Pesticide license ornamental and turf for nc exam 2023 questions and answers

PESTICIDE LICENSE ORNAMENTAL AND TURF FOR NC
EXAM 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



1.What gare gsome gof gthe gbasic gprinciples gof gIntegrated gpest
gmanagement?:

gANS>>1.) gPREVENTION: gProduce ghealthy gplants gthat gresist gplants:

g(Selecting ghealthy gplants, gusing gcertified gseed, gproviding ggood

ggrowing gconditions, gand gmaking ga ggood gmatch gbetween gthe gplant

gand gthe gsite)

2.) MONITOR gAND gIDENTIFY gTHE gPEST: gIdentify gthe gproblem:
g(Finding gout gwhether gthe gdamage gto ga gparticular gplant gis gcaused

gby ga gpest gor gby gan genvironmental gcondition gsuch gas gfreezing gor

gdrought gand galways gdetermine gthe gexact gpest gthat gyou gare gdealing

gwith)

3.) SET gACTION gTHRESHOLDS: gExpect gsome gpests gand gtolerate
gsome gdamage: g(Deciding ghow gmany gpests gand ghow gmuch

gdamage gto gtolerate)

4.) CONTROL: gUse gpesticides gas ga glast gchoice-Not ga gfirst gchoice

2.What gare g4 gtools gor gtechniques gthat gyou gcould guse gto gstudy ga gplant
gproblem gas gyou glook gfor gpests?:

gANS>> g1.) gKeep grecords

2.)Use ga ghand glens
3.)Learn gabout gsymptoms
4.)Carry gan gindex gcard

3.What gare g2 gkinds gof gdrift?:
gANS>>1.) gParticle gdrift: g(The gmovement gof gfine gparticles g(droplets

gor gdust) gthrough gthe gair gwhile gthe gpesticide gis gbeing gapplied)

2.) gVapor gdrift: g(The gmovement gof gthe gpesticide gin gthe gform gof ga ggas
gor gvapor gduring gor gafter gapplication)



4.What gis ga gBuffer?:
g g g gANS>> gThis gis gthe gnon gtreated gzone gbetween gthe garea gto gbe

gtreated gand gsensitive gareas gsuch gas gponds, gstreams, gwells, gand

gdrains



5.What gis ga gRe-entry gperiod?:
g g g gANS>> gThe glength gof gtime gthat gmust gpass gbefore ganyone gcan

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,PESTICIDE LICENSE ORNAMENTAL AND TURF FOR NC
EXAM 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


g enter ga gtreated garea

6.Resistance gto gpesticides gcome gfrom...: g
g g g g g g gANS>>Using gthe gsame gpesticides gover gand gover gagain



7.What gwill ghappen gto gPesticides gin gthe gsoil gover gtime?: g
g g g g g g g gANS>> gThey gare geventually gbroken gdown gby gbacteria gand

gfungi



8.When gshould gyou gapply ga gpesticide?: g
g g g g g g g gANS>> gWhen gpests gare gabundant genough gcause gunacceptable

gdamage



9.What ghand glens gmagnification gis grecommended gfor ginsect
gidentification?:

g g g g g g g gANS>> g5 gpower gto g10 gpower



10.What gshould gyou gdo gin gan gIPM gprogram?: g
g g g g g g g g g g gANS>>Produce ghealthy gplants gthat gcan gresist gpests



11.Why gshould gpesticide gapplication gbe gthe glast gchoice gin gpest
gmanagement?-

:
g g g g g g g g g gANS>> gBecause gthey gare glabeled gfor guse gonly gon gspecific

gpests gand gtypes gof gplants gand gbecause git gis gsafer gto guse gother

gcontrols



12.What gis gIntegrated gpest gmanagement g(IPM) g?:
g g g g g g g g gANS>> gIt gis gan geffective gand genviron- gmentally gsensitive

gapproach gto gpest gmanagement gthat grelies gon ga gcombination gof




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common-sense gpractices. gIPM gprograms guse gcurrent, gcomprehensive
ginformation gon gthe glife gcycles gof gpests gand gtheir ginteraction gwith gthe

genvironment



13.What gis gPhytotoxicity?:
g gANS>> gA gtoxic geffect gby ga gcompound gon gplant ggrowth



14.What gis gPesticide gbreakdown?: g
gggggggggANS>>The gbreakdown gof gpesticides ginto gnon-toxic gsubstances

gfrom gbacteria gand gfungi gin gthe gsoil



15.What gis ga gThreshold?: g
g g g g g g g g g gANS>>A gpoint gat gwhich gpest gpopulations gor genvironmental

gconditions gindicate gthat gpest gcontrol gaction gmust gbe gtaken



16.What gare gthe gstrategies gthat gdelay gthe gdevelopment gof gpesticide
gresis- gtance?:

g g g g g g gANS>> gUsing ga gpesticide gonly gwhen gneeded gand gchoosing

galternative gpesticides gfrom gdifferent gchemical gclasses



17.What gis gan gIndicator gplant?: g
g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> gPlants gthat gcan gindicate gthe gonset gof ga gpest

ginfestation



18. What gdoes gproper gmowing gmean?:
g g g g g g g g g g g gANS>> gUsing gsharp gmower gblades gto gmake ga gclean gcut



19. What gdo gyou gneed gto gdo gto gpromote ghealthy gturf gand greduce
gdisease?:

g g g g g g g g g gANS>> gWater gthoroughly gwhen gyou gfirst gsee gwilting



20.What gshould gyou gdo gwhen gfertilizing?:
g g g g g g g g gANS>> gDetermine gfertilizer gneed gthrough gresults gof ga gsoil

gtest




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