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How could you ID if you had a problem with leaf miners? |
Light green winding lines on the leaves Brown discolouration and blistering |
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Who governs Pesticide use? |
PMRA (pest management regulatory agency) under Health Canada |
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What could a weedy lawn ID? |
Low PH in soil (High Acididity) |
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What weed is beneficial to lawns nitrogen levels |
Clover |
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How can you ID Dutch Elm disease? |
Yellowing and dieback on a branch Spreading throughout the crown. |
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How can you stop the spreading of Dutch Elm disease ? |
Cut and destroy the diseased tree |
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What does IPM stand for? |
Integrated pest management |
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What are some physical weed/pest prevention methods? |
De-thatch aeration (top dress, seed, roll) Physically pull or trap lime/fertilize |
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What are some Biological pest management methods? |
The use of a natural enemy to your pest (nematodes, lady bugs ) |
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What are some cultural IPM strategies? |
Site selection Use of pest free plants Timing of planting |
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What are two types of Herbicides? |
Pre-emergent (Kills before it emerges) Post-emergent (kills after it emerges) |
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What is a herbicide ? |
Product used to kill undesired plants |
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What are different types of pesticides? |
Herbicide insecticide fungicide miticides |
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How can you manage Chinch bug? |
Keep soil moist remove excess thatch overseed |
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how can you deture slugs ? |
Copper |
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What is a PCP # |
Pest control product number |
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What does PLS stand for? |
pure live seed |
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What is the difference between a blend and mixture? |
a blend is a combination of two or more varieties a mixture is a combination of two or more different species (bluegrass & ryegrass) |
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What is the Latin for Kentucky blue grass |
Poa pratensis |
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What is the Latin for perennial rye grass |
Lolium perenne |
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What is the Latin for annual rye grass |
Folium multiflorum |
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What is the Latin for bentgrass |
Agrostis spp. |
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What is the Latin for supina bluegrass |
Poa supina |
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Where are bent grasses typically used? |
Golf courses |
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What is a rye grass typically used for in a grass seed blend? |
a nurse crop for quick establishment |
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Which two grasses are Stoloniferous? |
Bent grass supine blue grass |
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is Kentucky blue grass rhizomatous? |
yes |
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What is the suggested height for mowing most residential turf grasses? |
3 to 3.5 inches |
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What are some seed selection considerations? |
seed source seed grade seed purity germination rate pure live seed (PLS) |
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What are your best shade tolerant grasses? |
Fine fescues ( creeping red fescue, chewing fescue, hard fescue ) |
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What is the latin for sheeps fescue? |
Festuca ovina |
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What type of grasses do we grow here? |
Cool season grasses |
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What is allelopathic? |
a biological phenomenon where an organism produces 1 or more biochemicals that influences the growth,survival and reproduction of other organisms. |
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What is Phytotoxicity? |
a toxic effect by a compound on plant growth such as trace metals, pesticides, soil salinity . |
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What do grubs feed on? |
the roots of grasses |
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What are potential components of a hydraulic seed mix? |
Seed water mulch fertilizer tacifier |
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Where do stoloniferous roots grow oppose to ryzomatus roots? |
stoloniferous roots grow above ground ryzomatus grow below |
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What are your best grasses for full sun? |
Blue grass |
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What are your primary atlantic turf grass species? |
Bluegrass fine fescues rye grasses tall fescues bent grasses ( where appropriate) |
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What is the latin for fine fescues? |
festuca spp. |
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What is Endophyte enhanced seed? |
a fungal organism in certain grass species that can increase pest resistance |
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what are the steps in IPM |
Planning ID pest problem Monitor population Using injury threshold suppress pest evaluate effectiveness |
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whats the difference between abiotic and biotic? |
abiotic is non-living biotic is living |
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what are some pest management methods? |
cultural physical biological chemical |
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What are the three components on the disease triangle? |
Host Pathogen environment |
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What is the vector in dutch elm disease ? |
beetle |
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where will you find the regulations for pesticide storage methods? |
On the suppliers label , or refer to MSDS or municipal government regulation |
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what is the name of the act that outlines the legal responsibilities with the use of pesticides? |
PCPA (pest control product act) |
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What is Phenology? |
the science of using plant biological indicators to predict the onset of pest populations |
