Ornamental/Turf pesticide applicator's licence exam study guide Questions And Answers

Ornamental/Turf pesticide applicator's
licence exam study guide Questions And
Answers
Anninsecticidenappliedntoncontrolnwhitengrubs...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Shouldnbenwateredninntonreachnthensoil

Annualnweeds...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
grow,nflower,ngontonseed,nandndienwithinn12nmonths

Biennialnweeds...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Formnanrosettenofnleavesnthenfirstnyearnandnflowernthennext

Cool-seasonncultivars...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Cannbenmixedntonminimizendisease

Dandelions...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Havenansturdyntaproot

Herbicidesnare...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Onentoolnfornmaintainingnweeds

HowndonChinchnbugsndamagenturf?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Theynfeedninnclustersnandndamagenfirstnappearsnasncircularnpatchesnofnyellowingnturfnthatn
resemblendroughtninjurynandnlargeninfestationsnofnthensouthernnchinchnbugnmayncomplete
lynkillnSt.nAugustinenlawns.

Howndonyounusenherbicidesntonslownthendevelopmentnofnresistantnweeds?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-1.)nMakingnfewernherbicidenapplications

2.)nUsingnherbicidesnthatnhavendifferentnmodesnofnaction
3.)nMowingntonremovenflowersnbeforenseedsnform

Howndoesnfrequentnmowingnimpactnfirenants?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Frequentnmowingnisnancontrolnmethodnthatngolfncoursenmanagersnusentonforcenrednimport
ednfirenantncoloniesntonlessndisturbednareas.nThenmorentimesnareasnarenmowed,nthenlessnt
imenfirenantsnhaventonestablishncolonies

Hownwillnunderstandingnthendiseasenpyramidncomponentsnhelpnyounmanagendiseasenpro
blemsninnturf?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Thisnwillnhelpnyounfindnwaysntoneliminatencausenforndisease

Molencrickets...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Havenonlynonengenerationnpernyear

, Perennialnweeds...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Cannlivenindefinitely

Resistancentonpesticidesncomenfrom...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Usingnthensamenpesticidesnovernandnovernagain

Sodnwebworms...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Spinnsilknwebbingnnearnthensoilninnturf

Therenaren3ndifferentnkindsnofntrapsnthatnarenusedntonmonitorninsects.nWhatnisnthenrolenofne
achntrapninnmonitoringnturfninsects?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
1.)nLightntraps:nUsesnannultravioletn(UV)nbulbnthatnattractsnmostnnightnflyingninsectsntontrap
ninsectsnsonyouncanncountnthennumbernofnadultninsectsnthatnwillnproducenturf-

damagingncaterpillars,ngrubs,norncutwormsnandnpredictnwhennturfndamagencouldnoccur
2.)nPheromonentraps:nTrapsnthatnarendevelopednfornthenJapanesenbeetlenadult,ncutwormn
moth,nandnthenlargernsodnwebwormnmothntonletnyounmonitornansinglenspecies
3.)nPitfallntraps:nTrapsnthatnarendevelopedntoncatchnandnmonitornBillbugsnbynusingnan16-
ouncencupnburiednupntonthenrimnin,nornnextntonthenturf.nBillbugnadultsnfallnintonthentrapnandn
cannbencountedntonmonitornthenbeginningnofnactivityninnthenspringn(petroleumnjellynappliedn
innanbandnnearnthentopnofnthencupnwillnpreventnbillnbugsnfromncrawlingnout

Whatnaren10nreasonsntoncontrolnweeds?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
1.)nWeedsncompetenwithnturfngrassnfornlight,nmoisture,nandnnutrients
2.)nWeedsndecreasentheneconomicnvaluenofnlandscapes
3.)nWeedsndamagenthenappearancenofnlawns,nparks,nplayingnfields,nandnrecreationalnturfs
4.)nWeedsnmakenathleticnandnrecreationalnturfsnslipperynandnincreasenthenchancenofninjur
yntonplayers
5.)nWeedsnproducenlargenquantitiesnofnseeds
6.)nWeedsnproducenpollennthatncanncausenallergicnreactions
7.)nWeedsnbecomenanfirenhazardnalongnroadsnandnnearnbuildingsnwhennthentopngrowthndri
es
8.)nWeedsnharbornpestninsectsnandnrodents
9.)nWeedsnprovidenangoodnplacenfornthendevelopmentnofndisease-causingnorganisms
10.)nWeedsnarensometimesnpoisonousntonpeople,npets,nandnlivestock

Whatnaren2nkindsnofndrift?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
1.)nParticlendrift:n(Thenmovementnofnfinenparticlesn(dropletsnorndust)nthroughnthenairnwhilent
henpesticidenisnbeingnapplied)
2.)nVaporndrift:n(Thenmovementnofnthenpesticideninnthenformnofnangasnornvapornduringnornaf
ternapplication)

Whatnaren2nsummernannualngrassesnandnwhennisnthenbestntimentoncontrolnthem?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-1.)nCrabgrasses

2.)nGoosegrass
*nThenbestntimentoncontrolnthesengrassesnisnlatenwinter/earlynspring