RIGHT-OF-WAY PEST MANAGEMENT (CATEGORY 6) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

RIGHT-OF-WAY PEST MANAGEMENT
(CATEGORY 6) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
________QisQtheQuseQofQavailableQtacticsQorQstrategiesQtoQmanageQpestsQsoQthatQacceptableQcontr
olQcanQbeQachieved.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-IPMQ(IntegratedQPestQManagement)



whyQmustQweedsQandQwoodyQplantsQbeQmanagedQonQrights-of-way?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
ForQsafety,QaccessQtoQfacilities,QdecreaseQmaintenanceQcosts,QreliabilityQofQservice,QandQforQotherQ
benefitsQlikeQaesthetics,Qwildlife,QandQenvironmentalQprotection



TrueQorQFalse:QTheQfirstQcomponentQofQanQeffectiveQpestQmanagementQprogramQisQpestQidentificat
ionQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-True



WhenQidentifyingQaQpest,QwhatQotherQinformationQshouldQbeQcollectedQaboutQtheQpest?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS-


PestQlifeQcycles,Qphysiology,QreproductiveQpotential,QandQtheQpastQcontrolQresults



ListQseveralQexamplesQofQdifferentQsitesQthatQmightQhaveQsiteQspecificQrequirementsQ-
QCORRECTQANSWERS--Urban,Qsuburban,QorQruralQareas



-DryQuplandQorQlowlandQandQwetlandQareas

-PopularQtourist,QscenicQareas,QorQrecreationalQareasQ

-WildlifeQhabitatQsuchQas.QcriticalQnestingQhabitatQorQwinterQfeedingQgrounds



WhyQshouldQyouQmonitorQyourQcontrolQstrategies?QWhatQinformationQshouldQbeQrecorded?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS-


ControlsQshouldQbeQrecordedQandQevaluatedQsoQthatQadjustmentsQcanQbeQmadeQwhenQnecessary.

,RecordsQshouldQinclude:QcontrolQmeasures,QandQtheQstartingQdateQforQeach.QRateQforQanyQpesticid
esQthatQwereQapplied.QIdentificationQofQequipmentQandQcrew.QEnvironmentalQconditions.QEvaluati
onQofQeffectiveness.QProblemsQencounteredQorQcomplaintsQreported.QAnyQdamageQclaims.



ListQtheQfourQcategoriesQofQcontrolQmethodsQandQbrieflyQexplainQeach.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS--
Biological:QFocusesQonQenhancingQtheQeffectsQofQnaturalQenemiesQofQpests.Q



-
Cultural:QCreates.QoptimalQgrowingQconditionsQforQtheQpestsQyouQwantQtoQpreserve,QorQunfavorab
leQconditionsQforQtheQpests.Q



Mechanical:QMayQbeQmechanicalQorQmanualQremovalQ(cutting,Qetc.)Q]



Chemical:QUseQherbicidesQandQorQPesticides



howQdoesQshadingQworkQasQaQculturalQcontrol?QwhereQisQitQoftenQused?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
WorksQtoQblockQsunlightQfromQunwantedQplantsQtoQkeepQthemQfromQgrowing.QOftenQusedQinQaqua
ticQecosystemsQtoQcontrolQweedsQbyQshadingQthemQwithQblackQplastic,QaddingQdyeQtoQtheQwater,Qo
rQotherQmethodsQofQblockingQsunlight.



HowQhaveQpublicQattitudesQchangedQaboutQvegetationQandQitsQcontrolQinQright-of-ways?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS-NowQonlyQcertainQplantQspeciesQareQconsideredQundesirable-


QasQinQtheQpastQALLQwoodyQvegetationQwasQconsideredQundesirable.QSoQnow,QothersQareQusuallyQl


eftQonQtheQright-of-wayQforQotherQbenefits.



WhyQisQitQimportantQtoQprotectQwetlands?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS--BecauseQtheyQareQdecliningQ

-TheyQareQvaluableQecosystemsQ

-TheyQprotectQwildlife

-TheyQminimizeQbankQandQshorelineQerosionQ

, -TheyQImproveQwaterQqualityQ

-TheyQProvideQrecreationalQactivitiesQ

-TheyQactQasQwaterQstorageQduringQflooding



ListQfourQstagesQofQweedQdevelopmentQandQbrieflyQdescribeQeach.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
SeedlingQ-Qsmall,QvulnerableQplantlets



VegetativeQ-
QrapidQgrowthQproducingQstems,Qroots,QandQfoliage,QuptakeQofQwaterQandQnutrientsQisQrapid




SeedQproductionQ-
QenergyQdirectedQtowardQproduction QofQseed,QuptakeQofQwaterQandQnutrientQisQslowQandQdirected


QtowardsQflower,Qfruit,QandQseedQstructure




MaturityQ-QlittleQorQnoQenergyQproductionQorQmovementQofQwaterQandQnutrients



ListQtheQthreeQplantQtypesQandQbrieflyQdescribeQeach.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-AnnualsQ-
QgrowQfromQseed,Qmature,QandQproduceQseedQinQoneQyearQorQless




BiennialsQ-QplantsQwithQtwo-yearQlifeQcycle



PerennialsQ-QplantsQthatQliveQmoreQthanQtwoQyearsQandQmayQliveQindefinitely



MonocotQvs.QdicotQplantQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-MonocotQ-QonlyQhaveQoneQleaf



DicotQ-QhaveQtwoQleavesQwhenQtheyQemergeQfromQtheQseed