ORNAMENTAL AND TURFGRASS PEST MANAGEMENT | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
List BBthe BBfour BBbasic BBprinciples BBof BBIntegrated BBPest BBmanagement. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswers1. BBProduce BBhealthy BBplants BBthat BBresist BBpests
2. BBIdentify BBthe BBproblem
3. BBExpect BBsome BBpests BBand BBtolerate BBsome BBdamage
4. BBUse BBpesticides BBas BBlast BBchoice- BBnot BBa BBfirst BBchoice
Name BBfour BBtools BBor BBtechniques BBthat BByou BBcould BBuse BBto BBstudy BBa BBplant BBproblem
BBas BByou BBlook BBfor BBpests. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBUse BBa BBhand BBlens
2. BBcarry BBan BBindex BBcard
3. BBRecognize BBindicator BBplants BB
4. BBKeep BBrecords
Explain BBwhy BBpesticide BBapplication BBshould BBbe BBthe BBlast BBchoice BBin BBpest
BBmanagement. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersPests BBcan BBbecome BBimmune; BBcan BBharm BBpeople
BBand BBpets BBand BBenvironment.
Describe BBstrategies BBthat BBdelay BBdevelopment BBof BBpesticide BBresistance. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersChoose BBalternative BBpesticides, BBuse BBonly BBwhen BBneeded.
Identify BByour BBgeographic BBregion. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersPiedmont.
List BBat BBleast BBfour BBof BBthe BBmajor BBcool-season BBgrasses. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1.
BBCreeping BBbentgrass, BB2. BBTall BBfescue, BB3. BBFine BBfescues BB(Creeping BBred, BBHard,
BBChewings), BB4. BBPerennial BBryegrass, BB5. BBKentucky BBbluegrass.
List BBat BBleast BBfour BBof BBthe BBmajor BBwarm-season BBgrasses. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1.
BBBermudagrass BB(common, BBhybrid), BB2. BBCentipedegrass, BB3. BBBahiagrass, BB4. BBSt.
BBAugustinegrass, BB5. BBZoysiagrass, BB6. BBSeashore BBpaspalum, BB7. BBCarpetgrass
Identify BBthree BBsite BBproblems BBthat BBcould BBcontribute BBto BBpoor BBturf BBstands BBand BBpest
BBproblems. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBCompact BBsoils, BB2. BBShade, BB3. BBReduced BBair BBflow
BB(fences, BBtrees, BBoutbuildings)
Identify BBfour BBmistakes BBin BBturf BBplant BBmanagement BBthat BBcould BBcontribute BBto BBpoor
BBturf BBstands BBand BBpest BBproblems. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBMowing BBtoo BBshort, BB2.
BBMowing BBwith BBdull BBblades, BB3.Too BBmuch BBfertilizer BB(creates BBthatch), BB4. BBToo BBmuch
BBwater
, Explain BBthe BBdifference BBbetween BBcomplete BBand BBgradual BBmetamorphosis. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersGradual BBmetamorphosis- BBinsects BBlook BBlike BBsmall BBadult BBversions.
BBComplete BBmetamorphosis- BBlook BBvery BBdifferent BBthan BBadults, BBbecome BBpupae BBand
BBchange BBinto BBadults.
Describe BBchinch BBbug BBdamage BBto BBturf. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersCircular BBpatches BBof
BByellowing BBturf BBthat BBresembles BBdrought BBinjury.
Identify BBfour BBpests BBthat BBmight BBcause BBroot BBdamage BBto BBturf. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersJapanese BBbeetle, BBGreen BBJun BBBeetle, BBMasked BBChafer, BBOriental BB
Beetle, BBMole BBCricket.
Explain BBhow BBfrequent BBmowing BBimpacts BBfire BBants. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersForces
BBcolonies BBto BBless BBdisturbed BBareas. BBMore BBmowing, BBless BBtime BBto BBform BBcolonies.
Describe BBthree BBways BBto BBfind BBturf BBinsects BBin BBthe BBsoil. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1.
BBInspect BBthe BBturf, BB2. BBSoap BBand BBwater BBflush, BB3. BBFlotation
Explain BBthe BBrole BBof BBtraps BBin BBmonitoring BBturf BBinsects. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBPredict
BBwhen BBdamage BBcould BBoccur, BB2. BBSee BBamount/number BBof BBinsects BBto BBdetermine
BBcontrol BBmethods.
