CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Of all the various parasites of Filth Fly they typically attack what? - (answer) pupae
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
Anargus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life stage? - (answer) eggs
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
Crown Gall Management - (answer) sanitation and avoidance of injury
,CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? - (answer) monitoring presence of spores,
applying fungicide, and using the Powdery Mildew Index (PMI)
Management of Black Measles - (answer) apply lime sulfur making sure it gets into the cracks and
crevices of the vine
How to determine if the gall causing disease on alfalfa is caused by root knot nematode - (answer) rub
off the nodules
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
, CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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
Which of the following is a California noxious weed? - (answer) Purple Loosestrife
What is the major drawback of using insect growth regulators - (answer) doesn't work on adults
What odor does a zinc phosphide coated bait give off - (answer) garlic
How are muskrats classified - (answer) fur bearers
Which pesticide causes the greatest threat of drift during application - (answer) 2, 4-D
What is the greatest hazard when first applying pesticide - (answer) spray drift
Which best describes Q rating - (answer) a temporary rating and under eradication action
What type of reproduction system in parasitic hymenopterans result in all females - (answer) thelytoky
What is the name of a substance that readily forms a suspension with water - (answer) wettable
powder
In plants, what is the use of energy to make living material - (answer) assimilation
When did the development of modern pesticides take place - (answer) WWII (1939-1945)
What is Vedalia Beetle a control for - (answer) Cottony cushion scale
Of all the various parasites of Filth Fly they typically attack what? - (answer) pupae
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
Anargus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life stage? - (answer) eggs
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
Crown Gall Management - (answer) sanitation and avoidance of injury
,CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? - (answer) monitoring presence of spores,
applying fungicide, and using the Powdery Mildew Index (PMI)
Management of Black Measles - (answer) apply lime sulfur making sure it gets into the cracks and
crevices of the vine
How to determine if the gall causing disease on alfalfa is caused by root knot nematode - (answer) rub
off the nodules
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
, CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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
Which of the following is a California noxious weed? - (answer) Purple Loosestrife
What is the major drawback of using insect growth regulators - (answer) doesn't work on adults
What odor does a zinc phosphide coated bait give off - (answer) garlic
How are muskrats classified - (answer) fur bearers
Which pesticide causes the greatest threat of drift during application - (answer) 2, 4-D
What is the greatest hazard when first applying pesticide - (answer) spray drift
Which best describes Q rating - (answer) a temporary rating and under eradication action
What type of reproduction system in parasitic hymenopterans result in all females - (answer) thelytoky
What is the name of a substance that readily forms a suspension with water - (answer) wettable
powder
In plants, what is the use of energy to make living material - (answer) assimilation
When did the development of modern pesticides take place - (answer) WWII (1939-1945)
What is Vedalia Beetle a control for - (answer) Cottony cushion scale
