MDARD 3B Ornamental Pest Management Practice Exam

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• In the plant disease pyramid, what happens if one factor is missing?
• What is the first step in the recommended sprayer cleaning procedure?
• What is a directed application in pesticide use?
• Which item is used to measure output of liquid during calibration?
• Describe the adult Japanese beetle.
• What is a distinguishing feature of adult potato leafhoppers?
• Where can soaps and oils be used effectively on cottony maple scale?
• In general, how do you calibrate a sprayer?
• Phytophthora root rot is caused by what type of pathogen?
• If you determine you need to increase the amount applied per unit area with a backpack sprayer after calibration, what adjustment is recommended?
• During a sprayer calibration test, which data should be recorded?
• Which method is recommended for cleaning a sprayer nozzle?
• Which practice helps reduce inoculum for anthracnose?
• What fence height is generally recommended to deter deer from jumping over?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a primary means of slug management?
• How do flower thrips feed?
• Which statement best describes a systemic fungicide?
• When must risk and benefit information be provided to the customer?
• Why are record-keeping and evaluation important to IPM?
• Anthracnose symptoms include which of the following?
• What is the relationship between the test area calculation and the amount to apply to the target site?
• What is a method for protecting against herbicide injury to ornamental plants?
• If there are 800 plants to treat and you plan to use 0.25 oz of spray per plant, how many ounces of spray solution are required?
• What symptom indicates honeylocust plant bug feeding?
• Which two application tools help protect valuable ornamentals from pesticides?
• How would you best describe a shaker can?
• What are symptoms a shade plant might experience when grown in full sun?
• What is tree injection?
• Which of the following is a method for cultural control of weeds?
• Why are controlled flow valves important for backpack sprayers?
• Why is sprayer configuration important?
• Which of the following is NOT an example of a directed application?
• Biennials are plants that:
• Which device is designed to apply herbicides to precise areas?
• Which component connects the tank to the nozzles?
• Flat-fan nozzles are well suited for making which type of pesticide applications?
• Which of the following is a correct set of precautions to protect the environment when applying pesticides?
• What is injection technology?
• Which of the following is NOT a symptom of injury caused by equipment?
• A favorite food plant of slugs is which?
• Which statements about aphids are true?
• Which plant type reproduces by creeping roots and tubers?
• How does tree infusion work?
• Your half-acre plan uses a pesticide labeled 1 quart per acre. A sprayer with a 4-gallon tank is calibrated to 20 gpa. How much pesticide should you add to each full tank?
• What is a preventive measure to avoid phytotoxic injury when applying herbicides?
• How does soil injection work?
• What is required when using a hose-end proportioner between the proportioner and water supply?
• If you add a small amount of liquid detergent when cleaning, what should you do afterwards?
• Which statement about contact herbicides is true regarding perennial weeds?
• Which statement best describes perennials?
• Why is it important to measure the distance between the nozzle and the target before spraying?
• Which natural enemies are considered good biological control agents for aphids?
• Action thresholds are often expressed as?
• What pressure range can hydraulic sprayers produce?
• What are some of the common equipment failures that may result in pesticide accidents?
• Which statement is true about pesticide drift risk with hydraulic sprayers?
• During routine care, what should you assess about the spreader openings?
• Which statement best defines a protectant fungicide?
• Which product must you apply with a calibrated sprayer, given that it requires a set amount per 1,000 square feet?
• During sprayer storage, why should the tank be drained completely if storage may occur in freezing conditions?
• Cultural management to reduce powdery mildew includes which practice?
• What are the parts of a complete nozzle assembly?
• How is an implantable capsule containing insecticide installed?
• Which symptom is commonly observed in a shade plant when grown in full sun?
• What does an eradicant do when used as a systemic?
• Winter annuals germinate in which season and when do they reproduce?
• Predator in pest management is defined as
• Which statement best describes annuals?
• Which statement best reflects the principle 'Pesticide as last choice'?
• Which equipment is used for granular application?
• How is oak wilt controlled?
• Which characteristic describes systemic (systematic) herbicides?
