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Rights-of-Way Pest Management Exam with Answers, Exams of Pest Management

A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to rights-of-way pest management. It covers various aspects of pest identification, control methods, herbicide applications, and plant biology. Valuable for students and professionals seeking to understand the principles and practices of effective pest management in rights-of-way.

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2024/2025

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Rights-of-way Pest Management EXAM
WITH ANSWERS
is the use of all available tactics or strategies to manage pests so
that acceptable control can be achieved. - ....๐Ÿ”ฐVERIFIED
ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ”Integrated Pest management
why must weeds and woody plants be managed on right of way? -
....๐Ÿ”ฐVERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ”saftey, access to facilities,
decrease in maintenence costs, wildlife.
the first component of an effective pest management program is
pest identification. - ....๐Ÿ”ฐVERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ”true
When identifying the pest, what other information should be
collected about the pest? - ....๐Ÿ”ฐVERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ”pest
life cycles, physiology, reproductive potential, and past control
results
List several examples of different sites that might have site
specific requirements - ....๐Ÿ”ฐVERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ”urban,
suburban, rural areas, dry upland, wetlands, popular tourist,
scenic areas, recreation areas.
Why should you monitor your control strategies? what
information should be recorded? - ....๐Ÿ”ฐVERIFIED ANSWERS....
โœ”โœ”adjustments can be made when necessary. Records should
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Rights-of-way Pest Management EXAM

WITH ANSWERS

is the use of all available tactics or strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be achieved. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” Integrated Pest management why must weeds and woody plants be managed on right of way? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” saftey, access to facilities, decrease in maintenence costs, wildlife. the first component of an effective pest management program is pest identification. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” true When identifying the pest, what other information should be collected about the pest? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” pest life cycles, physiology, reproductive potential, and past control results List several examples of different sites that might have site specific requirements - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” urban, suburban, rural areas, dry upland, wetlands, popular tourist, scenic areas, recreation areas. Why should you monitor your control strategies? what information should be recorded? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” adjustments can be made when necessary. Records should

include rate for any pesticides applied, identification of equipment list four categories of control methods. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” biological, cultural, mechanical, chemical control how does shading work as a cultural control? where is it often used? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” floats of black plastic on water, adding dye to water. aquatic weed control. how have public attitudes changed about vegetation and its control in rights-of-way? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” more selective approach is being used in terms of what plants are bad. Why is it important to protect wetlands? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” wildlife habitat, minimize bank and shorline erosion along rivers and lakes. Four stages of weed development and briefly describe each.

  • .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” Seedling, vegetative, seed production, maturity list three plant types and briefly describe each - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” annual, biennials, perennials what is the difference between a monocot and dicot plant - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” monocots - only one leaf on seedlings and veins run parallel. fibrous root system.

what tree has dark-brown, flat pods that are 3-4 inches long?

  • .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” black locust what tree has slender, bright red twigs in the winter that turn light gray and prefers swamps and stream banks? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” red maple what tree has 3 different shaped leaves? the bark is dark red- brown, orange when cut with a knife. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” Sassafras What tree has round leaves with flat stems that are said to "quake" in the wind? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” Quaking aspen (trembling aspen) (poplar) what perennial has a taproot, a bright blue flower and smooth milky sap. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” Chicory what weed smells like a carrot? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” wild carrot which thistle is a perennial and has a greater root system: Canada or musk thistle? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” Canada thistle cattails must have their leaves and flower spikes above water to survive? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” true.

Root-absorbed herbicides are generally more effective when applied postemergence. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” true What is the difference between a contact and systemic herbicide?

  • .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” contact kill only the green parts of the plant systemic herbicides move throughout the plant Temperature, moisture, soil type and rate of application influence the persistence of herbicide - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” true What is temperature inversion and how can it affect pesticide drift? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” ground air two to five degrees cooler than the air above it. may result in the smallest spray droplets remaining suspended as a dense cloud in a layer of undisturbed air. what is the difference between a selective and non-selective herbicide? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” selective - large area, control for many years, right of ways. non-selective - spot treatments, not meant for long term control, public areas, parking lots, guardrails. If a plant's growing points are below the soil surface, which type of herbicide will provide better control: contact or systemic?
  • .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” systemic

how can you limit the potential for drift when using low volume ground foliage treatments? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” use equipment that is designed to minimize drift, such as a low pressure sprayer. what steps can you take to avoid drift and accidental spraying of non-target plants when using high volume ground foliage treatments? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” do not treat excessively tall brush when you cannot control the spray. use as low a pressure as possible. Each pilot must be certified in the aerial standard in addition to right of way category to make aerial application on right of way

  • .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” true what is the difference between conventional basal spraying and low volume basal spraying? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” low volume uses a herbicide mixture made to conserve the amount of carrier applied per stem. In low volume basal spraying stems are completely encircled and wet to rundown. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” false. what are the advantages and disadvantages of granular and pellet applications? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” good for small areas

broadcast applications can cause damage to non-target vegetation. what are "spotgun" applications? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” hand held or backpack sprayer that delivers a pre-measured dose of concentrated herbicide to the base of target vegetation. "stump spraying" and "hack and squirt" are names for cut surface herbicide treatments. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” false not called stump spraying. what are the most common mistakes made by applications using cut surface herbicide treatments. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” applying too much chemical to the cut surface, making improper frilling or girdling cuts. non-selective chemical must have moisture to enter plant root system? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” true if you want to completely kill existing vegetation and immediately replant with ornamentals, you should use a, _________ herbicide that is short lived in the soil. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” systemic when are the best results from soil residual herbicides achieved?

  • .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” early spring before the weeds emerge or when they are small.

what are the most common species of turf grass found along roadside in the northern US? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” tall fescue, smooth brome, and blue grass varieties. most turf treatments are a combination of regulators. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” true all growth regulators on turf are applied by __________ treatment.

  • .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” broadcast treatment. growth regulators should be applied on turf before seed head formation, usually the months __________ and ___________. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” April and May what are the five factors to consider when using a growth regulator? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” results from regulator you choose, rates must be determined, results will vary with timing of application, stage of growth of given species will affect results, impacts on environmental conditions. why are treatment rates crucial when applying growth regulators? - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” whether the chemical acts as a regulator or a lethal herbicide often is determined by only small changes in rate. indications of soil insect problems. - .... ๐Ÿ”ฐ VERIFIED ANSWERS.... โœ”โœ” yellowing of leaves, dying branches. lawns, row crops or wild grasses are usually attacked by these grubs.