Ontario pesticide training and certification
landscape module.
Latest Updated Study Guide 2025/2026
True or False: a licensed exterminator can only offer services, and perform exterminations as
authorized by their license - ansTrue
The landscape license does not authorize the use of pesticide in a land extermination ?
A. To maintain ornamental plants on residential and recreational land.
B. To control pest in treed areas of less then one hectare
C. To maintain weeds in a driveway located directly beside turf
D. Along rail lines to control brush - ansD. Along rail lines to control brush
True or False: the holder of my landscape license may control spiders on the outside of a
building in connection with the landscape management ? - ansTrue
What are the common stages of weed development? - ansSeed
Vegetative
Reproductive
What are the three developments stages in incomplete or simple metamorphosis ? - ansEgg to
nymph to adult
What are the development 3 stages in complete metamorphosis? - ansEgg to larva to pupa to
adult
What are the development 3 stages to know no metamorphosis - ansEgg too young to adult
What type of weed typically lives more than two years
A. Biennial weeds
B. Perennial weeds
C. Annual weeds - ansB. perennial weeds
Winter annuals typically germinate at what time of the year ? - ansLate summer in or early
fall
List five undesirable characteristics of a weed ? - ans• be aesthetically pleasing
• Unable to use equipment safely
• Compete with cultivated plants for water or nutrients
• pose a threat to people, example hazards, and snow drift
• reduces the visibility, long transportation corridors
Which of the following term is not used to describe a broadleaf plant?
A. Course root system
B. Tillers
C. True leaves
D. Cotyledons - ansB. Tillers
Prostrate knotweeds can grow in _________ soils. As a result knotweed is often found in
pathways and driveways ? - ansCompact soil
What characteristics does the perennial sow thistles and thyme leaf spurge have in common ?
- ansBoth perennial stems produce and milky juice when broken ?
True or False: earwigs have complete metamorphosis - ansFalse
True or false true bugs if it's leaf hoppers and scale, insects have sucking mouth parts -
ansTrue
True or false flies and moths have two pairs of membranes wings - ansFalse
True or False spiders are insects ? - ansFalse
What is distinguishing characteristic of shepherd"s purse? - ansIt has a triangular shaped seed
pods
, Ontario pesticide training and certification
landscape module.
Latest Updated Study Guide 2025/2026
What insect can be identified by the presence of scales on their wings - ansButterfly and
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Beetles and ants have complete metamorphosis what immature stages are there in the
complete metamorphosis? - ansEgg
Larva
Pupa
Arachnida be distinguished from other insects because ? - ansThey only have two main body
regions head and abdomen
During what stage are insects most vulnerable to control by insecticides ? - ansThe young,
nymph or larva stages
The damage from the Japanese beetle is usually seen in what month ? - ansAugust or
September
Describe the damage caused by Hairy chinch bug ? - ansWill kill lawns leaving sunken dead
patches of turf with isolated islands of green grass remaining. Brown patches begin to appear
in August will the advent of warm dry weather
True or False the control of leafminers may require the use of systemic insecticides - ansFalse
How many years of total defoliation of unstressed coniferous trees will cause the death of the
tree? - ansOne year
What insect larvae build a nest in the host tree for protection?
A. Spruce budworm
B. Eastern tent caterpillar
C. Gypsy moth
D. Forest tent caterpillar - ansB. Eastern tent caterpillar
What generation of the Birch leaf miners is the most destructive? - ansThe first brood
because it attacks the tender spring foliage which is the most favourable for larval
development
What is integrated pest management?
A. Pest management practices
B. Long term performance to control pest reaching damaging levels
C. Decision making process to manage pests from reaching damaging levels and for
determining what actions to take when pest problems occur. - ansC.Decision making process
to manage pests from reaching damaging levels and for determining what actions to take
when pest problems occur.
What are tap roots ? - ansTap roots are long and tapping roots which penetrate deeply into the
soil. Smaller side roots branch out from the tap root to aid in the anchoring of the plant.
What are the guidelines that an exterminator must follow to protect the environment - ans1.
Use IPMb integrated pest management principles.
2. Follow all directions on the pesticide label
3. select pesticides that have a low potential to leach or runoff into water or the environment.
4. Select pesticides to minimize risk to sensitive organisms in areas. Example nesting birds
endangered plants
5. Considered the characteristics of your side of application when selecting products.
6. Apply under appropriate weather conditions.
7. Time Pesticide application to avoid sensitive species when nesting.
landscape module.
