Landscape Maintenance QAL Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Where does a maintenance gardener spray? - Correct answer-On or around
ornamental plants, turf, fruit trees, shrubs, and small fruits and berries. Areas
typically include homes, businesses, cemeteries, parks, malls and places with
indoor plants. Work often around human activities.
Why does a maintenance gardener spray? - Correct answer-To control a pest so that
it does not compete with other plants for nutrition, and for aesthetics.
What is a weed? - Correct answer-A weed is a plant that is not desired in a
landscape. Weeds also compete with desired plants for water, nutrition, and space.
What is a pest? - Correct answer-A pest is an organism that can cause problems in
various ways including: competing with people for food and fiber; transmitting
diseases between plants, damaging plants, and damaging structures
Why is it important to identify a pest? - Correct answer-Misidentification and lack
of information about a pest could cause you to choose the wrong control method or
apply the control at the wrong time.
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Questions and Answers
Where does a maintenance gardener spray? - Correct answer-On or around
ornamental plants, turf, fruit trees, shrubs, and small fruits and berries. Areas
typically include homes, businesses, cemeteries, parks, malls and places with
indoor plants. Work often around human activities.
Why does a maintenance gardener spray? - Correct answer-To control a pest so that
it does not compete with other plants for nutrition, and for aesthetics.
What is a weed? - Correct answer-A weed is a plant that is not desired in a
landscape. Weeds also compete with desired plants for water, nutrition, and space.
What is a pest? - Correct answer-A pest is an organism that can cause problems in
various ways including: competing with people for food and fiber; transmitting
diseases between plants, damaging plants, and damaging structures
Why is it important to identify a pest? - Correct answer-Misidentification and lack
of information about a pest could cause you to choose the wrong control method or
apply the control at the wrong time.
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