Describe BBfour BBpest-control BBproblems BBcaused BBby BBa BBthick BBthatch BBlayer. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswers1. BBWinter BBshelter BBfor BBpests, BB2. BBCreates BBhumidity BBzone BBfor BBsod
BBwebworms, BBcutworms, BBand BBchinch BBbugs. BB3. BBBillbug BBlarvae BBand BBwhite BBgrubs
BBfeed BBon BBthatch. BB4. BBHinders BBmovement BBof BBpesticides BBand BBbio BBcontrols. BB5.
BBPrevent BBirrigation/rain BBfrom BBreaching BBthe BBsoil, BBwon't BBwet BBin BBpesticides.
Describe BBthree BBtypes BBof BBorganisms BBused BBin BBbiological BBcontrol BBof BBturf BBinsects. BB-
BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBPredators- BBseek BBout BBprey BBand BBattack BBthem, BB2. BBParasites-
BBwasps BBparalyze BBthem,use BBas BBfood BBfor BBlarvae. BBParasitic BBnematodes BBkills BBsod
BBwebworms, BBcutworms, BBbillbugs, BBand BBwhite BBgrubs. BB3. BBPathogens-bacterial BBand
BBfungal BBdiseases; BBspecial BBhandling BBrequired.
Explain BBwhy BBsome BBinsecticide BBformulations BBshould BBbe BBwatered BBin. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersIrrigation BBbefore BBpesticide BBis BBapplied BBwill BBmove BBinsects BBcloser BBto BBthe
BBsoil BBsurface, BBto BBbe BBexposed.
Explain BBwhy BBa BBgranular BBformulation BBwould BBbe BBused BBon BBa BBsite BBwithout BBirrigation.
BB- BBcorrect BBanswersThey BBlast BBlonger BBthan BBliquid BBformulations BBwhile BBwaiting BBfor
BBrain.
Describe BBcultural BBmanagement BBpractices BBthat BBwill BBreduce BBweed BBproblems BBin BBturf.
BB- BBcorrect BBanswersPlant BBa BBspecies BBthat BBis BBadapted BBto BBthe BBsite, BBmow BBat BBcorrect
BBheight, BBfertilize BBonly BBwhen BBturf BBis BBactively BBgrowing, BBdethatching BBor BBaerating BBat
AND ANSWERS
List BBthe BBfour BBbasic BBprinciples BBof BBIntegrated BBPest BBmanagement. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswers1. BBProduce BBhealthy BBplants BBthat BBresist BBpests
2. BBIdentify BBthe BBproblem
3. BBExpect BBsome BBpests BBand BBtolerate BBsome BBdamage
4. BBUse BBpesticides BBas BBlast BBchoice- BBnot BBa BBfirst BBchoice
Name BBfour BBtools BBor BBtechniques BBthat BByou BBcould BBuse BBto BBstudy BBa BBplant BBproblem
BBas BByou BBlook BBfor BBpests. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBUse BBa BBhand BBlens
2. BBcarry BBan BBindex BBcard
3. BBRecognize BBindicator BBplants BB
4. BBKeep BBrecords
Explain BBwhy BBpesticide BBapplication BBshould BBbe BBthe BBlast BBchoice BBin BBpest
BBmanagement. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersPests BBcan BBbecome BBimmune; BBcan BBharm BBpeople
BBand BBpets BBand BBenvironment.
Describe BBstrategies BBthat BBdelay BBdevelopment BBof BBpesticide BBresistance. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersChoose BBalternative BBpesticides, BBuse BBonly BBwhen BBneeded.
Identify BByour BBgeographic BBregion. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersPiedmont.
List BBat BBleast BBfour BBof BBthe BBmajor BBcool-season BBgrasses. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1.
BBCreeping BBbentgrass, BB2. BBTall BBfescue, BB3. BBFine BBfescues BB(Creeping BBred, BBHard,
BBChewings), BB4. BBPerennial BBryegrass, BB5. BBKentucky BBbluegrass.
List BBat BBleast BBfour BBof BBthe BBmajor BBwarm-season BBgrasses. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1.
BBBermudagrass BB(common, BBhybrid), BB2. BBCentipedegrass, BB3. BBBahiagrass, BB4. BBSt.
