Ornamental 6A UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Ornamental 6A UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
cultural practices - CORRECT ANSWER - environmental modifications to help manage
pests


cultural practices for plant health include: - CORRECT ANSWER - watering, pruning,
fertilizing, resistant varieties


pest - CORRECT ANSWER - any weed, insect, or diseases that is unwanted in the
landscape


IPM - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrated pest management (approach to pest control)



white birches are susceptible to - CORRECT ANSWER - birch borer



crabapple trees are susceptible to - CORRECT ANSWER - apple scab



roses are susceptible to - CORRECT ANSWER - powdery mildew and leaf diseases



threshold - CORRECT ANSWER - number of pests and potential damage from pests that
justifies treatment


when you see a problem in the landscape first step is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - identify
the plants in the landscape being affected


"key plants" - CORRECT ANSWER - plants that are more prone to certain pests than
others

, common pests of a birch tree - CORRECT ANSWER - leafminer, aphid, borer



junipers are susceptible to - CORRECT ANSWER - twig blight



ash trees are susceptible to - CORRECT ANSWER - ash borer



ash borers leave what kind of hole in tree? - CORRECT ANSWER - a D-shaped hole in
trunk


Eastern tent caterpillar signs: - CORRECT ANSWER - Spring time; spider webbing in
crotch of branches


Fall webworm signs: - CORRECT ANSWER - Seen in July; spider webbing at the tip of
branches


Where is the most important damage to a plant? - CORRECT ANSWER - Roots or trunks
(not leaves)


Galls on a tree..... - CORRECT ANSWER - do not damage the health of a tree



Uncontrollable pests usually attack - CORRECT ANSWER - the inside of the plant



Controllable pests generally attack... - CORRECT ANSWER - the external of the plant



The most important thing to reduce controllable pest damage is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
timing


bald cypress trees are susceptible to: - CORRECT ANSWER - spider mites