ONTARIO PESTICIDE TRAINING AND
CERTIFICATION LANDSCAPE EXAM 140 QUESTIONS
& CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
True or False: a licensed exterminator can only offer services, and perform
exterminations as authorized by their license - ANSWER-True
The landscape license does not authorize the use of pesticide in a land
extermination ?
A. To maintain ornamental plants on residential and recreational land.
B. To control pest in treed areas of less then one hectare
C. To maintain weeds in a driveway located directly beside turf
D. Along rail lines to control brush - ANSWER-D. Along rail lines to control brush
True or False: the holder of my landscape license may control spiders on the
outside of a building in connection with the landscape management ? - ANSWER-
True
What are the common stages of weed development? - ANSWER-Seed
Vegetative
Reproductive
What are the three developments stages in incomplete or simple metamorphosis
? - ANSWER-Egg to nymph to adult
,What are the development 3 stages in complete metamorphosis? - ANSWER-Egg
to larva to pupa to adult
What are the development 3 stages to know no metamorphosis - ANSWER-Egg
too young to adult
What type of weed typically lives more than two years
A. Biennial weeds
B. Perennial weeds
C. Annual weeds - ANSWER-B. perennial weeds
Winter annuals typically germinate at what time of the year ? - ANSWER-Late
summer in or early fall
List five undesirable characteristics of a weed ? - ANSWER-• be aesthetically
pleasing
• Unable to use equipment safely
• Compete with cultivated plants for water or nutrients
• pose a threat to people, example hazards, and snow drift
• reduces the visibility, long transportation corridors
Which of the following term is not used to describe a broadleaf plant?
A. Course root system
B. Tillers
C. True leaves
, D. Cotyledons - ANSWER-B. Tillers
Prostrate knotweeds can grow in _________ soils. As a result knotweed is often
found in pathways and driveways ? - ANSWER-Compact soil
What characteristics does the perennial sow thistles and thyme leaf spurge have
in common ? - ANSWER-Both perennial stems produce and milky juice when
broken ?
True or False: earwigs have complete metamorphosis - ANSWER-False
True or false true bugs if it's leaf hoppers and scale, insects have sucking mouth
parts - ANSWER-True
True or false flies and moths have two pairs of membranes wings - ANSWER-False
True or False spiders are insects ? - ANSWER-False
What is distinguishing characteristic of shepherd"s purse? - ANSWER-It has a
triangular shaped seed pods
What insect can be identified by the presence of scales on their wings - ANSWER-
Butterfly and Moths (Lepidoptera)
Beetles and ants have complete metamorphosis what immature stages are there
in the complete metamorphosis? - ANSWER-Egg
CERTIFICATION LANDSCAPE EXAM 140 QUESTIONS
& CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
True or False: a licensed exterminator can only offer services, and perform
exterminations as authorized by their license - ANSWER-True
The landscape license does not authorize the use of pesticide in a land
extermination ?
A. To maintain ornamental plants on residential and recreational land.
B. To control pest in treed areas of less then one hectare
C. To maintain weeds in a driveway located directly beside turf
D. Along rail lines to control brush - ANSWER-D. Along rail lines to control brush
True or False: the holder of my landscape license may control spiders on the
outside of a building in connection with the landscape management ? - ANSWER-
True
What are the common stages of weed development? - ANSWER-Seed
Vegetative
Reproductive
What are the three developments stages in incomplete or simple metamorphosis
? - ANSWER-Egg to nymph to adult
,What are the development 3 stages in complete metamorphosis? - ANSWER-Egg
to larva to pupa to adult
What are the development 3 stages to know no metamorphosis - ANSWER-Egg
too young to adult
What type of weed typically lives more than two years
A. Biennial weeds
B. Perennial weeds
C. Annual weeds - ANSWER-B. perennial weeds
Winter annuals typically germinate at what time of the year ? - ANSWER-Late
summer in or early fall
List five undesirable characteristics of a weed ? - ANSWER-• be aesthetically
pleasing
• Unable to use equipment safely
• Compete with cultivated plants for water or nutrients
• pose a threat to people, example hazards, and snow drift
• reduces the visibility, long transportation corridors
Which of the following term is not used to describe a broadleaf plant?
A. Course root system
B. Tillers
C. True leaves
, D. Cotyledons - ANSWER-B. Tillers
Prostrate knotweeds can grow in _________ soils. As a result knotweed is often
found in pathways and driveways ? - ANSWER-Compact soil
What characteristics does the perennial sow thistles and thyme leaf spurge have
in common ? - ANSWER-Both perennial stems produce and milky juice when
broken ?
True or False: earwigs have complete metamorphosis - ANSWER-False
True or false true bugs if it's leaf hoppers and scale, insects have sucking mouth
parts - ANSWER-True
True or false flies and moths have two pairs of membranes wings - ANSWER-False
True or False spiders are insects ? - ANSWER-False
What is distinguishing characteristic of shepherd"s purse? - ANSWER-It has a
triangular shaped seed pods
What insect can be identified by the presence of scales on their wings - ANSWER-
Butterfly and Moths (Lepidoptera)
Beetles and ants have complete metamorphosis what immature stages are there
in the complete metamorphosis? - ANSWER-Egg
