What are some of the basic principles of Integrated pest management? - correct answer 1.) PREVENTION: Produce healthy plants that resist plants:
... [Show More] (Selecting healthy plants, using certified seed, providing good growing conditions, and making a good match between the plant and the site)
2.) MONITOR AND IDENTIFY THE PEST: Identify the problem: (Finding out whether the damage to a particular plant is caused by a pest or by an environmental condition such as freezing or drought and always determine the exact pest that you are dealing with)
3.) SET ACTION THRESHOLDS: Expect some pests and tolerate some damage: (Deciding how many pests and how much damage to tolerate)
4.) CONTROL: Use pesticides as a last choice-Not a first choice
What should you do in an IPM program? - correct answer Produce healthy plants that can resist pests
What is Phytotoxicity? - correct answer A toxic effect by a compound on plant growth
Which method will NOT help monitor cutworms? - correct answer Pitfall traps
What is Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) ? - correct answer A common bacterium that kills many types of caterpillars
When should you apply an insecticide? - correct answer When the insect is at its most vulnerable stage
What is the Milky spore disease? - correct answer A bacterial disease that is caused by the bacterium, Bacillus popilliae, and kills Japanese beetles
What do you do to control fire ants? - correct answer Use a combination of broadcast bait and mound treatments
Sod webworms... - correct answer Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
An insecticide applied to control white grubs... - correct answer Should be watered in to reach the soil
Mole crickets... - correct answer Have only one generation per year
What are the 2 different kinds of metamorphosis that insect pests undergo? - correct answer 1.) Gradual metamorphosis: Nymphs (young stages) of insects that undergo this look like small versions of the adult
2.) Complete metamorphosis (most common type of development among turf grass pests): The young stages of insects that undergo this look very different from the adults before before they become pupae and change into adults
How do Chinch bugs damage turf? - correct answer They feed in clusters and damage first appears as circular patches of yellowing turf that resemble drought injury and large infestations of the southern chinch bug may completely kill St. Augustine lawns.
What are 4 pests that might cause root damage to turf? - correct answer 1.) Japanese beetle
2.) Mole cricket
3.) Masked chafer
4.) Green june beetle
How does frequent mowing impact fire ants? - correct answer Frequent mowing is a control method that golf course managers use to force red imported fire ant colonies to less disturbed areas. The more times areas are mowed, the less time fire ants have to establish colonies
What are 3 ways to find turf insects in the soil? - correct answer 1.) Scouting
2.) Sampling
3.) Monitoring
What are 3 types of organisms that are used in biological control of turf insects? - correct answer 1.) Predators
2.) Parasites
3.) Pathogens
Why should some insecticide formulations be watered in? - correct answer Most soil insecticides for control of white grubs or bill bugs need to be watered in because when the soil is dry, insects like what grubs and mole crickets burrow deeper into the soil and are hard to control. Also, irrigating before the pesticide is applied helps move these insects closer to the soil surface where they are more likely to encounter the insecticide
What is Scouting? - correct answer Looking for destructive turf grass insects and identifying them
What is Sampling? - correct answer Selecting a pest that is appropriate for the location and habits of the pest
What is Monitoring? - correct answer Knowing whether the pest is causing enough problems to justify control
What is an Endophyte? - correct answer A fungus that lives within the plant
What are Parasites? - correct answer Nematodes that search out insects and enter their bodies through natural openings or by drilling through the skin and once inside the insect, the nematodes release bacteria that kill the pest within hours
What is a situation where a broad spectrum, non-selective herbicide could be used on turf? - correct answer When your grass is basically all weeds or you are trying to kill the dead grass to put new sod
When would weather conditions cause herbicide failure? - correct answer If the weather is too hot, too dry, or too cold
How do you use herbicides to slow the development of resistant weeds? - correct answer 1.) Making fewer herbicide applications
2.) Using herbicides that have different modes of action
3.) Mowing to remove flowers before seeds form [Show Less]