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1A !| Agricultural !| Plant !| Kansas !|
Pesticide !| Applicator !| Exam !| with !|
accurate !| solutions
Considered !| the !| number !| one !| insect pest !| of !| alfalfa !| throughout !| Kansas !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔alfalfa !| weevil May !| feed !| on !| plants !| but !| the !| main concern !| is !| that !| toxin !| produced !| by this !| insect !| may !| be !| toxic !| to !| horses !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔blister !| beetle Dry !| years !| seem !| to !| favor !| survival of !| this !| pest !| which !| can !| damage !| the crop !| from !| mid- !| to !| late !| summer !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔grasshopper This !| insect !| is !| often !| overlooked by !| growers !| but !| probably !| causes considerable !| damage !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔potato !| leafhopper The !| main !| problem !| associated !| with this !| pest !| is !| larval !| feeding !| on !| roots
which !| may !| cause !| lodging. !| The insect !| is !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔corn !| rootworm These !| insects !| seem !| to !| be !| slowly migrating !| from !| east !| to !| west !| across Kansas. !| The !| insect !| is !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Japanese !| beetle Damage !| from !| this !| insect !| usually occurs !| within !| the !| first !| two !| weeks of !| planting !| but !| mainly !| in !| eastern Kansas. !| This !| insect !| is !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔black !| cutworm These !| insects !| often !| migrate !| from maturing !| wheat !| fields !| to !| suck plant !| juice !| from !| seedling !| corn. The !| insect !| is !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔chinch !| bugs Pest !| information !| from !| traditional cotton-producing !| states !| can !| help guide !| Kansas !| cotton !| producers !| but adjustments !| will !| need !| to !| be !| made because !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔the !| growing !| season !| is !| shorter
and !| may !| transmit !| bean !| pod !| mottle virus. !| They !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔bean !| leaf !| beetle These !| pests !| are !| very !| common !| later in !| the !| season !| and !| their !| leaf !| feeding causes !| grower !| concern !| but !| they !| are often !| controlled !| by !| a !| white !| fungus. They !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔green !| cloverworms These !| pests !| were !| first !| detected in !| Kansas !| in !| 2002. !| They !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔soybean !| aphids Both !| adults !| and !| nymphs !| may !| feed on !| beans !| inside !| the !| pod !| causing shrunken !| and !| deformed !| beans. These !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔stink !| bugs May !| cause !| dramatic !| damage !| to plant !| because !| of !| their !| unique !| habit of !| head !| clipping. !| These !| insects !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔headclipping !| weevils Most !| serious !| sunflower !| pest !| year after !| year !| is !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔sunflower !| head !| moth
Highly !| visible, !| hairy !| caterpillars that !| are !| often !| common !| late !| season and !| may !| defoliate !| sunflowers !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔woollybears Destruction !| of !| volunteer !| wheat is !| a !| very !| important !| part !| of !| pest management !| for !| these !| wheat !| pests !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔aphids, !| Hessian !| flies, !| wheat !| curl !| mites Oversummering !| and !| overwintering stage !| of !| these !| insects !| is called !| flaxseed. !| The !| insects !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Hessian !| fly Larvae !| often !| reduce !| early !| season plant !| stands !| by !| feeding !| on !| seeds right !| down !| the !| drill !| row. !| These insects !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔false !| wireworms Larval !| feeding !| in !| stem !| often results !| in !| a !| 1 !| to !| 2 !| percent field-wide !| occurrence !| of !| white heads. !| These !| insects !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔wheat !| stem !| maggots
orchard !| fruits, !| but !| prefers !| peaches is !| the !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔oriental !| fruit !| moth ________ !| is !| important !| in !| the management !| of !| fruit !| insect !| and mite !| pests. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔plant !| health Squash !| bug !| nymphs !| are !| found !| in clusters !| feeding !| on !| leaves, !| stems, and !| fruits !| of !| squash !| and !| pumpkin plant. !| They !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔have !| a !| disagreeable !| odor !| when crushed The !| imported !| cabbageworm caterpillar !| becomes !| full-grown !| in about !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔four !| weeks When !| disturbed, !| cutworms !| will !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔curl !| into !| a !| ball !| of !| c- shape This !| distinctive !| yellow !| and !| black striped !| beetle !| is !| a !| serious !| pest !| in the !| United !| States !| and !| Eastern
Canada. !| The !| female !| lays !| orangeyellow eggs !| on !| the !| underside !| of leaves. !| What !| is !| this !| pest? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Colorado !| potato !| beetle These !| caterpillars !| are !| flesh !| colored with !| light !| small !| round !| spots !| and may !| attack !| the !| stems !| of !| some vegetables. !| They !| commonly !| feed on !| fruit !| of !| pepper !| or !| corn. !| What pest !| is !| this? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔European !| corn !| borer The !| ______ !| is !| the !| most destructive !| and !| widespread !| pest of !| tomato. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔tomato !| hornworm Broomweed, !| ragweed !| and sunflower !| are !| examples !| of !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔summer !| annual !| broadleaf weeds Saltcedar, !| Russian !| olive !| and multiflora !| rose !| are !| examples !| of !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔introduced !| perennials The !| following !| are !| examples !| of
around !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 30 !| psi At !| the !| end !| of !| each !| swath, !| complete the !| turn !| soon !| enough !| to !| allow ________ !| before !| let-down !| for !| the next !| swath. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔slight !| course !| corrections
