Turfgrass Pest Management Category 3A Practice Test

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• Effective method of mole control?
• What is the purpose of nozzle screens on sprayers?
• Which winter annual weed is known for its purse-shaped seed pods?
• Which of the following is an environmental management practice to prevent turfgrass disease?
• Why can't turf simultaneously benefit from biological control methods and be pest free?
• Which pest is primarily managed by spot-treatment insecticides as opposed to broadcast applications?
• Which disease is characterized by a frog eye pattern on dead turf?
• Which condition is a factor that influences the economic injury level?
• Slime molds on turf form what kind of mats when the masses dry?
• What is an action threshold in turfgrass IPM?
• Maintaining beneficial organisms in a turf stand primarily aims to do what?
• Long-term correction for iron deficiency in turf is to
• Which of the following is an example of a cool-season turfgrass commonly used in Michigan?
• Which statement about contact herbicides is true?
• Under FIFRA, who may use restricted-use pesticides?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a factor that can influence the effectiveness of an herbicide?
• Which of the following is a common framework for classifying pesticides?
• Which fertilization practice is improper when establishing new turf stands?
• Which of the following is NOT a host-management practice for disease prevention?
• Which factor is most directly reduced in compacted soils, contributing to poor turf growth?
• Dandelion is described as having which root feature?
• Which plant is a summer-annual turfgrass weed?
• Which sprayer type is best for spot treatments and hard-to-reach areas?
• Why can vertebrate feeding be beneficial to turf?
• Which fertilization practice is improper when establishing new turf stands?
• Dethatching is the removal of which materials?
• Which mowing-related outcome best describes regular mowing?
• Red thread patches are irregular circular, ragged patches of light tan to pink and develop under what conditions?
• Why are turf stands of blends or mixes superior to stands of a single variety?
• Endophyte-containing grasses are an example of which plant defense?
• Which applicator is associated with a hollow cone spray pattern?
• What is a primary benefit of using residual pesticides?
• Hand removal, traps, barriers, and repellents are examples of which type of control?
• Blight on turf is associated with which genus?
• Regulation 637 requires notifying a registry of individuals before adjacent-property pesticide applications. What must this registry contain?
• How should Japanese beetles be treated according to the material?
• Under Regulation 637, which of the following describes the minimum PPE required for pesticide application?
• Aeration is a process used primarily to improve which soil condition?
• Dethatching involves removal of living and dead material that is:
• Which statement about Regulation 637's notification requirement is accurate?
• Which statement best captures the rationale behind not treating pests to zero threshold in turf?
• How should leafspot and melting out diseases be managed in turf?
• How can you manage vertebrate pests?
• Which weed is a perennial with narrow leaves forming a dense rosette, with leaves often twist or curl?
• Which factor can limit pest management tactics due to availability of equipment?
• Systemic herbicides are particularly effective against which type of weeds?
• Which of the following is a factor that can limit pest management tactics?
• Which weed has yellow-green leaves, upright triangular stems, and fibrous roots with tubers or nutlets, and prefers wet soil?
• Which weed has fine, delicate, fernlike leaves?
• Which pest's adults are dull grey to black with a long snout?
• Which statement describes rainfall reducing herbicide action?
• What is trimming when using a showerhead nozzle?
• Which chemical can be applied to lawns to make the grass distasteful to geese?
• Which statement describes Smooth crabgrass?
• Which is an example of improper planting procedure?
• Which type coats leaves and stems and prevents fungal pathogens from establishing themselves on the plant?
• What is a key advantage of microbial insecticides in turf pest management?
• Which group of animals is known to tear up patches of sod in search of soil organisms?
• Which statement best describes the ecological role of vertebrates in turf?
• Necrotic ring spot is a disease of which turfgrass?
• Which weed is an annual that reproduces by seed and has a very thin but long taproot, commonly found in compacted soils?
• Mowing height affects turf by which statement?
• When applying a granular pesticide with a hand-pushed drop spreader, what technique should be used to ensure complete coverage?
• Which stage is characterized by rapid leaf and stem growth?
• Which of the following is listed as a sprayer component?
• Which issue is listed as a common equipment failure?
• FIFRA is the acronym for which act?
• When should you kill turf insect pests?
• Which pest is suspected when mounding reduces ample use of golf greens?
• Why is it important to use both short-term suppression and long-term maintenance tactics in pest management?
• Which factor can limit pest management tactics due to public or client acceptance?
• Blight (Typhula) occurs under snow cover for 3 or more months. What is the typical symptom?
• Which weed has round hairy leaves with deep veins and upper leaves attached to the stem, while lower leaves are on petioles?
• Which combination of actions is described for managing vertebrate pests?
• Which stage follows the Seedling stage?
