CA BRANCH 2 FIELD UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔which id the following is a "botanical" insecticide - ✔✔pyrethrum
✔✔the best treatment option for ants traveling along a hardwood floor would be -
✔✔crack and crevice treatment with a suspended concentrate
✔✔when determining the method of treatment for ants indoors it is best to first -
✔✔properly identify the ant
✔✔when preforming a cockroach service in a kitchen with the crack and crevice method
- ✔✔use a varied approach including more than one insecticide formulation or
application device
✔✔conditions that are detrimental to the pesticide residual effectiveness include all
except - ✔✔non-porous substrate surfaces
✔✔insect light traps equipped with ultra violet light attract the following flying insects -
✔✔houseflies and indian meal moths
✔✔which of the following is not considered a "mechanical" treatment method -
✔✔removing tree limbs touching the roof line
✔✔which best describes proper preparations for bed bugs - ✔✔remove bed lines,
empty nightstands and vacuum thoroughly
✔✔if a few adult cigarette beetles have been caught in only one of fifty pheromone traps
- ✔✔remove the captured beetle and continue weekly monitoring of the facility
✔✔a tech should, prior to treating for oriental cockroaches inside a residential garage -
✔✔ask the customer to store dog food in a sealable container
✔✔the consumer should be provided with specific written preparations instructions -
✔✔whenever the area cannot be safely or effectively treated without it
✔✔the following should be reviewed with a home owner prior to an indoor flea treatment
- ✔✔expect to see adult fleas emerging from the pupal cases for next 21 days
✔✔after identifying the presence of adult green bottle flies, the technician should -
✔✔ask the customer to pick-up dog fences and cover garbage cans
,✔✔after identifying the presence of approx two or three pill bugs inside home -
✔✔inspect the exterior for more pill bugs and treat accordingly
✔✔a tech is preparing to treat dark hardwood flooring for bedbugs, he/she should -
✔✔apply a small amount of the product and make sure it does not discolor are stain
✔✔structural "voids" are best treated with - ✔✔dust, foam and ulv aerosal formulations
✔✔which residual pesticide formulation is best suited for exterior porous surfaces like
stucco - ✔✔(wp) wettable powders
✔✔the nozzle pressure on a power sprayer at the application tip is - ✔✔considerably
less than the pressure gauge indicates
✔✔when calibrating the output of power spray rig - ✔✔the pressure should be 40 psi at
the noozle tip
✔✔"crack and crevice" treatment should be performed with - ✔✔course fine pin-stream
tip
✔✔which of following equipment would be used to apply small amounts of dust in a void
area - ✔✔bellows duster
✔✔in order to legally apply a flea control pesticide to all the carpeted surfaces inside a
home - ✔✔label must allow for general broadcast application across carpeted surfaces
✔✔the best application method to reach cockroaches in deep harborage - ✔✔void
treatment with a mechanical aerosol genetor
✔✔when installing exterior rodent bait stations for roof rats - ✔✔the stations be installed
in areas that are not attractive nuisance
✔✔which of the following equipment is considered a live animal trap for mouse control -
✔✔repeating mouse trap
✔✔when installing rodent bait stations in an area that has regular overhead irrigation
activity - ✔✔use wax block bait and install the bait on horizontal mounting rods with in
the station
✔✔in ca "perimeter band treatment" of a synthetic-pyrethroids insecticide is defined as -
✔✔2 feet up from the base of the foundation
✔✔which application method is best suited for adult mosquito control - ✔✔misting
, ✔✔which of the following practices will help increase the effectiveness of a bedbug
service - ✔✔thoroughly vacuum cracks and crevices to remove insects and their eggs
✔✔which of the following practices will decrease the effectiveness of an exterior
perimeter services - ✔✔washing down hard surfaces
✔✔fly baits used to attract and kill house files - ✔✔will kill exposed files only
✔✔an effective rodent pest management plan includes all the following except -
✔✔sealing off entry points with 1/2" hardware cloth
✔✔in order to determine the effectiveness of rodent baiting program a tech should -
✔✔replace bait as it is consumed and relocate bait stations not being visited
✔✔if german cockroach nymphs are seen within a few days following treatment -
✔✔explain that nymphs are hatching from eggs capsules-monitor as needed
✔✔the best practice for on going maintenance of crawling occasional invaders is -
✔✔recommend periodic inspection and treatment concurrent with levels of pest
infestion
✔✔an accepted follow up practice to a carpet beetle treatment is - ✔✔inspect and
install pheromone traps in areas where natural fibered garments are stored
✔✔rodents entering a structure should be excluded - ✔✔following the removal of those
rodents currently entering the structure
✔✔which of the following is the most likely route of entry into the body of the applicator -
✔✔dermal
✔✔application equipment must have service label attached with the following
information - ✔✔the name of the pesticide
✔✔an air purifying respirator - ✔✔should be stored in a seable container and stored
away form pesticides
✔✔prior to a pesticide application the consumer should be provided with -
✔✔instructions to "stay off treated surfaces until dry"
✔✔the structural pest control board has - ✔✔2 public members appointed by the
governor of california
