GEORGIA PESTICIDE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Which of the following is a soil inhabiting insect larva?
a) soil aphid
b) wireworm
c)European corn borer
d) fall armyworm - Answer-b
Systemic insecticides are often a good option for controlling sucking insects. Which of
the following pests are sucking insects?
a. white grubs and wireworms
b. Mexican bean beetles and white-fringed beetles
c. Many types of caterpillars
d. aphids and stinkbugs - Answer-d
Pest resistance to pesticides is an important problem. How can you help to avoid pest
resistance?
a. Plant the same crops in the same field as often as possible
b. stick wih one kind of pesticide throughout the entire season unless it is no longer
effective
c. create a refuge to maintain a susceptible population of pests
d. use a broad spectrum pesticide whenever possible - Answer-c or d???
Anthracnose, scab, leaf blotch, and shot hole are examples of which kind of plant
disease?
a. Leaf spots
b. virus
c. stem blights
d. wilts - Answer-a
What material is typically used to calibrate granular pesticide spreaders?
a. sand
b. clay particles
c. the pesticide
d. "blanks" from the pesticide dealer - Answer-c
For plant diseases, what does the term "contagious" mean?
a. the disease can be passed from plant to plant
b. the disease is caused by mechanical injury that occurs all the way down the row
c. the disease can cause complete crop loss
, d. the disease occurs harmlessly in the soil until a susceptible crop is planted - Answer-
a
Disease symptoms and signs are caused by interaction between:
a. host plant and pathogen
b. the pathogen and the environment
c. the environment and the plant
d. all of the above - Answer-d
What type of habitat is preferred by the endangered indigo snake?
a. swamps or adjacent ponds
b. pine woods with scant undergrowth
c. wooded or brushy sandy uplands or adjoining low areas
d. mixed hardwoods with heavy clay soil for burrowing - Answer-c
Which of the following is probably not a soil-borne disease?
a. Fusarium Wilt
b. rust
c. Verticllium Wilt
Crown Rot - Answer-b
Which Federal agency classifies endangered or threatened species?
a. U.S. EPA
b. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
c. USDA
d. U.S. ForestSevice - Answer-b
Which of the following is an example of point source pollution?
unwanted pesticides are thrown down an abandoned, dry well
b. pesticides from aerial applications across the county contaminate a sfishing lake
c. poorly emptied pesticide containers from across the county cause a fish kill
d. the exhaust from farm vehicles contributes to poor air quality - Answer-a
T/F Uniform injury throughout the field often indicates a nematode infestation. - Answer-
b
T/F A characteristic lesion that occurs near the base of the upper leaves can usually
identify viral plant disease. - Answer-b
To determine if a field is infested with nematodes, where should soil samples be taken?
a. randomly throughout the field
b. from the center of the suspected area
c. with a straight line sampling method that passes through the center of the suspect
area
d. from the edge of suspected area - Answer-d
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Which of the following is a soil inhabiting insect larva?
a) soil aphid
b) wireworm
c)European corn borer
d) fall armyworm - Answer-b
Systemic insecticides are often a good option for controlling sucking insects. Which of
the following pests are sucking insects?
a. white grubs and wireworms
b. Mexican bean beetles and white-fringed beetles
c. Many types of caterpillars
d. aphids and stinkbugs - Answer-d
Pest resistance to pesticides is an important problem. How can you help to avoid pest
resistance?
a. Plant the same crops in the same field as often as possible
b. stick wih one kind of pesticide throughout the entire season unless it is no longer
effective
c. create a refuge to maintain a susceptible population of pests
d. use a broad spectrum pesticide whenever possible - Answer-c or d???
Anthracnose, scab, leaf blotch, and shot hole are examples of which kind of plant
disease?
a. Leaf spots
b. virus
c. stem blights
d. wilts - Answer-a
What material is typically used to calibrate granular pesticide spreaders?
a. sand
b. clay particles
c. the pesticide
d. "blanks" from the pesticide dealer - Answer-c
For plant diseases, what does the term "contagious" mean?
a. the disease can be passed from plant to plant
b. the disease is caused by mechanical injury that occurs all the way down the row
c. the disease can cause complete crop loss
, d. the disease occurs harmlessly in the soil until a susceptible crop is planted - Answer-
a
Disease symptoms and signs are caused by interaction between:
a. host plant and pathogen
b. the pathogen and the environment
c. the environment and the plant
d. all of the above - Answer-d
What type of habitat is preferred by the endangered indigo snake?
a. swamps or adjacent ponds
b. pine woods with scant undergrowth
c. wooded or brushy sandy uplands or adjoining low areas
d. mixed hardwoods with heavy clay soil for burrowing - Answer-c
Which of the following is probably not a soil-borne disease?
a. Fusarium Wilt
b. rust
c. Verticllium Wilt
Crown Rot - Answer-b
Which Federal agency classifies endangered or threatened species?
a. U.S. EPA
b. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
c. USDA
d. U.S. ForestSevice - Answer-b
Which of the following is an example of point source pollution?
unwanted pesticides are thrown down an abandoned, dry well
b. pesticides from aerial applications across the county contaminate a sfishing lake
c. poorly emptied pesticide containers from across the county cause a fish kill
d. the exhaust from farm vehicles contributes to poor air quality - Answer-a
T/F Uniform injury throughout the field often indicates a nematode infestation. - Answer-
b
T/F A characteristic lesion that occurs near the base of the upper leaves can usually
identify viral plant disease. - Answer-b
To determine if a field is infested with nematodes, where should soil samples be taken?
a. randomly throughout the field
b. from the center of the suspected area
c. with a straight line sampling method that passes through the center of the suspect
area
d. from the edge of suspected area - Answer-d