• Which of the following is a symptom of road salt injury?
• What is an effective control measure for eastern tent caterpillars?
• Why should you have soil tested to determine the pH level?
• In soil drenching, the pesticide is absorbed by which part of the plant?
• Parasitoid is defined as
• At the time of golf course pesticide application, where must information be posted?
• What is a characteristic stem type of sedge?
• According to Regulation 637, which items comprise the minimum PPE requirements for commercial applicators?
• Which of the following is a winter injury symptom?
• Which of the following is a strategy for managing landscape weeds that focuses on preventing weed seed production?
• How many tank loads are needed to treat the half-acre target area?
• Which plant type has leaf veins that are netted?
• Which of the following is a sign of girdling by rope, wire, or vine?
• Which is the correct final step in the five-step IPM process?
• How do horticultural oils and insecticidal soaps work to control pests?
• Which statement best describes the difference in application approach between Herbicide A and Herbicide B?
• Which symptom is commonly observed in road salt injury to plants?
• If you walk faster vs slower, will you apply more or less chemical per unit area?
• Macroinfusion is best described as
• Why should you avoid corrosive fertilizer solutions in your pesticide sprayer?
• Which statement about mites is true?
• Which statement is true about spray applicators and formulations?
• If sprayer output is 0.4 oz per square foot and you need to cover 5,000 square feet, how many ounces of solution are required?
• Which of the following is a recommended time to calibrate pesticide application equipment?
• Describe pros and cons of tree injection or infusion.
• Mist blowers are used to apply pesticides at what volume rates?
• Which equipment is specifically associated with macroinfusion?
• Which application method is often applied to the point of runoff?
• Which statement is NOT a cultural control method for weeds?
• When treating Bronze Birch Borer, which larval stage should be targeted?
• The phrase vertebrate pests in this context includes which groups?
• Cone nozzles are used to apply insecticides or fungicides in situations where what is required?
• Where should the sprayer nozzles and screens be stored?
• How do ready-to-use aerosols work?
• Eastern spruce gall adelgid overwintering stage should be treated with which method?
• Why is calibration important?
• Which animal is described as mouse-like rodents in the context of vertebrate pests?
• What is a plant disorder?
• What is a pre-emergence herbicide?
• What are the three important functions of nozzles?
• Which stage of oystershell scale is effectively treated with horticultural oils?
• What are degree days?
• What is the main purpose of shielded sprayers and wick applicators in ornamental pest management?
• How do you determine the number of ounces of pesticide to be added to a gallon of water?
• In hydraulic sprayers, how is the dilution ratio determined?
• How is a soil drench applied?
• A recommended management action for Bronze Birch Borer is to which of the following?
• What is the correct way to manage oystershell scale on ornamentals?
• Nematodes can cause which of the following symptoms in ornamentals?
• Which description matches a local penetrant fungicide?
• How many full tank loads are needed to spray 1 acre if each full tank covers 0.2 acre?
• Which control method is effective for low populations of young European pine sawfly larvae?
• What are the four factors in the plant disease pyramid?
• Which statement about soil pH and nutrient availability is true?
• Which conditions allow control of migratory birds without a Federal Depredation Permit?
• What special risk do you face when using a hose-end proportioner?
• How does monitoring weather conditions help manage diseases on host plants?
• Which option is a non-chemical slug management tactic listed?
• Eastern spruce gall adelgid nymphs resemble aphids but lack which feature?
• In trunk implantation, the head of the implant device is placed in which tissue layer to promote wound closure?
• Which granular application device uses a spinning plate to distribute a wider swath than its own width?
• Symptoms caused by injury from equipment include which of the following?
• What is an advantage of hydraulic sprayers?
• Mites develop by which type of metamorphosis?
• Oak wilt is caused by which type of organism?
• If the pressure is too high, what risks increase?
• How many gallons are in 2,560 ounces?
• What canopy-management practice can reduce cedar-apple rust on junipers?
• Which statement about Bronze Birch Borer adults is true?
• Which of the following is a type of hand sprayer?
