MISSOURI PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
TRAINING CATEGORY 7B QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS [2026/2027]
If you remove the door sill plate to examine the slab and you DO NOT see a seam that
represents an expansion joint, the house is built on which kind of slab? - Correct Answers -
Monolithic
The inspection process should always begin by: - Correct Answers -Measuring the exterior of the
structure
Which of the following tools is NOT normally used when making an inspection for wood-
destroying organisms? - Correct Answers -Hammer
True or False, Only about 35% of an average home is accessible for inspection? - Correct
Answers -True
Which of the following common routes of entry is not found in slab homes? - Correct Answers -
Stair stringers embedded in concrete
True or False, Termites can infest a home by coming through a single crack in the foundation? -
Correct Answers -True
True or False, In normal construction methods, there is an expansion joint between the fireplace
and the slab? - Correct Answers -True
The guideline for distance between the soil and the sill plate around the perimeter of a home is
how many inches? - Correct Answers -Six inches
, True or False, You should list on your inspection sheet any areas of the home that are not
accessible to visual inspection? - Correct Answers -True
True or False, You should calibrate your equipment at monthly intervals during the year? -
Correct Answers -False
True or False, You do not need to worry much about dusts being moved to non-target areas
because the particles are so large that they stay in place? - Correct Answers -False
Which of the following forms of pesticides is not commonly used to control wood-destroying
organisms? - Correct Answers -Granules
Trophallaxis is: - Correct Answers -The term that refers to food sharing in termite colonies.
Stomodeal Food is: - Correct Answers -Regurgitated fragments of food and saliva that are
transferred mouth-to-mouth between termites.
Proctodeal Food is: - Correct Answers -Food that comes from the anus and contains anal
secretions, fatty acids, micro-organisms and chemicals called Pheremones
True or False, All termites use cellulose as a food source although they cannot digest cellulose
themselves? - Correct Answers -True
True or False, Subterranean termites are responsible for most of the termite damage in the
United States? - Correct Answers -True
Which of the following castes are the initial founders of a new colony? - Correct Answers -
Primary Reproductives
TRAINING CATEGORY 7B QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS [2026/2027]
If you remove the door sill plate to examine the slab and you DO NOT see a seam that
represents an expansion joint, the house is built on which kind of slab? - Correct Answers -
Monolithic
The inspection process should always begin by: - Correct Answers -Measuring the exterior of the
structure
Which of the following tools is NOT normally used when making an inspection for wood-
destroying organisms? - Correct Answers -Hammer
True or False, Only about 35% of an average home is accessible for inspection? - Correct
Answers -True
Which of the following common routes of entry is not found in slab homes? - Correct Answers -
Stair stringers embedded in concrete
True or False, Termites can infest a home by coming through a single crack in the foundation? -
Correct Answers -True
True or False, In normal construction methods, there is an expansion joint between the fireplace
and the slab? - Correct Answers -True
The guideline for distance between the soil and the sill plate around the perimeter of a home is
how many inches? - Correct Answers -Six inches
, True or False, You should list on your inspection sheet any areas of the home that are not
accessible to visual inspection? - Correct Answers -True
True or False, You should calibrate your equipment at monthly intervals during the year? -
Correct Answers -False
True or False, You do not need to worry much about dusts being moved to non-target areas
because the particles are so large that they stay in place? - Correct Answers -False
Which of the following forms of pesticides is not commonly used to control wood-destroying
organisms? - Correct Answers -Granules
Trophallaxis is: - Correct Answers -The term that refers to food sharing in termite colonies.
Stomodeal Food is: - Correct Answers -Regurgitated fragments of food and saliva that are
transferred mouth-to-mouth between termites.
Proctodeal Food is: - Correct Answers -Food that comes from the anus and contains anal
secretions, fatty acids, micro-organisms and chemicals called Pheremones
True or False, All termites use cellulose as a food source although they cannot digest cellulose
themselves? - Correct Answers -True
True or False, Subterranean termites are responsible for most of the termite damage in the
United States? - Correct Answers -True
Which of the following castes are the initial founders of a new colony? - Correct Answers -
Primary Reproductives
