ALABAMA OTPS EXAM LATEST 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
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What are 3 different life cycles of the weed and how long does it take to complete each? -
Answers -Annual- 1 season. Biannually- 2 seasons. Perennial- 3 or more
Which weed reproduces with underground flowers? Perennial broadleaf weed; stems
somewhat fleshy and green-white in color; elliptically shaped leaves are oppositely arranged on
the stem; 4 pedaled white flowers are borne in the leaf fork or axils; flowers develop into round
'button like' seed capsules - Answers -Virginia button weed
Identify the 5 classifications of insect mouthparts. - Answers -Chewing. Piercing. Rasping.
Siphoning. Sponging
Examples of chewing insects - Answers -Bag worms, cutworms, grasshoppers, beetles, leaf
miners, and borers.
Examples of piercing-sucking insects - Answers -Scales and mealybugs, aphids, whiteflies, and
lace bugs.
Which insects insert their needle-like mouthparts into the plant and withdraw plant juices. Most
feed on the underside of the leaves or stems of plants. In the insects are present on leaving, the
topsides of the leaves will have stipples, yellowish areas. Sometime the leaves may curl as a
result of this type of feeding, especially in the plant growth. - Answers -Piercing-sucking insects.
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, Some of these pests, soft scales, aphids, mealybugs, and whiteflies, excrete large amounts of
honeydew, which provides a medium for the growth of a black fungus called sooty mold. -
Answers -Piercing-sucking insects
Which insects are the most damaging pests of ornamental plants? - Answers -Scales
What are the symptoms of a plant infested with Scales? - Answers -Discolored and wilted, or
generally appear unhealthy
Heavy infestations of scale insects can be reduced by? - Answers -Pruning out the most
damaged plant parts.
What if the easiest stage of scales to control with pesticide? - Answers -Crawler stage
Soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects, which often possess a pair of horn-like structures known as
cornices at eh posterior end of the abdomen. - Answers -Aphids
What type of mouthparts do aphids belong to? - Answers -Piercing
What type of mouthparts do whiteflies belong to? - Answers -Piercing
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What are 3 different life cycles of the weed and how long does it take to complete each? -
Answers -Annual- 1 season. Biannually- 2 seasons. Perennial- 3 or more
Which weed reproduces with underground flowers? Perennial broadleaf weed; stems
somewhat fleshy and green-white in color; elliptically shaped leaves are oppositely arranged on
the stem; 4 pedaled white flowers are borne in the leaf fork or axils; flowers develop into round
'button like' seed capsules - Answers -Virginia button weed
Identify the 5 classifications of insect mouthparts. - Answers -Chewing. Piercing. Rasping.
Siphoning. Sponging
Examples of chewing insects - Answers -Bag worms, cutworms, grasshoppers, beetles, leaf
miners, and borers.
Examples of piercing-sucking insects - Answers -Scales and mealybugs, aphids, whiteflies, and
lace bugs.
Which insects insert their needle-like mouthparts into the plant and withdraw plant juices. Most
feed on the underside of the leaves or stems of plants. In the insects are present on leaving, the
topsides of the leaves will have stipples, yellowish areas. Sometime the leaves may curl as a
result of this type of feeding, especially in the plant growth. - Answers -Piercing-sucking insects.
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, Some of these pests, soft scales, aphids, mealybugs, and whiteflies, excrete large amounts of
honeydew, which provides a medium for the growth of a black fungus called sooty mold. -
Answers -Piercing-sucking insects
Which insects are the most damaging pests of ornamental plants? - Answers -Scales
What are the symptoms of a plant infested with Scales? - Answers -Discolored and wilted, or
generally appear unhealthy
Heavy infestations of scale insects can be reduced by? - Answers -Pruning out the most
damaged plant parts.
What if the easiest stage of scales to control with pesticide? - Answers -Crawler stage
Soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects, which often possess a pair of horn-like structures known as
cornices at eh posterior end of the abdomen. - Answers -Aphids
What type of mouthparts do aphids belong to? - Answers -Piercing
What type of mouthparts do whiteflies belong to? - Answers -Piercing
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