Red Star Rust Quiz Red Star Rust Take the Quiz! Get a perfect score! Earn the medallion! Questions may have more than one correct answer. Be sure to select all answers that are correct. If you don't get a perfect score, you can take the quiz again until you do! Please provide your email address to receive your digital medallion. Reference: Red Star Rust Fact Sheet.Email(Required) 1) Red star rust is caused by a pathogen that spends part of its life cycles on apple and crabapple trees, and part of its life cycles on junipers.(Required) true false 2) Red star rust can readily kill host trees and shrubs.(Required) true false 3) Red star rust is caused by a(Required) bacterium fungus water mold phytoplasma nematode virus none of the above 4) Signs and symptoms associated with red star rust can include(Required) flower death/abortion brown leaf spots spiny fruit severe defoliation branch swellings or galls that produce orange gelatinous arms or masses 5) Preventative fungicide treatments are the easiest and best way to manage red star rust.(Required) true false 6) Strategies that can successfully help manage red star rust include(Required) removing leaf debris from affected hosts in the fall pruning out infected branches physically separating (as far apart as possible) the alternate plant hosts using plant species that are immune to the diseases mulching properly Δ
