August - Observatree Pests and Diseases

Welcome to this month's quiz. It is based on this months host - Pines and its seasonal pathogen and pest.

There are 10 multiple choice questions, once you have completed the questions Survey Monkey will then show you which are correct, if you get one wrong the correct answer will be highlighted.

It should only take a few minutes to complete.

Charles Lane, Fera Science Ltd

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* 1. Pines belongs to which family?

Sprucaceae

Pinaceae

Coniferaceae

Cupreessaceae

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* 2. Pines and other conifers are susceptible to DNB which stands for?

Dangerous needle blight

Dothistroma needle blight

Destroying needle blight

Dendroctonus needle blight

Damaging needle browning

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* 3. The scientific name of DNB is?

Dothistroma septosporum

Dothistroma pini

Dothistroma splendens

Dothistroma pinaceae

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* 4. DNB can attack other conifers but is most commonly found on which pine species in the UK?

Corsican pine

Stone pine

Lodgepole pine

Scots pine

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* 5. DNB is caused by what type of organism?

Pest

Virus

Fungus

Bacterium

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* 6. DNB causes which of following types of damage?

Needle tip dieback

Defoliation of older needles

Crown dieback

Death

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* 7. The scientific name for pine processionary moth is

Thaumetopoea pinaceae

Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Thaumetopoea processionariae

Thaumetopoea itchyitiss

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* 8. PPM nests are best seen in which season?

Late autumn to early winter

Late winter to early spring

Early spring to early summer

Early summer to early autumn

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* 9. DNB is present in the UK but is of particular concern to which region?

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

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* 10. Findings of DNB and PPM should be reported to Tree Alert?

Yes