Industrial and Right-Of-Way Weed Control - Colorado Questions
And An- swers Verified 100% Correct!!
1. Industrial and #109
Right-of-Way Includes application of pesticides to maintain public and private roads, electrical
Weed Control powerlines, railway rights-of-way, construction and maintenance of parking lots,
Category drilling rigs, substations, or similar areas
2. Rights-of-way Distinct areas involved in common transport and include: federal, state, and
county highways and roads, electrical utility lines, roadside rest areas and parks,
pipelines, equipment yards, railroads, public surface drainage ways, telephone
and other communication network infrastructures, irrigation ditchbanks, and bi-
cycle, bridle, snowmobile, and other public paths or trails
3. Right of way Undesirable plants that can become a hazard or nuisance, can injure animals, our
weeds environment, and us
4. Reasons to treat Vegetation that causes safety and legal problems
right-of-way Reducing distance visibility
weeds Hinders water drainage
Woody vegetation can interfere with power supply
5. Benefits to weed Reduces repair costs of roads, railways, trails, drainage systems, etc.
control along
rights-of-way
6. Objective of in- To maintain a definable type of cover or bare ground
dustrial and right
of way vegeta-
tion
7. What is IVM (or Integrated Vegetation Management (integrated pest management). Uses several
IPM)? control methods to economically and ettectively control undesirable vegetation.
8.
, Industrial and Right-Of-Way Weed Control - Colorado Questions
And An- swers Verified 100% Correct!!
What are the Preventative
main methods to Mechanical
IVM? Cultural
Biological
Chemical
9. What is the ba- Identify the weed correctly
sis for any weed
control plan?
10. What is IVM sout- Routine observation of the rights-of-way to record pertinent information on de-
ing? sired and undesired species
11. What does the Wet, poorly drained areas that often have standing water
presence of Wetlands
canary grass-
es, reeds, cat-
tails, rushes, and
sedges indicate
about a site?
12. What does the A recent disturbance likely took place or the area is nutritionally depleted and
presence of an- cannot support perennial plants.
nual weeds indi-
cate about a site?
13. What does the Could reflect sandy, well-drained soils
presence of St.
Johns Wort and
Diffuse knap-
weed indicate
about a site?
, Industrial and Right-Of-Way Weed Control - Colorado Questions
And An- swers Verified 100% Correct!!
14. What are thresh- Levels of infestations at which control practices are justified. They vary greatly in
olds? managing rights-of-way
15. Do noxious Low - they are required by law to be controlled
weeds have a
high or low
threshold for
control?
16. What is the best Prevention
way to manage
weeds?
17. How can you pre- Stop them from going to seed
vent weeds from Clean equipment after treatment so seeds or plant parts don't spread to new
establishing? areas
Plant certified weed free seed
Inspect straw, hay, and other mulching material
18. Types of mechan- Hand operated tools (shovel, string trimmers, chain saws, hoes, etc.)
ical control Mowing equipment
Fire
19. Cultural control Activities that encourage growth and development of desirable vegetation without
involving mechanical or chemical methods
20. Examples of cul- Using adapted species
tural control Over-seeding
Fertilizing
Mulching
21. Allelopathy
And An- swers Verified 100% Correct!!
1. Industrial and #109
Right-of-Way Includes application of pesticides to maintain public and private roads, electrical
Weed Control powerlines, railway rights-of-way, construction and maintenance of parking lots,
Category drilling rigs, substations, or similar areas
2. Rights-of-way Distinct areas involved in common transport and include: federal, state, and
county highways and roads, electrical utility lines, roadside rest areas and parks,
pipelines, equipment yards, railroads, public surface drainage ways, telephone
and other communication network infrastructures, irrigation ditchbanks, and bi-
cycle, bridle, snowmobile, and other public paths or trails
3. Right of way Undesirable plants that can become a hazard or nuisance, can injure animals, our
weeds environment, and us
4. Reasons to treat Vegetation that causes safety and legal problems
right-of-way Reducing distance visibility
weeds Hinders water drainage
Woody vegetation can interfere with power supply
5. Benefits to weed Reduces repair costs of roads, railways, trails, drainage systems, etc.
control along
rights-of-way
6. Objective of in- To maintain a definable type of cover or bare ground
dustrial and right
of way vegeta-
tion
7. What is IVM (or Integrated Vegetation Management (integrated pest management). Uses several
IPM)? control methods to economically and ettectively control undesirable vegetation.
8.
, Industrial and Right-Of-Way Weed Control - Colorado Questions
And An- swers Verified 100% Correct!!
What are the Preventative
main methods to Mechanical
IVM? Cultural
Biological
Chemical
9. What is the ba- Identify the weed correctly
sis for any weed
control plan?
10. What is IVM sout- Routine observation of the rights-of-way to record pertinent information on de-
ing? sired and undesired species
11. What does the Wet, poorly drained areas that often have standing water
presence of Wetlands
canary grass-
es, reeds, cat-
tails, rushes, and
sedges indicate
about a site?
12. What does the A recent disturbance likely took place or the area is nutritionally depleted and
presence of an- cannot support perennial plants.
nual weeds indi-
cate about a site?
13. What does the Could reflect sandy, well-drained soils
presence of St.
Johns Wort and
Diffuse knap-
weed indicate
about a site?
, Industrial and Right-Of-Way Weed Control - Colorado Questions
And An- swers Verified 100% Correct!!
14. What are thresh- Levels of infestations at which control practices are justified. They vary greatly in
olds? managing rights-of-way
15. Do noxious Low - they are required by law to be controlled
weeds have a
high or low
threshold for
control?
16. What is the best Prevention
way to manage
weeds?
17. How can you pre- Stop them from going to seed
vent weeds from Clean equipment after treatment so seeds or plant parts don't spread to new
establishing? areas
Plant certified weed free seed
Inspect straw, hay, and other mulching material
18. Types of mechan- Hand operated tools (shovel, string trimmers, chain saws, hoes, etc.)
ical control Mowing equipment
Fire
19. Cultural control Activities that encourage growth and development of desirable vegetation without
involving mechanical or chemical methods
20. Examples of cul- Using adapted species
tural control Over-seeding
Fertilizing
Mulching
21. Allelopathy
