Iowa 3OT ASSESMENT TEST EXAMS WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Iowa 3OT ASSESMENT TEST EXAMS
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.

What is a pesticide - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️a chemical used to kill insects, rodents, and other pests



Contact vs systemic pesticides - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️Contact must physically touch the pest.
Systemic enters via the roots or leaves which causes pest feeding on it to die.



Difference between preemergence and postemergence pesticides - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️Pre is
applied before weeds germinate, post is after they are growing



Application timing for pest control for:

Plant diseases

Insects

Weeds - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔-️ Plants should be protected before infection (scab on a tree)

-Insects depends (grubs can only be killed during mid-late summer)

-Weeds are most effective post treatment



What are the ways pesticides can injure nontarget plants - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️Drift and root
zones



What are the posting rules when applying pesticide? - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔T️ his area is chemically
treated. keep off. do not remove sign for 24 hours.



Two characteristics of water that influence effectiveness of spray mixture - CORRECT
ANSWERS✔️✔️Water pH (alkaline)

Hardness (amount of dissolved minerals)