Ornamental Plant Pest Management
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What pest management method uses selection for resistance to a pest as a means of managing
pests? - CORRECT ANSWER - Host-Plant Resistance/ Genetic
This is true about cultural pest management - CORRECT ANSWER - Good sanitation
practices are needed to manage plant disease
Naturally occurring disease organisms that have been commercially formulated to control pests
are referred to as... - CORRECT ANSWER - Microbial Pesticides
5 steps of IPM - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Detection and Monitoring
2. Identifying Pests
3. Evaluation of Economic Significance
4.Selecting and Implementing Management Techniques
5. Keeping Records and Evaluating Results
Why is it important to identify host plants of landscape diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER -
With knowing host plants, one can know what disease/ pest they are susceptible to.
Why is tracking accumulated degree days more accurate at predicting the emergence of pests
than the calendar method? - CORRECT ANSWER - Degree days are calculated with
current weather and temperature conditions which is a better representation of what is happening
rather than what has happened in the past with other conditions.
Why is studying plant phenological indicators more accurate at tracking insect development than
the calender? - CORRECT ANSWER - This method uses current weather as well as
known insect emergence times that correlate with plant emergence.
, Action thresholds are often expressed as... - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of pests
per unit area.
Why are record-keeping and evaluation important to the IPM process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - This allows for accumulated knowledge of the project to change techniques if
necessary for the most efficient and economic management practice.
According to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.. - CORRECT
ANSWER - commercial pesticide applicators using restricted-use pesticides must be
certified
Under Michigan law, how long should commercial applicators maintain records of pesticide use
for general-use and restricted-use pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER - general-use for 1
year and restricted-use for 3 years
According to regulation 637, pesticide use... - CORRECT ANSWER - In Michigan, there
is a registry of persons who must be notified before turf-grass or ornamental pesticide
applications can occur on properties that are adjacent to the property of the person listed in the
registry.
According to the Regulation 637, what are the minimum PPE requirements for commercial
applicators? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wear skin covering clothes
Lawn marker sign size and position for displaying after pesticide application to a turf site is... -
CORRECT ANSWER - 4 in. high, 5 in. wide, 12 in. above the turf.
When must risk and benefit info be provided to customer? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
later than first pesticide application
Outdoor and ornamental and turf applications of liquid spray pesticides may not be made on
school grounds... - CORRECT ANSWER - Within 100 ft of occupied classroom buildings
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What pest management method uses selection for resistance to a pest as a means of managing
pests? - CORRECT ANSWER - Host-Plant Resistance/ Genetic
This is true about cultural pest management - CORRECT ANSWER - Good sanitation
practices are needed to manage plant disease
Naturally occurring disease organisms that have been commercially formulated to control pests
are referred to as... - CORRECT ANSWER - Microbial Pesticides
5 steps of IPM - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Detection and Monitoring
2. Identifying Pests
3. Evaluation of Economic Significance
4.Selecting and Implementing Management Techniques
5. Keeping Records and Evaluating Results
Why is it important to identify host plants of landscape diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER -
With knowing host plants, one can know what disease/ pest they are susceptible to.
Why is tracking accumulated degree days more accurate at predicting the emergence of pests
than the calendar method? - CORRECT ANSWER - Degree days are calculated with
current weather and temperature conditions which is a better representation of what is happening
rather than what has happened in the past with other conditions.
Why is studying plant phenological indicators more accurate at tracking insect development than
the calender? - CORRECT ANSWER - This method uses current weather as well as
known insect emergence times that correlate with plant emergence.
, Action thresholds are often expressed as... - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of pests
per unit area.
Why are record-keeping and evaluation important to the IPM process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - This allows for accumulated knowledge of the project to change techniques if
necessary for the most efficient and economic management practice.
According to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.. - CORRECT
ANSWER - commercial pesticide applicators using restricted-use pesticides must be
certified
Under Michigan law, how long should commercial applicators maintain records of pesticide use
for general-use and restricted-use pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER - general-use for 1
year and restricted-use for 3 years
According to regulation 637, pesticide use... - CORRECT ANSWER - In Michigan, there
is a registry of persons who must be notified before turf-grass or ornamental pesticide
applications can occur on properties that are adjacent to the property of the person listed in the
registry.
According to the Regulation 637, what are the minimum PPE requirements for commercial
applicators? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wear skin covering clothes
Lawn marker sign size and position for displaying after pesticide application to a turf site is... -
CORRECT ANSWER - 4 in. high, 5 in. wide, 12 in. above the turf.
When must risk and benefit info be provided to customer? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
later than first pesticide application
Outdoor and ornamental and turf applications of liquid spray pesticides may not be made on
school grounds... - CORRECT ANSWER - Within 100 ft of occupied classroom buildings
