VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS CORE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
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VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
Explain the difference between key pests, occasional pests and secondary pests CORRECT ANSWER Key pests are nearly always present and require regular control. occasional pests are migratory or cyclical and require intermittent control. secondary pests require control only under certain conditions, ...
occasional pests and secondary pests correct answer key pests are nearly always present and require regular control occasional pests are migratory or cyclica
VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATORS CORE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Explain the difference between key pests, occasional pests and secondary pests CORRECT ANSWER Key pests are nearly always present and require regular control. occasional pests are migratory or cyclical and require intermittent control. secondary pests require control only under certain conditions, such as the elimination of a key pest
or the absence of a natural host.
what should you do first if you see damage to a plant, animal, or valuable product/ CORRECT ANSWER identify the cause
what should you do first if you discover a pest that may need to be controlled? CORRECT ANSWER make sure the pest is actually responsible for the damage. then accurately identify the pest
how can pest identification help you develop a good pest control strategy? CORRECT ANSWER it allows you to determine basic information about the pest, including its life-
cycle and when it is most susceptible to control measures.
name the 5 basic pest groups CORRECT ANSWER weeds, parasites and diseases, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates.
why do weeds present such a challenge to pest managers? CORRECT ANSWER weeds are often hardy, aggressive, and tolerant of harsh conditions. many produce large numbers of seeds which can spread over a wide area and remain dormant for a long time.
how can you tell a monocot from a dicot? CORRECT ANSWER monocots (sedges and grasses) have one cotyledon, parallel leaf veins, flower parts in multiples of 3 and fibrous roots. Dicots have 2 cotyledons, broad leaves with netted veination, and flower parts in multiples of 4 and 5 and usually have taproots.
name the pathogens that cause most plant and animal diseases CORRECT ANSWER fungi, bacteria, mycoplasma, and viruses
what are the symptoms of viral plant diseases CORRECT ANSWER stunting, yellow rings on leaves, wilting, and mosaic patterns
how do plant parasitic nematodes harm plants? CORRECT ANSWER by attacking the roots, stems and leaves. nematode root feeding interferes with a plants ability to take up water and nutrients. infected plants wilt and seem to be suffering from a lack of water or nutrients.
how do mollusks harm plants? CORRECT ANSWER by feeding on foliage and fruit. mollusks reduce the value of commercial produce if they feed on harvested plants and fruit.
what are arthropods? how do they differ from vertebrates? CORRECT ANSWER arthropods are animals with segmented bodies and jointed appendages. Arthropods have an external skeleton and may have specialized appendages such as sucking tubes, chewing mouth parts, antennae, and pincers. they have no backbones like vertebrates
what is the difference between gradual and complete metamorphosis? why is it important to know the life cycle stage of an insect? CORRECT ANSWER gradual metamorphosis includes 3 stages: egg, nymph and adult. there is no pupa stage. complete metamorphosis includes 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. insects that develop via complete metamorphosis change body form. larvae may not look at all like adults within the same species.it is very important to recognize the damaging stage for best treatment results. many insect are pests in one stage but not another. especially larval form.
what are beneficial insects? and why are they important to agriculture? CORRECT ANSWER insects that are pollinators (bees and butterflies) or pest predators (ladybeetles and lacewings). without pollinators many types of plants could not reproduce and beneficial predators feed on harmful insects, mites, and weeds.
how do mites harm plants? CORRECT ANSWER They suck the plant juices, eat the underside of leaves, and disfigure the plants they feed on.
what is an economic threshold? CORRECT ANSWER the level at which economic losses caused by pest damage, if the pest population continued to grow, would be greater than the cost of controlling the pests. reaching an economic threshold usually prompts some kind of pest control action.
how are thresholds important to a sound pest control strategy? CORRECT ANSWER setting a treatment or action threshold is essential to prevent the pests in an area from causing unacceptable injury or harm. action thresholds vary: sometimes one pest is too many (like a rat in a food processing facility). Thresholds help producers and applicators
weigh the cost of pest control against the cost of a pest infestation
what is monitoring and how is it important to a sound pest control strategy? CORRECT ANSWER regular checking or scouting for pests in a designated area. Monitoring will tell you what pests are in an area, how many are in the area, and how much damage they are causing. it will help determine if the pest population has reached the treatment threshold and whether control measures have worked.
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