ORNAMENTAL AND TURF PESTICIDE
APPLICATORS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How gcan gtiny gmites gon gjunipers gand gevergreens gbe gfound? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gThey
gcan gbe gfound gby gtapping gthe gleaves gagainst ga gwhite gindex gcard gseveral gtimes
What gis gPhytotoxicity? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gPlant gdamage gcaused gby gpesticides
Resistance gfrom gpesticides gcomes gfrom... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gUsing gthe gsame gpesticide
gover gand gover gagain
Pesticides gin gthe gsoil... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gAre geventually gbroken gdown gby gbacteria
gand gfungi
When gshould gyou gapply ga gpesticide? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gWhen gpests gare gabundant
genough gto gcause gunacceptable gdamage
In gan gIPM gprogram gyou gshould... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gProduce ghealthy gplants gthat gcan
gresist gpests
Which gis gtrue? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gDifferent gdiseases gand ginsects gcan gcause gthe gsame
gsymptoms
Which gis gfalse? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gRecord gkeeping gtakes gmore gtime gthan git gis gworth
What gis gThatch? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gThe glayer gof gliving gand gdead gplant gstems, gleaves,
gand groots gthat gdevelops gbetween gthe gsoil gsurface gand ggreen gvegetation
What gdoes gproper gmowing gmean? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gUsing gsharp gblades gto gmake ga
gclean gcut
To gpromote ghealthy gturf gand greduce gdisease... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gWater gthoroughly
gwhen gyou gfirst gsee gwilting
When gfertilizing... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gDetermine gfertilizer gneed gthrough gresults gof ga gsoil
gtest
Which gis gfalse? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gThatch gshould gbe ga gleast g2 ginches gthick gto gkeep
gsoil gcool
, Cool-season gcultivars... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gCan gbe gmixed gto gminimize gdisease
Good gsoil gdrainage... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gPromotes ghealthy gturfgrass
Which gis gfalse? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gDo gnot gfertilize gturf gthat gis ginfected gwith gDollar gspot
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gcutworms? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gThey gattack gturf
2.) gThey ghide gin gburrows g(or gaeration gholes) gduring gthe gday gand gat gnight gthey gclip gthe
gturf gsurrounding gthe gburrow, gresulting gin gbrown gstreaks gor gcircles gon gthe glawn
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gArmyworms? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gThe gfall garmy
gworm gand gyellow gstriped garmy gworm gare gmore gcommonly gfound gin gthe gsouthern gand
gtransition gturf gones.
2.) gThe gsometimes gfeed gtogether gand g"mow" gthe gturf g
3.) gHas gcontinuous ggenerations gthrough gthe gyear
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gSod gWebworms? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gUse gsoap
gand gwater gmethod gto gfind gwebworms
2.) gSpin gsilk gwebbing gat gthe gbase gof ggrass gcrowns
3.) gThey gwinter gas gCaterpillars gin gprotective gwebbing gand gin gspring gthey gfeed grapidly
gand gmolt ginto gthe gpupal gstage.
