Lawn and Ornamental - Landscape Maintenance / Ornamental and Turf Exam And All Correct Answers 2024.

TDA and SPCS - Answer In Texas, two regulatory agencies can issue licenses in ornamental and turf pest control. With either license you may perform landscape pest control. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) - Answer Applicators may perform landscape pest control in ornamental and turf pest control with limitations. They cannot treat trees or ornamental plants for termites. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS) - Answer Applicators may perform landscape pest control in ornamental and turf pest control. They are allowed to treat trees and ornamental plants for termites, specifically Formosan termites, with the Texas SPCS in the termite control category. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Answer A comprehensive approach to pest management that uses cultural, physical, biological and chemical control methods in a careful and environmentally sound manner. Pest Identification - Answer Proper identification of a pest is key to controlling pest. (Most important aspect of pest management) Natural Factors - Answer Climate, population development and dynamics, natural barriers and enemies, availability of shelter and food and water supplies all influence pest population. (May cause population to increase or decrease without human influence) Host plant resistance - Answer The ability of some plants to tolerate damage from certain pests or be unsuitable for pest development. (Using tolerant or resistant plant varieties, when available, prevents pest populations from reaching harmful levels by making conditions unfavorable for the pests.) Cultural control methods - Answer Alters the environment around the plants to affect the pests that could be attacking them. (Some practices can often be modified to reduce the impact of pests.)