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How !| can !| tiny !| mites !| on !| junipers !| and !| evergreens !| be !| found? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔They !| can !| be !| found !| by !| tapping !| the !| leaves !| against !| a !| white !| index !| card !| several !| times What !| is !| Phytotoxicity? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Plant !| damage !| caused !| by !| pesticides Resistance !| from !| pesticides !| comes !| from... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Using !| the !| same !| pesticide !| over !| and !| over !| again Pesticides !| in !| the !| soil... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Are !| eventually !| broken !| down !| by !| bacteria !| and !| fungi When !| should !| you !| apply !| a !| pesticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔When !| pests !| are !| abundant !| enough !| to !| cause !| unacceptable !| damage In !| an !| IPM !| program !| you !| should... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Produce !| healthy !| plants !| that !| can !| resist !| pests
Which !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Different !| diseases !| and !| insects !| can !| cause !| the !| same !| symptoms Which !| is !| false? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Record !| keeping !| takes !| more !| time !| than !| it !| is !| worth What !| is !| Thatch? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| layer !| of !| living !| and !| dead !| plant !| stems, !| leaves, !| and !| roots !| that !| develops !| between !| the !| soil !| surface !| and !| green !| vegetation What !| does !| proper !| mowing !| mean? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Using !| sharp !| blades !| to !| make !| a !| clean !| cut To !| promote !| healthy !| turf !| and !| reduce !| disease... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Water !| thoroughly !| when !| you !| first !| see !| wilting When !| fertilizing... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Determine !| fertilizer !| need !| through !| results !| of !| a !| soil !| test Which !| is !| false? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Thatch !| should !| be !| a !| least !| 2 !| inches !| thick !| to !| keep !| soil !| cool Cool-season !| cultivars... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Can !| be !| mixed !| to !| minimize !| disease Good !| soil !| drainage... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Promotes !| healthy !| turfgrass
What !| are !| some !| characteristics !| of !| Chinch !| Bugs? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| They !| feed !| in !| clusters !| and !| damage !| first !| appears !| as !| circular !| patches !| of !| yellowing !| turf !| that !| resemble !| drought !| injury What !| kinds !| of !| pests !| feed !| on !| roots? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| White !| grubs !| and !| mole !| crickets !| are !| the !| most !| serious !| root-feeding !| pests !| on !| turf !| grasses !| in !| the !| southern !| states The !| immature !| stages !| of !| Japanese !| beetles, !| Green !| June !| beetles, !| Masked !| chafers, !| and !| Oriental !| beetles !| are... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔White !| grubs What !| are !| some !| characteristics !| of !| Japanese !| beetles? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Grubs !| feed !| on !| roots !| and !| organic !| matter !| at !| the !| soil-thatch !| junction What !| are !| some !| characteristics !| of !| the !| Masked !| chafer? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Turf !| heavily !| infested !| with !| masked !| chafers !| shows !| drought !| stress !| and !| dead !| patches !| that !| do !| not !| recover !| after !| irrigation 2.) !| Infested !| turf !| lifts !| easily What !| are !| some !| characteristics !| of !| Mole !| Crickets? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Tawny !| and !| southern !| mole !| crickets !| are !| the !| most !| damaging !| insect !| pests !| of !| warm-season !| turf !| grasses !| in !| the !| southern !| states How !| do !| you !| detect !| Mole !| crickets, !| Sod !| Webworms, !| Armyworms, !| and !| other !| Caterpillars? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔By !| the !| soap !| and !| water !| flush !| by !| mixing !| 2 !|
ounces !| of !| dishwasher !| fluid !| and !| the !| insects !| will !| be !| irritated !| by !| the !| dishwashing !| liquid !| and !| rise !| to !| the !| surface Which !| method !| will !| NOT !| help !| monitor !| cutworms? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pitfall !| trapes Apply !| an !| insecticide... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔When !| the !| insect !| is !| at !| its !| most !| vulnerable !| stage Bacillus !| thuringiensis... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Controls !| caterpillars The !| milky !| spore !| bacterium... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Is !| only !| effective !| agains !| Japanese !| beetle !| grubs To !| control !| fire !| ants... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Use !| a !| combination !| of !| broadcast !| bait !| treatments Sod !| webworms... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Spin !| silk !| webbing !| near !| the !| soil !| in !| turf An !| insecticide !| that !| is !| applied !| to !| control !| whiter !| grubs? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Should !| be !| watered !| in !| to !| reach !| the !| soil Mole !| crickets... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Have !| only !| one !| one !| generation !| per !| year
