Passitexams

Piercing-sucking insects - ANSWER Scales, mealybugs, aphids, whiteflies & lacebugs; Leave Sooty Mold or Honeydew Scales - ANSWER Most damaging pests of ornamental plants; feed on underside of leaves, appear as bumps, prune out infested parts, use less susceptible plants when possible Mealybugs - ANSWER Scale insects, Covered with white, waxy material, usually a houseplant problem; replace badly infested plants Aphids - ANSWER winged or wingless; tail pipes or bumps on rearend, repro...

Pests - ANSWER Living things that compete with us for food, fiber, or space, or attack us directly. Insects - ANSWER Have six jointed legs, three body segments. Wings and mouthparts - ANSWER Most important identifiers of insects. Arachnids - ANSWER Eight jointed legs, two body regions, no wings

What are 4 characteristics of an insect? - ANSWER 1) Head 2) Abdomen 3) Thorax 4) Six legs What are the stages in the life cycle of a complete metamorphosis insect? - ANSWER 1) Egg 2) Larvae 3) Pupa 4) Adult What is stippling damage on a plant? - ANSWER A large number of tiny pin-prick feeding lesions caused by mites or other herbivores with piercing/sucking mouth parts

Azalea - ANSWER Gall (Exobasidum) Diag: Symptoms Control: Sanitation; open canopy; prot. Sprays Botrytis Blosssom Blight; Ovulinia Blossom Blight Diag: (Symptoms); Microscopy; Culture Control: Sanitation Camellia - ANSWER Virus Diag: Symptoms Control: Remove plants Crabapple - ANSWER Cedar Apple Rust (Gymnosporangium) Diag: Symptoms; Signs Control: Sanitation and eliminate alternate host; protective spray Dogwood - ANSWER Spot Anthracnose Diag: Symptoms Control: Sanitation Ho...

Disease - ANSWER Abnormal function caused by a continuously irritating agent and expressed by noticeable symptoms Requirements for disease - ANSWER (1) disease agent; (2) susceptible plant; (3) favorite environment Symptom - ANSWER The visible effect produced in or on a plant by the presence of pathogen or disease agent Sign - ANSWER An indication of a disease from direct visibility of the pathogen Examples of Disease Symptoms - ANSWER Spots, blights, cankers, diebacks, stunting...

What are the modes of entry of pesticides into body(4) - ANSWER 1) Oral(MouthTissue) 2) Dermal(Skin) 3) Inhalation(LungsFromBreathing) 4) Ocular(Eyes) What's the difference between Chronic and Acute poisoning/effects - ANSWER CHRONIC - long-term exposure over time; usually long-lasting effects/damage ACUTE - short-term or 1x exposure When is exposure potential greatest - ANSWER During MIXING and LOADING Name the signal words in increasing severity - ANSWER Lowest - CAUTION Mod...

Five mains groups of pests. - ANSWER 1. Insects 2. Snails and slugs 3. Vertebrates 4. Plant disease agents 5. Weeds Pest - ANSWER living things that compete with human beings for food, fiber, and space or attach humans directly Hosts - ANSWER living plants or animals some pests depend on for survival Name two identifying characteristics common to all adult insects - ANSWER Six jointed legs Three body regions

Johnsongrass - ANSWER Coarse Perenial, Does not persist under frequent mowing Mullein - ANSWER Densely-hairy or woolly biennial (6ft tall) Virginia Buttonweed - ANSWER Spreading Perennial herb, opposite leaves, lance shaped, white tubular flowers, 4 lobes

What are the modes of entry? - ANSWER Dermal oral respitory ocular When is the pesticide handler in greatest danger? - ANSWER During mixing and loading Name the signal words from least toxic to most toxic. - ANSWER Caution, Warning, Danger, Danger "poison"

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