CDFA Pest Prevention Plant Regulation - Quarantine

CDFA Pest Prevention Plant Regulation - Quarantine 1) Violation of the Ag Code is a: a) Felony b) Misdemeanor c) infraction - ✔✔b) Misdemeanor Oak Wilt is a: a) fungus b) bacteria c) Virus d) Mycoplasma - ✔✔a) f ...

CDFA Pest Prevention Plant Regulation - Quarantine 1) Violation of the Ag Code is a: a) Felony b) Misdemeanor c) infraction - ✔✔b) Misdemeanor Oak Wilt is a: a) fungus b) bacteria c) Virus d) Mycoplasma - ✔✔a) fungus Pierce's disease is spread by what vector? a) Grape Phylloxera b) Glassy-winged sharp shooter - ✔✔b) Glassy-winged sharp shooter Authority for plant quarantines comes from... - ✔✔Food and Ag Code Witchweed is a pest of: a)Ear corn b)Oats c)Apple trees d)Avocado - ✔✔a) Ear Corn The maximum fine by law allowed for a person who intentionally or negligently introduces a pest is a)5,000 b)10,000 c)25,000 d)20,000 - ✔✔c)25,000 Which wouldn't you look for in a fire ant inspection? a)Soil b)Plants with roots c)Gin trash d)Hay or straw - ✔✔c)Gin trash Sweet potatoes from Texas need what to enter California a)Federal permit b)State of origin certificate c)Not allowed d)Statement of Treatment at Origin for Sweet Potato Weevil - ✔✔d)Statement of Treatment at Origin for Sweet Potato Weevil Cotton imported into the state of California needs to be a)Compressed to 22 lb per bale b)Fumigation certificate c)Not allowed - ✔✔a)Compressed to 22 lbs per bale Which is not caused by a fungus? a)Ozonium root rot b)Oakwilt disease c)Citrus canker - ✔✔c)Citrus canker The commissioner is a a)Federal plant quarantine officer b)State plant quarantine officer - ✔✔b)State plant quarantine officer Unshu oranges are prohibited entry into the U.S. from Japan, on account of which of the following: a)Phytophhord[sic] spp. b)Sweet orange scab c)Xanthomonas citri d)Oriental fruit fly - ✔✔d)Oriental fruit fly Where would you find witchweed: a)Michigan b)North and South Carolina c)California d)Colorado - ✔✔b)North and South Carolina Bare root apple trees from Maryland should be: a)Held pending application for director's permit b)Refused admittance and destroyed or shipped out of state c)Treated with 2% formaldehyde solution and released d)Inspected and if findings are negative released - ✔✔d)Inspected and if findings are negative released Chestnut trees from New York state shall be: a)accepted with a State of Origin certificate with record of approved treatment b)fumigated and released c)Inspected and released d)Refused and destroyed - ✔✔a)accepted with a State of Origin certificate with record of approved treatment Shipment of plants from Hawaii: a)May only be permitted entry with an origin inspection certificate b)May only be inspected at ports of entry c)Admitted if they have a certificate of fumigation. - ✔✔a)May only be permitted entry with an origin inspection certificate Which is a selected host for Radopholus similis (burrowing nematode) a)Banana and anthurium b)Citrus c)Nut trees d)Apple - ✔✔b)Citrus A shipment of chestnuts from Italy: a)May be admitted when accompanied by a proper certificate of inspection, from U.S. port of entry b)Chestnuts are prohibited entry into the U.S. c)May be admitted if certified as to being treated in a manner approved by the director d)There is no restriction on foreign chestnuts - ✔✔d)There is no restriction on foreign chestnuts Sweet potato quarantine is against a)Solanum b)Convolvulus c)Papatrichine d)Vicea - ✔✔b)Convolvulus A fumiscope is used for a)Weighing cylinder during fumigation b)Detecting gases inside the chamber c)Detecting gases outside the chamber d)None of the above - ✔✔b)Detecting gases inside the chamber What is the most likely interception of Colorado Potato Beetle a)Larvae in the soil above the root b)Adults feeding on the plant tissue c)Pupae in the soil d)Larvae feeding on the roots - ✔✔b)Adults feeding on the plant tissue Philodendrons shipped from Michigan state which originated in Florida must have (choose two) a)Fumigation certificate b)No certificate required c)Florida origin certificate d)Burrowing nematode certificate - ✔✔c)Florida origin certificate d)Burrowing nematode certificate Under the citrus pest quarantine, oranges may be accepted from which of the following states without certification? a)Texas b)Arizona c)Florida d)Hawaii - ✔✔b)Arizona Which of the following counties do not allow citrus nursery stock to be shipped in under nursery stock permit: a)Contra Costa b)Marin c)Sonoma d)Glenn - ✔✔d) Glenn Within how many days must the Secretary of CDFA hear any appeal from an action taken by the Ag Commissioner? A. 10 days B. 15 days C. 30 days D. 60 days - ✔✔A. 10 days Which of the following is not listed as a state under quarantine for the sweet potato weevil? A. Hawaii B. Texas C. New Mexico D. alabama - ✔✔C. New Mexico Some trees and propagative materials of the genus Prunus are prohibited from several southeastern states