What !| are !| some !| characteristics !| of !| Brown !| patch? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Most !| common !| disease !| of !| tall !| fescue !| in !| the !| southeast 2.) !| Causes !| irregular !| rings !| or !| patches !| of !| brown !| or !| tan !| foliage !| and !| a !| grayish !| "smoke !| ring" !| around !| the !| margins !| of !| the !| patches !| may !| also !| be !| evident !| on !| close-cut !| turf !| in !| the !| early !| morning What !| are !| some !| characteristics !| of !| Large !| patch? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Disease !| of !| warm-season !| turf !| and !| centipede !| and !| St. !| Augustine !| are !| the !| most !| susceptible 2.) !| Develops !| in !| the !| fall !| and !| spring !| when !| temps !| are !| cool !| and !| the !| warm- season !| grasses !| are !| growing !| slowly !| 3.) !| Symptoms !| usually !| appear !| in !| the !| spring !| as !| the !| turf !| is !| greening !| up !| from !| winter !| dormancy 4.) !| Irregular !| brown, !| yellow, !| or !| orange !| patches !| of !| thin !| turf !| are !| initially !| 1-2 !| ft. !| in !| diameter What !| are !| some !| characteristics !| of !| Dollar !| spot? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Small !| bleached !| white !| spots !| from !| 1-2 !| inches !| in !| diameter !| develop !| 2.) !| Bleached !| white !| lesions !| with !| distinct !| reddish-brown !| margins What !| are !| some !| characteristics !| or !| Pythium !| blight? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Round !| to !| irregular !| spots !| from1 !| inch !| in !| diameter !| on !| closer !| mowed !| turf Which !| factor !| is !| not !| a !| component !| of !| the !| disease !| pyramid? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Fungicide
Spring !| dead !| spot !| in !| bermudagrass... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Occurs !| after !| winter !| dormancy What !| is !| a !| major !| advantage !| of !| systemic !| fungicides !| for !| management !| of !| turf !| diseases? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔They !| translocate !| to !| protect !| newly !| formed !| tissue To !| reduce !| gray !| leaf !| spot !| in !| St. !| Augustine !| grass... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Irrigate !| early !| in !| the !| morning !| to !| give !| the !| turf !| time !| to !| dry !| out !| completely !| before !| evening Which !| cultural !| practice !| increases !| the !| risk !| of !| several !| turf !| diseases? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Excessive !| nitrogen !| fertilizer What !| does !| B !| & !| B !| stand !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Balled !| and !| burlapped How !| much !| mulch !| is !| adequate !| to !| prevent !| most !| weed !| seed !| from !| germinating? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔2-4 !| inches Before !| installing !| a !| new !| plant !| in !| the !| landscape !| you !| should !| check... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| The !| hardiness !| zone !| for !| which !| it !| is !| adapted 2.) !| The !| amount !| of !| sunlight !| that !| it !| requires 3.) !| Soil !| drainage
What !| is !| the !| difference !| between !| the !| webs !| of !| eastern !| tent !| caterpillars !| and !| fall !| webworms? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| eastern !| tent !| caterpillar !| makes !| webs !| in !| a !| tree !| crotch !| while !| the !| fall !| webworm !| makes !| webs !| over !| leaves !| at !| the !| ends !| of !| branches Which !| is !| a !| winter !| annual? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Carolina !| geranium Which !| is !| a !| Broadleaf !| biennial? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Bull !| thistle Which !| is !| a !| Broadleaf !| perennial? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Woodsorrel 2.) !| Florida !| betony 3.) !| Dock 4.) !| Poison !| ivy Mulches... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Smother !| new !| weed !| seedlings !| by !| keeping !| out !| light Pre-emergence !| herbicides... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Persist !| in !| the !| soil !| for !| 2 !| months !| or !| more Post-emergence !| herbicides !| ... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Control !| most !| plants !| after !| they !| emerge 2.) !| Can !| damage !| plants !| when !| spray !| contacts !| green !| bark
Which !| weed !| will !| spray !| from !| rhizomes? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Bermudagrass Which !| is !| a !| summer !| annual? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Sandspur Stunting, !| small !| leaves, !| and !| nutritional !| deficiency !| symptoms !| are !| all !| associated !| with !| what !| type !| of !| disease? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1.) !| Root !| rot 2.) !| Root !| parasitic !| nematodes Leaf !| spot !| diseases... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Are !| usually !| worse !| in !| wet !| or !| humid !| weather Root !| parasitic !| nematodes... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cause !| a !| general !| decline !| or !| stunting Powdery !| mildew !| on !| crapemyrtles !| can !| be !| managed !| by !| several !| methods !| EXCEPT... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Using !| a !| soil !| sterilant !| to !| kill !| the !| spores What !| about !| root !| rot !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Most !| root !| rots !| can !| be !| avoided !| with !| clean !| plant !| and !| good !| drainage
