1A Agricultural Plant Kansas Pesticide Applicator Exam Questions
& answers
1. Considered the number one insect
•
Pest of alfalfa throughout Kansas: alfalfa weevil
2. May feed on plants but
the main concern is that
toxin produced by
This insect may be toxic to horses: blister beetle
3. Dryyears seem to favor
survival of this pest which
can damage the
Crop from mid- to late summer: grasshopper
4. Thisinsect is often
overlooked by growers but
probably causes
considerable damage: potato
leafhopper
5. The main problem
associated with this pest is
larval feeding on roots
which may cause lodging.
The insect is: corn rootworm
6. These insects seem to be
slowly migrating from east
to west across Kansas. The
insect is: Japanese beetle
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, 1A Agricultural Plant Kansas Pesticide Applicator Exam Questions
& answers
7. Damage from this insect
usually
• occurs within the
first two weeks of
planting but mainly in
eastern Kansas. This insect
is: black cutworm
8. Theseinsects often
migrate from maturing
wheat fields to suck plant
juice from seedling corn.
The insect is: chinch bugs
9. Pest information from
traditional cotton-
producing states can help
guide Kansas cotton
producers but adjustments
will need to be made
because: the growing season is
shorter
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& answers
1. Considered the number one insect
•
Pest of alfalfa throughout Kansas: alfalfa weevil
2. May feed on plants but
the main concern is that
toxin produced by
This insect may be toxic to horses: blister beetle
3. Dryyears seem to favor
survival of this pest which
can damage the
Crop from mid- to late summer: grasshopper
4. Thisinsect is often
overlooked by growers but
probably causes
considerable damage: potato
leafhopper
5. The main problem
associated with this pest is
larval feeding on roots
which may cause lodging.
The insect is: corn rootworm
6. These insects seem to be
slowly migrating from east
to west across Kansas. The
insect is: Japanese beetle
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10
, 1A Agricultural Plant Kansas Pesticide Applicator Exam Questions
& answers
7. Damage from this insect
usually
• occurs within the
first two weeks of
planting but mainly in
eastern Kansas. This insect
is: black cutworm
8. Theseinsects often
migrate from maturing
wheat fields to suck plant
juice from seedling corn.
The insect is: chinch bugs
9. Pest information from
traditional cotton-
producing states can help
guide Kansas cotton
producers but adjustments
will need to be made
because: the growing season is
shorter
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