unless certified in a program in which of the following state exterior quarantines? A. Cherry fruit fly B. Peach rosette disease C. Plum curculio and Blueberry Maggot D. Ozonium root rot - ✔✔B. Peach rosette disease Cotton plants from the area under quarantine for cotton boll weevil: A. are admissible after inspection, if the inspection findings are negative B. are prohibited C. can enter if certified as having been grown in a non-infested area D. can enter if accompanied by a treatment certificate issued by an authorized regulatory official - ✔✔D. can enter if accompanied by a treatment certificate issued by an authorized regulatory official Any treatment required by the "plant quarantine and pest control" portion of CDFA code of conducted at the expense of: A. County B. State of CA C. Owner D. State of origin - ✔✔C. Owner A shipment of irish potatoes from an area infested with Colorado potato beetle a)Must have fumigation certificate b)Should be rejected c)Is admissible if washed free of soil and in clean bag. d)Is admissible if used for propagation - ✔✔c)Is admissible if washed free of soil and in clean bag. What plant is not a host to the Colorado Potato Beetle a)Potatoes b)Tomatoes c)Eggplant d)Corn - ✔✔d)Corn Golden nematode is a pest of: a)Carrots b)Sweet potatoes c)Irish potatoes d)All of the above - ✔✔c)Irish potatoes Which species of bird is prohibited? a)European Starling b)Skylark c)Eagle d)None of the above - ✔✔b)Skylark what causes brooming disease of walnut a)virus b)bacteria c)fungus d)mycoplasm - ✔✔a)virus Southwestern Corn Borer overwinters as: a)Egg b)Larvae in old stalks c)Pupae in the soil d)Adult - ✔✔b)Larvae in old stalks Who has an authority under the Calif. Ag. Code to import predaceous insects for the purpose of biological control? a)Director b)Governor c)County Commissioner d)U.C. Board of Regents - ✔✔a)Director Fumigation is an accepted treatment for: a)Citrus white fly b)Peach rosette disease c)Tristezia d)Burrowing nematode - ✔✔d)Burrowing nematode When a vehicle arrives at the border station an inspection should be conducted in such a manner as to: a)Inspect entire vehicle for all plants b)Inspect for pests only in the trunk c)Inspect in such a manner as to cast least inconvenience the traveler d)Inspect for all pests likely to present risk of introduction - ✔✔c)Inspect in such a manner as to cast least inconvenience the traveler Under California conditions the Mexican Fruit Fly is expected to have how many generations? a)2-4 b)4-6 c)1-2 d)6-8 - ✔✔b)4-6 Persimmons grown in Calif, shipped to Oregon and reshipped to California should be: a)Rejected and destroyed b)Are prohibited c)Are admissible under certificate of origin issued by Oregon official stating grown in Calif. And present in Oregon less than one season. - ✔✔c)Are admissible under certificate of origin issued by Oregon official stating grown in Calif. And present in Oregon less than one season. Peach trees from Pennsylvania without origin certificate should be: a)Rejected and destroyed b)Held pending director's permit c)Treated with formaldehyde d)Inspected and released - ✔✔a)Rejected and destroyed Colorado potato beetle is not known to occur in: A. New Mexico B. Nevada C. Utah D. Arizona - ✔✔B. Nevada Quarantine inspectors may demand proof of ownership of any plant materials: A. whenever an eradication are has been established B. if in lots of 25lbs or more and marked for commercial purposes C. if intended to be marketed for commercial purposes and there is reasonable cause to believe it is a violation of a quarantine D. on if an inspection warrant has been issued - ✔✔C. if intended to be marketed for commercial purposes and there is reasonable cause to believe it is a violation of a quarantine The FAC requires each shipment of plants brought into CA shall have legibly marked upon the container the manner and place in which of the following? A. genus and species names of all plants B. common name of all plants C. a "hold for inspection" label D. growing origin of all plants - ✔✔D. growing origin of all plants Which of the following weed pests would be of concern when inspecting an incoming shipment of tropical fish from Florida? A. Witchweed B. Hydrilla C. quackgrass D. Elodea - ✔✔B. Hydrilla Which of the following states has areas that are under federal quarantine for Asian longhorned beetle? A. Florida B. Connecticut C. Texas D. Massachusetts - ✔✔D. Massachusetts Per the Plum Curculio and Blueberry maggot exterior quarantine, apples may enter CA from the area under quarantine only if it has been: A. certified as having completed a specified controlled atmosphere storage treatment B. Individually found to be free of plum curculio C. certified to have originated from orchards practicing conventional pest control D. certified for fumigation with Methyl Bromide - ✔✔A. certified as having completed a specified controlled atmosphere storage treatment