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Ornamental !| Pest !| Exam !| with !| answers
Natural !| enemies !| play !| an !| important !| part !| in !| keeping !| insects !| and !| mites !| under !| control. !| These !| natural !| enemies !| include: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔wasps !| and !| lady !| beetles What !| are !| some !| common !| signs !| of !| insect !| or !| mite !| presence? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔galls, !| web-enclosed !| foliage !| and !| pupal !| cases Sawdust, !| wood !| chips, !| and !| pitch !| are !| usually !| present !| on !| or !| below !| the !| plant !| when !| which !| of !| the !| following !| insect !| pests !| is/was !| present !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔wood !| borers Not !| all !| insects !| on !| plants !| are !| pests. !| Examples !| of !| non-pests !| include: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Lady !| beetles When !| applying !| insecticides !| it !| is !| important !| to !| time !| sprays !| to !| coincide !| with !| the !| vulnerable !| life !| stage !| of !| a !| given !| pest !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True Deciduous !| trees !| can !| tolerate !| more !| defoliation !| than !| evergreens !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True
How !| do !| bagworms !| overwinter? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔eggs !| within !| the !| female's !| bag How !| many !| generations !| of !| bagworms !| are !| there !| in !| Kansas !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 1 How !| many !| generations !| of !| the !| mimosa !| webworm !| are !| there !| in !| Kansas? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 2 Fall !| webworms !| eat !| only !| the: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔tender !| portions !| of !| the !| leaves How !| are !| cankerworms !| most !| readily !| spread !| to !| other !| trees? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔As !| small !| larvae !| blown !| by !| the !| wind Which !| life !| stage !| of !| the !| elm !| leaf !| beetle !| causes !| most !| of !| the !| damage? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Larva How !| many !| generations !| of !| elm !| leaf !| beetle !| are !| there !| in !| Kansas !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔2- When !| is !| the !| best !| time !| to !| spray !| for !| elm !| leaf !| beetle? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔just !| after !| larvae !| hatch !| from !| the !| eggs How !| do !| aphids !| damage !| trees? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔by !| removing !| plant !| fluids
Trees !| infested !| by !| the !| bronze !| birch !| borer !| die: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔From !| top !| down The !| cottonwood !| borer !| is !| an !| important !| pest !| of !| : !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔poplar The !| lilac !| borer !| is !| an !| important !| pest !| of: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Ash What !| is !| the !| best !| way !| to !| avoid !| problems !| with !| wood !| boring !| insects? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Maintain !| plant !| health Pin !| tip !| moth !| overwinters !| as !| an: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔pupa Pin !| tip !| moth !| larvae !| or !| caterpillars, !| immediately !| after !| hatching !| from !| eggs, !| tunnel !| into !| the !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Needle How !| can !| bark !| beetles !| kill !| trees? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔tunneling !| and !| girdling !| trees Black !| vine !| weevil !| larvae !| feed !| on: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔roots Which !| of !| these !| insects !| excrete !| honeydew? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔scales
What !| life !| stages !| of !| scales !| are !| easily !| controlled !| with !| contact !| insecticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔crawler The !| two !| general !| types !| of !| pest !| problems !| associated !| with !| indoor !| plants !| are: !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Soil !| and !| leaf/stem !| pests Damage, !| symptoms !| of !| aphids, !| whitefly !| nymphs, !| scales !| and !| mealybugs !| include: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔sticky !| deposits !| on !| leaves !| and !| stems Shortly !| after !| mealybugs !| start !| feeding, !| they !| create !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔a !| white !| waxy !| material Cyclamen !| mites !| are !| small !| and !| are !| what !| color? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔White, !| green !| and !| pale !| brown Soft !| scales !| damage !| plants !| by !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔removing !| plant !| fluids !| from !| tender !| growing !| parts Thrips !| adults !| are !| small !| insects, !| but !| are !| easy !| to !| identify !| because !| they !| possess !| a !| fringe !| of !| hair !| on !| their !| wings !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔True Whitefly !| adults !| and !| nymphs !| feed !| by: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔removing !| plant !| fluids !| from !| the !| leaves Symphylids !| are !| frequently !| mistaken !| for: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Springtails
