BRANCH 2 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● How are bed bugs able to fit into narrow cracks?
Answer: Because of their shape
●● How many eggs are contained in a German cockroach ootheca?
Answer: 30 to 40
●● What is the elytra of a beetle?
Answer: The hard exoskeleton covering over their wings
●● What number below would be considered the highest in regards to
LD-50?
Answer: 10
●● What species of flies are often associated with garbage cans?
Answer: Bottle or Blow Flies
●● What is the common practice in dealing with infested food items?
Answer: Disposal of the damaged product?
,●● The most common exposure to pesticides is what?
Answer: Dermal
●● What steps must an applicator take in case of a leak in the bottom of
a tank sprayer?
Answer: Invert the sprayer
●● What are the stages of a simple or incomplete life cycle?
Answer: Egg, Nymph, Adult
●● Ants are:
Answer: Omnivores
●● What type of application can cause a fire in a void where hot water
pipes are located?
Answer: Dusting
●● What is the first evidence a customer encounters when they have a
rat problem?
Answer: Sounds
●● What types of eyes does a cockroach have?
Answer: Compound
,●● Rank the pesticide signal words in their order from least to most
toxic
Answer: Caution, Warning, Danger
●● All users of a category 2 pesticide must use the following PPE:
Answer: Rubber gloves, respirator, safety glasses and rubber boots
●● What insect classification are bees from?
Answer: Hymenoptera
●● Which of the following is not an inorganic pesticide
Answer: Diatomaceous Earth
●● What is the most common use for Diatomaceous Earth?
Answer: Killing Fleas on Dogs and Cats
●● What do organic compounds typically have?
Answer: Carbon and hydrogen
●● What do inorganic compounds typically don't have?
Answer: Carbon
, ●● What species of an ant has hairs at the tip of its abdomen?
Answer: Crazy Ants
●● Applicators are most susceptible to pesticides when they do what?
Answer: Mixing pesticides
●● In what stage of a flea's development are pesticides ineffective?
Answer: Pupae
●● How does the thorax aid in the identification of a cockroach species?
Answer: It distinguishes ones species from another
●● What ant species has a rounded thorax?
Answer: Carpenter
●● What is the most common variety of household fleas?
Answer: Cat flea
●● What part of the body does a centipede inject the venom with?
Answer: Front legs
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● How are bed bugs able to fit into narrow cracks?
Answer: Because of their shape
●● How many eggs are contained in a German cockroach ootheca?
Answer: 30 to 40
●● What is the elytra of a beetle?
Answer: The hard exoskeleton covering over their wings
●● What number below would be considered the highest in regards to
LD-50?
Answer: 10
●● What species of flies are often associated with garbage cans?
Answer: Bottle or Blow Flies
●● What is the common practice in dealing with infested food items?
Answer: Disposal of the damaged product?
,●● The most common exposure to pesticides is what?
Answer: Dermal
●● What steps must an applicator take in case of a leak in the bottom of
a tank sprayer?
Answer: Invert the sprayer
●● What are the stages of a simple or incomplete life cycle?
Answer: Egg, Nymph, Adult
●● Ants are:
Answer: Omnivores
●● What type of application can cause a fire in a void where hot water
pipes are located?
Answer: Dusting
●● What is the first evidence a customer encounters when they have a
rat problem?
Answer: Sounds
●● What types of eyes does a cockroach have?
Answer: Compound
,●● Rank the pesticide signal words in their order from least to most
toxic
Answer: Caution, Warning, Danger
●● All users of a category 2 pesticide must use the following PPE:
Answer: Rubber gloves, respirator, safety glasses and rubber boots
●● What insect classification are bees from?
Answer: Hymenoptera
●● Which of the following is not an inorganic pesticide
Answer: Diatomaceous Earth
●● What is the most common use for Diatomaceous Earth?
Answer: Killing Fleas on Dogs and Cats
●● What do organic compounds typically have?
Answer: Carbon and hydrogen
●● What do inorganic compounds typically don't have?
Answer: Carbon
, ●● What species of an ant has hairs at the tip of its abdomen?
Answer: Crazy Ants
●● Applicators are most susceptible to pesticides when they do what?
Answer: Mixing pesticides
●● In what stage of a flea's development are pesticides ineffective?
Answer: Pupae
●● How does the thorax aid in the identification of a cockroach species?
Answer: It distinguishes ones species from another
●● What ant species has a rounded thorax?
Answer: Carpenter
●● What is the most common variety of household fleas?
Answer: Cat flea
●● What part of the body does a centipede inject the venom with?
Answer: Front legs
