Ornamental/Turf pesticide applicator's licence exam study guide
with Verified Answers | Graded A
What are some of the basic principles of can enter a treated area
Integrated pest management? - ANSWER -
1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that
resist plants: (Selecting healthy plants, using Resistance to pesticides come from... -
certified seed, providing good growing ANSWER -Using the same pesticides over
conditions, and making a good match between and over again
the plant and the site)
2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST:
Identify the problem: (Finding out whether the What will happen to Pesticides in the soil over
damage to a particular plant is caused by a pest time? - ANSWER -They are eventually
or by an environmental condition such as broken down by bacteria and fungi
freezing or drought and always determine the
exact pest that you are dealing with)
3.) SET ACTION THRESHOLDS: Expect some When should you apply a pesticide? -
pests and tolerate some damage: (Deciding how ANSWER -When pests are abundant
many pests and how much damage to tolerate) enough cause unacceptable damage
4.) CONTROL: Use pesticides as a last choice-
Not a first choice
What hand lens magnification is recommended
for insect identification? - ANSWER -5
What are 4 tools or techniques that you could
power to 10 power
use to study a plant problem as you look for
pests? - ANSWER -1.) Keep records
2.) Use a hand lens What should you do in an IPM program? -
3.) Learn about symptoms
ANSWER -Produce healthy plants that can
4.) Carry an index card
resist pests
What are 2 kinds of drift? - ANSWER -1.) Why should pesticide application be the last
Particle drift: (The movement of fine particles
choice in pest management? - ANSWER -
(droplets or dust) through the air while the
Because they are labeled for use only on specific
pesticide is being applied)
pests and types of plants and because it is safer
2.) Vapor drift: (The movement of the pesticide in
to use other controls
the form of a gas or vapor during or after
application)
What is Integrated pest management (IPM) ? -
ANSWER -It is an effective and
What is a Buffer? - ANSWER -This is the
environmentally sensitive approach to pest
non treated zone between the area to be treated
management that relies on a combination of
and sensitive areas such as ponds, streams,
common-sense practices. IPM programs use
wells, and drains
current, comprehensive information on the life
cycles of pests and their interaction with the
environment
What is a Re-entry period? - ANSWER -
The length of time that must pass before anyone
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, Ornamental/Turf pesticide applicator's licence exam study guide
with Verified Answers | Graded A
What is Phytotoxicity? - ANSWER -A toxic
effect by a compound on plant growth
What does good soil drainage do? -
ANSWER -Promotes healthy turfgrass
What is Pesticide breakdown? - ANSWER -
The breakdown of pesticides into non-toxic
substances from bacteria and fungi in the soil What are the 3 major geographical regions in the
southeastern U.S.? - ANSWER -1.)
Mountains: (Cool-season grasses)
What is a Threshold? - ANSWER -A point 2.) Piedmont: (The transitional zone where both
at which pest populations or environmental warm and cool-season grasses are used)
conditions indicate that pest control action must *Cool-season gasses do better in the upper-
be taken piedmont region
*Warm-season grasses do better in the lower-
piedmont region
What are the strategies that delay the 3.) Coastal plain: (Warm-season grasses)
development of pesticide resistance? -
ANSWER -Using a pesticide only when
needed and choosing alternative pesticides from What are 4 mistakes in turf plant management
different chemical classes that could contribute to poor turf stands and pest
problems? - ANSWER -1.) Not enough
water
What is an Indicator plant? - ANSWER - 2.) Not aerating
Plants that can indicate the onset of a pest 3.) A lot of thatch
infestation 4.) No regular mowing
What does proper mowing mean? - What are 3 site problems that could contribute to
poor turf stands and pest problems? -
ANSWER -Using sharp mower blades to
make a clean cut ANSWER -1.) Poor drainage
2.) Shade
3.) Humidity
What do you need to do to promote healthy turf
and reduce disease? - ANSWER -Water
thoroughly when you first see wilting What are Cultivars? - ANSWER -The
different plant groups within a species
What should you do when fertilizing? -
ANSWER -Determine fertilizer need What is Compaction? - ANSWER -This is
through results of a soil test when the ground gets hard from foot traffic,
machine traffic, etc..
