Apple Pest Management Quiz

Montpelier, VT 05620

Form must be received by December 1, 2000

Answers are in the

1. Briefly, what are the five steps the NEAPMG lists as part of the planning process of "Making IPM Work for You".

2. What are the five factors that determine the importance of an apple scab primary infection period, or, in other words, the number of lesions that will develop from an infection period depends mainly on:

3. What are the six scab management strategies discussed in the NEAPMG?

4. The predatory mite, Typhlodromus pyri, is capable of providing excellent season-long biocontrol of pest mites. What are the four methods that can be used to introduce T.pyri into orchards where they are not currently present?

5. A successful mite management strategy is based on multiple tactics. List three of the six tactics discussed in the NEAPMG.

6. List three biological control agents of aphids in Vermont orchards:

7. What are the two most common vole pests that can be found in Vermont orchards?

8. Rodenticide baits pose a nontarget hazard to what types of other animals? (List at least two types)

9. A number of pesticides interfere with the action of cholinesterase. What is cholinesterase?

10. What do the following abbreviations stand for?

REI

EC

PHI

WDG

DF

TRV

11. What are the two general types of herbicides related to weed development?

12. What is the telephone number of the Vermont Poison Control Center?