BRANCH 2 FIELD REP SAFETY REGULATORY
KEY CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ 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
KEY CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ 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
