GEORGIA CERTIFIED OPERATOR 2026 AND
2027 EXAM BANK ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS.
◎ Number of different insect species. ANSWER:- 1,000,000
◎ (Stored product pest). ANSWER:- Larva develops in kernel or grain
◎ (Stored product pest). ANSWER:- Larvae develops develops outside but feeds on
whole grains and processed
◎ (Stored product pest). ANSWER:- Only attack grains that have already been
damaged or fed on
◎ (Stored product pest). ANSWER:- Infest grains that are old or moldy
◎ 2 disadvantages of emulsion. ANSWER:- Phytotoxic and being absorbed into porous
surfaces
◎ 2 disadvantages of wettable powders. ANSWER:- Difficult to mix, can be inhaled
while being mixed
◎ 3 large roaches. ANSWER:- American, smokey brown, austrailian
◎ 4 medium roaches. ANSWER:- Oriental, woods,cuban,surinam
◎ 4 small roaches. ANSWER:- German,Asian brown banded, woods
◎ 5 flies that bite man. ANSWER:- black fly, horse fly, sand flies, deer flies, stable flies
◎ 5 reasons german roaches are successful. ANSWER:- thigomotatic, carry egg
capsule, high reproductive potential, resistance to pesticides, can find harborage in
many areas
◎ Acrobat Ant. ANSWER:- builds nests in the dead wood of trees
◎ Acute Rodenticides (Non-Anticoagulant). ANSWER:- Zinc Phosphide, Bromethalin
(Vengance), Cholecalciferol (Quintox)
,◎ Adults are small, dark, hard bodied, laterally flattened wingless insects that jump.
ANSWER:- Fleas
◎ Adults are small, their bites may cause itching, have piercing sucking mouthparts,
take a blood meal, and stay firmly attached to the body hairs of the host. ANSWER:-
Sucking Lice
◎ Adults are small, wingless insects that jump when leaves are moved. they prefer
moist areas inside. ANSWER:- Springtails
◎ Adults have only one pair of wings. ANSWER:- Flies and Mosquitos
◎ aedes aegypti. ANSWER:- mosquito that transmits yellow fever and plague
◎ Aerosol. ANSWER:- liquid insecticide solution that in pressurized in a can with a
propellant to produce small fine droplets when released
◎ Allegheny Mound Ant. ANSWER:- Medium sized, 1 noded, builds dome shaped
mounds
◎ Ambrosia beetle. ANSWER:- Beetle does not eat wood, eats fungus brought into
holes into the wood, frass emerges in tubes
◎ Ambrosia Fungus. ANSWER:- stains galleries blue, dark grey, dark brown, or black
◎ American cockroach. ANSWER:- large, reddish-brown, pale brown or yellow border
on its pronotum, largest of all house infesting roaches. boiler rooms and manholes of
sewers
◎ american dog tick& rocky mtn wood tick. ANSWER:- bite is capable of causing tick
paralysis
◎ American roach. ANSWER:- Redial brown, yellow on pronotum largest of all home
entering roaches
◎ Amidinohydrazones. ANSWER:- Hydramethylon (MaxForce, Siege)
◎ Angoumois Grain Moth. ANSWER:- Most destructive stored grain moth, narrow
finger like extension of rear wings (pointed) fringed with long hair, 2/3" wingspan
◎ Anopheles quadrimaculatus. ANSWER:- mosquito that transmits malaria
◎ Anticoagulant. ANSWER:- Prevents the normal clotting of the blood and causes the
pest to bleed internally
, ◎ Applicant must be registered within how many days of employment?. ANSWER:- 30
days
◎ Application for certification must be postmarked within how many days of the exam?.
ANSWER:- 45 days?
◎ Arachnids. ANSWER:- Have 4 pair of legs, 2 body segments
◎ Are all insects pests?. ANSWER:- No
◎ Are centipedes predators?. ANSWER:- Yes
◎ Argentine ant. ANSWER:- 12 segmented antennae, light to dark brown color 1 node
1/8" small
◎ asian cockroach. ANSWER:- can fly, attracted to lights, resembles the german roach,
found in FL and urban areas of south GA
◎ Australian cockroach. ANSWER:- large, reddish brown, has its front wings with a
yellow streak at its base and a predominant dark spot in the center of its pronotum
◎ Australian roach. ANSWER:- Reddish brown with yellow streak on front of wings
◎ Avert. ANSWER:- Botanical
◎ Avert gel mode of action. ANSWER:- Stomach
◎ Bait. ANSWER:- An edible or attractive food substance mixed with a pesticide
◎ Bark beetle. ANSWER:- Mostly found in western u.s. feeds on inner bark of dead or
damaged trees.