• Poison ivy is best described as which of the following?
• The bark-girding damage by voles most directly threatens which part of the plant?
• Which statement describes potato leafhopper nymphs?
• Pathogen is defined as
• Briefly describe how to calibrate a rotary spreader.
• Which dilution rates are specified for Herbicide A to treat annual weeds, herbaceous perennials, and woody brush, respectively?
• What is the purpose of pattern overlap in sprayer configuration?
• What is a key design feature of a drop spreader?
• An area of 200 square feet yields an average of 26 ounces of water in 30 seconds with a backpack sprayer. What is the output in gallons per minute?
• How do you determine the total spray mixture needed?
• The correct point of contact for legality questions about vertebrate pest control is which organization?
• Which item must be listed on posted golf course information?
• Why must you wear PPE when calibrating dry formulation application equipment?
• Which plant characteristic is commonly associated with slug feeding preference?
• A product label calls for 18 ounces of product per 1,000 square feet delivered in 1 to 2 gallons of water. During your first calibration test, you used 20 ounces of water to treat 200 square feet. Is the sprayer calibrated to deliver this product as directed?
• In a postemergence broadcast application using regular flat-fan nozzles spaced 30 inches apart, using the ounce method, what spray rate was determined?
• Landscape fabrics are categorized as which type of weed control?
• During its life cycle, cedar-apple rust overwinters on evergreen hosts and produces which feature?
• What cultural practice helps manage Black Spot of Roses?
• What are the notable features of the sycamore lace bug?
• What is the purpose of a nozzle screen?
• What describes cottony maple scale females and their eggs?
• What do hoses (plumbing) do in a sprayer system, and what should you consider when buying a sprayer hose?
• What is the purpose of a rain cap or cover on a rotary spreader?
• Which statement correctly describes birch leafminer larvae?
• If your sprayer's output does not match the label after calibration, which is the recommended first adjustment?
• When pruning diseased Cytospora canker branches, under what condition should you prune?
• A label directs 28 oz of product per 1,000 sq ft in 1–2 gallons total. In a calibration test, you apply 40 oz of water to 200 sq ft. Is the sprayer configured for the job?
• Nymphs of eastern spruce gall adelgid have a covering of which feature?
• Plant symptoms may be the result of multiple causes.
• Flat-fan nozzles are primarily used for which type of application?
• Which description matches the European pine sawfly adult?
• Why is studying plant phenological indicators more accurate for tracking insect development?
• According to regulation 637, what must any person who mixes, loads, or uses pesticides have immediate access to?
• Eastern spruce gall adelgid nymphs can be described as which color?
• What defines a selective herbicide?
• How do hydraulic sprayers work?
• Trunk implantation is suitable for applying large amounts of chemical.
• When managing potato leafhopper, when should insecticide treatments be applied?
• Cone nozzles can penetrate dense foliage but are not ideal for mounting on a boom. This statement describes which nozzle use?
• Which of the following is a step in IPM?
• What is an advantage of spray applicators?
• What swath width is common for rotary spreaders in ornamental applications?
• Which statement about rotary spreaders is correct?
• Which formula correctly defines acres sprayed per tank?
• Which materials resist corrosion from pesticides?
• What is calibration?
• Powdery mildews commonly infect which plants?
• Which statement describes a drawback of using a hand sprayer?
• How many ounces are in a gallon?
• Which statement best differentiates Macroinfusion from Microinfusion?
• How do you determine the amount of herbicide needed?
• Which plant type completes its life cycle in two years?
• With a sprayer having a 4-gallon tank and 20 gpa calibration, how many acres can you spray per full tank?
• Which sequence correctly lists the five steps of IPM in order?
• Voles spend most of their time in which type of habitat?
• Which of the following is a pump consideration that ensures reliable priming?
• How do you calculate degree days for a day?
• Which statement describes the adults of the honeylocust plant bug?
• What factors affect the amount of product applied by a rotary spreader?
• What is the best-target for control of black vine weevil larvae?
• How does nozzle orifice size affect flow rate?
