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Of all the various parasites of Filth Flies, they typically attack during what life stage? A, early instar B. egg C. pupae D. adult - โโC. pupae What do Starlings eat in the summer? A. stone fruit B. soft fruit C. citrus D. feedlots - โโB. soft fruit What do Starlings eat in the winter? A. stone fruit B. soft fruit C. citrus D. feedlots - โโD. feedlots Which is NOT a control for Klamath Weed? A. buprestid beetle
B. Chrysolina beetle
How do you manage Eutypa Dieback? A. Prune and remove dead wood late in the dormant season, also remove and burn any infected wood in vineyard or nearby B. Prune and remove dead wood early in the spring C. remove and burn any infected wood in the vineyard only D. prune infected areas only - โโA. Prune and remove dead wood late in the dormant season, also remove and burn any infected wood in vineyard or nearby Eutypa Dieback management when it is more advanced and suckers are attached to lower trunks? A. spay with fungicide B. completely remove all cankers on vines and trunks C. cutting until no darkened tissue remains D. both B and C - โโD. both B and C How to manage crown gall? A. sanitation only B. avoid injury to crop C. nothing will help D. both A & B - โโD. both A & B What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? A. Monitoring presence of spores. applying fungicide, and using the index for it
B. applying fungicide C. using Powdery Mildew Index D. monitoring presence of spores - โโA. Monitoring presence of spores. applying fungicide, and using the index for it How to manage black measles? A. apply lime sulfur making sure it gets into the cracks and crevices of the vines B. cut them off of the vines C. fungicide application D. none of the above - โโA. apply lime sulfur making sure it gets into the cracks and crevices of the vines How to determine if the gall causing disease in alfalfa is caused by root knot nematode? A. sample more of it B. rub off the stems/nodules C. sample roots D. none of the above - โโB. rub off the stems/ nodules Which of the following us a noxious weed? A. white horsenettle B. rocket purslane C. turkey mullien D. Guinea grass - โโA. white horsenettle
C. volcanic mounds D. oval mounds - โโA. crescent mounds What kind of damage would be seen in an orchard if meadow voles were present? A. tore up roots B. tore up irrigation lines C. large holes D. gnawing on bark - โโD. gnawing on bark What does volatile mean? A. a chemical that vaporizes at normal temps and contact with air B. a chemical that can drift very far quickly C. a chemical that takes longer to disperse D. none of the above - โโA. a chemical that vaporizes at normal temps and contact with air Which of the following is a CA noxious weed? A. Amur Honeysuckle B. Purple Loosestrife C. Autumn Olive D. Chinese Privet - โโB. Purple Loosestrife What is the major drawback f using insect growth regulators? A. extremely volatile
B. doesn't' work in adults C. doesn't work in larvae D. harmful to humans - โโB. doesn't work in adults What odor does zinc phosphide give off? A. onions B. pesticide C. garlic D. nothing - โโC. garlic How are muskrats classified? A. game animals B. fur bearers C. burrowing mammals D. none of the above - โโB. fur bearers Which pesticide causes the greatest threat of drift during application? A. Roundup B. Dicamba C. 2, 4-D D. Banvel - โโC. 2, 4-D What is the greatest hazard when first applying pesticide?
In plants, what is the use of energy to make living material? A. assimilation B. concentration C. absorption D. none of the above - โโA. assimilation What is the Vedalia Beetle a control for? A. black mold B. eutypa dieback C. cottony cushion scale D. none of the above - โโC. cottony cushion scale True/False: The discovery of Vedalia Beetles as a successful control for cottony cushion scale in 1888 set off the major study into biological control from the late 19th century to the 1940s. - โโTrue What type of animals eat dad carcasses and trash? A. game animals B. scavengers C. fur bearers D. none of the above - โโB. scavengers Which of the following terms describes rabbits:
A. fur bearers B. lagamorphs C. reptiles D. none of the above - โโB. lagamorphs How is the black-tailed jack rabbit classified? A. fur bearers B. game animal C. scavengers D. none of the above - โโB. game animal What term describes multiple identical individuals arising from the same egg? A. monoembrony B. polyembrony C. multiegg D. none of the above - โโB. polyembrony True/False: Superparasitism is when multiple individuals of a certain parasites species attacking one host in that not all parasites can survive. - โโTrue True/False: A key pest is a pest that has to be controlled every year to prevent economic damage.
