Trugreen (test practice) questions with answers

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what system is an appropriate practice to keep populations below
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the economic injury level in crops and below the aesthetic injury
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level in non-crops or ornamental plantings? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔integrated pest managements (IPM)
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what cultural control tactic is the best defense against invading
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weeds to insure a dense, vigorous stand of turf grass? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔proper fertilization and mowing
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what should applicators/ operators take into account when
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selecting and applying pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Are
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there other non-chemical controls available. Has scouting
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indicated the pest populations is high enough. Is it the correct
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time to apply and get control. (All of the above).
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what is unique about an insect that undergoes incomplete
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development or (simple metamorphosis) such as a grasshopper? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They undergo 3 life stages (Egg-
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Nymph-Adult) where the nymph cannot fly and cannot reproduce. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




what stage of insect development is often called the "resting
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stage" because it cannot feed and usually not very active? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pupa |\ |\

,what can cause a non-infectious disease in ornamental plants? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔temperature and moisture extremes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




what is a characteristic of infectious plant diseases in crops? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pathogens multiply on or within the host|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


plant and can be transmitted from one plant to another.
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How do applicators, operators, plant pathologist and others
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recognize a plant that is diseased? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔By|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


recognizing symptoms such as leaf spot or chlorosis. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




what growth stage of weeds is easiest to control with herbicides
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or cultivation? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔weeds that are in the
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seedling stage |\




which of the following weeds emerge from seed that germinate in
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the fall, overwinter as seedlings, flower, produce seed and die in
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the early summer. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔winter annuals
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to control the majority of perennial weeds what treatment is
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usually recommended? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A systemic
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herbicide applied at early bud to bloom stage or early fall when
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plants are replenishing food supplies below ground.
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which of the following conditions are not necessary for a plant
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disease to develop in crops? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔There must
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be a susceptible host and pathogen, time for disease to develop
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and a favorable environment. (Diseases do not need an insect
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vector)

, what portion of the pesticide formulation is effective against
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target pests? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Active ingredient
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what term indicates solvents, emulsifiers, and adjuvants in a
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pesticide formulation? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔insert ingredients
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what type of pesticide would you select to control a specific pest
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with little or no injury to related organisms such as desirable
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plants or beneficial insects? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Selective
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pesticide


How many lbs. of active ingredient are in a 20 lb. container of
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OUTOFHERE 50WP. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 lbs. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




what type of pesticides do not move within the host plant and
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require thorough coverage for effective control. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Contact pesticide |\ |\




what characteristics do wettable powders and water dispersing
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granules have in common? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔form a
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suspension that requires constant agitation and are abrasive to
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pumps.


which of the following statements describing adjuvants is true? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Generally have little or no pesticidal
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effect