CDFA IPM License Exam Questions And Answers

CDFA IPM License Exam Questions And Answers Of all the various parasites of Filth Fly they typically attack what? - ANS- pupae What do Starlings eat in the summer? - ANS- soft fruit What do Starlings eat in the winter? - ANS- cattle feedlots Which is NOT a control for Klamath Weed? - ANS- buprestid beetle An Argus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life stage? - ANSeggs The parasite Aphelinus mali is a parasite of woolly apple aphid, but is also a parasite of what other insect? - ANS- cotton aphid and apple aphid A type of root knot nematode is found in a grape vineyard. What information is needed for proper management? - ANS- only that they are root knot nematodes How to manage vineyard once it is determined to have root knot nematodes present? - ANS- fallow ground for 4 years and precede planting with grass crops like barely or sundagrass Best prevention of Pierces Disease - ANS- resistant varieties Eutypa Dieback Management - ANS- prune and remove dead wood late in dormant season, remove and burn any infected wood in vineyard and nearby Eutypa Dieback management when more advanced and suckers attaching to lower trunk - ANS- completely remove all cankers on vine and trunks cutting until no darkened tissue remains Crown Gall Management - ANS- sanitation and avoidance of injury What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? - ANS- monitoring presence of spores, applying fungicide, and using the Powdery Mildew Index (PMI) Management of Black Measles - ANS- apply lime sulfur making sure it gets into the cracks and crevices of the vine How to determine if the gall causing disease on alfalfa is caused by root knot nematode - ANS- rub off the nodules When can a hold be put on an apiary? - ANS- when it is infested with disease Which of the following is a noxious weed - ANS- White Horsenettle Which chemical causes aerial distress displays and vocal distress call and works as a flock frightening agent? - ANS- Avitrol What is the most effective method for mole management? - ANS- kill traps Which is the best description of zinc phosphide? - ANS- heavy, finely ground black gray powder (also smells like powder) Which of the following is evidence of gopher activity? - ANS- crescent mounds (gopher activity is shown through crescent mounds) What kind of damage would be seen in an orchard if meadow vole were present? - ANS- gnawing at the bark What does volatile mean? - ANS- a chemical that vaporizes at normal temp and contact with air Owner has problem with ground squirrels on his property. What does he need in order to use an anticoagulant on the pest? - ANS- a bait that is labeled for this use and registered with the Department of Pesticide Regulation Which of the following is a California noxious weed? - ANS- Purple Loosestrife What is the major drawback of using insect growth regulators - ANS- doesn't work on adults What odor does a zinc phosphide coated bait give off - ANS- garlic How are muskrats classified - ANS- fur bearers Which pesticide causes the greatest threat of drift during application - ANS- 2, 4-D What is the greatest hazard when first applying pesticide - ANS- spray drift Which best describes Q rating - ANS- a temporary rating and under eradication action What type of reproduction system in parasitic hymenopterans result in all females - ANS- thelytoky What is the name of a substance that readily forms a suspension with water - ANSwettable powder In plants, what is the use of energy to make living material - ANS- assimilation When did the development of modern pesticides take place - ANS- WWII () What is Vedalia Beetle a control for - ANS- Cottony cushion scale When do old historic records show the first usage of biological controls? - ANS- 1200 What set off the major study into biological control from late 19th century to the 1940a - ANS- the discovery of vedalia beetle as a successful control for cottony cushion scale in 1888 What type of animal eats dead carcasses and trash - ANS- scavengers Which of the following terms describes rabbits - ANS- lagomorphs How is the black-tailed jack rabbit cla