• Residual pesticides are beneficial because they reduce the number of applications required to control persistent pests.
• Which short-term action is used to correct iron deficiency in turf?
• What defines the economic injury threshold in turfgrass pest management?
• Anthracnose is a disease of which turfgrass?
• In turf applications, which spreader type tends to create more drift?
• Which monitoring method is used to flush soil-dwelling pests to the surface for detection?
• Fairy rings are characterized by what feature?
• Which is NOT a stage of plant development?
• Which statement describes a limitation of contact herbicides?
• Which pest is described as dull grey to black beetles with a long snout, with larvae that are legless and white having a yellow to brown head capsule?
• How does nozzle output change as wear progresses due to abrasive materials?
• Why is tracking degree day accumulations more useful than calendar dates for monitoring pest activity?
• Which factor influences the economic injury level related to maintenance requirements?
• Foxtails are classified as what type of weed in turfgrass?
• An acceptable range for variability between output nozzles on a boom is:
• Which factor influences the economic injury level most directly?
• Which factor can limit pest management tactics due to product availability?
• Which material is recommended to prevent nozzle wear by resisting erosion?
• Regularly performing which maintenance operation yields dense, uniform, vigorous turf and is among the most costly maintenance procedures?
• Hydraulic sprayers have tanks in which capacity range?
• Which organism tear up patches of sod in search of soil organisms?
• Why will frequent, deep irrigation not prevent disease?
• Why is a mixture of soil particle sizes ideal for plant growth?
• Which disease is associated with pink fungal strands on the edges of spots after snow melt?
• Endophyte-containing grasses are best described as which pest management strategy?
• Outdoor ornamental and turf applications of liquid spray pesticides may not be made on school grounds within what distance of occupied classrooms?
• Which items should be carried in an emergency application equipment repair kit?
• After installing nozzle screens, why should you check the rate of output?
• Hairy chinch bug characteristics include which larval color and head pattern?
• What risk and benefit information must be supplied to the customer when pesticides are applied?
• Which issue is listed as a common equipment failure?
• What is the recommended first step in reducing damage from vertebrate pests on turf?
• Which practice aligns with the benefits of endophyte seeding?
• Microdochium (snow mold) spots develop in cool conditions. What color are the spots?
• Which statement describes broad spectrum pesticides?
• If you double the application rate of your equipment, how will it affect your application rate?
• Which step is part of the IPM process for turfgrass?
• Anthracnose features patches of yellow-bronze to reddish brown on which turfgrass?
• Which of the following is a calibration circumstance?
• Which weed has creeping rhizomes that are yellowish to white, root at the nodes, and may extend 2-6 ft in length?
• What are the lawful dimensions and posting height for lawn marker signs?
• Which disease is a cool-weather disease of Kentucky bluegrass and creeping bentgrass, with infected blades pale green and long black streaks?
• Which principle best reflects basic pest management in turfgrass?
• Rotary spreaders compared to a drop granular spreader tend to create more drift.
• Which statement describes a disadvantage of rotary spreaders?
• Which type of fungicide moves through the plant and can kill fungal pathogens that are already in the plant?
• Common chickweed is described as which growth habit?
• As temperature rises, how does photosynthesis in turfgrass typically change?
• Which turfgrass disease can be managed with hand removal techniques?
• Which statement correctly differentiates Hairy crabgrass from Smooth crabgrass?
• To manage black turfgrass ataenuis, what threshold triggers soil insecticide application?
• Which weed has round hairy leaves with deep veins, with upper leaves attached directly to the stem and lower leaves on petioles?
• Are microbial insecticides best used for short-term or long-term suppression of pest populations?
• Slime mold on turf is typically identified by which sign?
• Powdery mildew appears as what color or appearance on leaves?
• Which pest is suspected due to large circular patches of dead grass near sidewalks or curbs, with grass in dead areas pulling easily and brown, sawdust-like frass in the root zone?
• What is the regulatory restriction for outdoor pesticide applications on school grounds?
• Which pairing correctly matches control type with an example?
• Which option is NOT a vertebrate pest management tactic mentioned in the guidelines?
• Knowing the species or variety of turfgrass in a stand helps diagnose pest problems because:
• Speedwell seed capsules are which shape?
• Brown patch (Rhizoctonia) often has what appearance on infected patches?
• Which weed is known as oxalis or sour grass?
• Stripe smut is a cool weather disease affecting which grasses?
• What is a weed?
• Routine applications of which nutrient are beneficial to turfgrass tolerance to climatic stress?
• Which item is not listed as part of an emergency application equipment repair kit?
• Which statement best describes the life cycle of summer annual turfgrass weeds?
• Rust on turf appears during warm to hot dry periods, causing the turf blades to turn what color due to pustules on the blades?
• Which weed is easily identified by large broad leaves at the base?
