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LANDSCAPE ONTARIO PESTICIDE TRAINING
AND CERTIFICATION MODULE EXAM 2025|
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS
What are arthropods insects? - Correct-answer-Spiders mites ticks, centipeds
millipedes, snow bugs, and pill bugs
What insects have no metamorphosis - Correct-answer-Silverfish, fire, brats,
centipedes, and millipedes
Diseases itself cannot be seen the symptoms of disease and the visible changes to
the plant brought by the disease or apparent symptoms are ? - Correct-answer-
Symptoms are the plants reaction to presence of a disease
Diseases are often hard to diagnose, because similar symptoms may be caused
by? - Correct-answer-Different diseases,
insect damage, gills forming insects
Herbicide damage
Physical problems caused by poor growing conditions
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It may be necessary to have a a plant pathologist diagnosed the problem
What are some insects that have complete metamorphosis - Correct-answer-
Butterflies, moths bees wasps ants flies, mosquitoes gnats, beetles, and weevils
Insect anatomy adult insects are distinguished from other animals by having ? -
Correct-answer-Three major body regions (head, thorax and abdomen
Three pairs of legs
One pair of antennae
One of two pairs of wings, if present
Different types of residential area signs ? - Correct-answer-Warning, residential
area, land extermination sign
Notice, residential area, land, extermination, sign
What is a warning residential area land extermination sign ? - Correct-answer-
Identified in the general regulations as sign D is posted if a pesticide other than a
pesticide product containing only active ingredient that are on the allowable list is
used in a land extermination on residential areas
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What is a notice residential area land extermination sign? - Correct-answer-
Identified in the general regulations as signed C is posted per Pesa product
containing only active ingredients that are on the allowable list is used in a land
extermination on a residential area
How long must a non-residential area sign remain in place? - Correct-answer-The
sign must be posted and remain for at least 48 hours after the land extermination
sign must be removed within 10 days from the date that the land extermination
was performed
What are root feeders significant pest of trees? - Correct-answer-They are more
significant past a very young and recently transferred trees
Less than three ways for rent disease development ? - Correct-answer-Remove
the pathogen
Avoid susceptible host plants
Make the environment less bearable for the pathogen
What are three physical methods to manage plant disease? - Correct-answer-
Removing and destroying the diseased host
Using water washes to remove powdery mildew spores from leaves
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Burying it, or burning, infected plant residue
What is an infectious disease? - Correct-answer-Plant diseases caused by
pathogens are called infectious disease
Which of the following controls broadleaf weeds without affecting grass?
A. synthetic herbicide
B. Contact herbicide.
C. Pre-emergent herbicide.
D. Selective herbicide. - Correct-answer-D. Selective herbicide.
True or False hand weeding is usually most effective against annual weeds ? -
Correct-answer-True
What is the intent of the weed control act? - Correct-answer-The intent of the
weed act is to reduce
- The infection of noxious weeds that negatively impact the industries agriculture,
and horticulture
- Plant disease by eliminating plant diseases house, such as common barberry, and
European buckthorn
-Health hazards to livestock caused by poisonous plants
LANDSCAPE ONTARIO PESTICIDE TRAINING
AND CERTIFICATION MODULE EXAM 2025|
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS
What are arthropods insects? - Correct-answer-Spiders mites ticks, centipeds
millipedes, snow bugs, and pill bugs
What insects have no metamorphosis - Correct-answer-Silverfish, fire, brats,
centipedes, and millipedes
Diseases itself cannot be seen the symptoms of disease and the visible changes to
the plant brought by the disease or apparent symptoms are ? - Correct-answer-
Symptoms are the plants reaction to presence of a disease
Diseases are often hard to diagnose, because similar symptoms may be caused
by? - Correct-answer-Different diseases,
insect damage, gills forming insects
Herbicide damage
Physical problems caused by poor growing conditions
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It may be necessary to have a a plant pathologist diagnosed the problem
What are some insects that have complete metamorphosis - Correct-answer-
Butterflies, moths bees wasps ants flies, mosquitoes gnats, beetles, and weevils
Insect anatomy adult insects are distinguished from other animals by having ? -
Correct-answer-Three major body regions (head, thorax and abdomen
Three pairs of legs
One pair of antennae
One of two pairs of wings, if present
Different types of residential area signs ? - Correct-answer-Warning, residential
area, land extermination sign
Notice, residential area, land, extermination, sign
What is a warning residential area land extermination sign ? - Correct-answer-
Identified in the general regulations as sign D is posted if a pesticide other than a
pesticide product containing only active ingredient that are on the allowable list is
used in a land extermination on residential areas
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What is a notice residential area land extermination sign? - Correct-answer-
Identified in the general regulations as signed C is posted per Pesa product
containing only active ingredients that are on the allowable list is used in a land
extermination on a residential area
How long must a non-residential area sign remain in place? - Correct-answer-The
sign must be posted and remain for at least 48 hours after the land extermination
sign must be removed within 10 days from the date that the land extermination
was performed
What are root feeders significant pest of trees? - Correct-answer-They are more
significant past a very young and recently transferred trees
Less than three ways for rent disease development ? - Correct-answer-Remove
the pathogen
Avoid susceptible host plants
Make the environment less bearable for the pathogen
What are three physical methods to manage plant disease? - Correct-answer-
Removing and destroying the diseased host
Using water washes to remove powdery mildew spores from leaves
, 4|Page
Burying it, or burning, infected plant residue
What is an infectious disease? - Correct-answer-Plant diseases caused by
pathogens are called infectious disease
Which of the following controls broadleaf weeds without affecting grass?
A. synthetic herbicide
B. Contact herbicide.
C. Pre-emergent herbicide.
D. Selective herbicide. - Correct-answer-D. Selective herbicide.
True or False hand weeding is usually most effective against annual weeds ? -
Correct-answer-True
What is the intent of the weed control act? - Correct-answer-The intent of the
weed act is to reduce
- The infection of noxious weeds that negatively impact the industries agriculture,
and horticulture
- Plant disease by eliminating plant diseases house, such as common barberry, and
European buckthorn
-Health hazards to livestock caused by poisonous plants
