Question Set 12 for the CEU Series

Below is Question Set 12 for the CEU article “Getting Back To Basics” from the article’s author: Gene McAvoy; eMail: gmcavoy@ufl.edu.

Submit your answers to Question Set 12, along with your license number, to be graded. If you answer enough questions correctly, you will receive one CEU in the Private Applicator Ag or Ag Row Crop categories.

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1. Sanitation includes any practice that _________ or ___________ the amount of pathogen inoculum, pests, or weed seeds present and thus helps ________ or _______ subsequent pest and disease problems.

2. In crop production, sanitation includes such practices:
A. Removing weeds that harbor pest insects or rodents
B. Eliminating weed plants before they produce seed
C. Destroying diseased plant material or crop residues
D. All of the above.

3. Diseases like downy mildew and powdery that can only grow and multiply on living host tissue are known as _______ parasites.

4. A __________ period is considered a necessity for the control of a number of important vegetable pests such as pepper weevil, tomato pinworm, and Thrips palmi and is recommended for management of all vegetable pests.

5. ____________ and ___________ are the only tools currently available for the management of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus.

6. Weeds on ditch banks and in windbreaks and field perimeters may serve as _________ __________ for insect pests and diseases.

7. The old farmers adage, “________ _______ ______ - ________ _______ _______,” is a reminder of the consequences of allowing weeds to go to seed.

8. __________ ____________ is a twist on the traditional method of fallowing that uses ___________ such as __________ to kill weeds during the crop free period.

9. The key to a successful chemical fallow program is the _________ of the applications.

10. Outline all the steps for a typical chemical fallow program.

11. Hard water, containing _________, such as calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese, can bind to the glyphosate molecule, reducing efficacy.

12. ___________ is an important and effective pest control method that should be included as an integral part of any ____ program.

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