• Which pest has ivory white caterpillars with small black spots?
• If evapotranspiration increases, irrigation requirement generally:
• Which pest is characterized by ivory white caterpillars with small black spots?
• Fertilizing requires soil samples analyzed to determine what?
• Speedwell leaves are similar to which plant, but much smaller?
• Which statement about soil pH and nutrient solubility is true?
• Dollar spot is recognizable by the appearance of what?
• Small capacity sprayers are best for which turf application?
• Broad spectrum pesticides are more likely to be hazardous to non-target organisms. True or False?
• What color are Speedwell flowers?
• Which statement describes plant disease vs disorder?
• Which statement best describes the benefit of systemic herbicides?
• Leafspot and melting out lesions on leaf blades first appear as what color?
• A granular spreader consists of which two main components?
• Raking, thatch removal, and aeration are examples of which pest management approach?
• Which issue is listed as a common equipment failure?
• Which control category includes the use of barriers, traps, and other physical methods?
• How do pre-emergence herbicides work?
• What is the easiest way to reduce vertebrate injury to turf?
• Which statement about the effect of extreme soil pH on nutrient availability is true?
• Turfgrasses grow best in which light condition?
• Which nutrient is important for root development, maturation and seed production and is rarely deficient in most Michigan soils?
• Why is it not advisable to try to kill all insect pests in turf?
• Which statement best describes micronutrients?
• Red thread patches develop under what weather condition?
• What does CDA stand for in spray equipment?
• Which weed is a perennial, occasionally an annual, easily identified by large broad leaves at the base?
• Which weed is known as oxalis or sour grass?
• A light thatch layer benefits turf primarily by which mechanism?
• Which nutrient is used in large quantities by turfgrass and may be lost through leaching?
• Which category of grass species is most commonly used in Michigan?
• Which factor can limit pest management tactics due to personnel?
• What is the most commonly used microbial insecticide and what insect larvae is it effective against?
• One consequence of mowing the turf higher is:
• Which strategy focuses on limiting emerged weeds while they are still seedlings?
• Which weed has upright triangular stems and yellow-green foliage, with tubers in the fibrous roots?
• A complete fertilizer contains which nutrients?
• European chafer larvae feed on turf roots during which months?
• The amount of watering needed for turf is measured by which term?
• Which feature is NOT listed among features used for weed identification?
• How can you help maintain existing populations of beneficial organisms in a turf stand?
• Under the Endangered Species Act, who is responsible for ensuring pesticide applications do not affect endangered species?
• Annual bluegrass seeds may give turf areas a whitish appearance.
• Which practice is used to reduce thatch and keep the thatch layer under 0.5 inches?
• Rainfall can increase herbicide action by which mechanism?
• Which weed forms a dense rosette of leaves and has narrow leaves that often twist or curl?
• What is the description of black cutworms?
• Which description matches the Japanese beetle adults and grubs feeding timing?
• Which goose deterrent is mentioned for turf management?
• Which factor can limit pest management tactics due to time constraints?
• Which of the following is a common equipment failure?
• Which of the following is NOT a winter-annual turfgrass weed?
• Small capacity sprayers typically include which features?
• Aeration is particularly beneficial for which soil condition?
• Endophyte-containing seed provides what benefit?
• Which weed is a spreading perennial with white flowers, sticky and hairy leaves, and mowing stimulates growth?
• Regulation 637 is concerned with which of the following in pest management?
• In the IPM steps for turfgrass, which action involves evaluating the effectiveness of the strategy and keeping records?
• Brown patch is caused by which pathogen?
• Which pest's larvae are legless and white with a yellow to brown head capsule?
• Common chickweed description includes winter annual habit and star-shaped flowers; growth habit?
• Why is calibration important?
• In microdochium snow mold, spots are described as colors?
• Endophyte seed should not be used to feed livestock.
• The CDA (Controlled Droplet Applicator) sprays in which pattern?
• Which statement best describes potassium's role in turfgrass?
• One advantage of rotary spreaders is that they:
• A light thatch layer is true to say it provides which benefit?
• June beetle larvae are described as which shape, and what is the population threshold?
• Why can nitrogen fertilization injure turf growing in shade?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as an essential factor in the plant disease pyramid?
• How do soil organisms contribute to the well-being of turfgrass?
• Why can healthy turf withstand more insect injury?
• Which pest is described as having brick red larvae with a white band and adults with black bodies with white wing markings?
• To help manage brown patch, which cultural practice is recommended?
• Grubs that feed on turf in May or September are associated with which beetle?
• Speedwell flowers have how many petals?
• Black turfgrass ataenius is described as which, and larvae feed during which months to cause wilting or brown patches?
• Which weed is distinguished by three leaflets joined together at base without stalks?