Nevada Urban And Structural Pest Control Applicator
Category C2 – Industrial And Institutional Pest
Control Examination Complete Questions And
Detailed Solutions Latest Update This Year
Q1: Nevada Category C2 Industrial and Institutional Pest Control definition?
A. Only agricultural crops
B. Control of pests in industrial and institutional facilities including schools, hospitals, warehouses, food processing plants, factories -
excluding fumigation and wood-destroying organisms
C. Only wood-destroying organisms termites only
D. Only aerial application
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. Control of pests in industrial and institutional facilities including schools, hospitals, warehouses, food processing plants,
factories - excluding fumigation and wood-destroying organisms
CONCEPT: Scope of C2. CORRECT - A: C2 Industrial and Institutional per Nevada Dept Agriculture NDA: control of pests
(cockroaches, rodents, ants, stored product pests, flies) in industrial and institutional facilities: schools, hospitals, nursing homes,
warehouses, food processing plants, factories, office buildings. Ground application, crack and crevice, baiting, trapping. Excludes
fumigation (Category C4/D1) and wood-destroying organisms (C1/C3). WHY B WRONG: Agricultural crops is Category B1/B2 - not
urban structural - C2 is urban structural industrial/institutional. WHY C WRONG: Wood-destroying organisms termites is Category C1 -
not C2 - C2 excludes WDO - requires separate category. WHY D WRONG: Aerial application is agricultural - not urban structural - C2 is
ground indoor/outdoor urban. EXAM TIP: C2 = schools, hospitals, warehouses, food plants - sensitive sites - know IPM and notification.
Q2: IPM Integrated Pest Management definition for C2?
A. No inspection needed just spray
B. IPM is systematic approach combining inspection, identification, sanitation, exclusion, mechanical, biological, chemical controls -
chemical last resort - emphasizes prevention
C. Only use fumigation
D. Only spray pesticides monthly regardless
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. IPM is systematic approach combining inspection, identification, sanitation, exclusion, mechanical, biological, chemical
controls - chemical last resort - emphasizes prevention
CONCEPT: IPM core for industrial/institutional. CORRECT - A: IPM per EPA and NDA: inspection, identification, sanitation,
exclusion (seal cracks), mechanical trapping, biological if applicable, chemical as last resort with least toxic effective product,
targeted application, monitoring. In schools/hospitals IPM mandatory. WHY B WRONG: Only spray monthly regardless is calendar
spraying - not IPM - violates IPM principles - causes resistance. WHY C WRONG: Only fumigation false - fumigation is extreme, not IPM
for routine cockroach/rodent - C2 excludes fumigation. WHY D WRONG: No inspection just spray violates IPM first step is inspection
and identification - must identify pest before treatment. EXAM TIP: IPM = inspection first, sanitation, exclusion, then chemical targeted.
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,Q3: German cockroach vs American cockroach identification and control C2?
A. German large American small
B. German cockroach small half inch light brown two dark stripes pronotum indoor kitchens - American large 1.5 inch reddish brown -
control German requires crack and crevice bait gel IGR sanitation
C. No difference control same
D. Same species same size
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. German cockroach small half inch light brown two dark stripes pronotum indoor kitchens - American large 1.5 inch reddish
brown - control German requires crack and crevice bait gel IGR sanitation
CONCEPT: Cockroach ID critical for C2. CORRECT - A: German cockroach Blattella germanica small half to five-eighths inch
light brown two parallel dark stripes on pronotum - indoor, kitchens, food processing, hospitals - breeds fast. American cockroach
Periplaneta americana large 1.5-2 inch reddish brown yellow margin pronotum - sewer, basements. Control German: crack and
crevice, bait gels hydramethylnon fipronil, IGR pyriproxyfen, sanitation, vacuum, no broadcast spray in food areas. WHY B
WRONG: Not same species - different size habitat control. WHY C WRONG: Reverse size - German small, American large - trap. WHY
D WRONG: Control differs - German requires bait gel crack and crevice. EXAM TIP: German = small, two stripes, kitchen - most
common indoor C2 pest.
Q4: Rodent control in food processing plant - IPM approach?
