General Pest Control Subcategory Test, General
and Structural Pest Control 7A/CORE, General
Structural Pest control 7a, MS General
Standards plus MS GRCL
Define a pest in simple terms - Correct Answers An unwanted organism
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II! Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in an ecosystem?
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A. Populations and a community
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B. A community and biological and physical supports
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C. Populations and biological and physical supports
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D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports - Correct Answers D
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II! In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
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A. True II!
B. False - Correct Answers B
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II! In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following is the first method or activity a pest control
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! technician should do? II! II!
A. Pesticide Application
II! II!
B. Habitat alteration
II! II!
C. Inspection
II!
D. Follow up - Correct Answers C
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II! Which of the following are not integrated pest management components, goals or activities:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Monitoring
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B. Pesticide Application
II! II!
C. Preventative Spraying
II! II!
,D. Recordkeeping
II!
E. Total Pest Elimination - Correct Answers C and E
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The pest management style of pest control, more than the other styles, emphasizes:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Safe Pesticide application
II! II! II!
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
C. InspectionII!
D. Client Communication - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one season
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. True II!
B. False - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is known:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Pressure used
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B. Amount of liquid used
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C. Time elapsed per liquid used
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D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used
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E. All of these
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F. None of these - Correct Answers E
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II! Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices and cabinets.
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A. True II!
B. False - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be effective.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. True II!
B. False - Correct Answers B
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,II! If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________
II! II! II!
A. Repair it immediately
II! II! II!
B. Increase pressure by pumping
II! II! II! II!
C. Release pressure and remove it to a repair area
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D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle after releasing pressure - Correct Answers C
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II! Equipment safety is best maintained by ________. II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Daily Rinsing
II! II!
B. Daily hose inspection
II! II! II!
C. Scheduled cleaning
II! II!
D. All of these - Correct Answers D
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The responsibility of the environmental protection Agency (EPA) is to ________.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Regulate Pesticide use
II! II! II!
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
II! II! II!
C. Protect public health and the environment
II! II! II! II! II! II!
D. enforce Fifra - Correct Answers C
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two classifications.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
a. Private and commercial
II! II! II!
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
II! II! II! II!
C. Urban and agriculture
II! II! II!
D. Certified and non-certified - Correct Answers A
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration that the use of a pesticide will not result
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! in "Unreasonable human health or environmental effects". The law that mandates that is called the
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! ________. - Correct Answers FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and their certification is approved and evaluated by
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! ________.
, A. FDA II!
B. USDAII!
C. EPA II!
D. OSHA - Correct Answers C
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The cockroach that requires the most control effort is the _______.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. AsianII!
B. American
II!
C. German
II!
D. Australian - Correct Answers C
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II! American cockroaches like an environment that isII! II! II! II! II! II!
A. slightly cool, moist
II! II! II!
B. very warm, moist
II! II! II!
C. hot, dry
II! II!
D. lukewarm, average humidity - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Oriental cockroach populations consist mostly of _____ in the winter.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Adults
II!
B. nymphs
II!
C. eggsII!
D. pupae - Correct Answers A
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Cockroaches need _________ to be successful. II! II! II! II! II!
A. food, moisture, harborage
II! II! II!
B. food, moisture, open spaces
II! II! II! II!
C. warmth, food, cracks,
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D. cracks, crevices, food - Correct Answers A
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
and Structural Pest Control 7A/CORE, General
Structural Pest control 7a, MS General
Standards plus MS GRCL
Define a pest in simple terms - Correct Answers An unwanted organism
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in an ecosystem?
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Populations and a community
II! II! II! II!
B. A community and biological and physical supports
II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
C. Populations and biological and physical supports
II! II! II! II! II! II!
D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports - Correct Answers D
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. True II!
B. False - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following is the first method or activity a pest control
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! technician should do? II! II!
A. Pesticide Application
II! II!
B. Habitat alteration
II! II!
C. Inspection
II!
D. Follow up - Correct Answers C
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Which of the following are not integrated pest management components, goals or activities:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Monitoring
II!
B. Pesticide Application
II! II!
C. Preventative Spraying
II! II!
,D. Recordkeeping
II!
E. Total Pest Elimination - Correct Answers C and E
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The pest management style of pest control, more than the other styles, emphasizes:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Safe Pesticide application
II! II! II!
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
C. InspectionII!
D. Client Communication - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one season
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. True II!
B. False - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is known:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Pressure used
II! II!
B. Amount of liquid used
II! II! II! II!
C. Time elapsed per liquid used
II! II! II! II! II!
D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used
II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
E. All of these
II! II! II!
F. None of these - Correct Answers E
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices and cabinets.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. True II!
B. False - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be effective.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. True II!
B. False - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
,II! If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________
II! II! II!
A. Repair it immediately
II! II! II!
B. Increase pressure by pumping
II! II! II! II!
C. Release pressure and remove it to a repair area
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle after releasing pressure - Correct Answers C
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Equipment safety is best maintained by ________. II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Daily Rinsing
II! II!
B. Daily hose inspection
II! II! II!
C. Scheduled cleaning
II! II!
D. All of these - Correct Answers D
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The responsibility of the environmental protection Agency (EPA) is to ________.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Regulate Pesticide use
II! II! II!
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
II! II! II!
C. Protect public health and the environment
II! II! II! II! II! II!
D. enforce Fifra - Correct Answers C
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two classifications.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
a. Private and commercial
II! II! II!
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
II! II! II! II!
C. Urban and agriculture
II! II! II!
D. Certified and non-certified - Correct Answers A
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration that the use of a pesticide will not result
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! in "Unreasonable human health or environmental effects". The law that mandates that is called the
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! ________. - Correct Answers FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and their certification is approved and evaluated by
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! ________.
, A. FDA II!
B. USDAII!
C. EPA II!
D. OSHA - Correct Answers C
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The cockroach that requires the most control effort is the _______.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. AsianII!
B. American
II!
C. German
II!
D. Australian - Correct Answers C
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! American cockroaches like an environment that isII! II! II! II! II! II!
A. slightly cool, moist
II! II! II!
B. very warm, moist
II! II! II!
C. hot, dry
II! II!
D. lukewarm, average humidity - Correct Answers B
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Oriental cockroach populations consist mostly of _____ in the winter.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
A. Adults
II!
B. nymphs
II!
C. eggsII!
D. pupae - Correct Answers A
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Cockroaches need _________ to be successful. II! II! II! II! II!
A. food, moisture, harborage
II! II! II!
B. food, moisture, open spaces
II! II! II! II!
C. warmth, food, cracks,
II! II! II!
D. cracks, crevices, food - Correct Answers A
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