Latest Updated Study Guide 2025/2026
True or False: a licensed exterminator can only offer services, and perform exterminations as
authorized by their license - ansTrue
The landscape license does not authorize the use of pesticide in a land extermination ?
A. To maintain ornamental plants on residential and recreational land.
B. To control pest in treed areas of less then one hectare
C. To maintain weeds in a driveway located directly beside turf
D. Along rail lines to control brush - ansD. Along rail lines to control brush
True or False: the holder of my landscape license may control spiders on the outside of a
building in connection with the landscape management ? - ansTrue
What are the common stages of weed development? - ansSeed
Vegetative
Reproductive
What are the three developments stages in incomplete or simple metamorphosis ? - ansEgg to
nymph to adult
What are the development 3 stages in complete metamorphosis? - ansEgg to larva to pupa to
adult
What are the development 3 stages to know no metamorphosis - ansEgg too young to adult
What type of weed typically lives more than two years
A. Biennial weeds
B. Perennial weeds
C. Annual weeds - ansB. perennial weeds
Winter annuals typically germinate at what time of the year ? - ansLate summer in or early
fall
List five undesirable characteristics of a weed ? - ans• be aesthetically pleasing
• Unable to use equipment safely
• Compete with cultivated plants for water or nutrients
• pose a threat to people, example hazards, and snow drift
• reduces the visibility, long transportation corridors
Which of the following term is not used to describe a broadleaf plant?
A. Course root system
B. Tillers
C. True leaves
D. Cotyledons - ansB. Tillers
Prostrate knotweeds can grow in _________ soils. As a result knotweed is often found in
pathways and driveways ? - ansCompact soil
What characteristics does the perennial sow thistles and thyme leaf spurge have in common ?
- ansBoth perennial stems produce and milky juice when broken ?
True or False: earwigs have complete metamorphosis - ansFalse
True or false true bugs if it's leaf hoppers and scale, insects have sucking mouth parts -
ansTrue
True or false flies and moths have two pairs of membranes wings - ansFalse
True or False spiders are insects ? - ansFalse
What is distinguishing characteristic of shepherd"s purse? - ansIt has a triangular shaped seed
pods
, Ontario pesticide training and certification
landscape module.
Latest Updated Study Guide 2025/2026
What insect can be identified by the presence of scales on their wings - ansButterfly and
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Beetles and ants have complete metamorphosis what immature stages are there in the
complete metamorphosis? - ansEgg
Larva
Pupa
Arachnida be distinguished from other insects because ? - ansThey only have two main body
regions head and abdomen
During what stage are insects most vulnerable to control by insecticides ? - ansThe young,
nymph or larva stages
The damage from the Japanese beetle is usually seen in what month ? - ansAugust or
September
Describe the damage caused by Hairy chinch bug ? - ansWill kill lawns leaving sunken dead
patches of turf with isolated islands of green grass remaining. Brown patches begin to appear
in August will the advent of warm dry weather
True or False the control of leafminers may require the use of systemic insecticides - ansFalse
How many years of total defoliation of unstressed coniferous trees will cause the death of the
tree? - ansOne year
What insect larvae build a nest in the host tree for protection?
A. Spruce budworm
B. Eastern tent caterpillar
C. Gypsy moth
D. Forest tent caterpillar - ansB. Eastern tent caterpillar
What generation of the Birch leaf miners is the most destructive? - ansThe first brood
because it attacks the tender spring foliage which is the most favourable for larval
development
What is integrated pest management?
A. Pest management practices
B. Long term performance to control pest reaching damaging levels
C. Decision making process to manage pests from reaching damaging levels and for
determining what actions to take when pest problems occur. - ansC.Decision making process
to manage pests from reaching damaging levels and for determining what actions to take
when pest problems occur.
What are tap roots ? - ansTap roots are long and tapping roots which penetrate deeply into the
soil. Smaller side roots branch out from the tap root to aid in the anchoring of the plant.
What are the guidelines that an exterminator must follow to protect the environment - ans1.
Use IPMb integrated pest management principles.
2. Follow all directions on the pesticide label
3. select pesticides that have a low potential to leach or runoff into water or the environment.
4. Select pesticides to minimize risk to sensitive organisms in areas. Example nesting birds
endangered plants
5. Considered the characteristics of your side of application when selecting products.
6. Apply under appropriate weather conditions.
7. Time Pesticide application to avoid sensitive species when nesting.