What is necessary to do if you move an apiary within the same county it is located? A. report to CDFA B. report to CAC C. report to BeeWhere D. nothing - โโD. nothing Which is NOT an entomophagous insect? A. preying mantice B. darkling beetles C. spiders D. all of the above - โโB. darkling beetles Which is NOT a predator? A. cotton aphid B. wasps C. lacewings D. true bugs - โโA. cotton aphid Which virus is NOT used for insect control? A. baculoviruses B. granulosis C. arbovirus
D. none of the above - โโC. arbovirus What is direct damage of grapevines? A. insect eating grapes B. insect feeding on limbs C. insect feeding on leaves D. none of the above - โโA. insect eating grapes Which is indirect damage to grapevines? A. insect damaging part of the plant that is not harvested B. insect laying eggs on leaves C. insect eating grapes D. none of the above1 - โโA. insect damaging parts of the plant that is not harvested Which is NOT involved in classical biological control? A. releasing beneficial insects B. letting populations of current pests stabilize C. letting populations of current predators stabilize D. both B and C - โโD. both B and C What is a vector for relapsing fever? A. flies B. ticks
B. not as affective C. they have higher phytotoxicity D. none of the above - โโC. they have higher phytotoxicity There are 250 gallons of pesticide. How much surfactant to add to make a 0.1% solution? A. 10 oz B. 16 oz C. 32 oz D. 64 oz - โโB. 16 oz How many gallons of pesticide is needed for 10 ac of land, applied at 2 lb pesticide per ac, using 4 lb pesticide per gallon? A. 2 gallons B. 5 gallons C. 10 gallons D. 15 gallons - โโB. 5 gallons 10(2b)=20lb/4lb per gal=5 gal pesticides Using 80% wettable powder and spraying 15 acres at 10 lb per acre, how much chemical would you use? A. 187.5 lb B. 150 lb
C. 175 lb D. none of the above - โโA. 187.5 lb 15ac(10lb/ac)=150lb/ac/.80=187.5 lb What is a pest of an apiary according to the Food and Ag Code? A. American Foulbrood Disease B. Parasite C. inherited diseases D. all of the above - โโD. all of the above How to contest a determination of an American Foulbrood Disease infestation? A. send specimen of infested hive, collected with an inspector, to the Director of CDFA along with written appeal B. sample and send to CDFA C. have inspector collect specimen and send to DPR D. none of the above - โโA. send specimen of infested hive, collected with an inspector, to the Director of CDFA with written appeal How long does a hold notice last on an apiary? A. 30 days B. until released C. until infestation is gone
C. it increases D. none of the above - โโC. it increases Which is a biological control for Pacific Spider Mites and Rust Mites? A. wasps B. spiders C. six spotted thrips D. glassy sharpshooter - โโC. six spotted thrips Honey bees are major pollinators of which crop? A. wheat B. grain C. alfalfa D. grass - โโC. alfalfa Parasite of Alfalfa Butterfly is medicaginus cotesia, what stage does it attack? A. egg B. early instar C. late instar D. adult - โโB. early instar True/False: Eradication usually pertains to outbreak of pest that is exotic from long distances away and to completely remove a pest from an area. - โโTrue
What is inverse emulsion? A. water suspended in oil B. oil suspended in water C. water mixing perfectly with oil D. none of the above - โโA. water suspended in oil Which shows evidence of gopher activity? A. volcanic mounds B. crescent mounds C. shallow tunnels D. all of the above - โโB. crescent mounds What is vibrissae? A. ears B. long whiskers for tactile sensory C. mouth and teeth D. none of the above - โโB. long whiskers for tactile sensory What best describes the monk parakeet? A. endangered species B. not a real species C. prohibited bird
