TURF PEST CONTROL 3B KANSAS 2025 UPDATE|COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
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Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: -
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: -
Answer-the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is -
Answer-is in the transition zone between the northern cool-season grass range and
the southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include -
Answer-bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include -
Answer-bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss
The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health and prevent disease
development. -
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 -
Answer-accurate diagnosis
To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: -
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: -
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
Brown Patch -
Answer-Rhizoctonia salami most common and important disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a -
Answer-Summer disease
,Brown patch is more severe on -
Answer-Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization
,Brown patch initially is -
Answer-Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown
Management of brown patch includes: -
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 -
Answer-Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses grown in Kansa
Dollar spot symptoms -
Answer-Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2"
on putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes -
Answer-Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient
turf
Fairy ring is caused by: -
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 -
Answer-
In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering -
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 -
Answer-Three categories.
Type 1 fairy rings -
Answer-Include turf death and are most common on sand based putting greens. Has
been associated with high salt content and hydrophobic conditions in the soil caused by
fungi
Type 2 Fairy ring -
Answer-Display a ring of lunch dark green turf and May or may not have fungal fruiting
structures
Type 3 fairy ring -
Answer-Develop a ring of fruiting bodies with no visible effect on the turfgrass. May range
in diameter from a few inches to 50 feet or more and they can expand overtime.
Fairy ring management includes -
, Answer-No management needed as they symptoms are temporary .
Leaf spot and melting out is caused by -
Answer-Several different fungi. Most common on Kentucky blue grass and tall fescue
Nutrient Deficiency -
Answer-Areas or all of the turf may become yellowed and stunted. Chlorosis (yellowing)
is usually caused by nitrogen deficiency or iron deficiency.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
ASSURED SUCCESS|GRADE A+!! ( 100% ACCURATE) GET IT RIGHT!!
Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: -
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: -
Answer-the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is -
Answer-is in the transition zone between the northern cool-season grass range and
the southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include -
Answer-bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include -
Answer-bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss
The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health and prevent disease
development. -
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 -
Answer-accurate diagnosis
To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: -
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: -
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
Brown Patch -
Answer-Rhizoctonia salami most common and important disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a -
Answer-Summer disease
,Brown patch is more severe on -
Answer-Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization
,Brown patch initially is -
Answer-Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown
Management of brown patch includes: -
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 -
Answer-Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses grown in Kansa
Dollar spot symptoms -
Answer-Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2"
on putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes -
Answer-Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient
turf
Fairy ring is caused by: -
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 -
Answer-
In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering -
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 -
Answer-Three categories.
Type 1 fairy rings -
Answer-Include turf death and are most common on sand based putting greens. Has
been associated with high salt content and hydrophobic conditions in the soil caused by
fungi
Type 2 Fairy ring -
Answer-Display a ring of lunch dark green turf and May or may not have fungal fruiting
structures
Type 3 fairy ring -
Answer-Develop a ring of fruiting bodies with no visible effect on the turfgrass. May range
in diameter from a few inches to 50 feet or more and they can expand overtime.
Fairy ring management includes -
, Answer-No management needed as they symptoms are temporary .
Leaf spot and melting out is caused by -
Answer-Several different fungi. Most common on Kentucky blue grass and tall fescue
Nutrient Deficiency -
Answer-Areas or all of the turf may become yellowed and stunted. Chlorosis (yellowing)
is usually caused by nitrogen deficiency or iron deficiency.
