Rights-of-way Pest Management Exam Questions
& Answers 100% Correct!!
is the use of all available tactics or strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be
achieved. - ANSWER Integrated Pest management
why must weeds and woody plants be managed on right of way? - ANSWER saftey, access to
facilities, decrease in maintenence costs, wildlife.
the first component of an effective pest management program is pest identification. - ANSWER true
When identifying the pest, what other information should be collected about the pest? - ANSWER
pest life cycles, physiology, reproductive potential, and past control results
List several examples of different sites that might have site specific requirements - ANSWER urban,
suburban, rural areas, dry upland, wetlands, popular tourist, scenic areas, recreation areas.
Why should you monitor your control strategies? what information should be recorded? - ANSWER
adjustments can be made when necessary. Records should include rate for any pesticides applied,
identification of equipment
list four categories of control methods. - ANSWER biological, cultural, mechanical, chemical control
how does shading work as a cultural control? where is it often used? - ANSWER floats of black plastic
on water, adding dye to water. aquatic weed control.
how have public attitudes changed about vegetation and its control in rights-of-way? - ANSWER
more selective approach is being used in terms of what plants are bad.
Why is it important to protect wetlands? - ANSWER wildlife habitat, minimize bank and shorline
erosion along rivers and lakes.
Four stages of weed development and briefly describe each. - ANSWER Seedling, vegetative, seed
production, maturity
, list three plant types and briefly describe each - ANSWER annual, biennials, perennials
what tree has 3 different shaped leaves? the bark is dark red-brown, orange when cut with a knife. -
ANSWER Sassafras
What tree has round leaves with flat stems that are said to "quake" in the wind? - ANSWER Quaking
aspen (trembling aspen) (poplar)
what perennial has a taproot, a bright blue flower and smooth milky sap. - ANSWER Chicory
what weed smells like a carrot? - ANSWER wild carrot
which thistle is a perennial and has a greater root system: Canada or musk thistle? - ANSWER
Canada thistle
cattails must have their leaves and flower spikes above water to survive? - ANSWER true.
Root-absorbed herbicides are generally more effective when applied postemergence. - ANSWER true
What is the difference between a contact and systemic herbicide? - ANSWER contact kill only the
green parts of the plant
systemic herbicides move throughout the plant
Temperature, moisture, soil type and rate of application influence the persistence of herbicide -
ANSWER true
What is temperature inversion and how can it affect pesticide drift? - ANSWER ground air two to five
degrees cooler than the air above it. may result in the smallest spray droplets remaining suspended
as a dense cloud in a layer of undisturbed air.
what is the difference between a selective and non-selective herbicide? - ANSWER selective - large
area, control for many years, right of ways.
& Answers 100% Correct!!
is the use of all available tactics or strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be
achieved. - ANSWER Integrated Pest management
why must weeds and woody plants be managed on right of way? - ANSWER saftey, access to
facilities, decrease in maintenence costs, wildlife.
the first component of an effective pest management program is pest identification. - ANSWER true
When identifying the pest, what other information should be collected about the pest? - ANSWER
pest life cycles, physiology, reproductive potential, and past control results
List several examples of different sites that might have site specific requirements - ANSWER urban,
suburban, rural areas, dry upland, wetlands, popular tourist, scenic areas, recreation areas.
Why should you monitor your control strategies? what information should be recorded? - ANSWER
adjustments can be made when necessary. Records should include rate for any pesticides applied,
identification of equipment
list four categories of control methods. - ANSWER biological, cultural, mechanical, chemical control
how does shading work as a cultural control? where is it often used? - ANSWER floats of black plastic
on water, adding dye to water. aquatic weed control.
how have public attitudes changed about vegetation and its control in rights-of-way? - ANSWER
more selective approach is being used in terms of what plants are bad.
Why is it important to protect wetlands? - ANSWER wildlife habitat, minimize bank and shorline
erosion along rivers and lakes.
Four stages of weed development and briefly describe each. - ANSWER Seedling, vegetative, seed
production, maturity
, list three plant types and briefly describe each - ANSWER annual, biennials, perennials
what tree has 3 different shaped leaves? the bark is dark red-brown, orange when cut with a knife. -
ANSWER Sassafras
What tree has round leaves with flat stems that are said to "quake" in the wind? - ANSWER Quaking
aspen (trembling aspen) (poplar)
what perennial has a taproot, a bright blue flower and smooth milky sap. - ANSWER Chicory
what weed smells like a carrot? - ANSWER wild carrot
which thistle is a perennial and has a greater root system: Canada or musk thistle? - ANSWER
Canada thistle
cattails must have their leaves and flower spikes above water to survive? - ANSWER true.
Root-absorbed herbicides are generally more effective when applied postemergence. - ANSWER true
What is the difference between a contact and systemic herbicide? - ANSWER contact kill only the
green parts of the plant
systemic herbicides move throughout the plant
Temperature, moisture, soil type and rate of application influence the persistence of herbicide -
ANSWER true
What is temperature inversion and how can it affect pesticide drift? - ANSWER ground air two to five
degrees cooler than the air above it. may result in the smallest spray droplets remaining suspended
as a dense cloud in a layer of undisturbed air.
what is the difference between a selective and non-selective herbicide? - ANSWER selective - large
area, control for many years, right of ways.
