Rights-of-way Pest Management Questions & Answers(rated A+)

is the use of all available tactics or strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be achieved. -ANSWER Integrated Pest management why must weeds and woody plants be managed on right of way? -ANSWER saftey, access to facilities, decrease in maintenence costs, wildlife. the first component of an effective pest management program is pest identification. -ANSWER true When identifying the pest, what other information should be collected about the pest? -ANSWER pest life cycles, physiology, reproductive potential, and past control results List several examples of different sites that might have site specific requirements -ANSWER urban, suburban, rural areas, dry upland, wetlands, popular tourist, scenic areas, recreation areas. Why should you monitor your control strategies? what information should be recorded? -ANSWER adjustments can be made when necessary. Records should include rate for any pesticides applied, identification of equipment list four categories of control methods. -ANSWER biological, cultural, mechanical, chemical control how does shading work as a cultural control? where is it often used? -ANSWER floats of black plastic on water, adding dye to water. aquatic weed control. how have public attitudes changed about vegetation and its control in rights-of-way? -ANSWER more selective approach is being used in terms of what plants are bad. Why is it important to protect wetlands? -ANSWER wildlife habitat, minimize bank and shorline erosion along rivers and lakes. Four stages of weed development and briefly describe each. -ANSWER Seedling, vegetative, seed production, maturity list three plant types and briefly describe each -ANSWER annual, biennials, perennials what is the difference between a monocot and dicot plant -ANSWER monocots - only one leaf on seedlings and veins run parallel. fibrous root system. Dicots - two leaves as they emerge from the seed, net like venation. taproot Grasses may be annual or perennial -ANSWER true How does a sedge differ from a grass -ANSWER triangular stems. SEDGES HAVE EDGES! all actively growing broadleaf plants have ___________ at the end of each stem and in each leaf axil. -ANSWER exposed growing points. (terminal bud) and (auxiliary buds) trees are annual plants? -ANSWER false how