TURF PEST CONTROL 3B KANSAS
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
