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MICHIGAN TURFGRASS PEST MANAGMENT 3A | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+.Four principles for this are: 1. Produce healthy plants that resist pests. 2. Identify what is damaging the plant. 3. Expect some pests and tolerate some damage. 4. Use pesticides as a last resort. Managing turfgrass pests What are the five turfgrass IPM steps? 1. Detect the pest 2. Identify the pest 3. Determine the amount of damage and whether it is below or above tolerance threshold 4. Select and use a management tactic 5. Evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy and keep records. Visual inspection, coffee can technique, white paper test, root sampling, disclosing solutions, pitfall traps, and pheromone-bait traps are examples of what? Monitoring techniques Why is it better to keep track of degree day accumulations instead of calendar days? Both plant growth and pest development depend on the amount of heat that surrounds an organism. An organism shouldn't be classified and treated as this until it is proven to be one. Most species of insects, fungi, nematodes and bacteria are either harmless or beneficial to turf. Pest Many of these are directly associated with a specific species or cultivar (variety) of grass. Knowing the cultivar growing in a particular area may help you diagnose the problem. Turfgrass disorder This is defined as the density of pests at which damage to the turf will occur. Economic injury level (EIL) This is the pest density at which action must be taken to prevent the pest from reaching the economic injury level. Action threshold What are: 1. Client's tolerance of pest damage 2. Visibility or use of the turn stand 3. Level of maintenance 4. Health and vigor of the turf stand 5. The degree of risk from the pest injury to the plant host 6. Expected pest reduction by natural controls Factors affecting turfgrass injury level

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MICHIGAN TURFGRASS PEST MANAGMENT 3A
| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+.


Four BBprinciples BBfor BBthis BBare:
1. BBProduce BBhealthy BBplants BBthat BBresist BBpests.
2. BBIdentify BBwhat BBis BBdamaging BBthe BBplant.
3. BBExpect BBsome BBpests BBand BBtolerate BBsome BBdamage.
4. BBUse BBpesticides BBas BBa BBlast BBresort. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersManaging BBturfgrass BBpests

What BBare BBthe BBfive BBturfgrass BBIPM BBsteps? BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBDetect BBthe BBpest
2. BBIdentify BBthe BBpest
3. BBDetermine BBthe BBamount BBof BBdamage BBand BBwhether BBit BBis BBbelow BBor BBabove
BBtolerance BBthreshold

4. BBSelect BBand BBuse BBa BBmanagement BBtactic
5. BBEvaluate BBthe BBeffectiveness BBof BBthe BBstrategy BBand BBkeep BBrecords.

Visual BBinspection, BBcoffee BBcan BBtechnique, BBwhite BBpaper BBtest, BBroot BBsampling,
BBdisclosing BBsolutions, BBpitfall BBtraps, BBand BBpheromone-bait BBtraps BBare BBexamples BBof

BBwhat? BB- BBcorrect BBanswersMonitoring BBtechniques




Why BBis BBit BBbetter BBto BBkeep BBtrack BBof BBdegree BBday BBaccumulations BBinstead BBof
BBcalendar BBdays? BB- BBcorrect BBanswersBoth BBplant BBgrowth BBand BBpest BBdevelopment

BBdepend BBon BBthe BBamount BBof BBheat BBthat BBsurrounds BBan BBorganism.




An BBorganism BBshouldn't BBbe BBclassified BBand BBtreated BBas BBthis BBuntil BBit BBis BBproven BBto
BBbe BBone. BBMost BBspecies BBof BBinsects, BBfungi, BBnematodes BBand BBbacteria BBare BBeither

BBharmless BBor BBbeneficial BBto BBturf. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersPest




Many BBof BBthese BBare BBdirectly BBassociated BBwith BBa BBspecific BBspecies BBor BBcultivar
BB(variety) BBof BBgrass. BBKnowing BBthe BBcultivar BBgrowing BBin BBa BBparticular BBarea BBmay BBhelp

BByou BBdiagnose BBthe BBproblem. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersTurfgrass BBdisorder




