10/15/24, 2:38 PM Iowa Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Management Category 3 OT VERIFIED 100% PASS SOLUTIONS REVISED 2024//202…
Iowa Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest
Management Category 3 OT VERIFIED 100%
PASS SOLUTIONS REVISED 2024//2025
Terms in this set (70)
1. Produce healthy plants that resist pests
List the four basic
2. Identify the problem
principles of Integrated
3. Expect some pests and tolerate some damage
Pest management.
4. Use pesticides as last choice- not a first choice
Name four tools or 1. Use a hand lens
techniques that you 2. carry an index card
could use to study a 3. Recognize indicator plants
plant problem as you 4. Keep records
look for pests.
Explain why pesticide Pests can become immune; can harm people and
application should be the pets and environment.
last choice in pest
management.
Describe strategies that Choose alternative pesticides, use only when
delay development of needed.
pesticide resistance.
Identify your geographic Piedmont.
region.
List at least four of the 1. Creeping bentgrass, 2. Tall fescue, 3. Fine fescues
major cool-season (Creeping red, Hard, Chewings), 4. Perennial
grasses. ryegrass, 5. Kentucky bluegrass.
List at least four of the 1. Bermudagrass (common, hybrid), 2.
major warm-season Centipedegrass, 3. Bahiagrass, 4. St. Augustinegrass,
grasses. 5. Zoysiagrass, 6. Seashore paspalum, 7. Carpetgrass
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Identify three site 1. Compact soils, 2. Shade, 3. Reduced air flow
problems that could (fences, trees, outbuildings)
contribute to poor turf
stands and pest
problems.
Identify four mistakes in 1. Mowing too short, 2. Mowing with dull blades,
turf plant management 3.Too much fertilizer (creates thatch), 4. Too much
that could contribute to water
poor turf stands and pest
problems.
Gradual metamorphosis- insects look like small
Explain the difference
adult versions. Complete metamorphosis- look very
between complete and
different than adults, become pupae and change
gradual metamorphosis.
into adults.
Describe chinch bug Circular patches of yellowing turf that resembles
damage to turf. drought injury.
Identify four pests that Japanese beetle, Green Jun Beetle, Masked Chafer,
might cause root damage Oriental
to turf. Beetle, Mole Cricket.
Explain how frequent Forces colonies to less disturbed areas. More
mowing impacts fire ants. mowing, less time to form colonies.
Describe three ways to 1. Inspect the turf, 2. Soap and water flush, 3.
find turf insects in the Flotation
soil.
1. Predict when damage could occur, 2. See
Explain the role of traps
amount/number of insects to determine control
in monitoring turf insects.
methods.
1. Winter shelter for pests, 2. Creates humidity zone
for sod webworms, cutworms, and chinch bugs. 3.
Describe four pest-
Billbug larvae and white grubs feed on thatch. 4.
control problems caused
Hinders movement of pesticides and bio controls. 5.
by a thick thatch layer.
Prevent irrigation/rain from reaching the soil, won't
wet in pesticides.
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