• What pattern is produced by a flat-fan nozzle?
• During rotary spreader calibration, why is a starting point chosen that delivers about half of the labeled rate?
• What is the purpose of a pressure regulator, and why is it important?
• Which of the following best captures the relationship between voles and girding damage?
• When applying pesticide to a large tree by spraying, what is the recommended sequence?
• Is it required by law that pesticide application equipment be calibrated?
• Powdery mildews are caused by which type of organism?
• What is a recommended management action for plants infected with Phytophthora root rot?
• For rose family hosts, cedar-apple rust management usually requires which of the following?
• Granular application is often made using
• Black Spot of Roses is caused by which type of organism?
• Should each person calibrate a backpack sprayer if several people will share it?
• Which sprayer category includes both handheld and backpack configurations?
• Soil injection is described as
• Bronze Birch Borer larvae are best described as which of the following?
• In different weather years, pest development relative to calendar predictions changes how?
• Under Regulation 637, there is a registry related to turf grass or ornamental pesticide applications near adjacent properties. What is the purpose of this registry?
• Which statement about Japanese beetle larvae is true?
• Which symptom may appear upon regrowth after frost injury?
• Plant viruses are characterized by which of the following?
• Which symptom below indicates girdling by rope or vine, aside from the limb pinching?
• What symptom is associated with cedar-apple rust on evergreen hosts?
• What is a defining stem feature of sedge?
• Name at least two formulations that require agitation.
• Why is it important to pick the right size hose for your sprayer system?
• Horsetails are described as:
• Which of the following is NOT a technique for growing healthy plants on poorly drained sites?
• Which check is part of routine care for rotary spreaders to ensure proper operation?
• Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, what must commercial pesticide applicators using restricted-use pesticides do?
• Which life stage is not present in complete metamorphosis?
• What is a calibration test area? Why is it important to determine?
• Why should you match the sprayer pressure with the nozzle specifications?
• Which statement about European pine sawfly larvae is true?
• In biennials, what forms in Year 1?
• Insects that have a pupal stage undergo which metamorphosis?
• Which statement about gypsy moth females is correct?
• Herbaceous broadleaves are characterized by:
• Why should calibration be performed even if the equipment is brand-new?
• What is a recommended measure to prevent transplant shock in balled and burlapped trees?
• Slugs are generally active during which conditions?
• Which method is not primarily used to deliver pesticide into a tree's trunk or vascular system?
• Microinfusion is defined as
• Cedar-apple rust is caused by what type of organism?
• Compressed air sprayers include which types?
• Which practice helps slow the development of resistance to herbicides?
• Why is it important to understand the developmental stages of insects and mites when planning control?
• Nonselective herbicides have what broad action?
• In the context of spray mixture calculations, sprayer output is measured as what unit?
• When do honeylocust plant bugs feed?
• Which symptom characterizes oak wilt?
• What is a recommended action for gypsy moth control?
• What does threshold determination (economic significance) refer to?
• What is the primary function of a shaker can?
• Which symptom might be evident in a tree trunk or limb girdled by rope, wire, or vine?
• Regulation 637 requires that vehicles transporting pesticides display certain information. What must be printed on the exterior?
• Under Michigan law, how long should commercial applicators maintain records of pesticide use for general-use and restricted-use pesticides?
• Why is tracking accumulated degree days more accurate than calendar method?
• Which symptom might a plant that requires full sun experience when grown in a shady location?
• Which pests are commonly vectors for plant viruses?
• Why is it necessary to recalibrate a granular applicator for each product?
• Which statement best describes the pattern produced by a cone nozzle?
• What is the main sign that a tree or shrub is planted too deeply?
• Why should you have one sprayer for herbicides and another for insecticides and/or fungicides?
• Slug and snail feeding damage on plant foliage is typically characterized by
• Which practice is categorized as mechanical control of weeds (less effective)?
• Which component serves as the reservoir for the pesticide mixture before spraying?
• Which life stage should be targeted when treating Bronze Birch Borer?
• What are typical symptoms of powdery mildews?
