GEORGIA PESTICIDE EXAM
CATEGORY 24 ACTUAL EXAM 120
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ LATEST VERSION
"cutworms (black and bronze) - CORRECT ANSWER=> Larvae of several species of moths that hide
in the soil or in aeration holes during the day and emerge to feed and cause damage to turf at
night"
"armyworm - CORRECT ANSWER=> striped caterpillars that feed on turf, sometimes in groups
that "mow" the turf; continuous generations -- development merely slows down in winter"
"hunting billbug (zoysia billbug) - CORRECT ANSWER=> their grubs bore into stems of grasses,
leaving hollow stems and sawdust-like waste. Grubs have a brown head and are legless."
"cutworm larva - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 to 1.25" long"
"Hairy Chinch Bug - CORRECT ANSWER=> discolors turf by sucking juices out of leaves and stems;
associated with cool season grasses"
"Southern Chinch Bug - CORRECT ANSWER=> does not survive heavy freezes; feeds in groups, by
sucking juices out of grass stems and leaves"
"Japanese beetle - CORRECT ANSWER=> adults more of a problem in the South; grubs feed at
soil-thatch junction (grubs more problematic with cool-season turf)."
"Green June Beetle - CORRECT ANSWER=> grubs (white with brown spots) feed on thatch at
night, pushing up mounds of soil and uprooting grass seedlings. Grubs crawl on their backs once
on the surface."
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, "Mole Cricket - CORRECT ANSWER=> most damaging insect poests of warm-season turfgrasses in
southern states. Adults and nymphs damage turf roots."
"Cultural Control of Red Fire Ant - CORRECT ANSWER=> frequent mowing -- gives less time for
ants to establish colonies"
"Chemical control of Red Fire Ant - CORRECT ANSWER=> combine broadcast baits and individual
mound treatment"
"where to check turf for pests - CORRECT ANSWER=> where the damaged area meets green,
healthy grass is where insects are likely to be most abundant"
"soap and water flush - CORRECT ANSWER=> helps detect mole crickets, armyworms and other
caterpillars"
"grub threshhold - CORRECT ANSWER=> with good irrigation and fertilizer, even 20 grubs per
square foot may not cause noticeable damage"
"insecticides for chinch bugs - CORRECT ANSWER=> should be on leaf surface and not watered in"
"insecticides for white grubs or billbugs - CORRECT ANSWER=> need to get into thatch layer, so
apply water until top inch of soil under thatch is wet"
"pitfall traps - CORRECT ANSWER=> work well for monitoring adult billbugs"
"pheromone traps - CORRECT ANSWER=> can attract more insects than they actually trap"
"apply an insecticide - CORRECT ANSWER=> when insect is at its most vulnerable stage"
"Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) - CORRECT ANSWER=> soil bacterium that controls caterpillars"
"milky spore disease - CORRECT ANSWER=> bacterium that is only effective against Japanese
beetle grubs"
"mole crickets have - CORRECT ANSWER=> only one generation per year"
"contact herbicide - CORRECT ANSWER=> kills or injures only the part of the plant that is touched
by the spray"
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CATEGORY 24 ACTUAL EXAM 120
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ LATEST VERSION
"cutworms (black and bronze) - CORRECT ANSWER=> Larvae of several species of moths that hide
in the soil or in aeration holes during the day and emerge to feed and cause damage to turf at
night"
"armyworm - CORRECT ANSWER=> striped caterpillars that feed on turf, sometimes in groups
that "mow" the turf; continuous generations -- development merely slows down in winter"
"hunting billbug (zoysia billbug) - CORRECT ANSWER=> their grubs bore into stems of grasses,
leaving hollow stems and sawdust-like waste. Grubs have a brown head and are legless."
"cutworm larva - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 to 1.25" long"
"Hairy Chinch Bug - CORRECT ANSWER=> discolors turf by sucking juices out of leaves and stems;
associated with cool season grasses"
"Southern Chinch Bug - CORRECT ANSWER=> does not survive heavy freezes; feeds in groups, by
sucking juices out of grass stems and leaves"
"Japanese beetle - CORRECT ANSWER=> adults more of a problem in the South; grubs feed at
soil-thatch junction (grubs more problematic with cool-season turf)."
"Green June Beetle - CORRECT ANSWER=> grubs (white with brown spots) feed on thatch at
night, pushing up mounds of soil and uprooting grass seedlings. Grubs crawl on their backs once
on the surface."
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, "Mole Cricket - CORRECT ANSWER=> most damaging insect poests of warm-season turfgrasses in
southern states. Adults and nymphs damage turf roots."
"Cultural Control of Red Fire Ant - CORRECT ANSWER=> frequent mowing -- gives less time for
ants to establish colonies"
"Chemical control of Red Fire Ant - CORRECT ANSWER=> combine broadcast baits and individual
mound treatment"
"where to check turf for pests - CORRECT ANSWER=> where the damaged area meets green,
healthy grass is where insects are likely to be most abundant"
"soap and water flush - CORRECT ANSWER=> helps detect mole crickets, armyworms and other
caterpillars"
"grub threshhold - CORRECT ANSWER=> with good irrigation and fertilizer, even 20 grubs per
square foot may not cause noticeable damage"
"insecticides for chinch bugs - CORRECT ANSWER=> should be on leaf surface and not watered in"
"insecticides for white grubs or billbugs - CORRECT ANSWER=> need to get into thatch layer, so
apply water until top inch of soil under thatch is wet"
"pitfall traps - CORRECT ANSWER=> work well for monitoring adult billbugs"
"pheromone traps - CORRECT ANSWER=> can attract more insects than they actually trap"
"apply an insecticide - CORRECT ANSWER=> when insect is at its most vulnerable stage"
"Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) - CORRECT ANSWER=> soil bacterium that controls caterpillars"
"milky spore disease - CORRECT ANSWER=> bacterium that is only effective against Japanese
beetle grubs"
"mole crickets have - CORRECT ANSWER=> only one generation per year"
"contact herbicide - CORRECT ANSWER=> kills or injures only the part of the plant that is touched
by the spray"
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