Canada Exterminator License EXAM
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1. Pest - ANSWER ✔ An undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable
plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances.
2. Pathogens - ANSWER ✔ disease causing agents
3. Pesticide Resistance to DDT was documented in - ANSWER ✔ 1947
4. What is the EPA and when was it created? - ANSWER ✔ The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency created in 1970
5. Abiotic Factors - ANSWER ✔ Natural control measures within the
environment that injure or destroy plants and animals, including pests.
6. Biological control - ANSWER ✔ The use of natural enemies to control
pests and their damage.
7. Pesticide - ANSWER ✔ Any material that is applied to plants, soil, water,
harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill,
attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth and mating of pests, or to
regulate plant growth.
8. Avicides - ANSWER ✔ Control or repel pest birds
9. Bactericides - ANSWER ✔ control bacteria
,10.Chemosterilants - ANSWER ✔ Sterilize insects or pest vertebrates
11.Defoliants - ANSWER ✔ Cause leaves to drop from plants
12.Desiccants - ANSWER ✔ Promote drying or loss of moisture from plant
tissues and insects
13.Disinfectants - ANSWER ✔ Control microorganisms
14.IPM - ANSWER ✔ Integrated Pest Management
15.Components of IPM - ANSWER ✔ - Identify the pest and understand its
biology
- monitor the pest to be managed
- develop the pest management goal
- implement the IPM program
- record and evaluate results
16.Economic Threshold (ET) - ANSWER ✔ the pest numbers at which
control measures must be used to keep the insect population from reaching
the EIL
17.Economic Injury Level (EIL) - ANSWER ✔ the pest population density
that causes losses equal to the cost of control measures
18.Prevention - ANSWER ✔ Techniques include planting weed and disease
free seed and growing a varieties of plants resistance to diseases or insects
19.Suppression - ANSWER ✔ To reduce pest population levels
20.Eradication - ANSWER ✔ the complete destruction of something
21.Pesticide resistance - ANSWER ✔ the ability of a pest to withstand
exposure to a given pesticide; the result of natural selection favoring the
survivors of an original population that was exposed to the pesticide
,22.what is the purpose of pesticide certification? - ANSWER ✔ to ensure a
basic level of competence by all commercial pesticide exterminators
23.what areas of knowledge are required to be a licensed exterminator? -
ANSWER ✔ safety precautions. proper use and handling of pesticides,
current legislation governing pesticide use, managing pest problems using an
integrated pest management approach, environmental protection
24.from the date you passed your examination, your certification to apply for a
license is valid for: - ANSWER ✔ one year
25.What is integrated pest management? - ANSWER ✔ a decision making
process for preventing pests from reaching damaging levels and for
determining what actions to take when pest problems occur. IPM approach
allows the applicator to make knowledgeable decisions regarding the pest
control treatments to manage a pest and weather or not control is necessary
26.why is it important to identify pests correctly - ANSWER ✔ enables pest
managers to research the biology of a pest. assists in selecting the most
economical, effective, and safe control method. minimizes chances that good
species are mistaken for bad ones. indicates if treatments are not required.
27.list 5 sources where you can find information on pest ID - ANSWER ✔
federal and provincial gov publications. pest control reps. gov pest control
reps. universities and colleges. internet.
28.knowing the life cycle and behavior of pests is important in pest
management because it will influence the timing and choice of treatment t/f -
ANSWER ✔ true
29.what information can be determined through regular monitoring - ANSWER
✔ locate the centre of an infestation, find the cause of a pest problem,
select and revise injury and action thresholds, control the pest only when
needed, assess treatment results.
30.a pest population which is below the action threshold should be controlled t/f
- ANSWER ✔ false
, 31.list the actions you would take if a fire involves pesticides - ANSWER ✔
evacuate and isolate area immediately
contact local fire depot
keep people and animals away
wear ppe
contain all contaminated materials
report the fire
decontaminate the site and all fire equipment
shower and change into clean clothing
32.state why a spill should be reviewed afterwards - ANSWER ✔ to prevent a
similar accident from occurring in the future
to review the emergency response to the accident to ensure that the most
appropriate action was taken
to improve emergency response in the future
33.list the processes that affect pesticides released into the environment -
ANSWER ✔ degradation
bioaccumulation
biomagnification
volitization and vapour drift
adsorption
absorption
spray drift
surface runoff
leaching
soil erosion
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Pest - ANSWER ✔ An undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable
plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances.
