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Ornamental and Turf Pest Control: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers, Exams of Pest Management

A series of multiple-choice questions and answers related to ornamental and turf pest control. It covers topics such as weed identification and control, plant diseases, insect pests, and management strategies for both indoor and outdoor environments. The questions are designed to test knowledge of common pests, diseases, and control methods, providing a valuable resource for students and professionals in the field of horticulture.

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2024/2025

Available from 03/25/2025

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Ornamental and Turf Pest Control
Questions and Answers Already Passed
Weeds are plants that grow where they are not wanted, disrupting turf grass uniformity.
a. True
b. False โœ”โœ”a
Barnyard grass is considered a dicot
a. true
b. false โœ”โœ”b
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Biennial weeds require two years to complete their life cycle
b. Perennial weeds live only three years
c. Annual weeds can germinate in spring and fall
d. Annuals and perennial include grass and broadleaf weeds โœ”โœ”b
Which of the following cultural practices can have the most impact on controlling annual weeds?
a. fertility
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Ornamental and Turf Pest Control

Questions and Answers Already Passed

Weeds are plants that grow where they are not wanted, disrupting turf grass uniformity.

a. True

b. False โœ”โœ”a

Barnyard grass is considered a dicot

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”b

Which of the following statements is not true?

a. Biennial weeds require two years to complete their life cycle

b. Perennial weeds live only three years

c. Annual weeds can germinate in spring and fall

d. Annuals and perennial include grass and broadleaf weeds โœ”โœ”b

Which of the following cultural practices can have the most impact on controlling annual weeds?

a. fertility

b. irrigation

c. aeration

d. mowing โœ”โœ”d

Which of the following statements is not true?

a. pre-emergence herbicides should be applied before weed seed germination

b. post-emergence herbicides are best applied to young weed seedlings

c. pre-emergence herbicides are best used for annual weed control

d. post-emergence herbicides require 1/2 inch of water to activate control โœ”โœ”d

What type of herbicide best controls perennial weeds?

a. contact herbicide

b. selective herbicide

c. system herbicide

d. pre-emergence herbicide โœ”โœ”c

What is the ideal temperature range in which to apply herbicides?

a. Greater than 85โ„‰

b. plantain

c. wild garlic

d. nimble will

e. all of the above โœ”โœ”e

The first best step for the management of turf grass diseases is to select resistant species or varieties of turf grass seed.

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”a

A plant disease is any infectious or noninfectious disorder that alters normal growth and development on a periodic basis.

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”b

What is needed for a plant disease to develop?

a. a susceptible host

b. a resistant host

c. a pathogen and favorable weather

d. both a and c โœ”โœ”d

Abiotic disorders of plant diseases include:

a. poor cultural practices

b. soil compaction

c. severe drought

d. all of the above โœ”โœ”d

Chemicals that control plant diseases are called:

a. insecticides

b. miticides

c. herbicides

d. fungicides โœ”โœ”d

Which of these diseases has a pathogen that infects foliage?

a. brown patch

b. take - all patch

Annual white grub damage is most prevalent at what time of year?

a. late May, early June

b. Late August, early September

c. late July, early August

d. mid-June โœ”โœ”c

Which of the following pests is a root-pruning insect of turf grasses?

a. mole crickets

b. cut worms

c. sod web worms

d. fall army worms โœ”โœ”a

Which of these insects creates a silken-lined retreat?

a. chinch bug

b. fall army worm

c. cut worm

d. sod web worm โœ”โœ”d

What type of environment favors the development of fall army worms?

a. hot, dry summers

b. cool, wet springs

c. mild winters

d. wet summers โœ”โœ”b

Which of the following insects have a piercing - sucking mouthpart?

a. ground bees

b. aphids

c. leafhoppers

d. both b and c โœ”โœ”d

Vertebrate pests include:

a. animals without a backbone

b. skunks

c. animals with a back bone

d. both b and c โœ”โœ”d

d. A chemical insecticide kills a larger worms and has improved effectiveness after mid-June

โœ”โœ”c

Plant galls will not respond to treatments with insecticides:

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”a

Wood-boring insects of ornamental trees can be best identified by:

a. feeding galleries under the bark

b. adult exit holes

c. tree dieback

d. all of the above โœ”โœ”d

Leaf spot diseases of ornamentals are favored by cool, wet conditions with high humidity and crowded situations.

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”a

Leaf blights are caused by:

a. fungi

b. viruses

c. bacteria

d. phytoplasmas

e. both a and c โœ”โœ”e

Many greenhouse crop diseases can be identified by:

a. carefully observing symptoms on the plant

b. carefully examining plants for signs of the pathogen

c. noting the pattern of symptom development

d. all of the above โœ”โœ”d

Vascular diseases of greenhouses plants include

a. Fusarium

b. Phytophthora

c. both a and d

d. Verticillium โœ”โœ”c

Resistance management for greenhouse insecticides involves a reduction in overall use of insecticides and using the same chemical class until resistance is reached.

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”b

Leaf feeders of greenhouse plants include:

a. loopers

b. fungus gnats

c. mealybugs

d. both a and c โœ”โœ”a

Sources of interiorscape diseases include:

a. infected plant material

b. debris left after removing diseases plants

c. trash thrown into the interior planting

d. both a and b

e. all of the above โœ”โœ”d

Plant diseases that occur in the interiorscape planting could have started in the greenhouse

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”a

Frequent hand washing is considered a good cultural practice for diseases control within interiorscapes.

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”a

Root diseases of interiorscape plants include:

a. Pythium

b. Anthracnose

c. Mosaic virus

d. Botrytis โœ”โœ”a

Nematode diseases are often seen in indoor plants

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”b

a. constant monitoring

b. biological controls

c. record keeping

d. pesticides

e. all of the above โœ”โœ”e

Aphids can be biologically controlled with:

a. mealybugs

b. lady beetles

c. parasitic wasps

d. both b and c โœ”โœ”d

Predatory insects of interiorscape plant insects do not need a population of prey to remain beneficial.

a. true

b. false โœ”โœ”b