Wisconsin Pesticide Application Exam Study Guide 2023 With Complete Solution

In preparing for the state exam, the first thing you should do is read the _____ at the beginning of the chapter because they are what the exam is based on - Answer Learning objectives In a number of chapters there are sections that are not covered by the learning objectives nor will they appear on the certification exam. These sections are - Answer The 'gray boxes' _____ largely determines the type of damage an insect can cause which can help identify the pest causing the problem. - Answer The mouthpart Insects are different from ticks because - Answer Ticks have more legs and fewer body regions The rate of insect development and activity is most effected by - Answer Temperature The correct lifecycle terms and order of an insect with a complete metamorphosis - Answer egg, larvae, pupae, adult One disadvantage of using insecticides is that - Answer Repeatedly exposing a pest population to the selection pressure of insecticides can lead to resistance What is the name of the life cycle where the immature insect looks like the adult insect? - Answer Simple metamorphosis The principle role of a juvenile insect is to _____ while the role of the adult is to _____. - Answer Feed, reproduce A large area of a single plants species that provides an unlimited food supply for insects that attack it known as a - Answer Monoculture The main objective in managing weeds is to - Answer Minimize weed competition In the turf and landscape setting, we consider weeds to be all plants except those - Answer that were put there intentionally What type of plant produces two seed leaves after germination - Answer Broadleaf The key to the successful use of postemergence herbicide is - Answer Timing of application Under what conditions does a surface applied herbicide fail to provide the desired weed control - Answer Without adequate irrigation or rainfall What are the four prerequisites for a plant disease to occur - Answer Time, pathogen, environment, host Chemical controls are most effective against what type of disease - Answer Fungi If using a foliar application of a fungicide we must know that this is acting as a _____, therefore _____ - Answer Protectant, must be on the plant surface prior to the fungal spores germination or even being present If treating with a fungicide during times when diseases outbreak is likely, intervals between applications must be 'tightened up' - Answer That application should be shortened but never closer than the minimum interval listed on the label. As an alternative to spraying we should consider using _____ first. - Answer Resistant varieties Before using strychnine bait to control ground squirrels, what must you do? - Answer Obtain a use permit from the DNR This pest is concealed under a mantle of snow during winter and girdles roots and stems which can kill or severely injure trees - Answer Meadow mice The broad category used to kill insects, weeds, fungi, mice, or other critters is - Answer Pesticides Organic pesticides refer to - Answer Being a product that is derived from elemental carbon What type of pesticides consist of bacteria, viruses, and fungi which tend to be highly specific in what target pests they attack - Answer Microbial pesticides Why do pests often develop resistance to different pesticides that are from the same class - Answer Because they effect the pest in the same way A given pesticide's active ingredient will _____ - Answer Always have the same common name What type of insecticide is successful due to entertaining an insect's outer membranes and infecting the respiratory tubes - Answer Contact poison What type of pesticide moves within the plant - Answer Systemic What herbicide characteristic is most desired if you need to control a perennial weed like dandelion without damaging the surrounding plants - Answer Narrow spectrum In order to make handling and application of a pesticide safer, easier, and more effective the manufacturer mixes _____ - Answer Inert ingredients Different formulations are created for the same pesticide, why do manufacturers do this - Answer Different formulations are more effective in different situations In order to maintain _____ in suspension this formulation requires constant and vigorous agitation - Answer Wettable powder (WP)