This BBis BBdefined BBas BBthe BBdensity BBof BBpests BBat BBwhich BBdamage BBto BBthe BBturf BBwill
BBoccur. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersEconomic BBinjury BBlevel BB(EIL)




This BBis BBthe BBpest BBdensity BBat BBwhich BBaction BBmust BBbe BBtaken BBto BBprevent BBthe BBpest
BBfrom BBreaching BBthe BBeconomic BBinjury BBlevel. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersAction BBthreshold




What BBare:
1. BBClient's BBtolerance BBof BBpest BBdamage
2. BBVisibility BBor BBuse BBof BBthe BBturn BBstand
3. BBLevel BBof BBmaintenance

, 4. BBHealth BBand BBvigor BBof BBthe BBturf BBstand
5. BBThe BBdegree BBof BBrisk BBfrom BBthe BBpest BBinjury BBto BBthe BBplant BBhost
6. BBExpected BBpest BBreduction BBby BBnatural BBcontrols BB- BBcorrect BBanswersFactors
BBaffecting BBturfgrass BBinjury BBlevel




What BBare BBthe BBtwo BBtypes BBof BBpest BBmanagement BBtactics? BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersimmediate, BBshort-term BBsuppression BBand BBlong-term BBmaintenance




Some BBspecies BBor BBcultivars BBof BBgrasses BBare BBresistant BBto BBdamaging BBpests BBbecause
BBof BBthese BBthat BBlive BBinside BBgrass BBplants. BBThese BBproduce BBchemicals BBin BBthe BBplant

BBthat BBprovide BBresistance BBto BBsome BBpests. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersEndophytic BBfungi




This BBcontrol BBtype BBincludes BBraking, BBthatch BBremoval BBand BBaeration. BBRouting
BBmaintenance BBpractices BBsuch BBas BBmoving, BBfertilizing BBand BBirrigating BBare BBimportant.

BB- BBcorrect BBanswersCultural BBcontrol




This BBcontrol BBmethod BBare BBtactics BBthat BBphysically BBseparate BBthe BBpest BBfrom BBthe
BBhost BBplant. BBExamples BBinclude BBhand-removal, BBtraps, BBbarriers BBand BBrepellents. BB-

BBcorrect BBanswersMechanical BBand BBphysical BBcontrols




This BBis BBan BBexample BBof BBa BBdisease BBthat BByou BBcan BBreadily BBcontrol BBby BBphysically
BBremoving BBit. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersSlime BBmold




This BBmethod BBisn't BBpractical BBto BBmanage BBweeds BBin BBestablished BBturf, BBhowever, BBit
BBmay BBbe BBthe BBonly BBappropriate BBweed BBcontrol BBoperation BBfor BBnewly BBplant BBstands

BBof BBtender BBgrass. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersHand-removal




A BBpest BBstand BBcannot BBbe BBboth: BB- BBcorrect BBanswerspest-free BBand BBbenefit BBfrom
BBbiological BBcontrol




This BBnatural BBmicrobial BBinsecticide BBproduct BBkills BBmany BBinsect BBlarvae, BBincluding
BBarmyworms, BBcutworms, BBsod BBwebworms, BBand BBother BBcatepillars. BB- BBcorrect

BBanswersBacillus BBthuringiensis BBor BBBt




Pesticides BBare BBtypically BBclassified BBin BBfour BBways: BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBType BBof
BBpest BBcontrolled

2. BBPesticide BBchemistry
3. BBMode BBof BBaction
4. BBPesticide BBformulation

Choose BBa BBpesticide BBthat: BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBLabeled BBfor BBthe BBsite
2. BBAble BBto BBproduce BBthe BBdesired BBlevel BBof BBcontrol
3. BBLeast BBdisruptive BBto BBthe BBenvironment
4. BBLeast BBtoxic BBto BBpredators, BBparasites BBand BBnatural BBenemies
5. BBLeast BBtoxic BBto BBpeople BBand BBpets
6. BBNot BBphytotoxic BBto BBturn BBor BBother BBornamental BBplants

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