What are two key elements in preventing or reducing losses to forest pests? - Pest identification and
good forest management practices
(T/F) One standard set of management alternatives is effective against all forest pests and pest
complexes. - False
Insect pheromones are chemicals that are use...
Kentucky Pesticide Study Guide | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024 What are two key elements in preventing or reducing losses to forest pests? - ✔✔Pest identification and good forest management practices (T/F) One standard set of management alternatives is effective against all forest pests and pest complexes. - ✔✔False Insect pheromones are chemicals that are used by members of an insect species for ___ - ✔✔Communication Pesticides should be used as part of pest management plan ___ - ✔✔Only to prevent an unacceptable amount of damage In general, ____________ are the most commonly used forest pesticides. - ✔✔Herbicides __________ is/are second only to habitat destruction as the greatest threat to biodiversity in forest habitats. - ✔✔Invasive/Exotic non -native plants (T/F) Kudzu is hard to eradicate because of its massive taproots - ✔✔True _________ taproots may be 6 feet or longer and weigh as much as 400 pounds. - ✔✔Kudzu (T/F) Although an invasive species, exotic bush honeysuckles should not be controlled because they provide a valuable high -fat, nutritious food for birds. - ✔✔False What is the easiest way to differentiate native bush honeysuckle from the exotic species? - ✔✔Stems ___________ reproduces by seed and by forming new plants from arching canes that touch the ground. - ✔✔Multiflora Rose (T/F) Both kudzu and winter creeper are woody evergreen vines. - ✔✔False ___________ is a fast means of applying foliar herbicides through dense brush but has a high potential for drift and environmental problems. It is normally done with a truck mounted equipment that delivers 60 to 400 gallons of solution per acre. - ✔✔High volume spraying Stem applications of systemic herbicides not should not be applied to trees or shrubs where non -target plants of the same species or genera are within _________. - ✔✔10 to 20 feet (T/F) A systemic herbicide can be translocated from one tree to another through a root graft, killing or injuring the non -target tree. - ✔✔True Basal bark treatments are designed to apply herbicides to the lower stems of trees and shrubs less that _____ inches in diameter. - ✔✔6 The full basal bark treatment technique requires that the herbicide be thoroughly applied around the circumference of the lower _____ inches of tree. - ✔✔18 Undiluted herbicide should be applied to cut stumps within _____ hour(s) after cutting. - ✔✔1 to 2 (T/F) Weeds sprayed with contact herbicides usually die within a few hours or days. - ✔✔True The use of ___ herbicides allows the removal of unwanted plants from desirable species. - ✔✔Selective Usually, as the clay content of the soil increases, the amount of herbicide available for uptake in the plant ___________. - ✔✔Decreases
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