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PCA-VERTEBRATES ACTUAL EXAM Questions with
Correct Answers Pass the Exam, 100% Verified
() Graded A+
Laws and Regulations pertinent to vertebrate management
......ANSWER......CA Dept. of Fish and Game Code, Migratory Bird Act,
Endangered Species Act, CA Dept. of Food and Ag. Administrative
Code, County Interim Measures Bulletins, and local ordinances
The agencies that enforce laws and regulations pertinent to vertebrate
pest management ......ANSWER......US EPA, US Fish and Wildlife
Service, CA Dept. of Fish and Game, CA Dept. of Food and Ag, CA DPR,
County Ag Commissioner, CA Dept. of Public Health, State Highway
Patrol
Characteristics that make an animal a pest ......ANSWER......high
reproductive rate, high density-congregating behavior, propensity for
feeding on crops, overabundance, value of crop being damaged,
nuisance behaviors, vectors or reservoirs for disease
Identify the major mammal pests in CA Ag ......ANSWER......eastern fox
squirrels, deer, ground squirrels, jackrabbits, meadow voles, Norway
rats, pocket gophers, rats, wild pigs
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Identify the major bird pests in CA Ag ......ANSWER......blackbirds,
crows, crowned sparrows, gold finches, house sparrows, horned larks,
house finches, jays, magpies, starlings
Vertebrate pests most associated with alfalfa ......ANSWER......CA and
belding's ground squirrels, jackrabbits, meadow voles, pocket gophers
Vertebrate pests most associated with citrus ......ANSWER......ground
squirrels, meadow voles, roof rats
Vertebrate pests most associated with fruit trees
......ANSWER......ground squirrels, house finches, meadow voles,
pocket gophers, starlings
Vertebrate pests most associated with forage crops
......ANSWER......ground squirrels, meadow voles, pigs, pocket gophers
Vertebrate pests most associated with grapes
......ANSWER......meadow voles, pocket voles, starlings
Vertebrate pests most associated with lettuce ......ANSWER......horned
larks
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Vertebrate pests most associated with nut trees
......ANSWER......crows, ground squirrels, jays, magpies, pocket
gophers, tree squirrels
Vertebrate pests most associated with rice ......ANSWER......blackbirds,
muskrats, norway rats
Vertebrate pests most associated with strawberries
......ANSWER......gold finches, ground squirrels, meadow voles
Vertebrate pests most associated with sugarbeets
......ANSWER......ground squirrels, meadow voles
Vertebrate pests most associated with tomatoes
......ANSWER......meadow voles
Vertebrate pests most associated with forestry ......ANSWER......deer,
mountain beaver, pocket gophers, porcupines, rabbits, tree squirrels
Vertebrate pests most associated with cattle feedlots, dairies, and
poultry and pork producing facilities ......ANSWER......blackbirds,
house mice, house sparrows, norway rats, roof rats, pigeons, starlings
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PCA-VERTEBRATES ACTUAL EXAM Questions with
Correct Answers Pass the Exam, 100% Verified
() Graded A+
Laws and Regulations pertinent to vertebrate management
......ANSWER......CA Dept. of Fish and Game Code, Migratory Bird Act,
Endangered Species Act, CA Dept. of Food and Ag. Administrative
Code, County Interim Measures Bulletins, and local ordinances
The agencies that enforce laws and regulations pertinent to vertebrate
pest management ......ANSWER......US EPA, US Fish and Wildlife
Service, CA Dept. of Fish and Game, CA Dept. of Food and Ag, CA DPR,
County Ag Commissioner, CA Dept. of Public Health, State Highway
Patrol
Characteristics that make an animal a pest ......ANSWER......high
reproductive rate, high density-congregating behavior, propensity for
feeding on crops, overabundance, value of crop being damaged,
nuisance behaviors, vectors or reservoirs for disease
Identify the major mammal pests in CA Ag ......ANSWER......eastern fox
squirrels, deer, ground squirrels, jackrabbits, meadow voles, Norway
rats, pocket gophers, rats, wild pigs
pg. 1
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Identify the major bird pests in CA Ag ......ANSWER......blackbirds,
crows, crowned sparrows, gold finches, house sparrows, horned larks,
house finches, jays, magpies, starlings
Vertebrate pests most associated with alfalfa ......ANSWER......CA and
belding's ground squirrels, jackrabbits, meadow voles, pocket gophers
Vertebrate pests most associated with citrus ......ANSWER......ground
squirrels, meadow voles, roof rats
Vertebrate pests most associated with fruit trees
......ANSWER......ground squirrels, house finches, meadow voles,
pocket gophers, starlings
Vertebrate pests most associated with forage crops
......ANSWER......ground squirrels, meadow voles, pigs, pocket gophers
Vertebrate pests most associated with grapes
......ANSWER......meadow voles, pocket voles, starlings
Vertebrate pests most associated with lettuce ......ANSWER......horned
larks
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Vertebrate pests most associated with nut trees
......ANSWER......crows, ground squirrels, jays, magpies, pocket
gophers, tree squirrels
Vertebrate pests most associated with rice ......ANSWER......blackbirds,
muskrats, norway rats
Vertebrate pests most associated with strawberries
......ANSWER......gold finches, ground squirrels, meadow voles
Vertebrate pests most associated with sugarbeets
......ANSWER......ground squirrels, meadow voles
Vertebrate pests most associated with tomatoes
......ANSWER......meadow voles
Vertebrate pests most associated with forestry ......ANSWER......deer,
mountain beaver, pocket gophers, porcupines, rabbits, tree squirrels
Vertebrate pests most associated with cattle feedlots, dairies, and
poultry and pork producing facilities ......ANSWER......blackbirds,
house mice, house sparrows, norway rats, roof rats, pigeons, starlings
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