TENNESSEE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM
CATEGORY 7 ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Why is chemical controll ineffective to fairy ring? Answer:
Because the fungus grows deeply into the soil and lethal contrations
of fungicide don't come into contact with the entire fungal body.
◉ What is St. Augustine Decline or SAD caused by? Answer: A virus
◉ The severe strain of the virus causes death in how many years?
Answer: 2 to 3
◉ What is the symptoms of Nematodes in turf grass? Answer:
"Yellowing and thinning of turf, does not respond to water and fert.
treatments, and root system is weak and turf can be pulled up
easily."
◉ When in what conditions does slime mold occur? Answer: They
develop in wet humid summer weather.
◉ What area of the turf does the slime mold occur? Answer: On the
grass blades.
,◉ What does the slime mold look like on the grass blades? Answer:
"Bluish-gray, black substance"
◉ Slime mold generally disapears when the weather conditions turn
__________? Answer: Dry
◉ How can the slime mold be removed from the grass? Answer:
Mowing or irrigating the turf by a strong stream fo water.
◉ What are some commond turf grass insesects? Answer: "Grubs,
billbugs, sod webworms and chinchbugs"
◉ Grubs are the larvae of what? Answer: Hard shelled beetles or
weevils
◉ What do grubs look like? Answer: White to off white with a brown
head and can have no legs or up to six legs.
◉ What are the effects of seriously damaged turf grass form grubs?
Answer: Turf can be rolled back like a carpet.
◉ What does billbugs look like? Answer: "Small, dark collored
bettles with snouts."
, ◉ Adults lay ther eggs inturfgrass stems in what time of the year?
Answer: Late spring
◉ What do newly hatched billbugs look like and how do they feed?
Answer: Leg less larvae and the eat there way down the stems and
into the crown of the plant.
◉ What do adult billbugs feed on? Answer: "Leaves and stems, and
are less destructive than the larvae."
◉ What do sod webworm caterpillars look like? Answer: "1 "" or less
in length, off white with parallel rows of small dark spots and the
adults are cigar shaped buff colored moths."
◉ What is the cause of a accelerated breakdown of pesticides in a
lawn? Answer: High PH
◉ What does sod webworm damage lool like? Answer: Small dead
spots
◉ How does chinch bugs effect turf grass? Answer: Young and adult
chinch bugs suck sap from turf grass blades.
CATEGORY 7 ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Why is chemical controll ineffective to fairy ring? Answer:
Because the fungus grows deeply into the soil and lethal contrations
of fungicide don't come into contact with the entire fungal body.
◉ What is St. Augustine Decline or SAD caused by? Answer: A virus
◉ The severe strain of the virus causes death in how many years?
Answer: 2 to 3
◉ What is the symptoms of Nematodes in turf grass? Answer:
"Yellowing and thinning of turf, does not respond to water and fert.
treatments, and root system is weak and turf can be pulled up
easily."
◉ When in what conditions does slime mold occur? Answer: They
develop in wet humid summer weather.
◉ What area of the turf does the slime mold occur? Answer: On the
grass blades.
,◉ What does the slime mold look like on the grass blades? Answer:
"Bluish-gray, black substance"
◉ Slime mold generally disapears when the weather conditions turn
__________? Answer: Dry
◉ How can the slime mold be removed from the grass? Answer:
Mowing or irrigating the turf by a strong stream fo water.
◉ What are some commond turf grass insesects? Answer: "Grubs,
billbugs, sod webworms and chinchbugs"
◉ Grubs are the larvae of what? Answer: Hard shelled beetles or
weevils
◉ What do grubs look like? Answer: White to off white with a brown
head and can have no legs or up to six legs.
◉ What are the effects of seriously damaged turf grass form grubs?
Answer: Turf can be rolled back like a carpet.
◉ What does billbugs look like? Answer: "Small, dark collored
bettles with snouts."
, ◉ Adults lay ther eggs inturfgrass stems in what time of the year?
Answer: Late spring
◉ What do newly hatched billbugs look like and how do they feed?
Answer: Leg less larvae and the eat there way down the stems and
into the crown of the plant.
◉ What do adult billbugs feed on? Answer: "Leaves and stems, and
are less destructive than the larvae."
◉ What do sod webworm caterpillars look like? Answer: "1 "" or less
in length, off white with parallel rows of small dark spots and the
adults are cigar shaped buff colored moths."
◉ What is the cause of a accelerated breakdown of pesticides in a
lawn? Answer: High PH
◉ What does sod webworm damage lool like? Answer: Small dead
spots
◉ How does chinch bugs effect turf grass? Answer: Young and adult
chinch bugs suck sap from turf grass blades.
