ARKANSAS APPLICATOR 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔When planting container grown and balled and burped plants... - ✔✔Keep the
potting mix that they are growing in moist
✔✔Plants with fibrous root systems near the surface of the ground... - ✔✔Should be
fertilized sparingly
✔✔When pruning large branches... - ✔✔Make three cuts to avoid tearing the bark
✔✔Horticultural oils are especially useful for control of which pest? - ✔✔Mites, aphids,
and armored scales
✔✔How many generations do Japanese beetles have each year? - ✔✔One
✔✔When is the best time to use insecticides against soft scale insects? - ✔✔During the
crawler stage
✔✔Which is classified as a piercing-sucking insect? - ✔✔Aphid
✔✔What is the difference between he webs of eastern tent caterpillar and fall
webworm? - ✔✔The eastern tent caterpillar makes webs in a tree crotch while the fall
webworm makes webs over leaves at the ends of branches
✔✔Mulches... - ✔✔Smother new weed seedlings by keeping out light
✔✔Pre emergence herbicides... - ✔✔Persist in the soil for 2 months or more
✔✔Post emergence herbicides... - ✔✔1.) Control most plants after they emerge
2.) Can damage plants when scary contacts green bark
✔✔What weed will sprout from rhizomes? - ✔✔Bermudagrass
✔✔Which weed is a summer annual grass? - ✔✔Sandspur
✔✔Stunting, small leaves, and nutritional deficiency symptoms are all associated with
what type of disease? - ✔✔1.) Root rot
2.) Root parasitic nematodes
✔✔Leaf spot diseases... - ✔✔Are usually worse in wet or humid weather
✔✔Root parasitic nematodes... - ✔✔Cause a general decline or stunting
,✔✔Powdery mildew on crape myrtle can be managed by several methods. Which
method is NOT effective? - ✔✔Using a soil sterilant to kill the spores
✔✔Which statement about root rot is true? - ✔✔Most root rots can be avoided with
clean plants and good drainage
✔✔When should equipment be calibrated? - ✔✔1.) When changing type of pesticide
2.) Before using it for the first time
3.) When changing the rate and speed at which the product is applied
✔✔If you double the speed of your application equipment, how will it affect the
application rate of a boom sprayer? - ✔✔The application rate is cut in half
✔✔This type of nozzle is well suited for applying insecticides or fungicides in situations
where complete coverage of the leaf surface is critical. - ✔✔Cone nozzle
✔✔You want to make 2 gallons of a 4% solution of a broadleaf herbicide. How many
ounces of herbicide are needed? - ✔✔10 oz.
✔✔Determine the amount of granular insecticide needed to treat 2 acres assuming a
label rate a 2 Ib/1000 sq. ft. - ✔✔174
✔✔You are applying fungicide to a lawn that measures 200 by 50 ft. In the middle of the
lawn is a house that measures 60 by 25 ft. and a swimming pool that has a 25 ft.
diameter. The driveway measures 10 by 40 ft. The label application rate is 3 oz. of
fungicide per 1000 sq. ft. How many oz. of fungicide will be needed to treat this yard? -
✔✔23 oz.
✔✔Which product can be applied to lawns to make the grass distasteful to geese? -
✔✔Methyl anthranilate
✔✔Which method is not effective for discouraging geese and may even attract them? -
✔✔Fountains in ponds
✔✔How effective are the scare devices sold to repel deer? - ✔✔They are only effective
for a few weeks
✔✔How tall must a fence be to keep a deer from jumping over it? - ✔✔9-10 feet
✔✔What do moles eat? - ✔✔Worms, grubs, slugs, and other, similar small animals
✔✔When should you begin a control program for rabbits? - ✔✔When the damage
exceeds the cost and time of controlling them
, ✔✔You observe narrow, paired grooves that girdle a young tree at the ground line.
What kind of pest probably caused this damage? - ✔✔Vole
✔✔Why is pest identification important? - ✔✔You cannot make a good decision about
how to manage a pest problem until you are sure what the pest is. Pests differ in their
life cycles, habitats, behaviors, and susceptibility to various control methods
✔✔Why do you need to understand the life cycle and habits of the pest you need to
manage? - ✔✔This helps to...
1.) Identify it in all of its growth stages
2.) Predict what kind of damage it is likely to cause in each stage
3.) Use control measures at the times when the pest is most vulnerable
✔✔What are some factors to consider when deciding whether control of a pest is
necessary? - ✔✔1.) Is the pest causing any harm?
2.) Would the cost of control be more than the economic loss from the damage the pest
is causing?