BBAugustinegrass, BB5. BBZoysiagrass, BB6. BBSeashore BBpaspalum, BB7. BBCarpetgrass
Identify BBthree BBsite BBproblems BBthat BBcould BBcontribute BBto BBpoor BBturf BBstands BBand BBpest
BBproblems. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBCompact BBsoils, BB2. BBShade, BB3. BBReduced BBair BBflow
BB(fences, BBtrees, BBoutbuildings)
Identify BBfour BBmistakes BBin BBturf BBplant BBmanagement BBthat BBcould BBcontribute BBto BBpoor
BBturf BBstands BBand BBpest BBproblems. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBMowing BBtoo BBshort, BB2.
BBMowing BBwith BBdull BBblades, BB3.Too BBmuch BBfertilizer BB(creates BBthatch), BB4. BBToo BBmuch
BBwater
, Explain BBthe BBdifference BBbetween BBcomplete BBand BBgradual BBmetamorphosis. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersGradual BBmetamorphosis- BBinsects BBlook BBlike BBsmall BBadult BBversions.
BBComplete BBmetamorphosis- BBlook BBvery BBdifferent BBthan BBadults, BBbecome BBpupae BBand
BBchange BBinto BBadults.
Describe BBchinch BBbug BBdamage BBto BBturf. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersCircular BBpatches BBof
BByellowing BBturf BBthat BBresembles BBdrought BBinjury.
Identify BBfour BBpests BBthat BBmight BBcause BBroot BBdamage BBto BBturf. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersJapanese BBbeetle, BBGreen BBJun BBBeetle, BBMasked BBChafer, BBOriental BB
Beetle, BBMole BBCricket.
Explain BBhow BBfrequent BBmowing BBimpacts BBfire BBants. BB- BBcorrect BBanswersForces
BBcolonies BBto BBless BBdisturbed BBareas. BBMore BBmowing, BBless BBtime BBto BBform BBcolonies.
Describe BBthree BBways BBto BBfind BBturf BBinsects BBin BBthe BBsoil. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1.
BBInspect BBthe BBturf, BB2. BBSoap BBand BBwater BBflush, BB3. BBFlotation
Explain BBthe BBrole BBof BBtraps BBin BBmonitoring BBturf BBinsects. BB- BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBPredict
BBwhen BBdamage BBcould BBoccur, BB2. BBSee BBamount/number BBof BBinsects BBto BBdetermine
BBcontrol BBmethods.
Describe BBfour BBpest-control BBproblems BBcaused BBby BBa BBthick BBthatch BBlayer. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswers1. BBWinter BBshelter BBfor BBpests, BB2. BBCreates BBhumidity BBzone BBfor BBsod
BBwebworms, BBcutworms, BBand BBchinch BBbugs. BB3. BBBillbug BBlarvae BBand BBwhite BBgrubs
BBfeed BBon BBthatch. BB4. BBHinders BBmovement BBof BBpesticides BBand BBbio BBcontrols. BB5.
BBPrevent BBirrigation/rain BBfrom BBreaching BBthe BBsoil, BBwon't BBwet BBin BBpesticides.
Describe BBthree BBtypes BBof BBorganisms BBused BBin BBbiological BBcontrol BBof BBturf BBinsects. BB-
BBcorrect BBanswers1. BBPredators- BBseek BBout BBprey BBand BBattack BBthem, BB2. BBParasites-
BBwasps BBparalyze BBthem,use BBas BBfood BBfor BBlarvae. BBParasitic BBnematodes BBkills BBsod
BBwebworms, BBcutworms, BBbillbugs, BBand BBwhite BBgrubs. BB3. BBPathogens-bacterial BBand
BBfungal BBdiseases; BBspecial BBhandling BBrequired.
Explain BBwhy BBsome BBinsecticide BBformulations BBshould BBbe BBwatered BBin. BB- BBcorrect
BBanswersIrrigation BBbefore BBpesticide BBis BBapplied BBwill BBmove BBinsects BBcloser BBto BBthe
BBsoil BBsurface, BBto BBbe BBexposed.
Explain BBwhy BBa BBgranular BBformulation BBwould BBbe BBused BBon BBa BBsite BBwithout BBirrigation.
BB- BBcorrect BBanswersThey BBlast BBlonger BBthan BBliquid BBformulations BBwhile BBwaiting BBfor
BBrain.
Describe BBcultural BBmanagement BBpractices BBthat BBwill BBreduce BBweed BBproblems BBin BBturf.
BB- BBcorrect BBanswersPlant BBa BBspecies BBthat BBis BBadapted BBto BBthe BBsite, BBmow BBat BBcorrect
BBheight, BBfertilize BBonly BBwhen BBturf BBis BBactively BBgrowing, BBdethatching BBor BBaerating BBat
