ILLINOIS FIELD CROP APPLICATORS TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
various, economical, environmentally sound, socially acceptable - (ANSWER)An integrated pest
management program is based upon what factors?
Economic threshhold - (ANSWER)What is the number of pests that should be controlled to prevent
economic damage from occurring?
Economic Injury level - (ANSWER)Number of pests, costs of various treatments, expected yield, and
expected grain value are all factors to determine....
Do not treat, but scout again later. - (ANSWER)What should be done if scouting detects an important
pest, but its numbers do not reach the economic threshold?
random - (ANSWER)When scouting, where in the field should you sample?
Cultural, Mechanical, Biological, Chemical - (ANSWER)What are the 4 types of control measures used in
an IPM?
Larvae - (ANSWER)At what stage in the life-cycle of a Corn rootworm does it prune and tunnel through
the roots causing stalk lodging?
Adult - (ANSWER)At what life-cycle stage does a corn rootworm cause ear damage by feeding on the
silks?
When silks are green, 5 or more beetles per plant if silks are clipped within 1/2 inch of the ear tip. -
(ANSWER)What are the economic thresholds when scouting for corn rootworm beetles in corn?
From late July to late august at least 5 beetles per unbaited pherocon AM trap in soybeans or .75
beetles per plant in non-rotated corn. - (ANSWER)What are the economic thresholds when scouting for
corn rootworm beetles in soy?
, ILLINOIS FIELD CROP APPLICATORS TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
feed on the leaves and older larvae cause leaf cutting leading to reduced stands. - (ANSWER)What
damage does a black cutworm larvae do to corn seedlings?
Crop debris, winter annaul weeds, late planted - (ANSWER)What are 3 factors that have the most
potential to lead to black cutworm damage?
rescue treatments when nessisary - (ANSWER)What is the recommended method for managing black
cutworms in IL?
European corn borer - (ANSWER)What type of larvae causes whorl damage in 1st generation, stalk
tunneling damage in the 2nd generation with possible ear tunneling and stalk rot?
Leaf Aphid - (ANSWER)Damages corn by coating the tassels and silks with honeydew which reduces
pollination.
Japanese beetle grubs and other white grubs. - (ANSWER)What insects have white, C-shaped, and about
1 inch long larvea which can be differentiated by their raster patterns?
Japanese beetle grubs - (ANSWER)They chew on the roots and root hairs of seedlings resulting in
irregular emergence, reduced stands, and stunted or wilted plants. Injured plants may turn purple
because they cannot take up phosphorus.
Japanese beetle adults. - (ANSWER)They are metallic looking green beetles that are 3/8 to 1/2 and inch
long with coppery wing covers.
feed on the silks - (ANSWER)What kind of damage do Japanese beetle adults cause?
adult bean leaf beetle. - (ANSWER)1/4 inch beetle, black triangle on neck just below the head?
16 or more - (ANSWER)When bean leaf beetles feed on cotyledons and first true leaves what is the
amount of beetles per foot of row that is the economic threshold?
various, economical, environmentally sound, socially acceptable - (ANSWER)An integrated pest
management program is based upon what factors?
Economic threshhold - (ANSWER)What is the number of pests that should be controlled to prevent
economic damage from occurring?
Economic Injury level - (ANSWER)Number of pests, costs of various treatments, expected yield, and
expected grain value are all factors to determine....
Do not treat, but scout again later. - (ANSWER)What should be done if scouting detects an important
pest, but its numbers do not reach the economic threshold?
random - (ANSWER)When scouting, where in the field should you sample?
Cultural, Mechanical, Biological, Chemical - (ANSWER)What are the 4 types of control measures used in
an IPM?
Larvae - (ANSWER)At what stage in the life-cycle of a Corn rootworm does it prune and tunnel through
the roots causing stalk lodging?
Adult - (ANSWER)At what life-cycle stage does a corn rootworm cause ear damage by feeding on the
silks?
When silks are green, 5 or more beetles per plant if silks are clipped within 1/2 inch of the ear tip. -
(ANSWER)What are the economic thresholds when scouting for corn rootworm beetles in corn?
From late July to late august at least 5 beetles per unbaited pherocon AM trap in soybeans or .75
beetles per plant in non-rotated corn. - (ANSWER)What are the economic thresholds when scouting for
corn rootworm beetles in soy?
, ILLINOIS FIELD CROP APPLICATORS TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
feed on the leaves and older larvae cause leaf cutting leading to reduced stands. - (ANSWER)What
damage does a black cutworm larvae do to corn seedlings?
Crop debris, winter annaul weeds, late planted - (ANSWER)What are 3 factors that have the most
potential to lead to black cutworm damage?
rescue treatments when nessisary - (ANSWER)What is the recommended method for managing black
cutworms in IL?
European corn borer - (ANSWER)What type of larvae causes whorl damage in 1st generation, stalk
tunneling damage in the 2nd generation with possible ear tunneling and stalk rot?
Leaf Aphid - (ANSWER)Damages corn by coating the tassels and silks with honeydew which reduces
pollination.
Japanese beetle grubs and other white grubs. - (ANSWER)What insects have white, C-shaped, and about
1 inch long larvea which can be differentiated by their raster patterns?
Japanese beetle grubs - (ANSWER)They chew on the roots and root hairs of seedlings resulting in
irregular emergence, reduced stands, and stunted or wilted plants. Injured plants may turn purple
because they cannot take up phosphorus.
Japanese beetle adults. - (ANSWER)They are metallic looking green beetles that are 3/8 to 1/2 and inch
long with coppery wing covers.
feed on the silks - (ANSWER)What kind of damage do Japanese beetle adults cause?
adult bean leaf beetle. - (ANSWER)1/4 inch beetle, black triangle on neck just below the head?
16 or more - (ANSWER)When bean leaf beetles feed on cotyledons and first true leaves what is the
amount of beetles per foot of row that is the economic threshold?
