MISSISSIPPI PESTICIDE LICENSE EXAM
REVIEW SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE RESPONSES GRADED A+
⩥ True.
Answer: With Wood Destroying Beetles, After it is determined that an
active
infestation exists, treatment will be permitted for the control or
prevention of reinfestation of the families of beetles which are known to
reinfest seasoned wood, i. e., Anobiidae, Lyctidae, Bostrichidae,
Cerambycidae (old house borer
and flat oak borer only) and Curculionidae. T or F.
⩥ prohibited.
Answer: Treatment is expressly _________ for the control or prevention
of other
beetles that may cause damage to seasoned wood in structures such as
Ambrosia beetles, Bark beetles, Flat headed borers, long-horned borers,
Metallic wood borers, Pin worms, Roundheaded borers other than old
house and flat oak borers, Timber beetles, and the Siricidae
(woodwasps) or Marine borers except with prior approval of the Bureau
and specification of the organism involved on the treatment or service
proposal.
,⩥ cut.
Answer: Determining the activity of Anobiidae (anobiid powder-post)
beetles in sub-structures, attached garages or other outbuildings, and
stored lumber. The presence of frass the color of fresh _____ wood will
be acceptable as
evidence of an active infestation of the Anobiidae
⩥ True.
Answer: When determining the activity of Anobiidae (anobiid powder-
post) beetles in sub-structures, attached garages or other outbuildings,
and stored lumber, holes alone would not be enough to prove infestation.
T or F
⩥ powderpost.
Answer: Determining the activity of ______________ beetles (Lyctidae)
infestations is not required if infested products are less than ten years
old. Otherwise, fresh frass and/or live larva or pupae in wood will be
acceptable evidence of activity.
⩥ oval.
Answer: When determining the activity of old house borer (Hylotrupes
bajulus L.)
infestations. The presence of adult beetles and ________ exit holes with
fresh sawdust-like frass in southern pine, Douglas fir, or spruce wood
will be evidence of an
, active infestation of the old house borer
⩥ Bureau.
Answer: Pest Control Advisory Council
120.01 Purpose - To advise the ___________ on matters concerning
rules and regulations regarding persons licensed in categories (1) and (3)
in subsection 104.04 of this
chapter.
⩥ Eastern Subterranean.
Answer: __________________termites live in huge colonies of up to 1
million members and build their nest mainly under the ground surface.
⩥ nymph.
Answer: The termite's life cycle is: egg, ___________ and adult.
⩥ reproductive.
Answer: In termites, the caste (swarmers, "alates") are the flying stage
that can form a new separate colony. Some alates do not have wings and
stay in the colony as the replacement in case the queen or the king dies.
⩥ workers.
Answer: _____________ are the largest caste in a termite colony and
makes the most damage to wood and buildings.
REVIEW SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE RESPONSES GRADED A+
⩥ True.
Answer: With Wood Destroying Beetles, After it is determined that an
active
infestation exists, treatment will be permitted for the control or
prevention of reinfestation of the families of beetles which are known to
reinfest seasoned wood, i. e., Anobiidae, Lyctidae, Bostrichidae,
Cerambycidae (old house borer
and flat oak borer only) and Curculionidae. T or F.
⩥ prohibited.
Answer: Treatment is expressly _________ for the control or prevention
of other
beetles that may cause damage to seasoned wood in structures such as
Ambrosia beetles, Bark beetles, Flat headed borers, long-horned borers,
Metallic wood borers, Pin worms, Roundheaded borers other than old
house and flat oak borers, Timber beetles, and the Siricidae
(woodwasps) or Marine borers except with prior approval of the Bureau
and specification of the organism involved on the treatment or service
proposal.
,⩥ cut.
Answer: Determining the activity of Anobiidae (anobiid powder-post)
beetles in sub-structures, attached garages or other outbuildings, and
stored lumber. The presence of frass the color of fresh _____ wood will
be acceptable as
evidence of an active infestation of the Anobiidae
⩥ True.
Answer: When determining the activity of Anobiidae (anobiid powder-
post) beetles in sub-structures, attached garages or other outbuildings,
and stored lumber, holes alone would not be enough to prove infestation.
T or F
⩥ powderpost.
Answer: Determining the activity of ______________ beetles (Lyctidae)
infestations is not required if infested products are less than ten years
old. Otherwise, fresh frass and/or live larva or pupae in wood will be
acceptable evidence of activity.
⩥ oval.
Answer: When determining the activity of old house borer (Hylotrupes
bajulus L.)
infestations. The presence of adult beetles and ________ exit holes with
fresh sawdust-like frass in southern pine, Douglas fir, or spruce wood
will be evidence of an
, active infestation of the old house borer
⩥ Bureau.
Answer: Pest Control Advisory Council
120.01 Purpose - To advise the ___________ on matters concerning
rules and regulations regarding persons licensed in categories (1) and (3)
in subsection 104.04 of this
chapter.
⩥ Eastern Subterranean.
Answer: __________________termites live in huge colonies of up to 1
million members and build their nest mainly under the ground surface.
⩥ nymph.
Answer: The termite's life cycle is: egg, ___________ and adult.
⩥ reproductive.
Answer: In termites, the caste (swarmers, "alates") are the flying stage
that can form a new separate colony. Some alates do not have wings and
stay in the colony as the replacement in case the queen or the king dies.
⩥ workers.
Answer: _____________ are the largest caste in a termite colony and
makes the most damage to wood and buildings.
