? - ANSWER: heavy, finely
ground black gray powder (also smells like powder)
Which of the following is evidence of gopher activity? - ANSWER: crescent
mounds (gopher activity is shown through crescent mounds)
What kind of damage would be seen in an orchard if meadow vole were present? -
ANSWER: gnawing at the bark
What does volatile mean? - ANSWER: a chemical that vaporizes at normal temp
and contact with air
Owner has problem with ground squirrels on his property. What does he need in
order to use an anticoagulant on the pest? - ANSWER: a bait that is labeled for
this use and registered with the Department of Pesticide Regulation
Rodents that associate taste of toxicant with its effects and reject this bait on
repeated exposures. Which bait is this? - ANSWER: Strychnine
