SOLUTIONS VERIFIED CORRECT
RESPONSES HIGH SCORING
◉ A shipment of irish potatoes from an area infested with Colorado
potato beetle
a)Must have fumigation certificate
b)Should be rejected
c)Is admissible if washed free of soil and in clean bag.
d)Is admissible if used for propagation
Answer: c)Is admissible if washed free of soil and in clean bag.
◉ What plant is not a host to the Colorado Potato Beetle
a)Potatoes
b)Tomatoes
c)Eggplant
d)Corn
Answer: d)Corn
◉ Golden nematode is a pest of:
a)Carrots
, b)Sweet potatoes
c)Irish potatoes
d)All of the above
Answer: c)Irish potatoes
◉ Which species of bird is prohibited?
a)European Starling
b)Skylark
c)Eagle
d)None of the above
Answer: b)Skylark
◉ what causes brooming disease of walnut
a)virus
b)bacteria
c)fungus
d)mycoplasm
Answer: a)virus
◉ Southwestern Corn Borer overwinters as:
a)Egg
b)Larvae in old stalks