A. Glue boards only in food area
B. Broadcast rodenticide pellets on floor food area
C. No exclusion needed only poison
D. Inspection droppings gnaw marks, sanitation eliminate food water harborage, exclusion seal holes quarter inch mice half inch rats,
trapping snap traps, bait stations tamper-resistant exterior only per label - avoid contamination
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Inspection droppings gnaw marks, sanitation eliminate food water harborage, exclusion seal holes quarter inch mice half
inch rats, trapping snap traps, bait stations tamper-resistant exterior only per label - avoid contamination
CONCEPT: Rodent IPM in sensitive food facility. CORRECT - A: In food processing: inspection droppings (mice small pointed, rats
large blunt), gnaw marks. Sanitation eliminate food debris. Exclusion seal holes quarter inch mice, half inch rats - steel wool
hardware cloth. Trapping snap traps interior - bait stations tamper-resistant locked, exterior perimeter only per EPA and label -
interior baiting in food area prohibited - must use traps. Map stations. WHY B WRONG: Broadcast pellets on floor food area violates
label and FDA - contamination - illegal - recall. WHY C WRONG: Only poison no exclusion fails - rodents re-enter - exclusion permanent.
WHY D WRONG: Glue boards only insufficient - glue for monitoring not primary. EXAM TIP: Food plant: exterior bait stations
tamper-resistant, interior traps - never broadcast pellets in food area - exclusion sizes quarter inch mice half inch rats.
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,Q5: Pesticide label - crack and crevice vs spot vs broadcast - definition per EPA?
A. No restrictions in food areas
B. Same all definitions
C. Crack and crevice is broadcast
D. Crack and crevice into cracks where pest hides - sixteenth inch opening - spot max 2 sq ft area - broadcast general area - food
areas restrict to crack and crevice only for many products
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Crack and crevice into cracks where pest hides - sixteenth inch opening - spot max 2 sq ft area - broadcast general area -
food areas restrict to crack and crevice only for many products
CONCEPT: Application types - critical for C2 food areas. CORRECT - A: EPA definitions: Crack and crevice: application into cracks
sixteenth inch plus where pest hides - nozzle tip into crack. Spot: max 2 sq ft area. Broadcast: general treatment over large
area. In food areas per label many insecticides limited to crack and crevice only to avoid food contamination. WHY B WRONG: Not
same - definitions differ legally - using broadcast when label says crack and crevice only is violation. WHY C WRONG: Crack and
crevice is NOT broadcast - opposite. WHY D WRONG: Restrictions DO exist in food areas - many labels say Do not apply in food areas
except crack and crevice. EXAM TIP: In food processing look for label says For use in food areas - if says non-food only cannot use.
Q6: Stored product pests - Indian meal moth vs Sawtoothed grain beetle control?
A. Indian meal moth moth larvae webbing in flour, Sawtoothed grain beetle beetle - control inspection FIFO first in first out, sanitation,
exclusion, pheromone traps monitoring, crack and crevice insecticide, fumigation only by licensed fumigator C4
B. Only fumigation always
C. No control needed
D. Only spray food directly
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Indian meal moth moth larvae webbing in flour, Sawtoothed grain beetle beetle - control inspection FIFO first in first out,
sanitation, exclusion, pheromone traps monitoring, crack and crevice insecticide, fumigation only by licensed fumigator C4
CONCEPT: Stored product pests in warehouses. CORRECT - A: Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella moth larvae with webbing
in flour grains - Sawtoothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis beetle in grains. Control IPM: inspection incoming goods,
FIFO rotation first in first out, sanitation clean spills, exclusion seal cracks, pheromone traps monitoring moths, crack and
crevice insecticide in cracks not on food, discard infested product, fumigation only by licensed fumigator C4/D1 not C2. WHY
B WRONG: Spraying food directly violates label - contamination - illegal. WHY C WRONG: No control needed false - FDA action level -
must control. WHY D WRONG: Only fumigation always false - fumigation restricted requires C4 license. EXAM TIP: C2 cannot fumigate
- must call C4 fumigator.
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, Q7: Ants - odorous house ant vs carpenter ant control C2?
