QAC Category B Landscape
Maintenance Exam Questions and
Answers8
Perennial weeds are difficult to control because... - ANSWERS-They can reproduce from organs
like rhizomes, stolons, tubers
Insect order known to transmit plant disease - ANSWERS-Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Insect order of pests to living plants - ANSWERS-Heteroptera (true bugs)
Immature stages of insects - ANSWERS-Instars
Insect order that suck juices from plant cells - ANSWERS-Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies)
Part of plant nematodes often attack - ANSWERS-Roots & underground parts
Plant disorder that cannot be transmitted between plants - ANSWERS-Abiotic problems
Ant insect order - ANSWERS-Hymenoptera
Insects with chewing mouthparts - ANSWERS-Caterpillars
What kind of insect are mites - ANSWERS-arthropods
, Insects that cause leaf stippling - ANSWERS-Mites
Life stages of complete metamorphosis - ANSWERS-egg, larva, pupa, adult
Complete elimination of pest species - ANSWERS-eradication
Pests that cause damage on a regular basis - ANSWERS-Key Pests
Use of preemergence pesticide is an example of - ANSWERS-preventive use
Keeping pests below a certain level - ANSWERS-pest suppression
example of cultural and mechanical control - ANSWERS-Mowing weeds
use of physical barriers - ANSWERS-exclusion
Method for controlling rodents - ANSWERS-sanitation
Inspecting plants before planting is - ANSWERS-preventive control
Removing weeds before seed production is - ANSWERS-sanitation
growing plants resistant to insects is - ANSWERS-prevention
Pesticide toxicity is measured by its - ANSWERS-LD50
Maintenance Exam Questions and
Answers8
Perennial weeds are difficult to control because... - ANSWERS-They can reproduce from organs
like rhizomes, stolons, tubers
Insect order known to transmit plant disease - ANSWERS-Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Insect order of pests to living plants - ANSWERS-Heteroptera (true bugs)
Immature stages of insects - ANSWERS-Instars
Insect order that suck juices from plant cells - ANSWERS-Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies)
Part of plant nematodes often attack - ANSWERS-Roots & underground parts
Plant disorder that cannot be transmitted between plants - ANSWERS-Abiotic problems
Ant insect order - ANSWERS-Hymenoptera
Insects with chewing mouthparts - ANSWERS-Caterpillars
What kind of insect are mites - ANSWERS-arthropods
, Insects that cause leaf stippling - ANSWERS-Mites
Life stages of complete metamorphosis - ANSWERS-egg, larva, pupa, adult
Complete elimination of pest species - ANSWERS-eradication
Pests that cause damage on a regular basis - ANSWERS-Key Pests
Use of preemergence pesticide is an example of - ANSWERS-preventive use
Keeping pests below a certain level - ANSWERS-pest suppression
example of cultural and mechanical control - ANSWERS-Mowing weeds
use of physical barriers - ANSWERS-exclusion
Method for controlling rodents - ANSWERS-sanitation
Inspecting plants before planting is - ANSWERS-preventive control
Removing weeds before seed production is - ANSWERS-sanitation
growing plants resistant to insects is - ANSWERS-prevention
Pesticide toxicity is measured by its - ANSWERS-LD50
