Ornamental And Turfgrass Pest Management Questions And Answers.

ORNAMENTAL AND TURFGRASS PEST
MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
how many types of ornamental and turf pest control licenses exist in Florida - Correct
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Answer - 4
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what is the maximum number of unlicensed applicators a person with the Ornamental and
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Turf License (Ch.487) may supervise - Correct Answer - 15
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to apply for a pest Control Operator license, a person must pass an exam given by the
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DACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control and have - Correct Answer - - worked for 3
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years for a licensed business
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-4 year college degree in horticulture or related fields plus 1 year working with a licensed
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business
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- 2 year degree in horticulture or something similar plus 1 year working for a licensed
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business
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- 24 semesters hours or 26 quarter hours in horticulture or related fields plus 1 year working
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for a licensed business
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the certified operator in charge cannot apply or supervise the applications of pesticides on -
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Correct Answer - golf courses, parks, cemeteries, athletic fields
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the Limited Lawn and Ornamental certification is required for the application of an
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pesticides, including herbicides to lawns and ornamentals around. - Correct Answer - -
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public buildings and schools
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- grocery stores and restaurants
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- apartments and common areas of condominiums
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True or False: a person who has a Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
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Certification ( Ch.482)license can apply herbicides to control weeds in plant beds and
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perform integrated pest management on ornamental plants - Correct Answer - true
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a person who has a Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Certification can use
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which of the following materials - Correct Answer - - Insecticides with the signal word
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"caution"
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- Insecticidal soaps
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- Horticultural oils
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- Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)
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, True or false: Persons with the Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Certification
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may use only hand held 3 gallon compressed air sprayers or backpack sprayers that hold
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no more than 5 gallons? - Correct Answer - true
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A person with the Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Certification - Correct
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Answer - - May not use power equipment
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- May not supervise workers who do not have licenses
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- May not apply pesticides to turf, golf courses, athletic fields, parks, or cemeteries
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- May not operate a pest control business
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sequence of events for qualifying for the Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
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Certification - Correct Answer - 1.Proof of beeing in the landscaping business for at least 3
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years.
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2. completing 6 hours of plant bed and ornamental continuing education approved by the
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DACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control
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3. Passing the Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance exam
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Notice of lawn and ornamental pesticide applications must: - Correct Answer - - be posted
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in an obvious location where the pesticide was applied
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-be posted at the time the pesticide is applied
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- have the applicators's name on the notice.
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True or False: People sensitive to certain pesticides who are on a special DACS registry
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require prior notification before pesticides are applied near their property - Correct Answer
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- true
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True or False: Licensed applicator and limited certificate holders must notify people on the
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registry 8 hours before a pesticide application - Correct Answer - false
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IPM centers on preventing pest or their damage for a long period of time by: - Correct
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Answer - - using several management practices together
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- using pesticides to remove only pests that are causing problems in a landscape
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- Selecting and applying methods that limit the risk to human health, beneficial, non-target
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organism, and the environment
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what practices common to all IPM programs: - Correct Answer - - identify pests correctly
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- monitor and scout pests
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- follow control action guidelines
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-use different IPM practices together
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- Prevent pest problems
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True or false: Control-action guidelines include aesthetic injury levels and treatment
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thresholds? - Correct Answer - True
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True or False: Prevent pest problems by landscaping with plants and turfgrass that are
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pest resistant - Correct Answer - true
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