PEST CONTROL BRANCH 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 2 LATEST VERSIONS 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A
How many phases in an ants life? - ANSWER: 4 egg, larva, pupa, adult
Whats the proper way to rinse a pesticide container? - ANSWER: 1/4 of the full
container, triple rinse
Identify a fruit fly - ANSWER: 1/8th in long, yellowish brown, hover around decaying
fruits & vegetables and garbage. Most abundant in late summer and early fall
Where are most dead flies found? - ANSWER: Window sill
What color are flea eggs? - ANSWER: White and translucent
What recommendations do you make to homeowners before flea treatment? -
ANSWER: Wash pets bedding, vacuum rugs, furniture and baseboard, dispose of
vacuum bag
What fly has four stripes on it? - ANSWER: House fly
How do you eliminate food storage pests? - ANSWER: Find the source of infestation
and destroy it. In warehouse use pheromone traps, major infestation tarp fumigation
is necessary
The most common species of meal moth found in the home of a pantry? - ANSWER:
Indian meal moth
Identify Larvae of Indian meal moth - ANSWER: Spin web as they grow, leave behind
silken threads wherever they crawl, about 1/2 inch long when fully grown, they are
white with a greenish or pinkish hue
How long of a cycle does an Indian meal moth take to develop? - ANSWER: 6 to 8
weeks
What's the difference from a clothes moth and an Indian meal moth? - ANSWER:
Clothes moth is smaller and have more hair
What's the most common flea? - ANSWER: Cat flea
Norway rat droppings size and shape? - ANSWER: 3/4 inch droppings with blunted
ends
, Roof rat droppings and shape? - ANSWER: 1/2 inch droppings, pointed and spindle
shaped
House mouse droppings and shape? - ANSWER: 1/4 inch droppings pointed ends
Carpenter bees live in wood and do what to it? - ANSWER: Leave 1/2inch opening in
wood
What kind of wood to carpenter bees destroy? - ANSWER: Soft wood
What type of web does a black widow make? - ANSWER: Random haphazard web,
no pattern, irregular, tangled
How many legs does a dog tic have, larvae & adult? - ANSWER: Larvae 6
Adult 8
How many eggs does a female bed bug lay per day? - ANSWER: 1-7 per day
How do you identify a rat infestation? - ANSWER: Mainly by droppings, to see what
kind and the current infestation
Do clothes moths like light? - ANSWER: No they typically stay in dark corners
Identifying a clothes moth? - ANSWER: Yellowish golden color less than 1/2 inch,
they hide when disturbed causing infestation hard to identify. Damage is noticed
when fabric, furs, or feathers are found
Argentine ants are what kind of eaters? - ANSWER: Sweet eaters
Carpenter ants eat? - ANSWER: Other insects
Do pheromone traps work on female moths? Why? - ANSWER: No the chemical in
the trap is a sex pheromone that only at tracks the male moth
How long do pheromone traps remain effective? - ANSWER: 3 months
What's the most common structural pest in the U.S.? - ANSWER: Ants
What percentage of mice/ rats must be eliminated to say infestation is gone? -
ANSWER: 100% or as close to that as possible
Spot treatment is how many feet? - ANSWER: 2 square feet
Where do you store protective mask, and how do you clean them? - ANSWER: Clean
air tight sealed bag, soap and water
When are you most likely to encounter pesticide exposure? - ANSWER: When mixing
COMPLETE 2 LATEST VERSIONS 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A
How many phases in an ants life? - ANSWER: 4 egg, larva, pupa, adult
Whats the proper way to rinse a pesticide container? - ANSWER: 1/4 of the full
container, triple rinse
Identify a fruit fly - ANSWER: 1/8th in long, yellowish brown, hover around decaying
fruits & vegetables and garbage. Most abundant in late summer and early fall
Where are most dead flies found? - ANSWER: Window sill
What color are flea eggs? - ANSWER: White and translucent
What recommendations do you make to homeowners before flea treatment? -
ANSWER: Wash pets bedding, vacuum rugs, furniture and baseboard, dispose of
vacuum bag
What fly has four stripes on it? - ANSWER: House fly
How do you eliminate food storage pests? - ANSWER: Find the source of infestation
and destroy it. In warehouse use pheromone traps, major infestation tarp fumigation
is necessary
The most common species of meal moth found in the home of a pantry? - ANSWER:
Indian meal moth
Identify Larvae of Indian meal moth - ANSWER: Spin web as they grow, leave behind
silken threads wherever they crawl, about 1/2 inch long when fully grown, they are
white with a greenish or pinkish hue
How long of a cycle does an Indian meal moth take to develop? - ANSWER: 6 to 8
weeks
What's the difference from a clothes moth and an Indian meal moth? - ANSWER:
Clothes moth is smaller and have more hair
What's the most common flea? - ANSWER: Cat flea
Norway rat droppings size and shape? - ANSWER: 3/4 inch droppings with blunted
ends
, Roof rat droppings and shape? - ANSWER: 1/2 inch droppings, pointed and spindle
shaped
House mouse droppings and shape? - ANSWER: 1/4 inch droppings pointed ends
Carpenter bees live in wood and do what to it? - ANSWER: Leave 1/2inch opening in
wood
What kind of wood to carpenter bees destroy? - ANSWER: Soft wood
What type of web does a black widow make? - ANSWER: Random haphazard web,
no pattern, irregular, tangled
How many legs does a dog tic have, larvae & adult? - ANSWER: Larvae 6
Adult 8
How many eggs does a female bed bug lay per day? - ANSWER: 1-7 per day
How do you identify a rat infestation? - ANSWER: Mainly by droppings, to see what
kind and the current infestation
Do clothes moths like light? - ANSWER: No they typically stay in dark corners
Identifying a clothes moth? - ANSWER: Yellowish golden color less than 1/2 inch,
they hide when disturbed causing infestation hard to identify. Damage is noticed
when fabric, furs, or feathers are found
Argentine ants are what kind of eaters? - ANSWER: Sweet eaters
Carpenter ants eat? - ANSWER: Other insects
Do pheromone traps work on female moths? Why? - ANSWER: No the chemical in
the trap is a sex pheromone that only at tracks the male moth
How long do pheromone traps remain effective? - ANSWER: 3 months
What's the most common structural pest in the U.S.? - ANSWER: Ants
What percentage of mice/ rats must be eliminated to say infestation is gone? -
ANSWER: 100% or as close to that as possible
Spot treatment is how many feet? - ANSWER: 2 square feet
Where do you store protective mask, and how do you clean them? - ANSWER: Clean
air tight sealed bag, soap and water
When are you most likely to encounter pesticide exposure? - ANSWER: When mixing
