Ontario Pesticide Landscape Exam case studies
Ontario Pesticide Landscape Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Ontario Pesticide Landscape Exam is the provincial certification exam for people who apply pesticides to turf, ornamentals, trees, and other landscape sites as part of their work. In Ontario's classification system this is the Landscape class of applicator certificate, and holding it is what allows a technician or business operator to apply, or supervise the application of, landscape pesticides legally. The Ontario Pesticide Landscape Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,173 words.
1Crane Fly Larvae in a Waterfront Lawn
A property manager calls you about a 1,200 m² lawn at a lakeside rental complex. In late September, patches 1–2 m across turn yellow-brown and lift easily from the soil like loose carpet.
792 words, about 4 min2Aphids in a Greenhouse Pepper Crop Before Harvest
You manage a 0.4 ha greenhouse pepper operation. Harvest begins in 10 days, and pickers will be in the crop daily.
563 words, about 3 min3Mixing Two Products in a Half-Full Sprayer
You are spraying a 3 ha orchard block with a 1,000 L air-blast sprayer. The tank already contains 400 L of water and a wettable powder fungicide you added 20 minutes ago.
542 words, about 3 min4A Restricted Product, a Neighbour, and a Drift Complaint
You are a licensed applicator treating a 2 ha field of soybeans with a herbicide on a warm, breezy afternoon. Wind is from the southwest at about 14 km/h with gusts to 22 km/h.
508 words, about 3 min5A Leaking Jug in the Back of a Pickup
You are driving to a 40 ha golf course job with a pickup truck. In the bed are two 10 L jugs of liquid herbicide, a 20 L container of concentrate, a calibrated backpack sprayer, and a spill kit that has not been opened in two years.
768 words, about 4 min