ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
TURFGRASS EXAMS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS /UPDATED /GRADED A+
1. "Scorched" Patches With Reddish Brown Cast; Light Pink/Blood
Red Threads Emerge From Leaves - ANSWER-Red Thread
2. (Gallons Per 1,000 Sq Ft X MPH X W) / 136 - ANSWER-Flow
Rate Equation Required From Each Nozzle
3. (GPA X 1000) / 43,560 - ANSWER-GPA Spray Application For
Gallons Per 1,000 Square Feet
4. (GPM X 136) / (MPH X W) - ANSWER-Gallons Of Spray Applied
Per 1,000 Square Feet
5. (GPM X 5940) / (GPA X W) - ANSWER-How To Find MPH
6. 1-2 Times Per Month;Beginning When Turf Turns Green In
Spring - ANSWER-How Often Should You Scout
7. 1,000 - ANSWER-Never Apply More Than 1 Pound Of Soluble
Nitrogen Per ______ Square Feet
8. 3-1-2 Or 4-1-2 Which Is 3 To 4 Parts Nitrogen To 1 Part
Phosphorus To Two Parts Potassium (N,P,K) - ANSWER-
Suggested Ratios For Fertilizers
, 9. 10-12 Grubs - ANSWER-How Many Grubs Per Square Feet Is
Enough To Cause Dieback?
10. 45837 / (Wheel Diameter (Inches) X Swath Width) -
ANSWER-Equation For Number Of Turns For The Wheels
(Granular Application)
11. Always In Shaded Areas; Unable To Exist In Intense
Sunlight - ANSWER-Greenbug
12. Annual White Grubs; Strongly Attracted To Light At Night
- ANSWER-Masked Chafers
13. Annual/Biennial; Leaves Are Heart-Shaped With Rounded
Teeth; Abundant White Hairs - ANSWER-Common Mallow
14. Associated With Hot, Dry Weather; Fungi That Kills Bug Is
More Common In Damp Weather - ANSWER-Chinch Bugs
15. Between 6 And 7 Ph - ANSWER-Desirable Ph Level For
Healthy Turf
16. Biennial; Rose To Reddish Purple Stiff Spines, Course
Hairs Top, Whitish Hairs Bottom; Common During Cooler
Seasons On Poor Open Turf - ANSWER-Bull Thistle
17. Blackish At End Of Body - ANSWER-What Color Are
Actively Feeding White Grubs?
18. By Adding Sand, Clay Or Organic Matter - ANSWER-How
To Fix Excessively Wet Soils?
TURFGRASS EXAMS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS /UPDATED /GRADED A+
1. "Scorched" Patches With Reddish Brown Cast; Light Pink/Blood
Red Threads Emerge From Leaves - ANSWER-Red Thread
2. (Gallons Per 1,000 Sq Ft X MPH X W) / 136 - ANSWER-Flow
Rate Equation Required From Each Nozzle
3. (GPA X 1000) / 43,560 - ANSWER-GPA Spray Application For
Gallons Per 1,000 Square Feet
4. (GPM X 136) / (MPH X W) - ANSWER-Gallons Of Spray Applied
Per 1,000 Square Feet
5. (GPM X 5940) / (GPA X W) - ANSWER-How To Find MPH
6. 1-2 Times Per Month;Beginning When Turf Turns Green In
Spring - ANSWER-How Often Should You Scout
7. 1,000 - ANSWER-Never Apply More Than 1 Pound Of Soluble
Nitrogen Per ______ Square Feet
8. 3-1-2 Or 4-1-2 Which Is 3 To 4 Parts Nitrogen To 1 Part
Phosphorus To Two Parts Potassium (N,P,K) - ANSWER-
Suggested Ratios For Fertilizers
, 9. 10-12 Grubs - ANSWER-How Many Grubs Per Square Feet Is
Enough To Cause Dieback?
10. 45837 / (Wheel Diameter (Inches) X Swath Width) -
ANSWER-Equation For Number Of Turns For The Wheels
(Granular Application)
11. Always In Shaded Areas; Unable To Exist In Intense
Sunlight - ANSWER-Greenbug
12. Annual White Grubs; Strongly Attracted To Light At Night
- ANSWER-Masked Chafers
13. Annual/Biennial; Leaves Are Heart-Shaped With Rounded
Teeth; Abundant White Hairs - ANSWER-Common Mallow
14. Associated With Hot, Dry Weather; Fungi That Kills Bug Is
More Common In Damp Weather - ANSWER-Chinch Bugs
15. Between 6 And 7 Ph - ANSWER-Desirable Ph Level For
Healthy Turf
16. Biennial; Rose To Reddish Purple Stiff Spines, Course
Hairs Top, Whitish Hairs Bottom; Common During Cooler
Seasons On Poor Open Turf - ANSWER-Bull Thistle
17. Blackish At End Of Body - ANSWER-What Color Are
Actively Feeding White Grubs?
18. By Adding Sand, Clay Or Organic Matter - ANSWER-How
To Fix Excessively Wet Soils?