2. Pathogens - ANSWER ✔ disease causing agents
3. Pesticide Resistance to DDT was documented in - ANSWER ✔ 1947
4. What is the EPA and when was it created? - ANSWER ✔ The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency created in 1970
5. Abiotic Factors - ANSWER ✔ Natural control measures within the
environment that injure or destroy plants and animals, including pests.
6. Biological control - ANSWER ✔ The use of natural enemies to control
pests and their damage.
7. Pesticide - ANSWER ✔ Any material that is applied to plants, soil, water,
harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill,
attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth and mating of pests, or to
regulate plant growth.
8. Avicides - ANSWER ✔ Control or repel pest birds
9. Bactericides - ANSWER ✔ control bacteria
,10.Chemosterilants - ANSWER ✔ Sterilize insects or pest vertebrates
11.Defoliants - ANSWER ✔ Cause leaves to drop from plants
12.Desiccants - ANSWER ✔ Promote drying or loss of moisture from plant
tissues and insects
13.Disinfectants - ANSWER ✔ Control microorganisms
14.IPM - ANSWER ✔ Integrated Pest Management
15.Components of IPM - ANSWER ✔ - Identify the pest and understand its
biology
- monitor the pest to be managed
- develop the pest management goal
- implement the IPM program
- record and evaluate results
16.Economic Threshold (ET) - ANSWER ✔ the pest numbers at which
control measures must be used to keep the insect population from reaching
the EIL
17.Economic Injury Level (EIL) - ANSWER ✔ the pest population density
that causes losses equal to the cost of control measures
18.Prevention - ANSWER ✔ Techniques include planting weed and disease
free seed and growing a varieties of plants resistance to diseases or insects
19.Suppression - ANSWER ✔ To reduce pest population levels
20.Eradication - ANSWER ✔ the complete destruction of something
21.Pesticide resistance - ANSWER ✔ the ability of a pest to withstand
exposure to a given pesticide; the result of natural selection favoring the
survivors of an original population that was exposed to the pesticide
,22.what is the purpose of pesticide certification? - ANSWER ✔ to ensure a
basic level of competence by all commercial pesticide exterminators
23.what areas of knowledge are required to be a licensed exterminator? -
ANSWER ✔ safety precautions. proper use and handling of pesticides,
current legislation governing pesticide use, managing pest problems using an
integrated pest management approach, environmental protection
24.from the date you passed your examination, your certification to apply for a
license is valid for: - ANSWER ✔ one year
25.What is integrated pest management? - ANSWER ✔ a decision making
process for preventing pests from reaching damaging levels and for
determining what actions to take when pest problems occur. IPM approach
allows the applicator to make knowledgeable decisions regarding the pest
control treatments to manage a pest and weather or not control is necessary
26.why is it important to identify pests correctly - ANSWER ✔ enables pest
managers to research the biology of a pest. assists in selecting the most
economical, effective, and safe control method. minimizes chances that good
species are mistaken for bad ones. indicates if treatments are not required.
27.list 5 sources where you can find information on pest ID - ANSWER ✔
federal and provincial gov publications. pest control reps. gov pest control
reps. universities and colleges. internet.
28.knowing the life cycle and behavior of pests is important in pest
management because it will influence the timing and choice of treatment t/f -
ANSWER ✔ true
29.what information can be determined through regular monitoring - ANSWER
✔ locate the centre of an infestation, find the cause of a pest problem,
select and revise injury and action thresholds, control the pest only when
needed, assess treatment results.
30.a pest population which is below the action threshold should be controlled t/f
- ANSWER ✔ false
, 31.list the actions you would take if a fire involves pesticides - ANSWER ✔
evacuate and isolate area immediately
contact local fire depot
keep people and animals away
wear ppe
contain all contaminated materials
report the fire
decontaminate the site and all fire equipment
shower and change into clean clothing
32.state why a spill should be reviewed afterwards - ANSWER ✔ to prevent a
similar accident from occurring in the future
to review the emergency response to the accident to ensure that the most
appropriate action was taken
to improve emergency response in the future
33.list the processes that affect pesticides released into the environment -
ANSWER ✔ degradation
bioaccumulation
biomagnification
volitization and vapour drift
adsorption
absorption
spray drift
surface runoff
leaching
soil erosion
