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
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