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gBillbugs? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gThey gare ggrubs
2.) gBillbug gdamage gis geasy gto gdiagnose gboy ggabbing ghold gof gthe gturf gand gPULLING gOR
gROLLING gIT gBACK
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gChinch gBugs? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gThey gfeed gin
gclusters gand gdamage gfirst gappears gas gcircular gpatches gof gyellowing gturf gthat gresemble
gdrought ginjury
What gkinds gof gpests gfeed gon groots? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gWhite ggrubs gand gmole
gcrickets gare gthe gmost gserious groot-feeding gpests gon gturf ggrasses gin gthe gsouthern gstates
The gimmature gstages gof gJapanese gbeetles, gGreen gJune gbeetles, gMasked gchafers, gand
gOriental gbeetles gare... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gWhite ggrubs
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gJapanese gbeetles? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gGrubs
gfeed gon groots gand gorganic gmatter gat gthe gsoil-thatch gjunction
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gthe gMasked gchafer? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gTurf
gheavily ginfested gwith gmasked gchafers gshows gdrought gstress gand gdead gpatches gthat gdo
gnot grecover gafter girrigation
2.) gInfested gturf glifts geasily
APPLICATORS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How gcan gtiny gmites gon gjunipers gand gevergreens gbe gfound? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gThey
gcan gbe gfound gby gtapping gthe gleaves gagainst ga gwhite gindex gcard gseveral gtimes
What gis gPhytotoxicity? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gPlant gdamage gcaused gby gpesticides
Resistance gfrom gpesticides gcomes gfrom... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gUsing gthe gsame gpesticide
gover gand gover gagain
Pesticides gin gthe gsoil... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gAre geventually gbroken gdown gby gbacteria
gand gfungi
When gshould gyou gapply ga gpesticide? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gWhen gpests gare gabundant
genough gto gcause gunacceptable gdamage
In gan gIPM gprogram gyou gshould... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gProduce ghealthy gplants gthat gcan
gresist gpests
Which gis gtrue? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gDifferent gdiseases gand ginsects gcan gcause gthe gsame
gsymptoms
Which gis gfalse? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gRecord gkeeping gtakes gmore gtime gthan git gis gworth
What gis gThatch? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gThe glayer gof gliving gand gdead gplant gstems, gleaves,
gand groots gthat gdevelops gbetween gthe gsoil gsurface gand ggreen gvegetation
What gdoes gproper gmowing gmean? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gUsing gsharp gblades gto gmake ga
gclean gcut
To gpromote ghealthy gturf gand greduce gdisease... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gWater gthoroughly
gwhen gyou gfirst gsee gwilting
When gfertilizing... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gDetermine gfertilizer gneed gthrough gresults gof ga gsoil
gtest
Which gis gfalse? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gThatch gshould gbe ga gleast g2 ginches gthick gto gkeep
gsoil gcool
, Cool-season gcultivars... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gCan gbe gmixed gto gminimize gdisease
Good gsoil gdrainage... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gPromotes ghealthy gturfgrass
Which gis gfalse? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gDo gnot gfertilize gturf gthat gis ginfected gwith gDollar gspot
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gcutworms? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gThey gattack gturf
2.) gThey ghide gin gburrows g(or gaeration gholes) gduring gthe gday gand gat gnight gthey gclip gthe
gturf gsurrounding gthe gburrow, gresulting gin gbrown gstreaks gor gcircles gon gthe glawn
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gArmyworms? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gThe gfall garmy
gworm gand gyellow gstriped garmy gworm gare gmore gcommonly gfound gin gthe gsouthern gand
gtransition gturf gones.
2.) gThe gsometimes gfeed gtogether gand g"mow" gthe gturf g
3.) gHas gcontinuous ggenerations gthrough gthe gyear
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gSod gWebworms? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gUse gsoap
gand gwater gmethod gto gfind gwebworms
2.) gSpin gsilk gwebbing gat gthe gbase gof ggrass gcrowns
3.) gThey gwinter gas gCaterpillars gin gprotective gwebbing gand gin gspring gthey gfeed grapidly
gand gmolt ginto gthe gpupal gstage.
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gBillbugs? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gThey gare ggrubs
2.) gBillbug gdamage gis geasy gto gdiagnose gboy ggabbing ghold gof gthe gturf gand gPULLING gOR
gROLLING gIT gBACK
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gChinch gBugs? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gThey gfeed gin
gclusters gand gdamage gfirst gappears gas gcircular gpatches gof gyellowing gturf gthat gresemble
gdrought ginjury
What gkinds gof gpests gfeed gon groots? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gWhite ggrubs gand gmole
gcrickets gare gthe gmost gserious groot-feeding gpests gon gturf ggrasses gin gthe gsouthern gstates
The gimmature gstages gof gJapanese gbeetles, gGreen gJune gbeetles, gMasked gchafers, gand
gOriental gbeetles gare... g- gCorrect gAnswer g- gWhite ggrubs
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gJapanese gbeetles? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gGrubs
gfeed gon groots gand gorganic gmatter gat gthe gsoil-thatch gjunction
What gare gsome gcharacteristics gof gthe gMasked gchafer? g- gCorrect gAnswer g- g1.) gTurf
gheavily ginfested gwith gmasked gchafers gshows gdrought gstress gand gdead gpatches gthat gdo
gnot grecover gafter girrigation
2.) gInfested gturf glifts geasily