• Destroying nests and eggs to control Canada geese would require which permit?
• Outdoor and ornamental and turf applications of liquid spray pesticides may not be made on school grounds within how many feet of occupied classroom buildings?
• Regular flat-fan nozzles require what percentage pattern overlap for uniform coverage?
• Fungi include which of the following?
• Why is calibration important?
• Which symptom is associated with Cytospora canker?
• Why should you wear PPE when calibrating spray equipment?
• In biennials, what occurs in Year 2?
• Which statement about voles is true?
• Which types of nozzles are most resistant to wear?
• Which statement describes a drawback of small motorized sprayers?
• Using manufacturer guidelines as a substitute for calibrating equipment is:
• What is a disadvantage of large, high-pressure hydraulic sprayers?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a calibration tool?
• Which statement about contact herbicides is true?
• Which statement describes a rotary spreader?
• Which situation is most suitable for tree injection?
• Who should you contact if you are unsure whether a vertebrate pest control measure is legal?
• What does the sprayer pump do?
• If you need legal guidance about applying a vertebrate pest control method, which agency would you consult?
• During gypsy moth larval development, which color spots appear on the body?
• Which statement best describes flower thrips management?
• Which of the following is a benefit of using hand sprayers?
• Why do plants in flooded areas die?
• Why should you avoid applying a pesticide via soil injection during the heat of the summer?
• Bacteria cause which of the following symptoms?
• What is the state agency responsible for enforcing laws regarding vertebrates in Michigan?
• Under the Endangered Species Act, who is responsible for ensuring pesticide applications do not affect endangered species?
• Which of the following describes a way voles can kill trees and shrubs?
• After measuring output on a boom sprayer, the result does not match the label-directed rate. How would you adjust the system output?
• How effective are scare devices sold to repel deer?
• To prevent phytotoxic injury when using pesticides, which practice is recommended?
• In cedar-apple rust, what symptoms are seen on rose family hosts?
• For sycamore lace bug management, which applications may be applied to the undersides of leaves?
• What is the function of the shut-off valve in a sprayer tank?
• Why is it important to identify host plants of landscape diseases?
• Which basic information must be included on golf course postings?
• Frost injury symptoms depend on which factor?
• In trunk implantation, what dissolves the capsule or inner membrane holding the chemical?
• How is spray mixture determined by number of plants?
• When should you begin a control program for rabbits?
• Which vertebrate pest would not require a special permit to control with poisonous bait?
• What is the appearance of the eastern tent caterpillar adult?
• For a 30-inch nozzle spacing, what travel distance is used in the ounce method calibration?
• Girdling damage at ground line on a young tree is most likely caused by which pest?
• Which practice directly reduces slug habitat by removing refuges?
• Which pest leaves a small D-shaped exit hole where adults emerge from the trunk and branches?
• Which component primarily pressurizes the spray solution?
• Grass is characterized by which feature?
• If a nozzle pattern check shows a problem, the output and/or uniformity is off by more than what percentage?
• Which of the following is a frost or freeze injury symptom?
• How do hollow-cone and full-cone nozzles differ in the pattern they deliver?
• Which of the following factors governs sprayer output?
• Nematodes in ornamental pest management are microscopic roundworms that attack which parts of the plant?
• What type of granular spreader is most common in ornamental pest control?
• What determines the size of the calibration test area?
• What is a recommended control approach for two-spotted spider mites?
• What are microbial pesticides?
• Summer annuals germinate in which season and reproduce when?
• Cytospora canker is primarily associated with which host?
• Wick applicators are designed to apply herbicides to what?
• If you need to apply 0.8 oz per square foot to a 12,500 square foot field, what is the total spray mixture in ounces?
• Which statement accurately reflects the location of typical vole activity?
• What is the required size and position of the lawn marker after pesticide application to turf?
• In taxonomic terms, voles are best described as which?
• A common sign of vole activity is which of the following?
• Which description fits poison ivy?
• Which of the following is a factor to consider before choosing a piece of application equipment?
• Why is the ounce calibration method convenient?