Pesticide license ornamental and turf for nc Exam Questions and Answers

Dallisgrass - ANSWER-grows in clumps but has short, stout rhizomes; about the same texture as St. Augustinegrass; produces unsightly seedheads; tends to grow faster than turfgrasses after mowing; difficult to control Sedges - ANSWER-Yellow and purple nutsedge Pitfall traps work for - ANSWER-billbugs Pheromone traps work for - ANSWER-adult japanese beetle, black cutworm moth, larger sod webworm moth Light traps work for - ANSWER-moths of cutworms,sod webworms, night flying beetles Flotation - ANSWER-chinch bugs soap/water flush - ANSWER-finding mole crickets, sod webworms, army worms, and catapillars 2 ounces dishsoap to 4 gallons of water Root feeders - ANSWER-japanese beetle, green june beetle, masked chafer, oriental beetle, mole cricket, and ground pearls pests that mature complete meteamorphisis - ANSWER-moth, beetle, cutworm, army worm, sod webworm, and billbug Perrennial grasses - ANSWER-Dallis grass,is fast growing warm season grass with reddish looking leaf sheath, bloated fat and hairy Broadleaf weeds - ANSWER-prostate spurge, common chickweed, henbit, dandelion, plantains, white clover, and wild garlic disease pyramid - ANSWER-enviroment, pathogen, host and time if any are missing no disease will occur disorders - ANSWER-caused by unfavorable conditios such as extreme temps, soil compaction, injury from machines or chemicals, or too little or too much water, fertilizer, and light diseases - ANSWER-caused by pathogens such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses