TURF AND LANDSCAPE 3.0
(PESTICIDE APPLICATOR) EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Damage Caused by Insects - ....ANSWER ...-Chew, Tunnel, Suck plant
juices, Promote gall formation and other malformations on plants, Inject toxins
into plants, Transmit diseases to plants, create a nuisance for people
Insect body parts - ....ANSWER ...-Body Form: 3 regions: head, thorax,
abdomen
Legs: 3 pairs attached to head
Arachnids Body Parts - ....ANSWER ...-Body: 2 regions, head and abdomen
Legs: 4 pairs attached to head
True Grasses - ....ANSWER ...-1.Plants have narrow leaves with parallel
veins and usually have a fibrous root system.
2.The growing point is frequently at or below the soil surface, particularly in young
plants.
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, 3.Usually produce tillers (secondary stems) from buds at the base of the primary
stem
Annual Weeds - ....ANSWER ...-Live less than 12 months and can produce
great number of seeds in a single season
Annuals are most troublesome in cultivated areas and disturbed sites
Easiest to control, expensive to control because they are abundant and produce
prolific seeds
Biennial Weeds - ....ANSWER ...-Live for two or more growing season
They germinate from seed in spring or summer and produce a rosette of leaves
Most serious in lawns, roadsides, and neglected areas and are best controlled with
herbicides during the rosette stage
Perennial Weeds - ....ANSWER ...-Don't flower during first year
Most persistent and difficult Weeds to control
Basal-Bark Treatment - ....ANSWER ...-Can be used to control shrubs,
canes, and thickets and to control trees up to 5 inches in diameter.
Apply the spray to the lower 18 inches of the stems, and thoroughly wet the stem,
crown, and all exposed roots
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(PESTICIDE APPLICATOR) EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Damage Caused by Insects - ....ANSWER ...-Chew, Tunnel, Suck plant
juices, Promote gall formation and other malformations on plants, Inject toxins
into plants, Transmit diseases to plants, create a nuisance for people
Insect body parts - ....ANSWER ...-Body Form: 3 regions: head, thorax,
abdomen
Legs: 3 pairs attached to head
Arachnids Body Parts - ....ANSWER ...-Body: 2 regions, head and abdomen
Legs: 4 pairs attached to head
True Grasses - ....ANSWER ...-1.Plants have narrow leaves with parallel
veins and usually have a fibrous root system.
2.The growing point is frequently at or below the soil surface, particularly in young
plants.
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, 3.Usually produce tillers (secondary stems) from buds at the base of the primary
stem
Annual Weeds - ....ANSWER ...-Live less than 12 months and can produce
great number of seeds in a single season
Annuals are most troublesome in cultivated areas and disturbed sites
Easiest to control, expensive to control because they are abundant and produce
prolific seeds
Biennial Weeds - ....ANSWER ...-Live for two or more growing season
They germinate from seed in spring or summer and produce a rosette of leaves
Most serious in lawns, roadsides, and neglected areas and are best controlled with
herbicides during the rosette stage
Perennial Weeds - ....ANSWER ...-Don't flower during first year
Most persistent and difficult Weeds to control
Basal-Bark Treatment - ....ANSWER ...-Can be used to control shrubs,
canes, and thickets and to control trees up to 5 inches in diameter.
Apply the spray to the lower 18 inches of the stems, and thoroughly wet the stem,
crown, and all exposed roots
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