PA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM LAWN AND TURF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/25

PA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM LAWN AND TURF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/25 What are some of the basic principles of Integrated pest management? - ANSWER 1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that resist plants: (Selecting healthy plants, using certified seed, providing good growing conditions, and making a good match between the plant and the site) 2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST: Identify the problem: (Finding out whether the damage to a particular plant is caused by a pest or by an environmental condition such as freezing or drought and always determine the exact pest that you are dealing with) 3.) SET ACTION THRESHOLDS: Expect some pests and tolerate some damage: (Deciding how many pests and how much damage to tolerate) 4.) CONTROL: Use pesticides as a last choice-Not a first choice What should you do in an IPM program? - ANSWER Produce healthy plants that can resist pests What is Phytotoxicity? - ANSWER A toxic effect by a compound on plant growth Which method will NOT help monitor cutworms? - ANSWER Pitfall traps What is Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) ? - ANSWER A common bacterium that kills many types of caterpillars When should you apply an insecticide? - ANSWER When the insect is at its most vulnerable stage What is the Milky spore disease? - ANSWER A bacterial disease that is caused by the bacterium, Bacillus popilliae, and kills Japanese beetles What do you do to control fire ants? - ANSWER Use a combination of broadcast bait and mound treatments Sod webworms... - ANSWER Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf