GEORGIA PEST CONTROL TEST
2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A)
Which of the following is not a requirement of the Employee Registration Program?
A. High School Graduate
B. Take and pass a written exam
C. Ten hours of classroom training
D. 70 hours of supervised on the job training - ANSWER-A. High School Graduate
Which of the following pest control employees are not included in the Employee
Registration Program?
A. Salespersons
B. Inspectors
C. Certified Applicators
D. Pest Control Technicians - ANSWER-C. Certified Applicators
In order to maintain his / her registration , an employee must complete:
A. Four hours of training every two years per category
B. Eight hours of training every five years per category
C. Four hours of training every five years per category
D. Eight hours of training every two years per category - ANSWER-B. Eight hours of
training every five years per category.
The safe use and proper disposal of pesticides are requirements of:
a. Department of Transportation (DOT)
b. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
d. Endangered Species Act - ANSWER-C) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the following certification categories are not administered by the Georgia
Structural Pest Control Act?
a. Household Pest Control (HPC)
b) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&O)
c. Control of Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO)
d. Fumigation (F) - ANSWER-b) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&0)
Which of the following information need not be included on contracts for control of
wood destroying organisms?
a. Diagram showing active and previous infestations of WDOs
b. Effective date of contract and price of work
c. Renewal conditions and what happens if structure is changed
d. Terms of guaranty or warranty
e. All the above are required - ANSWER-e. All the above are required
,Which of the following pests are not covered by a wood infestation inspection report
(Clearance Letter)?
a. Subterranean and Drywood Termites
b. Carpenter Bees and Carpenter Ants
c. Powder Post Beetles
d. Wood Boring Beetles
e. Wood Decay Fungi - ANSWER-b. Carpenter Bees and Carpenter Ants
Which of the following procedures is not a minimum treatment requirement for
subterranean termite jobs?
a. Remove wood debris from crawl spaces
b. Remove wood to earth contact of untreated wood
c. Remove termite tunnels
d. Provide adequate ventilation - ANSWER-d. Provide adequate ventilation
The minimum adequate treatment for the control of wood decay fungi includes which
of the following procedures?
a. Chemical treatment of wood
b. Application of a vapor barrier
c. Repair of plumbing and roof leaks
d. Correction of water drainage problems
e. All of the above - ANSWER-b. Application of a vapor barrier
Which of the following is not a required precaution when treating schools?
a. All pesticide use dilutions must be prepared outside student occupied areas
b. All services must be consistent with a school's written pest management policy
c. Application areas on outside school grounds must be clearly marked or secured
by a fence or similar barrier.
d) All services must be delivered by a Certified Applicator. - ANSWER-d) All services
must be delivered by a Certified Applicator.
The first step in controlling a pest is to:
a. Select the best pesticide
b. Identify the pest
c. Select the correct equipment
d. Know the biology of the pest - ANSWER-b. Identify the pest
Things that compete with us for food and fiber, or attack us directly are called:
a. Bugs
b. Wild animals
c. Host
d. Pests - ANSWER-d. Pests
A living plant or animal that a pest depends on for survival is called a(n):
a. Host
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Bug - ANSWER-a. Host
All adult insects have:
, a. Two body regions and six legs
b. Four legs and three body regions
c. Two body regions and eight legs
d. Three body regions and six legs - ANSWER-d. Three body regions and six legs
A creature with a distinct head, thorax, and abdomen could be a(n):
a. Spider
b. Insect
c. Tick
d. Any of the above - ANSWER-b. insect
Which of the following is not a shared feature of humans, insects, and arthropods?
a. Central nervous system
b. Closed circulatory system
c. Striated muscles
d. Bilateral symmetry - ANSWER-b. Closed circulatory system
Which of the following statements is true concerning the exoskeleton of an insect?
a. It covers the outside of the body
b. It is shed periodically
c. It is used for muscle attachment
d. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
An insect with nymph or naiad stage would have which type of metamorphosis?
a. Gradual
b. Incomplete
c. Complete
d. None of the above - ANSWER-b. Incomplete
A cockroach about ½ inch long with two dark stripes on the area behind the head
is a(n):
a. Brown-banded cockroach
b. German cockroach
c. Oriental cockroach
d. Smokey-brown cockroach - ANSWER-b. German cockroach
The adult smokey-brown cockroach:
a. Is uniformly dark brown.
b. Has two lighter bands across the base of the wings and abdomen
c. Is reddish brown with margins of the thorax lighter
d. Has only wing pads, not fully developed wings
e. Is about ½ inch long - ANSWER-a. Is uniformly dark brown.
Fleas:
a Are flattened from side-to-side
b. Are flattened from top-to-bottom
c. Have small wings and thus can only make short hop-type flights
d. Glue their eggs to the hairs of animals that they live on - ANSWER-a Are flattened
from side-to-side
2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A)
Which of the following is not a requirement of the Employee Registration Program?
