Turf Pest Control 3B Kansas Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: - Correct answer-home lawns, institutional
and industrial grounds, sod production, golf courses, athletic fields and other
recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and cemeteries.
Turf management involves selecting: - Correct answer-the right grass, proper
mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is - Correct answer-is in the transition zone between the
northern cool-season grass range and the southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include - Correct answer-bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include - Correct answer-bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and
buffalograss
The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health and prevent
disease development. - Correct answer-Select appropriate turfgass species and
varieties, provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid
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,compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing heights, improve
airflow and light availability
The first step in control of turfgrass problems is - Correct answer-accurate
diagnosis
To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: - Correct answer-Determine the
overall distribution of the problem, identify the affected turfgrass species and
cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on individual plants, determine weather
conditions before and during disease development, knowledge of weather
conditions will help you select the right disease, determine potential problems with
soil structure or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the site,
review pesticide management practices, use reference materials
Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: - Correct answer-brown patch,
dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic
ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery mildew, plythium foliar
blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer patch
Brown Patch - Correct answer-Rhizoctonia salami most common and important
disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a - Correct answer-Summer disease
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,Brown patch is more severe on - Correct answer-Turf grasses under high nitrogen
fertilization
Brown patch initially is - Correct answer-Purple-green but quickly fades to light
brown
Management of brown patch includes: - Correct answer-Not fertilizing when
brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than recommended rates , do not
irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
Dollar spot - Correct answer-Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses
grown in Kansa
Dollar spot symptoms - Correct answer-Small roughly circular bleached patches.
2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes - Correct answer-Adequate fertilization
program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf
Fairy ring is caused by: - Correct answer-Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and can
occur in all species of turf
Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic matter and affect turf
grass growth - Correct answer-
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, In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering - Correct answer-Fungal fruiting
structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear in the ring area. In addition whit
spongy fungal growth maybe visible in the thatch or soil underneath the ring
Fairy ring symptoms include - Correct answer-Three categories.
Type 1 fairy rings - Correct answer-Include turf death and are most common on
sand based putting greens. Has been associated with high salt content and
hydrophobic conditions in the soil caused by fungi
Type 2 Fairy ring - Correct answer-Display a ring of lunch dark green turf and May
or may not have fungal fruiting structures
Type 3 fairy ring - Correct answer-Develop a ring of fruiting bodies with no visible
effect on the turfgrass. May range in diameter from a few inches to 50 feet or more
and they can expand overtime.
Fairy ring management includes - Correct answer-No management needed as they
symptoms are temporary .
Leaf spot and melting out is caused by - Correct answer-Several different fungi.
Most common on Kentucky blue grass and tall fescue
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Questions and Answers
Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: - Correct answer-home lawns, institutional
and industrial grounds, sod production, golf courses, athletic fields and other
recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and cemeteries.
Turf management involves selecting: - Correct answer-the right grass, proper
mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is - Correct answer-is in the transition zone between the
northern cool-season grass range and the southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include - Correct answer-bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include - Correct answer-bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and
buffalograss
The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health and prevent
disease development. - Correct answer-Select appropriate turfgass species and
varieties, provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid
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,compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing heights, improve
airflow and light availability
The first step in control of turfgrass problems is - Correct answer-accurate
diagnosis
To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: - Correct answer-Determine the
overall distribution of the problem, identify the affected turfgrass species and
cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on individual plants, determine weather
conditions before and during disease development, knowledge of weather
conditions will help you select the right disease, determine potential problems with
soil structure or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the site,
review pesticide management practices, use reference materials
Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: - Correct answer-brown patch,
dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic
ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery mildew, plythium foliar
blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer patch
Brown Patch - Correct answer-Rhizoctonia salami most common and important
disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a - Correct answer-Summer disease
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,Brown patch is more severe on - Correct answer-Turf grasses under high nitrogen
fertilization
Brown patch initially is - Correct answer-Purple-green but quickly fades to light
brown
Management of brown patch includes: - Correct answer-Not fertilizing when
brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than recommended rates , do not
irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
Dollar spot - Correct answer-Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses
grown in Kansa
Dollar spot symptoms - Correct answer-Small roughly circular bleached patches.
2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes - Correct answer-Adequate fertilization
program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf
Fairy ring is caused by: - Correct answer-Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and can
occur in all species of turf
Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic matter and affect turf
grass growth - Correct answer-
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, In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering - Correct answer-Fungal fruiting
structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear in the ring area. In addition whit
spongy fungal growth maybe visible in the thatch or soil underneath the ring
Fairy ring symptoms include - Correct answer-Three categories.
Type 1 fairy rings - Correct answer-Include turf death and are most common on
sand based putting greens. Has been associated with high salt content and
hydrophobic conditions in the soil caused by fungi
Type 2 Fairy ring - Correct answer-Display a ring of lunch dark green turf and May
or may not have fungal fruiting structures
Type 3 fairy ring - Correct answer-Develop a ring of fruiting bodies with no visible
effect on the turfgrass. May range in diameter from a few inches to 50 feet or more
and they can expand overtime.
Fairy ring management includes - Correct answer-No management needed as they
symptoms are temporary .
Leaf spot and melting out is caused by - Correct answer-Several different fungi.
Most common on Kentucky blue grass and tall fescue
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