A. All ants nest in wood
B. Same control for all ants spray only
C. Odorous house ant small eighth inch brown sugar ant trails - carpenter ant large quarter to half inch black nests in moist wood -
control find nest sanitation exclusion bait sweet protein non-repellent perimeter
D. No bait use only repellent
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Odorous house ant small eighth inch brown sugar ant trails - carpenter ant large quarter to half inch black nests in moist
wood - control find nest sanitation exclusion bait sweet protein non-repellent perimeter
CONCEPT: Ant ID and baiting. CORRECT - A: Odorous house ant Tapinoma sessile small eighth inch brown smells coconut
when crushed sugar trails - Carpenter ant Camponotus large quarter to half inch black nests in moist decayed wood does not
eat wood excavates. Control: find nest follow trails, sanitation remove food, exclusion seal entry, bait sweet and protein,
non-repellent fipronil perimeter - repellent pyrethroids cause budding splitting colony worse for odorous house ants. WHY B
WRONG: Same control spray only fails - ants require baiting nest - spray only kills foragers not queen. WHY C WRONG: No bait only
repellent wrong - bait primary for ants. WHY D WRONG: All ants nest in wood false - odorous house ants nest under slabs. EXAM TIP:
Odorous house ants bud when sprayed with repellent - use bait not repellent - most tested ant fact.
Q8: Flies - house fly vs fruit fly vs drain fly breeding sites and control?
A. Only insecticide needed no sanitation
B. All flies breed same site
C. House fly breeds manure garbage - fruit fly breeds overripe fruit - drain fly breeds drain slime - control sanitation eliminate
breeding site primary, exclusion screens, trapping, insecticide crack and crevice
D. No control
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. House fly breeds manure garbage - fruit fly breeds overripe fruit - drain fly breeds drain slime - control sanitation eliminate
breeding site primary, exclusion screens, trapping, insecticide crack and crevice
CONCEPT: Fly IPM. CORRECT - A: House fly Musca domestica breeds manure garbage decaying organic - Fruit fly Drosophila
breeds overripe fruit fermented liquids - Drain fly Psychoda breeds drain slime organic film in drains. Control: sanitation
eliminate breeding site primary - remove garbage clean drains with brush remove overripe fruit - exclusion screens 16 mesh air
curtains trapping sticky traps insecticide crack and crevice but sanitation most important. WHY B WRONG: All flies breed same
site false - different breeding sites must identify to eliminate. WHY C WRONG: Only insecticide no sanitation fails - flies breed faster than
insecticide can kill. WHY D WRONG: No control false - flies carry pathogens must control in hospitals food plants. EXAM TIP: For flies
find breeding site - if drain flies clean drains mechanically not just spray.
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Category C2 – Industrial And Institutional Pest
Control Examination Complete Questions And
Detailed Solutions Latest Update This Year
Q1: Nevada Category C2 Industrial and Institutional Pest Control definition?
A. Only agricultural crops
B. Control of pests in industrial and institutional facilities including schools, hospitals, warehouses, food processing plants, factories -
excluding fumigation and wood-destroying organisms
C. Only wood-destroying organisms termites only
D. Only aerial application
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. Control of pests in industrial and institutional facilities including schools, hospitals, warehouses, food processing plants,
factories - excluding fumigation and wood-destroying organisms
CONCEPT: Scope of C2. CORRECT - A: C2 Industrial and Institutional per Nevada Dept Agriculture NDA: control of pests
(cockroaches, rodents, ants, stored product pests, flies) in industrial and institutional facilities: schools, hospitals, nursing homes,
warehouses, food processing plants, factories, office buildings. Ground application, crack and crevice, baiting, trapping. Excludes
fumigation (Category C4/D1) and wood-destroying organisms (C1/C3). WHY B WRONG: Agricultural crops is Category B1/B2 - not
urban structural - C2 is urban structural industrial/institutional. WHY C WRONG: Wood-destroying organisms termites is Category C1 -
not C2 - C2 excludes WDO - requires separate category. WHY D WRONG: Aerial application is agricultural - not urban structural - C2 is
ground indoor/outdoor urban. EXAM TIP: C2 = schools, hospitals, warehouses, food plants - sensitive sites - know IPM and notification.
Q2: IPM Integrated Pest Management definition for C2?
A. No inspection needed just spray
B. IPM is systematic approach combining inspection, identification, sanitation, exclusion, mechanical, biological, chemical controls -
chemical last resort - emphasizes prevention
C. Only use fumigation
D. Only spray pesticides monthly regardless
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. IPM is systematic approach combining inspection, identification, sanitation, exclusion, mechanical, biological, chemical
controls - chemical last resort - emphasizes prevention
CONCEPT: IPM core for industrial/institutional. CORRECT - A: IPM per EPA and NDA: inspection, identification, sanitation,
exclusion (seal cracks), mechanical trapping, biological if applicable, chemical as last resort with least toxic effective product,
targeted application, monitoring. In schools/hospitals IPM mandatory. WHY B WRONG: Only spray monthly regardless is calendar
spraying - not IPM - violates IPM principles - causes resistance. WHY C WRONG: Only fumigation false - fumigation is extreme, not IPM
for routine cockroach/rodent - C2 excludes fumigation. WHY D WRONG: No inspection just spray violates IPM first step is inspection
and identification - must identify pest before treatment. EXAM TIP: IPM = inspection first, sanitation, exclusion, then chemical targeted.