✔✔What is Prevention? - ✔✔Starting control measures before a pest becomes a
problem
✔✔What is Suppression? - ✔✔Reducing the numbers of pests or their damage to an
acceptable level
✔✔What is Eradication? - ✔✔Destroying an entire pest population in an area
✔✔What are some non-mechnical control methods to control insects? - ✔✔1.) Host
resistance
2.) Biological control
3.) Cultural control
4.) Mechanical control
5.) Sanitation
✔✔What is a Persistent pesticide? - ✔✔This is a pesticide that remains active for a
period of time after application, giving continued protection against the pest
✔✔What is a non-persistent pesticide? - ✔✔This is a pesticide that breaks down quickly
after it is applied
✔✔What a contact pesticides? - ✔✔Pesticide that acts when the pest touches them
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔When planting container grown and balled and burped plants... - ✔✔Keep the
potting mix that they are growing in moist
✔✔Plants with fibrous root systems near the surface of the ground... - ✔✔Should be
fertilized sparingly
✔✔When pruning large branches... - ✔✔Make three cuts to avoid tearing the bark
✔✔Horticultural oils are especially useful for control of which pest? - ✔✔Mites, aphids,
and armored scales
✔✔How many generations do Japanese beetles have each year? - ✔✔One
✔✔When is the best time to use insecticides against soft scale insects? - ✔✔During the
crawler stage
✔✔Which is classified as a piercing-sucking insect? - ✔✔Aphid
✔✔What is the difference between he webs of eastern tent caterpillar and fall
webworm? - ✔✔The eastern tent caterpillar makes webs in a tree crotch while the fall
webworm makes webs over leaves at the ends of branches
✔✔Mulches... - ✔✔Smother new weed seedlings by keeping out light
✔✔Pre emergence herbicides... - ✔✔Persist in the soil for 2 months or more
✔✔Post emergence herbicides... - ✔✔1.) Control most plants after they emerge
2.) Can damage plants when scary contacts green bark
✔✔What weed will sprout from rhizomes? - ✔✔Bermudagrass
✔✔Which weed is a summer annual grass? - ✔✔Sandspur
✔✔Stunting, small leaves, and nutritional deficiency symptoms are all associated with
what type of disease? - ✔✔1.) Root rot
2.) Root parasitic nematodes
✔✔Leaf spot diseases... - ✔✔Are usually worse in wet or humid weather
✔✔Root parasitic nematodes... - ✔✔Cause a general decline or stunting
,✔✔Powdery mildew on crape myrtle can be managed by several methods. Which
method is NOT effective? - ✔✔Using a soil sterilant to kill the spores
✔✔Which statement about root rot is true? - ✔✔Most root rots can be avoided with
clean plants and good drainage
✔✔When should equipment be calibrated? - ✔✔1.) When changing type of pesticide
2.) Before using it for the first time
3.) When changing the rate and speed at which the product is applied
✔✔If you double the speed of your application equipment, how will it affect the
application rate of a boom sprayer? - ✔✔The application rate is cut in half
✔✔This type of nozzle is well suited for applying insecticides or fungicides in situations
where complete coverage of the leaf surface is critical. - ✔✔Cone nozzle
✔✔You want to make 2 gallons of a 4% solution of a broadleaf herbicide. How many
ounces of herbicide are needed? - ✔✔10 oz.
✔✔Determine the amount of granular insecticide needed to treat 2 acres assuming a
label rate a 2 Ib/1000 sq. ft. - ✔✔174
✔✔You are applying fungicide to a lawn that measures 200 by 50 ft. In the middle of the
lawn is a house that measures 60 by 25 ft. and a swimming pool that has a 25 ft.
diameter. The driveway measures 10 by 40 ft. The label application rate is 3 oz. of
fungicide per 1000 sq. ft. How many oz. of fungicide will be needed to treat this yard? -
✔✔23 oz.
✔✔Which product can be applied to lawns to make the grass distasteful to geese? -
✔✔Methyl anthranilate
✔✔Which method is not effective for discouraging geese and may even attract them? -
✔✔Fountains in ponds
✔✔How effective are the scare devices sold to repel deer? - ✔✔They are only effective
for a few weeks
✔✔How tall must a fence be to keep a deer from jumping over it? - ✔✔9-10 feet
✔✔What do moles eat? - ✔✔Worms, grubs, slugs, and other, similar small animals
✔✔When should you begin a control program for rabbits? - ✔✔When the damage
exceeds the cost and time of controlling them
, ✔✔You observe narrow, paired grooves that girdle a young tree at the ground line.
What kind of pest probably caused this damage? - ✔✔Vole
✔✔Why is pest identification important? - ✔✔You cannot make a good decision about
how to manage a pest problem until you are sure what the pest is. Pests differ in their
life cycles, habitats, behaviors, and susceptibility to various control methods
✔✔Why do you need to understand the life cycle and habits of the pest you need to
manage? - ✔✔This helps to...
1.) Identify it in all of its growth stages
2.) Predict what kind of damage it is likely to cause in each stage
3.) Use control measures at the times when the pest is most vulnerable
✔✔What are some factors to consider when deciding whether control of a pest is
necessary? - ✔✔1.) Is the pest causing any harm?
2.) Would the cost of control be more than the economic loss from the damage the pest
is causing?
✔✔What is Prevention? - ✔✔Starting control measures before a pest becomes a
problem
✔✔What is Suppression? - ✔✔Reducing the numbers of pests or their damage to an
acceptable level
✔✔What is Eradication? - ✔✔Destroying an entire pest population in an area
✔✔What are some non-mechnical control methods to control insects? - ✔✔1.) Host
resistance
2.) Biological control
3.) Cultural control
4.) Mechanical control
5.) Sanitation
✔✔What is a Persistent pesticide? - ✔✔This is a pesticide that remains active for a
period of time after application, giving continued protection against the pest
✔✔What is a non-persistent pesticide? - ✔✔This is a pesticide that breaks down quickly
after it is applied
✔✔What a contact pesticides? - ✔✔Pesticide that acts when the pest touches them
