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TURF PEST CONTROL 3B KANSAS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: - correct answer- home
lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod production, golf
courses, athletic fields and other recreational turf, parks,
roadsides, airports, and cemeteries.
Turf management involves selecting: - correct answer- the right
grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling
thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is - correct answer- is in the transition
zone between the northern cool-season grass range and the
southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include - correct answer- bluegrass, tall
fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include - correct answer- bermudagrass,
zoysiagrass and buffalograss
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The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass
health and prevent disease development. - correct answer-
Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties, provide
adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid
compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing
heights, improve airflow and light availability
The first step in control of turfgrass problems is - correct
answer- accurate diagnosis
To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: - correct
answer- Determine the overall distribution of the problem,
identify the affected turfgrass species and cultivar (if possible),
observe symptoms on individual plants, determine weather
conditions before and during disease development, knowledge
of weather conditions will help you select the right disease,
determine potential problems with soil structure or fertility,
determine the history of cultural practices at the site, review
pesticide management practices, use reference materials
Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: - correct
answer- brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of
zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic ringspot, pin
snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery mildew, plythium
foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer
patch
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Brown Patch - correct answer- Rhizoctonia salami most
common and important disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a - correct answer- Summer disease
Brown patch is more severe on - correct answer- Turf grasses
under high nitrogen fertilization
Brown patch initially is - correct answer- Purple-green but
quickly fades to light brown
Management of brown patch includes: - correct answer- Not
fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates
greater than recommended rates , do not irrigate in late
afternoon or evening.
Dollar spot - correct answer- Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on
all turf grasses grown in Kansa
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Dollar spot symptoms - correct answer- Small roughly circular
bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on
putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes - correct answer- Adequate
fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen
deficient turf
Fairy ring is caused by: - correct answer- Fungi in group of
basidiomycetes and can occur in all species of turf
Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic
matter and affect turf grass growth - correct answer-
In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering - correct answer-
Fungal fruiting structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear
in the ring area. In addition whit spongy fungal growth maybe
visible in the thatch or soil underneath the ring
Fairy ring symptoms include - correct answer- Three
categories.
TURF PEST CONTROL 3B KANSAS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: - correct answer- home
lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod production, golf
courses, athletic fields and other recreational turf, parks,
roadsides, airports, and cemeteries.
Turf management involves selecting: - correct answer- the right
grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling
thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is - correct answer- is in the transition
zone between the northern cool-season grass range and the
southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include - correct answer- bluegrass, tall
fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include - correct answer- bermudagrass,
zoysiagrass and buffalograss
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The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass
health and prevent disease development. - correct answer-
Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties, provide
adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid
compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing
heights, improve airflow and light availability
The first step in control of turfgrass problems is - correct
answer- accurate diagnosis
To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: - correct
answer- Determine the overall distribution of the problem,
identify the affected turfgrass species and cultivar (if possible),
observe symptoms on individual plants, determine weather
conditions before and during disease development, knowledge
of weather conditions will help you select the right disease,
determine potential problems with soil structure or fertility,
determine the history of cultural practices at the site, review
pesticide management practices, use reference materials
Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: - correct
answer- brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of
zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic ringspot, pin
snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery mildew, plythium
foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer
patch
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Brown Patch - correct answer- Rhizoctonia salami most
common and important disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a - correct answer- Summer disease
Brown patch is more severe on - correct answer- Turf grasses
under high nitrogen fertilization
Brown patch initially is - correct answer- Purple-green but
quickly fades to light brown
Management of brown patch includes: - correct answer- Not
fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates
greater than recommended rates , do not irrigate in late
afternoon or evening.
Dollar spot - correct answer- Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on
all turf grasses grown in Kansa
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Dollar spot symptoms - correct answer- Small roughly circular
bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on
putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes - correct answer- Adequate
fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen
deficient turf
Fairy ring is caused by: - correct answer- Fungi in group of
basidiomycetes and can occur in all species of turf
Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic
matter and affect turf grass growth - correct answer-
In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering - correct answer-
Fungal fruiting structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear
in the ring area. In addition whit spongy fungal growth maybe
visible in the thatch or soil underneath the ring
Fairy ring symptoms include - correct answer- Three
categories.
