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ORNAMENTAL AND TURFGRASS PEST MANAGEMENT STUDY GUIDE EXAM
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ORNAMENTAL AND TURFGRASS PEST MANAGEMENTSTUDY GUIDE EXAM
ANSWER: Cool season grasses Tall fescue, fine fescue (hard, creeping red,
clemifs), perennial ryegrass, and Kentucky bluegrass.
Warm season grasses - Answer Bermuda grass (common or hybrid), zoysiagrass,
bahiagrass, and centipedegrass
Particle drift - answer The flow of fine particles through the air while the pesticide
is administered.
Vapour drift - answer During or after application, the pesticide moves as a gas or
vapour.
Hand lens: ANSWER Helps to spot little pests. Choose a lens with at least 5 power,
but no more than 10.
Geographic region - Answer The triangle area is known as the piedmont region,
and it serves as a transitional zone for both cool and warm season grasses.
Cool season dormancy - ANSWER Is in the hot and dry season.
ANSWER: Warm season dormancy. Is it winter?
Identify three site issues that contribute to poor turf performance and insect
problems. - ANSWER Poor drainage, compacted soil, shade, and little airflow.
Identify the four faults in turf plant management that contribute to poor turf and
pest problems. Improper mowing procedures for species (1/3 of the blade), thick
, thatch (more than 1/2"), watering too much or too often, and fertilising too much or
too frequently
Thatch - Answer Is the layer of living and dead plant stems, leaves, and roots that
forms between the soil surface and green vegetation.
Aeration - The answer Should be done before or after dethatching; helps to ease
compaction.
Turf irrigation practices: ANSWER Water thoroughly with 1" each week; fresh turf
should be irrigated softly and regularly; turf should be watered when you observe
symptoms of wilting such as footprints, leaf curling, or discolouration; and irrigate
early in the morning.
Turf fertilisation practices: ANSWER The requirements and time vary by cultivar;
test the soil every two to three years and follow the turfgrass manual guidelines.
Excess nitrogen on turf: ANSWER Causes thatch buildup and lush plants, which
are more susceptible to diseases including leaf spot, brown patch, huge patch, and
pythium blight.
nitrogen deficit in turf - ANSWER Favours the dollar spot. Can leave the lawn thin,
barren, and vulnerable to weeds.
ANSWER: Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis Moths and Beetles
ANSWER: Insects undergo slow transformation. Chinch bugs
Chinch bug damage to turf - ANSWER. It appears to be circular spots of yellowing
lawn that resemble drought. Resistant to most insecticides.
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