Which !| of !| the !| following !| statements !| about !| fungicides !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pathogens !| can !| sometimes !| become !| resistanct !| to !| systemic !| fungicides Winter !| injury !| to !| trees !| and !| shrubs !| can !| be !| minimized !| by: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Watering !| them !| adequately !| in !| the !| fall, !| mulching !| under !| the !| plants Iron !| chlorisis !| results !| in: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔yellow !| leaves !| with !| green !| veins Herbicide !| injury !| may !| include: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔distortion !| of !| the !| leaves, !| scorching !| of !| the !| leaves !| and !| branch !| dieback The !| most !| common !| plant !| pathogens !| are !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔fungi Powdery !| mildew !| is !| caused !| by !| a !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔fungus Which !| statement !| about !| powdery !| mildew !| is !| NOT !| true !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔there !| is !| only !| one !| species !| of !| powdery !| mildew !| than !| infects !| all !| plants Rust !| is !| caused !| by !| a: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔fungus To !| control !| cedar-apple !| rust, !| routine !| sprays !| on !| the !| apple/crabapple !| host !| must !| be !| applied !| during: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔April !| and !| May
Scab !| fungus !| on !| apple !| and !| flowering !| crabapple !| overwinters: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔on !| fallen !| leaves The !| most !| common !| foliar !| disease !| of !| roses !| in !| Kansas !| is? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔black !| spot Rapid !| dieback !| of !| new !| shoot !| growth !| is !| called? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Blight Young !| infected !| shoots !| that !| rapidly !| wilt !| as !| if !| scorched !| by !| fire !| have !| the !| disease: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Fireblight Rose !| mosaic !| virus !| is !| transmitted !| by: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔vegetative !| propagation Which !| statements !| is !| true !| about !| root !| diseases? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔most !| root !| diseases !| are !| caused !| by !| fungi, !| root !| diseases !| are !| most !| common !| in !| sites !| withe !| poor !| drainage, !| and !| it !| is !| good !| practice !| to !| avoid !| using !| plant !| material !| that !| shows !| signs !| of !| root !| disease Above !| ground !| symptoms !| of !| root !| disease !| include: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔yellowing !| of !| leaves, !| brand !| and !| shoot !| dieback, !| wilting !| during !| stress Crown !| gall !| disease !| is !| caused !| by: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔bacteria
Herbicide !| damage !| to !| ornamentals !| can !| occur !| when: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔wind !| speeds !| are !| greater !| than !| 5 !| MPH, !| applied !| at !| the !| incorrect !| rate, !| ester !| formulations !| of !| 2, !| 4-D !| are !| used !| when !| the !| temperature !| is !| greater !| than !| 85 !| degrees Herbicide !| persistence !| in !| the !| soil !| does !| NOT !| depend !| on: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Crop !| susceptibility Weed !| control !| in !| ornamentals !| begins !| with: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔planting !| plants !| in !| weed=free !| soil !| cleaned !| by !| crop !| rotation, !| cultivation, !| and/or !| sterilization Which !| type !| of !| sprayer !| would !| be !| best !| used !| for !| wettable !| powder !| formulations? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Backpack !| sprayer !| with !| hydraulic !| agitation What !| type !| of !| nozzle !| would !| be !| the !| best !| for !| low-pressure !| herbicide !| applications !| where !| drift !| is !| a !| concern !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Small !| flooding !| nozzle What !| factors !| do !| you !| need !| to !| know !| to !| determine !| the !| spray !| application !| rate? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔speed, !| nozzle !| flow !| rate, !| effective !| sprayed !| width What !| type !| of !| sprayer !| enables !| the !| operator !| to !| use !| much !| less !| water !| to !| apply !| a !| pesticide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔mist !| blower
What !| proportion !| of !| the !| spray !| material !| should !| be !| applied !| to !| the !| top !| half !| of !| the !| tree !| when !| using !| an !| air-carrier !| sprayer? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔two-thirds When !| spraying !| trees !| and !| shrubs !| with !| a !| hand !| boom, !| the !| amount !| o !| spray !| that !| should !| be !| applied !| is: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 200 !| gallons !| per !| acre A !| good !| way !| to !| determine !| which !| animal, !| the !| mole !| or !| the !| pocket !| gopher !| is !| responsible !| for !| damage !| to !| a !| lawn !| is !| to: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔learn !| to !| identify !| the !| characteristic !| mounds !| left !| by !| each !| animal A !| good !| trap !| for !| catching !| moles !| is !| one !| that: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Is !| properly !| set !| with !| a !| soil !| obstruction !| to !| block !| the !| runway Pocket !| gophers !| and !| moles !| are !| helpful !| the !| the !| environment !| because: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Their !| tunnels !| allow !| air !| and !| water !| to !| penetrate !| the !| soil The !| pocket !| gopher !| burrow !| is !| about !| the !| size !| of !| a: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔tennis !| ball Which !| of !| the !| following !| animals !| is !| protected !| year !| around !| in !| Kansas? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Spotted !| skunk Rabies !| is !| found !| in !| more !| than !| 50 !| percent !| of !| the !| reported !| cases !| in? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Skunks
