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TruGreen Ornamental & Turf Pest Control
Questions and Verified Answers
Which fencing provides the best protection against deer damage?
Ans: Permanent, 8-ft high woven wire fencing
With high-exposure applications using mist blowers, aerosols, fog generators, or high
pressure sprayers, which of the following should not be worn?
Ans: Tightly woven cotton long sleeved shirt, pants, hood, and gloves sprayed with
scotchguard
If you have a recommendation of 2 oz of a given chemical for 1000 sq ft how much
chemical will you need for 4590 sq ft?
Ans: 9.18 oz
Plant galls associated with insects and mites are caused
Ans: (ALL OF THE ABOVE) During feeding, egglaying, and egg laying when a
chemical is injected into the plant by the pest
Devrinol 50-DF ornamental can be applied through any type of irrigation system
Ans: False
Aphid-like insects which attack only conifers are:
Ans: Adelgids
When comparing toxicities of pesticides and classifying pesticide toxicity, scientists and
EPA use which of the following measurements?
Ans: LD50 & LC50
What type of pesticide is Devrinol 50-DF ornamental?
Ans: Herbicide
How frequently should personal clothing worn as PPE be laundered?
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Ans: At the end of each day
Split applications of Devrinal 50-DF ornamental should be made 8-10 weeks apart to
given longer & better weed control of crabgrass & goosegrass.
Ans: True
If you know that it takes 4.8 oz of concentrate to make a 2.0% dilution, how many oz of
concentrate would you use to make a 0.5% dilution?
Ans: 1.2 oz
If a product label is destroyed or damaged, the container does not have to be marked
with which of the following?
Ans: % of inert ingredient
Remove PPE immediately after handling Devrinol 50-DF ornamental & then remove
gloves and wash
Ans: False
Do not make more than one application per season of Devrinol 50-DF ornamental for
annual weeds in field grown bulbs
Ans: True
Inhalation exposure can occur at just certain points in the application process
Ans: False
Phytotoxicity
Ans: Is undesirable injury to plants
Which of the following statements is not true?
Ans: Buy only the amount of pesticide you need for no more than two seasons
The most important characteristics of visual repellant for pest birds is that it should:
Ans: Be easily visible & should have movement such as foil strips that move in the
wind
Who administers the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act?
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Ans: EPA
Do not apply Devrinol 50-DF to frozen ground
Ans: True
Pre-emergent herbicides are applied to the foliage surface of emerged weeds
Ans: False
If pesticide label directions on reentry intervals can't be followed:
Ans: Do not apply the pesticide
Private applicators are typically owners or employees of which of the following?
Ans: All of the above (farm, forest, nursery and greenhouse)
Do not apply Devrinol 50-DF ornamental to tulips showing more than 2 in of top growth
Ans: True
Groundwater advisory statements:
Ans: Indicate that a pesticide may not be safe to use under certain circumstances
Fall through spring application of Devrinol 50-DF ornamental are preferred for highway
and industrial ornamental planting if irrigation is not available
Ans: True
During a wet spring in a Zoyzia grass lawn you notice small (2 in. diameter), straw-
colored patches which are enlarging & growing together in some areas. The disease is
probably:
Ans: Dollar Spot
If a label calls for 8 pints of concentrate to be mixed with 400 gallons of water, how
many gallons of water would be mixed with 6 pints of concentrate?
Ans: 300 gallons
Which of the following doesn't describe cutworms?
TruGreen Ornamental & Turf Pest Control
Questions and Verified Answers
Which fencing provides the best protection against deer damage?
Ans: Permanent, 8-ft high woven wire fencing
With high-exposure applications using mist blowers, aerosols, fog generators, or high
pressure sprayers, which of the following should not be worn?
Ans: Tightly woven cotton long sleeved shirt, pants, hood, and gloves sprayed with
scotchguard
If you have a recommendation of 2 oz of a given chemical for 1000 sq ft how much
chemical will you need for 4590 sq ft?
Ans: 9.18 oz
Plant galls associated with insects and mites are caused
Ans: (ALL OF THE ABOVE) During feeding, egglaying, and egg laying when a
chemical is injected into the plant by the pest
Devrinol 50-DF ornamental can be applied through any type of irrigation system
Ans: False
Aphid-like insects which attack only conifers are:
Ans: Adelgids
When comparing toxicities of pesticides and classifying pesticide toxicity, scientists and
EPA use which of the following measurements?
Ans: LD50 & LC50
What type of pesticide is Devrinol 50-DF ornamental?
Ans: Herbicide
How frequently should personal clothing worn as PPE be laundered?
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Ans: At the end of each day
Split applications of Devrinal 50-DF ornamental should be made 8-10 weeks apart to
given longer & better weed control of crabgrass & goosegrass.
Ans: True
If you know that it takes 4.8 oz of concentrate to make a 2.0% dilution, how many oz of
concentrate would you use to make a 0.5% dilution?
Ans: 1.2 oz
If a product label is destroyed or damaged, the container does not have to be marked
with which of the following?
Ans: % of inert ingredient
Remove PPE immediately after handling Devrinol 50-DF ornamental & then remove
gloves and wash
Ans: False
Do not make more than one application per season of Devrinol 50-DF ornamental for
annual weeds in field grown bulbs
Ans: True
Inhalation exposure can occur at just certain points in the application process
Ans: False
Phytotoxicity
Ans: Is undesirable injury to plants
Which of the following statements is not true?
Ans: Buy only the amount of pesticide you need for no more than two seasons
The most important characteristics of visual repellant for pest birds is that it should:
Ans: Be easily visible & should have movement such as foil strips that move in the
wind
Who administers the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act?
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Ans: EPA
Do not apply Devrinol 50-DF to frozen ground
Ans: True
Pre-emergent herbicides are applied to the foliage surface of emerged weeds
Ans: False
If pesticide label directions on reentry intervals can't be followed:
Ans: Do not apply the pesticide
Private applicators are typically owners or employees of which of the following?
Ans: All of the above (farm, forest, nursery and greenhouse)
Do not apply Devrinol 50-DF ornamental to tulips showing more than 2 in of top growth
Ans: True
Groundwater advisory statements:
Ans: Indicate that a pesticide may not be safe to use under certain circumstances
Fall through spring application of Devrinol 50-DF ornamental are preferred for highway
and industrial ornamental planting if irrigation is not available
Ans: True
During a wet spring in a Zoyzia grass lawn you notice small (2 in. diameter), straw-
colored patches which are enlarging & growing together in some areas. The disease is
probably:
Ans: Dollar Spot
If a label calls for 8 pints of concentrate to be mixed with 400 gallons of water, how
many gallons of water would be mixed with 6 pints of concentrate?
Ans: 300 gallons
Which of the following doesn't describe cutworms?
