CDFA IPM License Exam |Actual
Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Of all the various parasites of Filth Fly they typically attack what? -correct-answer-
pupae
What do Starlings eat in the summer -correct-answer-soft fruit
What do Starlings eat in the winter? -correct-answer-cattle feedlots
Which is NOT a control for Klamath Weed? -correct-answer-buprestid beetle
Anargus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life stage? -
correct-answer-eggs
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The parasite Aphelinus mali is a parasite of woolly apple aphid, but is also a
parasite of what other insect? -correct-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? -correct-answer-only that they are root knot
nematodes
How to manage vineyard once it is determined to have root knot nematodes
present? -correct-answer-fallow ground for 4 years and precede planting with
grass crops like barely or sundagrass
Best prevention of Pierces Disease -correct-answer-resistant varieties
Eutypa Dieback Management -correct-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 -correct-answer-completely remove all cankers on vine and trunks cutting
until no darkened tissue remains
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Crown Gall Management -correct-answer-sanitation and avoidance of injury
What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? -correct-answer-
monitoring presence of spores, applying fungicide, and using the Powdery Mildew
Index (PMI)
Management of Black Measles -correct-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 -correct-answer-rub off the nodules
When can a hold be put on an apiary? -correct-answer-when it is infested with
disease
Which of the following is a noxious weed -correct-answer-White Horsenettle
Which chemical causes aerial distress displays and vocal distress call and works as
a flock frightening agent? -correct-answer-Avitrol