Ornamental and turf grass Pest management
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Resistance to pesticides come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Using the same pesticides
over and over.
Pesticides in the soil? - CORRECT ANSWER - Are eventually broken down by bacteria
and fungi
You should apply a pesticide...? - CORRECT ANSWER - When pests are abundant
enough cause unacceptable damage
What hand lens magnification is recommended for insect identification? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 5 power to 10 power
In an IPM program you should... - CORRECT ANSWER - Produce healthy plants that can
resist pests
Which of these statements is TRUE?
a) is legal to using insecticide on any plants to control insects.
b) different diseases and insects can cause the same symptoms.
c) yellow leaves are always a sign of disease.
d) it is safe to use a broad spectrum herbicide on plants not listed on the label. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Different diseases and insects can cause the same symptoms.
Which of these statements is false?
a) Records are helpful in knowing when to look for a pest each year.
b) Records are a way to know whether a treatment was effective.
,c) Record keeping takes more time than it's worth.
D). Recordkeeping helps you comply with pesticide regulations. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Record Keeping takes more time than its worth
Proper mowing means? - CORRECT ANSWER - Using sharp mower blades to make a
clean cut
To promote healthy turf and reduce disease...? - CORRECT ANSWER - Water thoroughly
when you first see wilting
When fertilizing - CORRECT ANSWER - Determine fertilizer need through result of a
soil test
Which of these statements is false?
a) thatch should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
b) thatch should be no more than 1/2 inch thick
c) excess thatch keeps water and fertilizer from reaching roots
d) thatch provides a good environment for turf pest - CORRECT ANSWER - thatch
should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
Cool season cultivars - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be mixed to minimize disease
Good soil drainage - CORRECT ANSWER - Promotes healthy turfgrass
Which of these statements is false?
a) too much fertilizer promotes thatch build up.
b) Too much fertilizer can make grass Morris acceptable to brown patch and leaf spot.
c) Two little fertilizer makes turf susceptible to bare spots and weed invasions. d) Do not fertilize
turf grass infected with dollar spot. - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not fertilize turf grass
infected with dollar spot.
, Which method will not help monitor cutworms? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pitfall traps
Apply and insecticide - CORRECT ANSWER - When the insect is at its most vulnerable
stage
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls caterpillars
The milky spore disease bacterium - CORRECT ANSWER - Is only effective against
Japanese beetle grubs
Control fire ants - CORRECT ANSWER - Use a combination of broadcast bait and mound
treatments
Insecticide apply to control white Grubbs - CORRECT ANSWER - Should be watered in
to reach the soil
Mole Crickets - CORRECT ANSWER - Have only one generation per year
Herbicides are - CORRECT ANSWER - One tool for maintaining weeds
Annual weeds - CORRECT ANSWER - grow, flower, go to seed, and die within 12
months
Biennial weeds - CORRECT ANSWER - Form a rosette of leaves the first year and flower
the next
Perennial weeds - CORRECT ANSWER - can live indefinitely
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Resistance to pesticides come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Using the same pesticides
over and over.
Pesticides in the soil? - CORRECT ANSWER - Are eventually broken down by bacteria
and fungi
You should apply a pesticide...? - CORRECT ANSWER - When pests are abundant
enough cause unacceptable damage
What hand lens magnification is recommended for insect identification? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 5 power to 10 power
In an IPM program you should... - CORRECT ANSWER - Produce healthy plants that can
resist pests
Which of these statements is TRUE?
a) is legal to using insecticide on any plants to control insects.
b) different diseases and insects can cause the same symptoms.
c) yellow leaves are always a sign of disease.
d) it is safe to use a broad spectrum herbicide on plants not listed on the label. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Different diseases and insects can cause the same symptoms.
Which of these statements is false?
a) Records are helpful in knowing when to look for a pest each year.
b) Records are a way to know whether a treatment was effective.
,c) Record keeping takes more time than it's worth.
D). Recordkeeping helps you comply with pesticide regulations. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Record Keeping takes more time than its worth
Proper mowing means? - CORRECT ANSWER - Using sharp mower blades to make a
clean cut
To promote healthy turf and reduce disease...? - CORRECT ANSWER - Water thoroughly
when you first see wilting
When fertilizing - CORRECT ANSWER - Determine fertilizer need through result of a
soil test
Which of these statements is false?
a) thatch should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
b) thatch should be no more than 1/2 inch thick
c) excess thatch keeps water and fertilizer from reaching roots
d) thatch provides a good environment for turf pest - CORRECT ANSWER - thatch
should be at least 2 inches thick to keep soil cool
Cool season cultivars - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be mixed to minimize disease
Good soil drainage - CORRECT ANSWER - Promotes healthy turfgrass
Which of these statements is false?
a) too much fertilizer promotes thatch build up.
b) Too much fertilizer can make grass Morris acceptable to brown patch and leaf spot.
c) Two little fertilizer makes turf susceptible to bare spots and weed invasions. d) Do not fertilize
turf grass infected with dollar spot. - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not fertilize turf grass
infected with dollar spot.
, Which method will not help monitor cutworms? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pitfall traps
Apply and insecticide - CORRECT ANSWER - When the insect is at its most vulnerable
stage
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls caterpillars
The milky spore disease bacterium - CORRECT ANSWER - Is only effective against
Japanese beetle grubs
Control fire ants - CORRECT ANSWER - Use a combination of broadcast bait and mound
treatments
Insecticide apply to control white Grubbs - CORRECT ANSWER - Should be watered in
to reach the soil
Mole Crickets - CORRECT ANSWER - Have only one generation per year
Herbicides are - CORRECT ANSWER - One tool for maintaining weeds
Annual weeds - CORRECT ANSWER - grow, flower, go to seed, and die within 12
months
Biennial weeds - CORRECT ANSWER - Form a rosette of leaves the first year and flower
the next
Perennial weeds - CORRECT ANSWER - can live indefinitely