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔which id the following is a "botanical" insecticide - ✔✔pyrethrum
✔✔the best treatment option for ants traveling along a hardwood floor would be -
✔✔crack and crevice treatment with a suspended concentrate
✔✔when determining the method of treatment for ants indoors it is best to first -
✔✔properly identify the ant
✔✔when preforming a cockroach service in a kitchen with the crack and crevice method
- ✔✔use a varied approach including more than one insecticide formulation or
application device
✔✔conditions that are detrimental to the pesticide residual effectiveness include all
except - ✔✔non-porous substrate surfaces
✔✔insect light traps equipped with ultra violet light attract the following flying insects -
✔✔houseflies and indian meal moths
✔✔which of the following is not considered a "mechanical" treatment method -
✔✔removing tree limbs touching the roof line
✔✔which best describes proper preparations for bed bugs - ✔✔remove bed lines,
empty nightstands and vacuum thoroughly
✔✔if a few adult cigarette beetles have been caught in only one of fifty pheromone traps
- ✔✔remove the captured beetle and continue weekly monitoring of the facility
✔✔a tech should, prior to treating for oriental cockroaches inside a residential garage -
✔✔ask the customer to store dog food in a sealable container
✔✔the consumer should be provided with specific written preparations instructions -
✔✔whenever the area cannot be safely or effectively treated without it
✔✔the following should be reviewed with a home owner prior to an indoor flea treatment
- ✔✔expect to see adult fleas emerging from the pupal cases for next 21 days
✔✔after identifying the presence of adult green bottle flies, the technician should -
✔✔ask the customer to pick-up dog fences and cover garbage cans
,✔✔after identifying the presence of approx two or three pill bugs inside home -
✔✔inspect the exterior for more pill bugs and treat accordingly
✔✔a tech is preparing to treat dark hardwood flooring for bedbugs, he/she should -
✔✔apply a small amount of the product and make sure it does not discolor are stain
✔✔structural "voids" are best treated with - ✔✔dust, foam and ulv aerosal formulations
✔✔which residual pesticide formulation is best suited for exterior porous surfaces like
stucco - ✔✔(wp) wettable powders
✔✔the nozzle pressure on a power sprayer at the application tip is - ✔✔considerably
less than the pressure gauge indicates
✔✔when calibrating the output of power spray rig - ✔✔the pressure should be 40 psi at
the noozle tip
✔✔"crack and crevice" treatment should be performed with - ✔✔course fine pin-stream
tip
✔✔which of following equipment would be used to apply small amounts of dust in a void
area - ✔✔bellows duster
✔✔in order to legally apply a flea control pesticide to all the carpeted surfaces inside a
home - ✔✔label must allow for general broadcast application across carpeted surfaces
✔✔the best application method to reach cockroaches in deep harborage - ✔✔void
treatment with a mechanical aerosol genetor
✔✔when installing exterior rodent bait stations for roof rats - ✔✔the stations be installed
in areas that are not attractive nuisance
✔✔which of the following equipment is considered a live animal trap for mouse control -
✔✔repeating mouse trap
✔✔when installing rodent bait stations in an area that has regular overhead irrigation
activity - ✔✔use wax block bait and install the bait on horizontal mounting rods with in
the station
✔✔in ca "perimeter band treatment" of a synthetic-pyrethroids insecticide is defined as -
✔✔2 feet up from the base of the foundation
✔✔which application method is best suited for adult mosquito control - ✔✔misting
, ✔✔which of the following practices will help increase the effectiveness of a bedbug
service - ✔✔thoroughly vacuum cracks and crevices to remove insects and their eggs
✔✔which of the following practices will decrease the effectiveness of an exterior
perimeter services - ✔✔washing down hard surfaces
✔✔fly baits used to attract and kill house files - ✔✔will kill exposed files only
✔✔an effective rodent pest management plan includes all the following except -
✔✔sealing off entry points with 1/2" hardware cloth
✔✔in order to determine the effectiveness of rodent baiting program a tech should -
✔✔replace bait as it is consumed and relocate bait stations not being visited
✔✔if german cockroach nymphs are seen within a few days following treatment -
✔✔explain that nymphs are hatching from eggs capsules-monitor as needed
✔✔the best practice for on going maintenance of crawling occasional invaders is -
✔✔recommend periodic inspection and treatment concurrent with levels of pest
infestion
✔✔an accepted follow up practice to a carpet beetle treatment is - ✔✔inspect and
install pheromone traps in areas where natural fibered garments are stored
✔✔rodents entering a structure should be excluded - ✔✔following the removal of those
rodents currently entering the structure
✔✔which of the following is the most likely route of entry into the body of the applicator -
✔✔dermal
✔✔application equipment must have service label attached with the following
information - ✔✔the name of the pesticide
✔✔an air purifying respirator - ✔✔should be stored in a seable container and stored
away form pesticides
✔✔prior to a pesticide application the consumer should be provided with -
✔✔instructions to "stay off treated surfaces until dry"
✔✔the structural pest control board has - ✔✔2 public members appointed by the
governor of california