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,Q3: German cockroach vs American cockroach identification and control C2?
A. German large American small
B. German cockroach small half inch light brown two dark stripes pronotum indoor kitchens - American large 1.5 inch reddish brown -
control German requires crack and crevice bait gel IGR sanitation
C. No difference control same
D. Same species same size
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
B. German cockroach small half inch light brown two dark stripes pronotum indoor kitchens - American large 1.5 inch reddish
brown - control German requires crack and crevice bait gel IGR sanitation
CONCEPT: Cockroach ID critical for C2. CORRECT - A: German cockroach Blattella germanica small half to five-eighths inch
light brown two parallel dark stripes on pronotum - indoor, kitchens, food processing, hospitals - breeds fast. American cockroach
Periplaneta americana large 1.5-2 inch reddish brown yellow margin pronotum - sewer, basements. Control German: crack and
crevice, bait gels hydramethylnon fipronil, IGR pyriproxyfen, sanitation, vacuum, no broadcast spray in food areas. WHY B
WRONG: Not same species - different size habitat control. WHY C WRONG: Reverse size - German small, American large - trap. WHY
D WRONG: Control differs - German requires bait gel crack and crevice. EXAM TIP: German = small, two stripes, kitchen - most
common indoor C2 pest.
Q4: Rodent control in food processing plant - IPM approach?
A. Glue boards only in food area
B. Broadcast rodenticide pellets on floor food area
C. No exclusion needed only poison
D. Inspection droppings gnaw marks, sanitation eliminate food water harborage, exclusion seal holes quarter inch mice half inch rats,
trapping snap traps, bait stations tamper-resistant exterior only per label - avoid contamination
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Inspection droppings gnaw marks, sanitation eliminate food water harborage, exclusion seal holes quarter inch mice half
inch rats, trapping snap traps, bait stations tamper-resistant exterior only per label - avoid contamination
CONCEPT: Rodent IPM in sensitive food facility. CORRECT - A: In food processing: inspection droppings (mice small pointed, rats
large blunt), gnaw marks. Sanitation eliminate food debris. Exclusion seal holes quarter inch mice, half inch rats - steel wool
hardware cloth. Trapping snap traps interior - bait stations tamper-resistant locked, exterior perimeter only per EPA and label -
interior baiting in food area prohibited - must use traps. Map stations. WHY B WRONG: Broadcast pellets on floor food area violates
label and FDA - contamination - illegal - recall. WHY C WRONG: Only poison no exclusion fails - rodents re-enter - exclusion permanent.
WHY D WRONG: Glue boards only insufficient - glue for monitoring not primary. EXAM TIP: Food plant: exterior bait stations
tamper-resistant, interior traps - never broadcast pellets in food area - exclusion sizes quarter inch mice half inch rats.
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,Q5: Pesticide label - crack and crevice vs spot vs broadcast - definition per EPA?
A. No restrictions in food areas
B. Same all definitions
C. Crack and crevice is broadcast
D. Crack and crevice into cracks where pest hides - sixteenth inch opening - spot max 2 sq ft area - broadcast general area - food
areas restrict to crack and crevice only for many products
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
D. Crack and crevice into cracks where pest hides - sixteenth inch opening - spot max 2 sq ft area - broadcast general area -
food areas restrict to crack and crevice only for many products
CONCEPT: Application types - critical for C2 food areas. CORRECT - A: EPA definitions: Crack and crevice: application into cracks
sixteenth inch plus where pest hides - nozzle tip into crack. Spot: max 2 sq ft area. Broadcast: general treatment over large
area. In food areas per label many insecticides limited to crack and crevice only to avoid food contamination. WHY B WRONG: Not
same - definitions differ legally - using broadcast when label says crack and crevice only is violation. WHY C WRONG: Crack and
crevice is NOT broadcast - opposite. WHY D WRONG: Restrictions DO exist in food areas - many labels say Do not apply in food areas
except crack and crevice. EXAM TIP: In food processing look for label says For use in food areas - if says non-food only cannot use.
