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3A TURFGRASS PEST MANAGEMENT STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

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3A TURFGRASS PEST MANAGEMENT STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

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3A TURFGRASS PEST MANAGEMENT
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
VarietiesA2ofA2grassA2containingA2endophyteA2fungiA2areA2anA2exampleA2of:A2-A2Ans--
PlantA2resistance.

Raking,A2thatchA2removalA2andA2aerationA2areA2examplesA2of:A2-A2Ans--CulturalA2controls.

HandA2removal,A2traps,A2barriersA2andA2repellentsA2areA2examplesA2of:A2-A2Ans--
MechanicalA2andA2physicalA2controls.

ExampleA2ofA2aA2turfgrassA2diseaseA2thatA2canA2beA2managedA2withA2handA2removalA2tec
hniques:A2-A2Ans--SlimeA2mold.

TurfA2cannotA2atA2theA2sameA2timeA2benefitA2fromA2biologicalA2controlA2methodsA2andA2be
A2pestA2freeA2because:A2-A2Ans--
ThereA2mustA2beA2aA2lowA2levelA2ofA2pestA2orA2preyA2insectsA2forA2theA2predatorsA2toA2feed
A2on.


WhyA2isA2itA2importantA2toA2useA2bothA2shortA2termA2suppressionA2andA2longA2termA2maint
enanceA2tacticsA2inA2pestA2management?A2-A2Ans--
UsuallyA2offersA2aA2quickA2fix,A2butA2theA2pestA2populationA2willA2rebuild.A2MaintenanceA2
mustA2beA2usedA2toA2reduceA2pestA2populationsA2permanently.

HowA2canA2youA2helpA2maintainA2existingA2populationsA2ofA2beneficialA2organismsA2inA2aA2
turfA2stand?A2-A2Ans--ByA2makingA2pesticideA2applicationsA2onlyA2whenA2needed.

WhatA2isA2theA2mostA2commonlyA2usedA2microbialA2insecticide?
A2OnA2whatA2insectA2larvaeA2isA2itA2effective?A2-A2Ans--
BacillusA2thuringiensis,A2orA2Bt,A2usedA2toA2controlA2caterpillars.

AreA2microbialA2insecticidesA2bestA2usedA2forA2shortA2orA2longA2termA2suppressionA2ofA2pe
stA2populations?A2-A2Ans--
LongA2term.A2MicrobialA2insecticidesA2areA2slowerA2actingA2andA2doA2notA2killA2allA2ofA2theA
2pestsA2atA2once,A2whichA2allowsA2thereA2toA2beA2foodA2forA2otherA2beneficialA2organisms.


WaysA2toA2classifyA2pesticides:A2-A2Ans--TypesA2ofA2pests

PesticideA2chemistry

ModeA2ofA2action

PesticideA2formulation.

, BenefitsA2ofA2systemicA2herbicides:A2-A2Ans--
SuperiorA2inA2treatingA2persistentA2perennialA2weeds,A2killsA2bothA2aboveA2groundA2andA2
belowA2groundA2partsA2ofA2plant.

BenefitsA2ofA2broadA2spectrumA2pesticides:A2-A2Ans--
CanA2beA2usedA2toA2controlA2severalA2pests,A2butA2moreA2likelyA2toA2beA2hazardousA2toA2n
onA2targetA2organisms.

BenefitsA2ofA2residualA2pesticides:A2-A2Ans--
GoodA2forA2useA2whenA2theA2goalA2isA2toA2reduceA2theA2numberA2ofA2applicationsA2require
dA2toA2controlA2persistentA2pests.

BenefitsA2ofA2contactA2herbicides:A2-A2Ans--
DoesA2notA2killA2theA2undergroundA2partsA2ofA2plant.

BasicA2principlesA2ofA2managingA2pestsA2inA2turfgrass:A2-A2Ans--
ProduceA2healthyA2plantsA2thatA2canA2reduceA2orA2betterA2tolerateA2pestA2attack

IdentifyA2whatA2isA2damagingA2theA2turf

ExpectA2someA2pestsA2andA2tolerateA2someA2damage

UsingA2pesticidesA2asA2aA2lastA2resort.

StepsA2ofA2IPMA2forA2turfgrass:A2-A2Ans--DetectA2pest

IdentifyA2pest

DetermineA2theA2amountA2ofA2damageA2andA2whetherA2itA2isA2belowA2orA2aboveA2theA2tole
ranceA2thresholds

SelectA2andA2useA2aA2managementA2tactic

EvaluateA2theA2effectivenessA2ofA2theA2strategyA2andA2keepA2records.

MethodsA2forA2monitoringA2andA2detectingA2turfgrassA2pests:A2-A2Ans--Visually

CoffeeA2canA2flush

WhiteA2paperA2test

RootA2sampling

DisclosingA2solution
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