QAC CATEGORY B LANDSCAPE CORRECT EXAMS
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SURE A+
✔✔pressure drops on sprayers indicate - ✔✔pump is worn
✔✔Four factors to measure in calibration - ✔✔swath width, travel speed, tank capacity,
and output rate
✔✔advantage of using a ready to use (RTA) formulation - ✔✔no mixing required
✔✔herbicide application equipment with least drift - ✔✔wick applicator
✔✔nozzle material best resisting abrasion - ✔✔tungsten or ceramic, then stainless
✔✔Pesticide fate - ✔✔what happens to pesticides after application
✔✔Soil type with low risk of runoff - ✔✔sandy soils
✔✔Pesticide type likely to runoff with water - ✔✔persistent pesticides
✔✔Potential for leaching is increased by - ✔✔rainfall
✔✔Factor making a plant at high risk of phytotoxicity - ✔✔water stressed
✔✔Photodecomposition - ✔✔chemical breakdown caused by exposure to light
✔✔Exclusionary tactic in interiorscape - ✔✔using pest-free soils and plants
✔✔Selective pruning is a pest management method by - ✔✔removing diseased parts of
plants
✔✔Provide facility managers with ___________ before applying pesticides - ✔✔MSDS
and restricted-entry interval
, ✔✔Major issues of pesticide fate in interiorscapes include - ✔✔drift and residues
✔✔When properly applied, _____________ formulations have the lowest risk -
✔✔granules
✔✔Interiorscape hazards of granules or soil drenches - ✔✔residues in planting medium
✔✔For phytotoxicity information, check - ✔✔the label
✔✔When applying in a mixed species planter, minimize phytotoxicity by - ✔✔shielding
sensitive plants
✔✔Risk of phytotoxicity increases as - ✔✔temperature rises
✔✔Pesticide spill cleanup information is found in the... - ✔✔MSDS
✔✔ Perennial weeds are difficult to control because... - ✔✔They can reproduce from
organs like rhizomes, stolons, tubers
✔✔Insect order known to transmit plant disease - ✔✔Thysanoptera (Thrips)
✔✔Insect order of pests to living plants - ✔✔Heteroptera (true bugs)
✔✔Immature stages of insects - ✔✔Instars
✔✔Insect order that suck juices from plant cells - ✔✔Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies)
✔✔Part of plant nematodes often attack - ✔✔Roots & underground parts
✔✔Plant disorder that cannot be transmitted between plants - ✔✔Abiotic problems
✔✔Ant insect order - ✔✔Hymenoptera
✔✔Insects with chewing mouthparts - ✔✔Caterpillars
✔✔What kind of insect are mites - ✔✔arthropods
✔✔Insects that cause leaf stippling - ✔✔Mites
✔✔Life stages of complete metamorphosis - ✔✔egg, larva, pupa, adult
✔✔Complete elimination of pest species - ✔✔eradication
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SURE A+
✔✔pressure drops on sprayers indicate - ✔✔pump is worn
✔✔Four factors to measure in calibration - ✔✔swath width, travel speed, tank capacity,
and output rate
✔✔advantage of using a ready to use (RTA) formulation - ✔✔no mixing required
✔✔herbicide application equipment with least drift - ✔✔wick applicator
✔✔nozzle material best resisting abrasion - ✔✔tungsten or ceramic, then stainless
✔✔Pesticide fate - ✔✔what happens to pesticides after application
✔✔Soil type with low risk of runoff - ✔✔sandy soils
✔✔Pesticide type likely to runoff with water - ✔✔persistent pesticides
✔✔Potential for leaching is increased by - ✔✔rainfall
✔✔Factor making a plant at high risk of phytotoxicity - ✔✔water stressed
✔✔Photodecomposition - ✔✔chemical breakdown caused by exposure to light
✔✔Exclusionary tactic in interiorscape - ✔✔using pest-free soils and plants
✔✔Selective pruning is a pest management method by - ✔✔removing diseased parts of
plants
✔✔Provide facility managers with ___________ before applying pesticides - ✔✔MSDS
and restricted-entry interval
, ✔✔Major issues of pesticide fate in interiorscapes include - ✔✔drift and residues
✔✔When properly applied, _____________ formulations have the lowest risk -
✔✔granules
✔✔Interiorscape hazards of granules or soil drenches - ✔✔residues in planting medium
✔✔For phytotoxicity information, check - ✔✔the label
✔✔When applying in a mixed species planter, minimize phytotoxicity by - ✔✔shielding
sensitive plants
✔✔Risk of phytotoxicity increases as - ✔✔temperature rises
✔✔Pesticide spill cleanup information is found in the... - ✔✔MSDS
✔✔ Perennial weeds are difficult to control because... - ✔✔They can reproduce from
organs like rhizomes, stolons, tubers
✔✔Insect order known to transmit plant disease - ✔✔Thysanoptera (Thrips)
✔✔Insect order of pests to living plants - ✔✔Heteroptera (true bugs)
✔✔Immature stages of insects - ✔✔Instars
✔✔Insect order that suck juices from plant cells - ✔✔Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies)
✔✔Part of plant nematodes often attack - ✔✔Roots & underground parts
✔✔Plant disorder that cannot be transmitted between plants - ✔✔Abiotic problems
✔✔Ant insect order - ✔✔Hymenoptera
✔✔Insects with chewing mouthparts - ✔✔Caterpillars
✔✔What kind of insect are mites - ✔✔arthropods
✔✔Insects that cause leaf stippling - ✔✔Mites
✔✔Life stages of complete metamorphosis - ✔✔egg, larva, pupa, adult
✔✔Complete elimination of pest species - ✔✔eradication
