Georgia Pest Licenses Reviewed Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Dusts are most effective when applied:☑️Correct Ans-In a thin layer to cracks and crevices
Many factors affect pesticide drift including:☑️Correct Ans-Particle size of liquid application,
the smaller the particle the greater the risk of drift.
A spot treatment is:☑️Correct Ans-A pesticide application to surfaces not larger than 2 sqft.
A routine schedule of maintenance/cleaning/checking and calibration equipment is important
to:☑️Correct Ans-Ensure application of label directed amounts of pesticides.
Protecting surface water from pesticides involves☑️Correct Ans-All the above.
What is the major objective of a soil termiticide application?☑️Correct Ans-To establish a
chemical barrier in the soil between the termites and the wood structure.
What is a crack and crevice pesticide application for household pest control?☑️Correct Ans-An
application into cracks and crevices where pests hide or enter structures.
The three life-support requirements that pests need to survive include:☑️Correct Ans-Food,
water, and harborage.
Ants:☑️Correct Ans-Social insects that display complete metamorphosis
Bedbugs:☑️Correct Ans-A blood feeding nocturnal insect that undergo in complete
metamorphosis
, Flies:☑️Correct Ans-Are good a flying when they mature into the adult stage
Carpenter ants:☑️Correct Ans-Large nocturnal ants that feed on insects not wood
Two methods recommended for properly identifying a pest include:☑️Correct Ans-Send a
specimen to your local county/ or use a company pest collection
Dry wood termites:☑️Correct Ans-Produce distinctive hard fecal pellets that appear in piles
below
Silerfish:☑️Correct Ans-Are nocturnal and require high humidity (75% or higher) to survive
All insects have:☑️Correct Ans-Thorax with 3 pairs of legs
Fleas:☑️Correct Ans-Feed on sebaceous secretions from wounds on warm blooded mammals
All anthropoids have:☑️Correct Ans-Segmented appendages, straited muscles, and a chitinous
exoskeleton
Roaches:☑️Correct Ans-Have immature stages that feed on the feeces of the adults that live in
the same harborage
Important points to know about wood decay fungi include:☑️Correct Ans-The wood decay
fungi can be divided into the brown rot and white rot
Microorganisms contribute to pesticide degradation. These organisms include:☑️Correct Ans-
Bacteria and Fungi
A pesticide is:☑️Correct Ans-Something that can damage non-target plants and animals
Questions With Correct Answers
Dusts are most effective when applied:☑️Correct Ans-In a thin layer to cracks and crevices
Many factors affect pesticide drift including:☑️Correct Ans-Particle size of liquid application,
the smaller the particle the greater the risk of drift.
A spot treatment is:☑️Correct Ans-A pesticide application to surfaces not larger than 2 sqft.
A routine schedule of maintenance/cleaning/checking and calibration equipment is important
to:☑️Correct Ans-Ensure application of label directed amounts of pesticides.
Protecting surface water from pesticides involves☑️Correct Ans-All the above.
What is the major objective of a soil termiticide application?☑️Correct Ans-To establish a
chemical barrier in the soil between the termites and the wood structure.
What is a crack and crevice pesticide application for household pest control?☑️Correct Ans-An
application into cracks and crevices where pests hide or enter structures.
The three life-support requirements that pests need to survive include:☑️Correct Ans-Food,
water, and harborage.
Ants:☑️Correct Ans-Social insects that display complete metamorphosis
Bedbugs:☑️Correct Ans-A blood feeding nocturnal insect that undergo in complete
metamorphosis
, Flies:☑️Correct Ans-Are good a flying when they mature into the adult stage
Carpenter ants:☑️Correct Ans-Large nocturnal ants that feed on insects not wood
Two methods recommended for properly identifying a pest include:☑️Correct Ans-Send a
specimen to your local county/ or use a company pest collection
Dry wood termites:☑️Correct Ans-Produce distinctive hard fecal pellets that appear in piles
below
Silerfish:☑️Correct Ans-Are nocturnal and require high humidity (75% or higher) to survive
All insects have:☑️Correct Ans-Thorax with 3 pairs of legs
Fleas:☑️Correct Ans-Feed on sebaceous secretions from wounds on warm blooded mammals
All anthropoids have:☑️Correct Ans-Segmented appendages, straited muscles, and a chitinous
exoskeleton
Roaches:☑️Correct Ans-Have immature stages that feed on the feeces of the adults that live in
the same harborage
Important points to know about wood decay fungi include:☑️Correct Ans-The wood decay
fungi can be divided into the brown rot and white rot
Microorganisms contribute to pesticide degradation. These organisms include:☑️Correct Ans-
Bacteria and Fungi
A pesticide is:☑️Correct Ans-Something that can damage non-target plants and animals
