Which holiday period should trigger an insecticide application?

• A. April Fools' Day
• B. July
• C. Easter
• D. December

Answer: (C)

Timing an insecticide application around when pests first become active is the core idea. In many turf systems, pests reawaken as temperatures rise in spring, so applying treatment during this spring period helps suppress populations before they build up and cause damage. Easter sits in this spring window and also coincides with increased outdoor lawn use, so protecting the turf then reduces both pest pressure and user exposure. A spray in July would come after pests have already established themselves, making control less efficient, while December falls in cold weather when pest activity is typically low. April Fools’ Day is just a calendar date with no relevance to pest life cycles.