Ornamental and Turf Pesticide Applicators exam 2025 -
2026 \LATEST UPDATE \VERIFIED 100% \
Which is false?ANSWERS - Do not fertilize turf that is infected with Dollar spot
Which is false?ANSWERS - Record keeping takes more time than it is worth
Which is false?ANSWERS - Thatch should be a least 2 inches thick to keep soil
cool
Which is true?ANSWERS - Different diseases and insects can cause the same
symptoms
Which method will NOT help monitor cutworms?ANSWERS - Pitfall trapes
Which weed will spray from rhizomes?ANSWERS - Bermudagrass
Winter annual broadleaf weeds are...ANSWERS - Best controlled in mid to late fall
and early winter
It is the best to plant woody shrubs and trees...ANSWERS - In the fall
Leaf spot diseases...ANSWERS - Are usually worse in wet or humid weather
Mole crickets...ANSWERS - Have only one one generation per year
, Mulches...ANSWERS - Smother new weed seedlings by keeping out light
Perennial weeds...ANSWERS - Can live indefinitely
Pesticides in the soil...ANSWERS - Are eventually broken down by bacteria and
fungi
Plants with fibrous root systems near the surface of the ground...ANSWERS -
Should be fertilized sparingly
Post-emergence herbicides ...ANSWERS - 1.) Control most plants after they
emerge
2.) Can damage plants when spray contacts green bark
Powdery mildew on crapemyrtles can be managed by several methods
EXCEPT...ANSWERS - Using a soil sterilant to kill the spores
Pre-emergence herbicides...ANSWERS - Persist in the soil for 2 months or more
Resistance from pesticides comes from...ANSWERS - Using the same pesticide
over and over again
Root parasitic nematodes...ANSWERS - Cause a general decline or stunting
Sod webworms...ANSWERS - Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
2026 \LATEST UPDATE \VERIFIED 100% \
Which is false?ANSWERS - Do not fertilize turf that is infected with Dollar spot
Which is false?ANSWERS - Record keeping takes more time than it is worth
Which is false?ANSWERS - Thatch should be a least 2 inches thick to keep soil
cool
Which is true?ANSWERS - Different diseases and insects can cause the same
symptoms
Which method will NOT help monitor cutworms?ANSWERS - Pitfall trapes
Which weed will spray from rhizomes?ANSWERS - Bermudagrass
Winter annual broadleaf weeds are...ANSWERS - Best controlled in mid to late fall
and early winter
It is the best to plant woody shrubs and trees...ANSWERS - In the fall
Leaf spot diseases...ANSWERS - Are usually worse in wet or humid weather
Mole crickets...ANSWERS - Have only one one generation per year
, Mulches...ANSWERS - Smother new weed seedlings by keeping out light
Perennial weeds...ANSWERS - Can live indefinitely
Pesticides in the soil...ANSWERS - Are eventually broken down by bacteria and
fungi
Plants with fibrous root systems near the surface of the ground...ANSWERS -
Should be fertilized sparingly
Post-emergence herbicides ...ANSWERS - 1.) Control most plants after they
emerge
2.) Can damage plants when spray contacts green bark
Powdery mildew on crapemyrtles can be managed by several methods
EXCEPT...ANSWERS - Using a soil sterilant to kill the spores
Pre-emergence herbicides...ANSWERS - Persist in the soil for 2 months or more
Resistance from pesticides comes from...ANSWERS - Using the same pesticide
over and over again
Root parasitic nematodes...ANSWERS - Cause a general decline or stunting
Sod webworms...ANSWERS - Spin silk webbing near the soil in turf
