GA STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION EXAM - 2025 Questions And Answers

FIFRA - ANS FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT EPA - ANS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FQPA - ANS Food Quality Protection Act OSHA - ANS Occupational Safety and Health Administration SPCA (STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL ACT) - ANS PRIMARY LAW FOR PEST MNGMT INDUSTRY IN GEORGIA ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR SPCA - ANS DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WOOD INFESTATION REPORT MUST INCLUDE - ANS SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES, POWDER POST BEETLES, WOOD BORING BEETLES, DRY WOOD TERMITES, AND WOOD DECAYING FUNGUS Fair Business Practices Act (ADMINISTERED BY GA OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS) - ANS REQUIRES ALL CONTRACTS SIGNED CONTAIN A NOTICE THAT CONTRACT MAY BE CANCELLED UP TO 3 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER SIGNING GA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT - ANS PASSED IN 1979 - FOLLOWS THE FEDERAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION & RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) - PROTECTS HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM HAZARDOUS WASTE PESTICIDE USE AND APPLICATION ACT - ANS GA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE ENFORCES - DEALS WITH REGULATION AND LICENSING OF AREAS RELATION TO STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL (INCLUDING MOSQUITO AND LAWN) Arthropods - ANS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, STRIATED SKELETAL MUSCLES, BILATERAL SYMMETRY, EXOSKELETON termites have this many legs - ANS 6 alate - ANS In entomology it usually refers to the winged form of a social insect, especially ants or termites, though can also be applied to aphids and some thrips. termites shed their wings - ANS true termites have straight antennae - ANS TRUE termites have four wings - ANS 2 sets of wings complete metamorphosis - ANS holometaboly fleas undergo this type of metamorphosis - ANS complete (holometaboly) immature fleas and adult fleas live in different areas and feed on different types of food - ANS true - adult feeds on host and stays on host.....juveniles eat on the frass (fecal matter of adult fleas - often called "flea dirt") fleas lay eggs on host but eggs fall off when host moves.....therefore, flea eggs hatch on the ground - ANS true ticks are arthropods - ANS true (2 parts: head & abdomen) fabric pests - ANS group of insects that include beetles and moths that undergo complete metamorphosis (holometabolous) fabric pests feed mainly on animal material, such as - ANS wool, silk, fur, and feathers American Cockroach - ANS ADULTS ABOUT 1 1/2 IN LONG - LONG LIFE SPAN, EGG TO ADULT IN 4-15 MONTHS - ADULTS LIVE 1 TO 1.5 YRS..ADULTS HAVE WINGS BUT ONLY GLIDE German Cockroach - ANS ADULTS ARE 1/2 IN LONG - SHORT LIFE SPAN - EGG TO ADULT IN 6-12 WKS, ADULTS LIVE 6-9 MONTHS - ADULTS HAVE WINGS BUT CANNOT FLY