Landscape Maintenance QAL
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
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.
True .or .False? .Pesticide .labels .refer .to .most .pests .by .their .common .names. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-True, .like .housefly, .roof .rat, .american .cockroach
Name .four .stages .of .insect .growth .changes. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Eggs, .larval,
.pupal, .and .adult
What .stage .of .growth .are .weeds .most .readily .controlled? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Seedling .Stage
True .or .False? .Most .perennial .weeds .are .not .susceptible .to .herbicides .during
.early .bloom .stages. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-True
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
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.
True .or .False? .Pesticide .labels .refer .to .most .pests .by .their .common .names. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-True, .like .housefly, .roof .rat, .american .cockroach
Name .four .stages .of .insect .growth .changes. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Eggs, .larval,
.pupal, .and .adult
What .stage .of .growth .are .weeds .most .readily .controlled? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Seedling .Stage
True .or .False? .Most .perennial .weeds .are .not .susceptible .to .herbicides .during
.early .bloom .stages. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-True
