Perennial weeds are difficult to control because... - Answer- They can reproduce from organs like rhizomes, stolons, tubers
Insect order known to transmit plant disease - Answer- Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Insect order of pests to living plants - Answer- Heteroptera (true bugs)
Immature stages ...
QAC Category B Landscape Maintenance
Perennial weeds are difficult to control because... - Answer- They can reproduce from organs like rhizomes, stolons, tubers
Insect order known to transmit plant disease - Answer- Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Insect order of pests to living plants - Answer- Heteroptera (true bugs)
Immature stages of insects - Answer- Instars
Insect order that suck juices from plant cells - Answer- Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies)
Part of plant nematodes often attack - Answer- Roots & underground parts
Plant disorder that cannot be transmitted between plants - Answer- Abiotic problems
Ant insect order - Answer- Hymenoptera
Insects with chewing mouthparts - Answer- Caterpillars
What kind of insect are mites - Answer- arthropods
Insects that cause leaf stippling - Answer- Mites
Life stages of complete metamorphosis - Answer- egg, larva, pupa, adult
Complete elimination of pest species - Answer- eradication
Pests that cause damage on a regular basis - Answer- Key Pests
Use of preemergence pesticide is an example of - Answer- preventive use
Keeping pests below a certain level - Answer- pest suppression
example of cultural and mechanical control - Answer- Mowing weeds
use of physical barriers - Answer- exclusion
Method for controlling rodents - Answer- sanitation
Inspecting plants before planting is - Answer- preventive control Removing weeds before seed production is - Answer- sanitation
growing plants resistant to insects is - Answer- prevention
Pesticide toxicity is measured by its - Answer- LD50
Pesticide toxicity - Answer- capacity to cause injury
Post-emergent contact herbicide - Answer- Causes injury to any part of the plant it touches
Amount of active ingredient in a 20lb bag of 25W formulation - Answer- 5 lbs of AI
Amount of AI in a 5 Gal. bottle of 4EC formulation - Answer- 20 lbs
Formulation requiring no further agitation after mixing with water - Answer- Soluble powder (SP)
Mode of action - Answer- The way a pesticide controls a target organism
Incompatible mixtures - Answer- causes clumping or clogging of nozzles
Pesticide hazard - Answer- potential to cause injury
Pesticides active in the environment for long periods - Answer- persistent
Federal laws regulating manufacturing, sale, transportation and use of pesticides are administered by - Answer- US EPA
Statement of practical treatment - Answer- first aid instructions
Allowable deviation from label directions - Answer- applying lower rate than specified
Required time to keep pesticide use records - Answer- 2 years
QAC in category B allows people to - Answer- use or supervise use of general or restricted use pesticides in turf, landscape, and interiorscape settings
Pest control business license holders must retain use records for - Answer- 2 years
Maintenance gardener pest control category - Answer- allows use of general use and restricted use pesticides incidental to landscape business
When is pest control business license not required - Answer- performing pest control incidental to new construction
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