Cool-season cultivars... - ANSWER -Can
What are 4 of the major cool-season grasses? -
be mixed to minimize disease
ANSWER -1.) Creeping bentgrass
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with Verified Answers | Graded A
What are some of the basic principles of can enter a treated area
Integrated pest management? - ANSWER -
1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that
resist plants: (Selecting healthy plants, using Resistance to pesticides come from... -
certified seed, providing good growing ANSWER -Using the same pesticides over
conditions, and making a good match between and over again
the plant and the site)
2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST:
Identify the problem: (Finding out whether the What will happen to Pesticides in the soil over
damage to a particular plant is caused by a pest time? - ANSWER -They are eventually
or by an environmental condition such as broken down by bacteria and fungi
freezing or drought and always determine the
exact pest that you are dealing with)
3.) SET ACTION THRESHOLDS: Expect some When should you apply a pesticide? -
pests and tolerate some damage: (Deciding how ANSWER -When pests are abundant
many pests and how much damage to tolerate) enough cause unacceptable damage
4.) CONTROL: Use pesticides as a last choice-
Not a first choice
What hand lens magnification is recommended
for insect identification? - ANSWER -5
What are 4 tools or techniques that you could
power to 10 power
use to study a plant problem as you look for
pests? - ANSWER -1.) Keep records
2.) Use a hand lens What should you do in an IPM program? -
3.) Learn about symptoms
ANSWER -Produce healthy plants that can
4.) Carry an index card
resist pests
What are 2 kinds of drift? - ANSWER -1.) Why should pesticide application be the last
Particle drift: (The movement of fine particles
choice in pest management? - ANSWER -
(droplets or dust) through the air while the
Because they are labeled for use only on specific
pesticide is being applied)
pests and types of plants and because it is safer
2.) Vapor drift: (The movement of the pesticide in
to use other controls
the form of a gas or vapor during or after
application)
What is Integrated pest management (IPM) ? -
ANSWER -It is an effective and
What is a Buffer? - ANSWER -This is the
environmentally sensitive approach to pest
non treated zone between the area to be treated
management that relies on a combination of
and sensitive areas such as ponds, streams,
common-sense practices. IPM programs use
wells, and drains
current, comprehensive information on the life
cycles of pests and their interaction with the
environment
What is a Re-entry period? - ANSWER -
The length of time that must pass before anyone
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, Ornamental/Turf pesticide applicator's licence exam study guide
with Verified Answers | Graded A
What is Phytotoxicity? - ANSWER -A toxic
effect by a compound on plant growth
What does good soil drainage do? -
ANSWER -Promotes healthy turfgrass
What is Pesticide breakdown? - ANSWER -
The breakdown of pesticides into non-toxic
substances from bacteria and fungi in the soil What are the 3 major geographical regions in the
southeastern U.S.? - ANSWER -1.)
Mountains: (Cool-season grasses)
What is a Threshold? - ANSWER -A point 2.) Piedmont: (The transitional zone where both
at which pest populations or environmental warm and cool-season grasses are used)
conditions indicate that pest control action must *Cool-season gasses do better in the upper-
be taken piedmont region
*Warm-season grasses do better in the lower-
piedmont region
What are the strategies that delay the 3.) Coastal plain: (Warm-season grasses)
development of pesticide resistance? -
ANSWER -Using a pesticide only when
needed and choosing alternative pesticides from What are 4 mistakes in turf plant management
different chemical classes that could contribute to poor turf stands and pest
problems? - ANSWER -1.) Not enough
water
What is an Indicator plant? - ANSWER - 2.) Not aerating
Plants that can indicate the onset of a pest 3.) A lot of thatch
infestation 4.) No regular mowing
What does proper mowing mean? - What are 3 site problems that could contribute to
poor turf stands and pest problems? -
ANSWER -Using sharp mower blades to
make a clean cut ANSWER -1.) Poor drainage
2.) Shade
3.) Humidity
What do you need to do to promote healthy turf
and reduce disease? - ANSWER -Water
thoroughly when you first see wilting What are Cultivars? - ANSWER -The
different plant groups within a species
What should you do when fertilizing? -
ANSWER -Determine fertilizer need What is Compaction? - ANSWER -This is
through results of a soil test when the ground gets hard from foot traffic,
machine traffic, etc..
Cool-season cultivars... - ANSWER -Can
What are 4 of the major cool-season grasses? -
be mixed to minimize disease
ANSWER -1.) Creeping bentgrass
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