A. High School Graduate
B. Take and pass a written exam
C. Ten hours of classroom training
D. 70 hours of supervised on the job training - ANSWER-A. High School Graduate
Which of the following pest control employees are not included in the Employee
Registration Program?
A. Salespersons
B. Inspectors
C. Certified Applicators
D. Pest Control Technicians - ANSWER-C. Certified Applicators
In order to maintain his / her registration , an employee must complete:
A. Four hours of training every two years per category
B. Eight hours of training every five years per category
C. Four hours of training every five years per category
D. Eight hours of training every two years per category - ANSWER-B. Eight hours of
training every five years per category.
The safe use and proper disposal of pesticides are requirements of:
a. Department of Transportation (DOT)
b. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
d. Endangered Species Act - ANSWER-C) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the following certification categories are not administered by the Georgia
Structural Pest Control Act?
a. Household Pest Control (HPC)
b) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&O)
c. Control of Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO)
d. Fumigation (F) - ANSWER-b) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&0)
Which of the following information need not be included on contracts for control of
wood destroying organisms?
a. Diagram showing active and previous infestations of WDOs
b. Effective date of contract and price of work
c. Renewal conditions and what happens if structure is changed
d. Terms of guaranty or warranty
e. All the above are required - ANSWER-e. All the above are required
,Which of the following pests are not covered by a wood infestation inspection report
(Clearance Letter)?
a. Subterranean and Drywood Termites
b. Carpenter Bees and Carpenter Ants
c. Powder Post Beetles
d. Wood Boring Beetles
e. Wood Decay Fungi - ANSWER-b. Carpenter Bees and Carpenter Ants
Which of the following procedures is not a minimum treatment requirement for
subterranean termite jobs?
a. Remove wood debris from crawl spaces
b. Remove wood to earth contact of untreated wood
c. Remove termite tunnels
d. Provide adequate ventilation - ANSWER-d. Provide adequate ventilation
The minimum adequate treatment for the control of wood decay fungi includes which
of the following procedures?
a. Chemical treatment of wood
b. Application of a vapor barrier
c. Repair of plumbing and roof leaks
d. Correction of water drainage problems
e. All of the above - ANSWER-b. Application of a vapor barrier
Which of the following is not a required precaution when treating schools?
a. All pesticide use dilutions must be prepared outside student occupied areas
b. All services must be consistent with a school's written pest management policy
c. Application areas on outside school grounds must be clearly marked or secured
by a fence or similar barrier.
d) All services must be delivered by a Certified Applicator. - ANSWER-d) All services
must be delivered by a Certified Applicator.
The first step in controlling a pest is to:
a. Select the best pesticide
b. Identify the pest
c. Select the correct equipment
d. Know the biology of the pest - ANSWER-b. Identify the pest
Things that compete with us for food and fiber, or attack us directly are called:
a. Bugs
b. Wild animals
c. Host
d. Pests - ANSWER-d. Pests
A living plant or animal that a pest depends on for survival is called a(n):
a. Host
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Bug - ANSWER-a. Host
All adult insects have:
, a. Two body regions and six legs
b. Four legs and three body regions
c. Two body regions and eight legs
d. Three body regions and six legs - ANSWER-d. Three body regions and six legs
A creature with a distinct head, thorax, and abdomen could be a(n):
a. Spider
b. Insect
c. Tick
d. Any of the above - ANSWER-b. insect
Which of the following is not a shared feature of humans, insects, and arthropods?
a. Central nervous system
b. Closed circulatory system
c. Striated muscles
d. Bilateral symmetry - ANSWER-b. Closed circulatory system
Which of the following statements is true concerning the exoskeleton of an insect?
a. It covers the outside of the body
b. It is shed periodically
c. It is used for muscle attachment
d. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
An insect with nymph or naiad stage would have which type of metamorphosis?
a. Gradual
b. Incomplete
c. Complete
d. None of the above - ANSWER-b. Incomplete
A cockroach about ½ inch long with two dark stripes on the area behind the head
is a(n):
a. Brown-banded cockroach
b. German cockroach
c. Oriental cockroach
d. Smokey-brown cockroach - ANSWER-b. German cockroach
The adult smokey-brown cockroach:
a. Is uniformly dark brown.
b. Has two lighter bands across the base of the wings and abdomen
c. Is reddish brown with margins of the thorax lighter
d. Has only wing pads, not fully developed wings
e. Is about ½ inch long - ANSWER-a. Is uniformly dark brown.
Fleas:
a Are flattened from side-to-side
b. Are flattened from top-to-bottom
c. Have small wings and thus can only make short hop-type flights
d. Glue their eggs to the hairs of animals that they live on - ANSWER-a Are flattened
from side-to-side
