CA Branch 2 Study Guide
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027
Exams Includes Frequently Tested Questions With
ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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1. Pheromone is a - Correct Answer: Natural or synthetic substance that
can mimic an insects ability to attract a mate, send out alarm signals, or
mark food trails
2. Pheromone is used in - Correct Answer: Monitors and baits
3. Synergist is - Correct Answer: A material added to the active ingredient
to inhance its effectiveness
4. Modes of action are - Correct Answer: Contact poison, Stomach Poison,
Inhalant, Desiccant, Repellent
5. Contact Poison - Correct Answer: Kills on contact or repeated exposure
6. Stomach Poison - Correct Answer: Must be ingested to be effective
7. Inhalant Poison - Correct Answer: Must be breathed in to be effective
,8. Desiccant Poison - Correct Answer: Dehydrates and breaks down the
wax coating of an insects exoskeleton
9. Repellent Poison - Correct Answer: Repels or scatters, used primarily as
an inspection tool
10.Chemical Families include - Correct Answer: Botanicals, Synthetic
Pyrethroids, Neonicotinoids, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, Organophosphates,
Inorganic Pesticides, Carbamates, Anticoagulants
11.Botanicals have a - Correct Answer: Short term residual life and are
more Repellent than deadly
12.Botanicals are used - Correct Answer: Primarily to flush insects out of
hiding places, and often used for fogging applications
13.Synthetic Pyrethroids - Correct Answer: Have short term residual life,
are not as repellant, proven to be effective for General Pest and Termite
treatments and are widely used
14.Neonicotinoids is - Correct Answer: A synthetic Nicotine, used in both
General Pest applications and for termite control
15.chlorinated hydrocarbons - Correct Answer: Used in the 1940s and 50s,
was very effective and provided a long residual life. Which ultimately lead to
their suspension.
, 16.Organophosphates - Correct Answer: Some still exist for structural
applications, but most are labeled for agricultural uses only
17.Inorganic Pesticides - Correct Answer: Inorganic pesticides contain any
element found in nature except those containing carbons, boric acid and
silica gel are examples of this family
18.Anticoagulants - Correct Answer: Are used for rodent control, They are
blood thinners and cause internal hemorrhaging
19.Category 1 and category 2 pesticides must be kept in a locked storage area
with signs posted on each side of approach that read - Correct Answer:
Danger, pesticide storage area, keep out
20.The pesticide storage area sign should be readable from how many feet -
Correct Answer: 25 feet
21.Empty pesticide containers be rinsed how many times - Correct Answer:
3 times, or until clear
22.To properly dispose empty pesticide containers you must - Correct
Answer: Rinse, punctured and rendered unusable before disposal
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027
Exams Includes Frequently Tested Questions With
ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. Pheromone is a - Correct Answer: Natural or synthetic substance that
can mimic an insects ability to attract a mate, send out alarm signals, or
mark food trails
2. Pheromone is used in - Correct Answer: Monitors and baits
3. Synergist is - Correct Answer: A material added to the active ingredient
to inhance its effectiveness
4. Modes of action are - Correct Answer: Contact poison, Stomach Poison,
Inhalant, Desiccant, Repellent
5. Contact Poison - Correct Answer: Kills on contact or repeated exposure
6. Stomach Poison - Correct Answer: Must be ingested to be effective
7. Inhalant Poison - Correct Answer: Must be breathed in to be effective
,8. Desiccant Poison - Correct Answer: Dehydrates and breaks down the
wax coating of an insects exoskeleton
9. Repellent Poison - Correct Answer: Repels or scatters, used primarily as
an inspection tool
10.Chemical Families include - Correct Answer: Botanicals, Synthetic
Pyrethroids, Neonicotinoids, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, Organophosphates,
Inorganic Pesticides, Carbamates, Anticoagulants
11.Botanicals have a - Correct Answer: Short term residual life and are
more Repellent than deadly
12.Botanicals are used - Correct Answer: Primarily to flush insects out of
hiding places, and often used for fogging applications
13.Synthetic Pyrethroids - Correct Answer: Have short term residual life,
are not as repellant, proven to be effective for General Pest and Termite
treatments and are widely used
14.Neonicotinoids is - Correct Answer: A synthetic Nicotine, used in both
General Pest applications and for termite control
15.chlorinated hydrocarbons - Correct Answer: Used in the 1940s and 50s,
was very effective and provided a long residual life. Which ultimately lead to
their suspension.
, 16.Organophosphates - Correct Answer: Some still exist for structural
applications, but most are labeled for agricultural uses only
17.Inorganic Pesticides - Correct Answer: Inorganic pesticides contain any
element found in nature except those containing carbons, boric acid and
silica gel are examples of this family
18.Anticoagulants - Correct Answer: Are used for rodent control, They are
blood thinners and cause internal hemorrhaging
19.Category 1 and category 2 pesticides must be kept in a locked storage area
with signs posted on each side of approach that read - Correct Answer:
Danger, pesticide storage area, keep out
20.The pesticide storage area sign should be readable from how many feet -
Correct Answer: 25 feet
21.Empty pesticide containers be rinsed how many times - Correct Answer:
3 times, or until clear
22.To properly dispose empty pesticide containers you must - Correct
Answer: Rinse, punctured and rendered unusable before disposal
