Right-of-Way Pest Management (Category 6) exam with answers

Right-of-Way Pest Management |\ |\ |\




(Category 6) exam with answers |\ |\ |\ |\




________ is the use of available tactics or strategies to manage
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pests so that acceptable control can be achieved. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔IPM (Integrated Pest Management) |\ |\ |\ |\




why must weeds and woody plants be managed on rights-of-
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way? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔For safety, access to facilities,
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decrease maintenance costs, reliability of service, and for other
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benefits like aesthetics, wildlife, and environmental protection
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True or False: The first component of an effective pest
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management program is pest identification - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔True
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When identifying a pest, what other information should be
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collected about the pest? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pest life
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cycles, physiology, reproductive potential, and the past control
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results


List several examples of different sites that might have site
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specific requirements - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Urban, suburban,
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or rural areas
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-Dry upland or lowland and wetland areas
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-Popular tourist, scenic areas, or recreational areas
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,-Wildlife habitat such as. critical nesting habitat or winter feeding
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grounds
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Why should you monitor your control strategies? What
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information should be recorded? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔Controls should be recorded and evaluated so that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


adjustments can be made when necessary. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Records should include: control measures, and the starting date
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for each. Rate for any pesticides that were applied. Identification
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of equipment and crew. Environmental conditions. Evaluation of
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effectiveness. Problems encountered or complaints reported. Any |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


damage claims. |\




List the four categories of control methods and briefly explain
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each. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Biological: Focuses on enhancing
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the effects of natural enemies of pests.
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-Cultural: Creates. optimal growing conditions for the pests you
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want to preserve, or unfavorable conditions for the pests.
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Mechanical: May be mechanical or manual removal (cutting, etc.) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


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Chemical: Use herbicides and or Pesticides |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




how does shading work as a cultural control? where is it often
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used? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Works to block sunlight from
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, unwanted plants to keep them from growing. Often used in
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aquatic ecosystems to control weeds by shading them with black
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plastic, adding dye to the water, or other methods of blocking
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sunlight.


How have public attitudes changed about vegetation and its
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control in right-of-ways? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Now only
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certain plant species are considered undesirable- as in the past
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ALL woody vegetation was considered undesirable. So now,
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others are usually left on the right-of-way for other benefits.
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Why is it important to protect wetlands? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔-Because they are declining |\ |\ |\ |\




-They are valuable ecosystems
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-They protect wildlife
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-They minimize bank and shoreline erosion
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-They Improve water quality
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-They Provide recreational activities
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-They act as water storage during flooding
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List four stages of weed development and briefly describe each. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Seedling - small, vulnerable plantlets
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Vegetative - rapid growth producing stems, roots, and foliage,
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uptake of water and nutrients is rapid
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