Turf Pest Control 3B Kansas Latest Update -

Turf Pest Control 3B Kansas Latest Update - 280 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor

2,4 DP - CORRECT ANSWER: A phenoxy herbicide similar in chemistry to 2,4-D.

2,4-D - CORRECT ANSWER: growth-regulating phenoxy herbicide that acts like a

hormone. Formulated principally as amine salts and esters and sold under a wide variety of trade names. It is available in liquid or granular form. Very effective against dandelions and many other broadleaf weeds

2,4-D is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER: selective postemergence herbicide

A good trap for catching moles is one that: - CORRECT ANSWER: is properly set with a soil obstruction to block the runway

A good way to determine which animal, the mole or the pocket gopher is responsible for damage to a lawn is to: - CORRECT ANSWER: learn to identify the characteristic mounds left by each animal

Above ground symptoms of root disease include: - CORRECT ANSWER: yellowing of leaves, branch and shoot dieback and wilting during stress

Aboveground pests, - CORRECT ANSWER: such as sod webworms, armyworms,

cutworms, and chinch bugs, feed on turfgrass blades and stems.

Acclaim (fenoxaprop). - CORRECT ANSWER: Very effective control of annual grasses.Not for use on bentgrass or bermudagrass. In fact, Acclaim will suppress bermudagrass that has invaded other lawn species. May temporarily discolor desirable lawn grasses, 1 / 4

especially Kentucky bluegrass and zoysiagrass, however recovery normally occurs in 10 to 14 days.

air pressure sprayers - CORRECT ANSWER: sprayers require a sealed tank, pump and nozzle.

Algae - CORRECT ANSWER: A green to blackish algae slime may form on bare soil or thinned turf in low, wet, shaded or heavily used and compacted areas. The slimy mass of algae dries to form a thin, black crust that later cracks and peels.

Animal Urine injury - CORRECT ANSWER: Injury from dog or other animal urine may

resemble brown patch or dollar spot.

annual weeds complete their life cycle in: - CORRECT ANSWER: less than one year

Application Equipment includes: - CORRECT ANSWER: low pressure sprayers and high pressure sprayers

Application methods vary with: - CORRECT ANSWER: The type of pesticide, host plant, target pest

Application rate formula - CORRECT ANSWER: mph=gpmx5,940/mph x w

gpa = application rate in gallons per acre (treated area) gpm = gallons per minute delivered by nozzle mph = speed of tractor in miles per hour w = width.

Bark injuries serve as entrances for canker pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER: true

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Barnyard grass: - CORRECT ANSWER: A coarse warm-season annual grass with a flattened stem, especially near the base. Lower portion of the plant tends to be reddish purple. The seed head branches into six to eight short compact segments. Ligule and auricles are absent.

Barricade (prodiamine) - CORRECT ANSWER: Can be used on most species grown in

Kansas. Season-long control is possible with a single application.

Before using any toxicant it is a good idea to: - CORRECT ANSWER: read the label

Bermudagrass - CORRECT ANSWER: Warm-season perennial that produces both

rhizomes and stolons that lie flat and creep across an area, rooting at the nodes.Flowering culms, flattened erect or ascending 4 to 15 inches tall; ligule features a conspicuous ring of white hairs. A serious pest of cool-season grasses.

Betasan (bensulide) - CORRECT ANSWER: Can be used on cool-season grasses

including bentgrass greens; also bermudagrass and zoysiagrass.

Biennial weeds example - CORRECT ANSWER: roundlef mallow and wild carrot

Biennial weeds normally occur at the same time as - CORRECT ANSWER: perennial

broadleaf weeds

Billbugs - CORRECT ANSWER: may infest zoysiagrass in eastern and southern

Kansas. They have also been found in bermudagrass and bluegrass.

Bindweed, field - CORRECT ANSWER: A deep-rooted perennial vine common

throughout most of the region. It is one of the more difficult weeds to control. The spade- shaped leaves have rounded tips and vary in size. The funnel shaped flowers vary from white to light pink and are about the size of a nickel. The plants readily climb over shrubs and other ornamentals. It spreads by both seed and roots. Other common names: Creeping jenny; perennial morning glory. 3 / 4

Black vine weevil larvae feed on: - CORRECT ANSWER: roots

Bluegrass, annual - CORRECT ANSWER: A low-growing, compact, tufted winter

annual. Some flattened stems may lie close to the ground. It does not have rhizomes.Leaves are soft, light-green and boat-shaped at the tip. Starts growth from seed in early fall and often grows throughout winter. Can produce seed heads when mowed at 3⁄16 inch. May die suddenly during summer months.

Broadleaf weeds - CORRECT ANSWER: Several postemergence herbicides are used

to selectively control annual, biennial and perennial broadleaf weeds in turfgrasses.

Brown Patch - CORRECT ANSWER: Rhizoctonia salami most common and important

disease of tall fescue in Kansas

Brown patch initially is - CORRECT ANSWER: Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown

Brown patch is a - CORRECT ANSWER: Summer disease

Brown patch is more severe on - CORRECT ANSWER: Turf grasses under high

nitrogen fertilization

Buried Debris - CORRECT ANSWER: A thin layer of soil over buried rocks, lumber,

bricks, plaster, or concrete dries out rapidly in dry summer weather and may resemble disease.

Calibration - CORRECT ANSWER: is the process of determining the spray volume that will be applied to a given area under specific conditions.

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