CDFA IPM License Exam
Of all the various parasites of Filth Fly they typically attack what? - correct answer-pupae
What do Starlings eat in the summer - correct answer-soft fruit
What do Starlings eat in the winter? - correct answer-cattle feedlots
Which is NOT a control for Klamath Weed? - correct answer-buprestid beetle
Anargus epos is a parasite of grape leafhopper that attacks what life stage? - correct
answer-eggs
The parasite Aphelinus mali is a parasite of woolly apple aphid, but is also a parasite of what
other insect? - correct answer-cotton aphid and apple aphid
A type of root knot nematode is found in a grape vineyard. What information is needed for
proper management? - correct answer-only that they are root knot nematodes
How to manage vineyard once it is determined to have root knot nematodes present? -
correct answer-fallow ground for 4 years and precede planting with grass crops like barely or
sundagrass
Best prevention of Pierces Disease - correct answer-resistant varieties
Eutypa Dieback Management - correct answer-prune and remove dead wood late in
dormant season, remove and burn any infected wood in vineyard and nearby
Eutypa Dieback management when more advanced and suckers attaching to lower trunk -
correct answer-completely remove all cankers on vine and trunks cutting until no darkened
tissue remains
Crown Gall Management - correct answer-sanitation and avoidance of injury
What is important in the management of Powdery Mildew? - correct answer-monitoring
presence of spores, applying fungicide, and using the Powdery Mildew Index (PMI)
Management of Black Measles - correct answer-apply lime sulfur making sure it gets into the
cracks and crevices of the vine
How to determine if the gall causing disease on alfalfa is caused by root knot nematode -
correct answer-rub off the nodules
When can a hold be put on an apiary? - correct answer-when it is infested with disease
Which of the following is a noxious weed - correct answer-White Horsenettle
, Which chemical causes aerial distress displays and vocal distress call and works as a flock
frightening agent? - correct answer-Avitrol
What is the most effective method for mole management? - correct answer-kill traps
Which is the best description of zinc phosphide? - correct answer-heavy, finely ground black
gray powder (also smells like powder)
Which of the following is evidence of gopher activity? - correct answer-crescent mounds
(gopher activity is shown through crescent mounds)
What kind of damage would be seen in an orchard if meadow vole were present? - correct
answer-gnawing at the bark
What does volatile mean? - correct answer-a chemical that vaporizes at normal temp and
contact with air
Owner has problem with ground squirrels on his property. What does he need in order to use
an anticoagulant on the pest? - correct answer-a bait that is labeled for this use and
registered with the Department of Pesticide Regulation
Which of the following is a California noxious weed? - correct answer-Purple Loosestrife
What is the major drawback of using insect growth regulators - correct answer-doesn't work
on adults
What odor does a zinc phosphide coated bait give off - correct answer-garlic
How are muskrats classified - correct answer-fur bearers
Which pesticide causes the greatest threat of drift during application - correct answer-2, 4-D
What is the greatest hazard when first applying pesticide - correct answer-spray drift
Which best describes Q rating - correct answer-a temporary rating and under eradication
action
What type of reproduction system in parasitic hymenopterans result in all females - correct
answer-thelytoky
What is the name of a substance that readily forms a suspension with water - correct
answer-wettable powder
In plants, what is the use of energy to make living material - correct answer-assimilation
When did the development of modern pesticides take place - correct answer-WWII
(1939-1945)
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