Q6: Stored product pests - Indian meal moth vs Sawtoothed grain beetle control?
A. Indian meal moth moth larvae webbing in flour, Sawtoothed grain beetle beetle - control inspection FIFO first in first out, sanitation,
exclusion, pheromone traps monitoring, crack and crevice insecticide, fumigation only by licensed fumigator C4
B. Only fumigation always
C. No control needed
D. Only spray food directly
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
A. Indian meal moth moth larvae webbing in flour, Sawtoothed grain beetle beetle - control inspection FIFO first in first out,
sanitation, exclusion, pheromone traps monitoring, crack and crevice insecticide, fumigation only by licensed fumigator C4
CONCEPT: Stored product pests in warehouses. CORRECT - A: Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella moth larvae with webbing
in flour grains - Sawtoothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis beetle in grains. Control IPM: inspection incoming goods,
FIFO rotation first in first out, sanitation clean spills, exclusion seal cracks, pheromone traps monitoring moths, crack and
crevice insecticide in cracks not on food, discard infested product, fumigation only by licensed fumigator C4/D1 not C2. WHY
B WRONG: Spraying food directly violates label - contamination - illegal. WHY C WRONG: No control needed false - FDA action level -
must control. WHY D WRONG: Only fumigation always false - fumigation restricted requires C4 license. EXAM TIP: C2 cannot fumigate
- must call C4 fumigator.
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, Q7: Ants - odorous house ant vs carpenter ant control C2?
A. All ants nest in wood
B. Same control for all ants spray only
C. Odorous house ant small eighth inch brown sugar ant trails - carpenter ant large quarter to half inch black nests in moist wood -
control find nest sanitation exclusion bait sweet protein non-repellent perimeter
D. No bait use only repellent
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. Odorous house ant small eighth inch brown sugar ant trails - carpenter ant large quarter to half inch black nests in moist
wood - control find nest sanitation exclusion bait sweet protein non-repellent perimeter
CONCEPT: Ant ID and baiting. CORRECT - A: Odorous house ant Tapinoma sessile small eighth inch brown smells coconut
when crushed sugar trails - Carpenter ant Camponotus large quarter to half inch black nests in moist decayed wood does not
eat wood excavates. Control: find nest follow trails, sanitation remove food, exclusion seal entry, bait sweet and protein,
non-repellent fipronil perimeter - repellent pyrethroids cause budding splitting colony worse for odorous house ants. WHY B
WRONG: Same control spray only fails - ants require baiting nest - spray only kills foragers not queen. WHY C WRONG: No bait only
repellent wrong - bait primary for ants. WHY D WRONG: All ants nest in wood false - odorous house ants nest under slabs. EXAM TIP:
Odorous house ants bud when sprayed with repellent - use bait not repellent - most tested ant fact.
Q8: Flies - house fly vs fruit fly vs drain fly breeding sites and control?
A. Only insecticide needed no sanitation
B. All flies breed same site
C. House fly breeds manure garbage - fruit fly breeds overripe fruit - drain fly breeds drain slime - control sanitation eliminate
breeding site primary, exclusion screens, trapping, insecticide crack and crevice
D. No control
Answer & ULTRA-Detailed Rationale:
C. House fly breeds manure garbage - fruit fly breeds overripe fruit - drain fly breeds drain slime - control sanitation eliminate
breeding site primary, exclusion screens, trapping, insecticide crack and crevice
CONCEPT: Fly IPM. CORRECT - A: House fly Musca domestica breeds manure garbage decaying organic - Fruit fly Drosophila
breeds overripe fruit fermented liquids - Drain fly Psychoda breeds drain slime organic film in drains. Control: sanitation
eliminate breeding site primary - remove garbage clean drains with brush remove overripe fruit - exclusion screens 16 mesh air
curtains trapping sticky traps insecticide crack and crevice but sanitation most important. WHY B WRONG: All flies breed same
site false - different breeding sites must identify to eliminate. WHY C WRONG: Only insecticide no sanitation fails - flies breed faster than
insecticide can kill. WHY D WRONG: No control false - flies carry pathogens must control in hospitals food plants. EXAM TIP: For flies
find breeding site - if drain flies clean drains mechanically not just spray.
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