MAINTENANCE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Insect order known to transmit plant disease. Answer:
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
◉ Insect order of pests to living plants. Answer: Heteroptera (true
bugs)
◉ Immature stages of insects. Answer: Instars
◉ Insect order that suck juices from plant cells. Answer: Homoptera
(aphids and whiteflies)
◉ Part of plant nematodes often attack. Answer: Roots &
underground parts
◉ Plant disorder that cannot be transmitted between plants.
Answer: Abiotic problems
◉ Ant insect order. Answer: Hymenoptera
, ◉ Insects with chewing mouthparts. Answer: Caterpillars
◉ What kind of insect are mites. Answer: arthropods
◉ Insects that cause leaf stippling. Answer: Mites
◉ Life stages of complete metamorphosis. Answer: egg, larva, pupa,
adult
◉ Complete elimination of pest species. Answer: eradication
◉ Pests that cause damage on a regular basis. Answer: Key Pests
◉ Use of preemergence pesticide is an example of. Answer:
preventive use
◉ Keeping pests below a certain level. Answer: pest suppression
◉ example of cultural and mechanical control. Answer: Mowing
weeds