◎ bat bug. ANSWER:- ectoparasite, looks like the common bed bug, but doesnt get
into homes in large numbers
◎ Baygon. ANSWER:- Carbamate
◎ Bedbugs. ANSWER:- Have foul odor in heavy infestations
◎ Beetles have how many pairs of wings?. ANSWER:- 2 pair (4 wings)
◎ Beetles metamorphosis. ANSWER:- Complete metamorphosis
2027 EXAM BANK ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS.
◎ Number of different insect species. ANSWER:- 1,000,000
◎ (Stored product pest). ANSWER:- Larva develops in kernel or grain
◎ (Stored product pest). ANSWER:- Larvae develops develops outside but feeds on
whole grains and processed
◎ (Stored product pest). ANSWER:- Only attack grains that have already been
damaged or fed on
◎ (Stored product pest). ANSWER:- Infest grains that are old or moldy
◎ 2 disadvantages of emulsion. ANSWER:- Phytotoxic and being absorbed into porous
surfaces
◎ 2 disadvantages of wettable powders. ANSWER:- Difficult to mix, can be inhaled
while being mixed
◎ 3 large roaches. ANSWER:- American, smokey brown, austrailian
◎ 4 medium roaches. ANSWER:- Oriental, woods,cuban,surinam
◎ 4 small roaches. ANSWER:- German,Asian brown banded, woods
◎ 5 flies that bite man. ANSWER:- black fly, horse fly, sand flies, deer flies, stable flies
◎ 5 reasons german roaches are successful. ANSWER:- thigomotatic, carry egg
capsule, high reproductive potential, resistance to pesticides, can find harborage in
many areas
◎ Acrobat Ant. ANSWER:- builds nests in the dead wood of trees
◎ Acute Rodenticides (Non-Anticoagulant). ANSWER:- Zinc Phosphide, Bromethalin
(Vengance), Cholecalciferol (Quintox)
,◎ Adults are small, dark, hard bodied, laterally flattened wingless insects that jump.
ANSWER:- Fleas
◎ Adults are small, their bites may cause itching, have piercing sucking mouthparts,
take a blood meal, and stay firmly attached to the body hairs of the host. ANSWER:-
Sucking Lice
◎ Adults are small, wingless insects that jump when leaves are moved. they prefer
moist areas inside. ANSWER:- Springtails
◎ Adults have only one pair of wings. ANSWER:- Flies and Mosquitos
◎ aedes aegypti. ANSWER:- mosquito that transmits yellow fever and plague
◎ Aerosol. ANSWER:- liquid insecticide solution that in pressurized in a can with a
propellant to produce small fine droplets when released
◎ Allegheny Mound Ant. ANSWER:- Medium sized, 1 noded, builds dome shaped
mounds
◎ Ambrosia beetle. ANSWER:- Beetle does not eat wood, eats fungus brought into
holes into the wood, frass emerges in tubes
◎ Ambrosia Fungus. ANSWER:- stains galleries blue, dark grey, dark brown, or black
◎ American cockroach. ANSWER:- large, reddish-brown, pale brown or yellow border
on its pronotum, largest of all house infesting roaches. boiler rooms and manholes of
sewers
◎ american dog tick& rocky mtn wood tick. ANSWER:- bite is capable of causing tick
paralysis
◎ American roach. ANSWER:- Redial brown, yellow on pronotum largest of all home
entering roaches
◎ Amidinohydrazones. ANSWER:- Hydramethylon (MaxForce, Siege)
◎ Angoumois Grain Moth. ANSWER:- Most destructive stored grain moth, narrow
finger like extension of rear wings (pointed) fringed with long hair, 2/3" wingspan
◎ Anopheles quadrimaculatus. ANSWER:- mosquito that transmits malaria
◎ Anticoagulant. ANSWER:- Prevents the normal clotting of the blood and causes the
pest to bleed internally
, ◎ Applicant must be registered within how many days of employment?. ANSWER:- 30
days
◎ Application for certification must be postmarked within how many days of the exam?.
ANSWER:- 45 days?
◎ Arachnids. ANSWER:- Have 4 pair of legs, 2 body segments
◎ Are all insects pests?. ANSWER:- No
◎ Are centipedes predators?. ANSWER:- Yes
◎ Argentine ant. ANSWER:- 12 segmented antennae, light to dark brown color 1 node
1/8" small
◎ asian cockroach. ANSWER:- can fly, attracted to lights, resembles the german roach,
found in FL and urban areas of south GA
◎ Australian cockroach. ANSWER:- large, reddish brown, has its front wings with a
yellow streak at its base and a predominant dark spot in the center of its pronotum
◎ Australian roach. ANSWER:- Reddish brown with yellow streak on front of wings
◎ Avert. ANSWER:- Botanical
◎ Avert gel mode of action. ANSWER:- Stomach
◎ Bait. ANSWER:- An edible or attractive food substance mixed with a pesticide
◎ Bark beetle. ANSWER:- Mostly found in western u.s. feeds on inner bark of dead or
damaged trees.
◎ bat bug. ANSWER:- ectoparasite, looks like the common bed bug, but doesnt get
into homes in large numbers
◎ Baygon. ANSWER:- Carbamate
◎ Bedbugs. ANSWER:- Have foul odor in heavy infestations
◎ Beetles have how many pairs of wings?. ANSWER:- 2 pair (4 wings)
◎ Beetles metamorphosis. ANSWER:- Complete metamorphosis
