7a Pest Exam Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
IntegratedAPestAManagementA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
aAprocessAthatAutilizesAinspectionsAandAperiodicAmonitoringAtoAdetermineAifAanyAtypeAofAtreatmen
tAisAneededAtoAreduceApestApopulationsAtoAtolerableAlevels
FourAStepsAinAanAIntegratedAPestAManagementAProgramA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1.AInspectAtheAsiteAforApestAproblems.A||A2.ASetApestAactionAthresholds.A||A3.AApplyApestAmanage
mentAprocedures.A||A4.AMonitorAtheApestAmanagementAprogramA(post-treatment)
ActionAThresholdA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
theAlevelAofApestAinfestationAwhichArequiresAinitiatingAaAcontrolAstrategy
PestAExclusionA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
bestAwayAtoAmanageApests,AdenyingAentryAintoAbuildingsAthroughAsealingAgaps,AinstallingAproperAd
oorAthresholdsAetc.AsomeAcompaniesAdoAthisAwork,AwhileAother'sAleaveAitAupAtoAtheAclient
PestAHabitatAManipulationA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
aAcontrolAstrategyAthatAdeniesApestsAaccessAtoAfood,Awater,AandAshelter,AusuallyAthroughAconcentr
atedAsanitationAefforts.AfactorsAcouldAincludeAtemperatureAandAhumidity.AcriticalAforAcontrollingAc
ockroachesAandArodents.AtakeAcareAofAfilthyAconditions
PestARemovalA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
mostAdirectAmethodAofAmanagingApestApopulations.AinvolvesAlethalAtrappingA(mostAused)AandAdis
posal;AliveAtrappingA(wildlifeAandAanimals)AandAremoval;AandAdirectAremovalAtechniquesA(suchAasA
vacuumingAcockroaches)
ContactAInsecticidesAandAStomachAPoisonsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
contactAinsecticidesApenetrateAthroughAinsectAbodyAcovering;AappliedAdirectlyAtoAinsectAorAasAresi
dueAonAsurfaceAforAinsectAtoAcrawlAthrough.AstomachApoisonsAingestedAbyAinsectAduringAfeedingAo
rAgrooming
,ResidualAInsecticidesAandANon-ResidualAInsecticidesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
involvesAlengthAofAtimeAaApesticideAwillAlast.AresidualAinsecticidesAmayApersistAforAweeksAorAlonger.
Anon-residualApesticidesAbreakAdownAquicklyAafter Atreatment
DesiccantsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
partAofAinorganicAinsecticides.AdisruptAtheAwaterAbalanceA(suchAasArapidAwaterAloss)AofAinsectsAtha
tAcontactAthem.AlowAhazardAtoAnon-targetAorganismsAandAnotAknownAtoAdevelopAresistance
PyrethrinsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-partAofAbotanicalAinsecticides,AwhichAareAplant-
derived.ApyrethrinsAareAconstituentsAofApyrethrum.AinterruptAtheAnormalAtransmissionAofAanAinse
ct'sAnerveAimpulses.AusedAwithAsynergists,AprovideAquickAknockdownAwithAlittleAresidualAactivity.A
usedAatAlowAratesAasAflushingAagentsAduringAinspectionAtoAimproveAdetectionAofAinsects
SyntheticAPyrethroidsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-partAofAsyntheticAorganics,AwhichAareAlaboratory-
producedAandAcontainAcarbon.AmimicAtheAactionAofApyrethrinsAmeaningAtheyAinterfereAwithAtheAtr
ansmissionAofAnerveAimpulses.AquickAknockdownAactivity.AengineeredAtoAbeAmoreAstableAandApers
istent.
InsectAGrowthARegulatorsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-partAofAsyntheticAorganics,AwhichAareAlaboratory-
producedAandAcontainAcarbon.AchemicalsAthatAmimicAtheAjuvenileAgrowthAhormoneAandApreventAt
heAimmatureAinsectAfromAmoltingAintoAtheAadultAstageAand,AinAdoingAso,AdisruptAtheAinsect'sAlifeAc
ycleAbyApreventingAitAfromAreproducing.AchitinAsynthesisAinhibitorsAoftenAgroupedAwithAIGRsAsoAth
eAinsectsAdoAnotAmolt.AveryAlowAhazardAtoAnon-targetAanimals.Ainsect-specific
BaitsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
placementAmakesAthemAinaccessibleAtoApeopleAandApets.AofferAeaseAofAplacementAandAareAodorle
ss.AinAorderAtoAbeAeffective,AtargetApestAmustAconsumeAbait.AlessAattractiveAtoApestsAifAunsanitaryAc
onditionsAprovideAalternateAfoodAsource
DustsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
provideAtheAlongestAresidualAactivityAofAtheAvariousAinsecticideAformulations,AprovidedAtheyAareAc
, arefullyAappliedAtoAdryAareas.AprovideAexcellentAcoverageAwithinAcracks,Acrevices,AandAotherAvoids
.AmayAbeAusedAaroundAelectricalAoutlets.AifAappliedAcarelessly,AdustsAcanAdriftAintoAnon-
targetAareas.
GranulesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
formulatedAforAexteriorAapplicationsAwhereAlongevityAunderAwet,AhotAconditionsAisAdesirable.Aapp
liedAaroundAhomesAasAperimeterA(barrier)AtreatmentsAtoAmanageAoccasionalAinvadersAsuchAasAant
s,Acentipedes,Aearwigs,Aetc.
WettableAPowdersA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
easyAtoAstore,AhaveAonlyAaAmildAodor,AandAprovideAbetterAresidualApropertiesAthanAotherAformulati
onsAonAporousAsurfacesAsuchAasAwoodAandAconcrete.AinhalationAhazardAwhenAmixingApowderAwit
hAwater.AmustAbeAagitatedAfrequentlyAtoAkeepAthemAinAsuspensionAandAleaveAsurfaceAresidueAwhe
nAtheAsprayAevaporates
EmulsifiableAConcentratesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-oil-
solubleAproductsAthatAcontainAanAemulsifier,ApermittingAthemAtoAmixAwithAwater.AreadilyAadhereAt
oAsurfacesAtheyAareAsprayedAon.AmayAstainAorAdamageAtreatmentAsiteAorAburnAanyAplantAfoliageAth
eyAcomeAinAcontactAwith.AreadAlabelAforAthis.
SuspensionAConcentratesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
alsoAknownAasAflowables.AfinelyAgroundAsolidsAsuspendedAinAliquid.ArequireAlessAagitationAthanAwe
ttableApowders.
MicroencapsulatesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
capsuleAsuspensionsAintendedAforAfurtherAdilutionAinAwater.AprovideAcontrolledA(slow)AreleaseAan
dAreduceAexposureAtoAtheAinsecticide.AmildAodor,AeasyAtoAstore.AinhalationAhazard.
AerosolsAandAReady-to-UseAProductsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
alreadyAdilutedAtoAproperAuseAconcentrationAbyAmanufacturer.AcontainerAisAtypicallyAapplicationAd
evice.AofferAconvenienceAandAsafetyAtoAapplicator
Answers 2025
IntegratedAPestAManagementA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
aAprocessAthatAutilizesAinspectionsAandAperiodicAmonitoringAtoAdetermineAifAanyAtypeAofAtreatmen
tAisAneededAtoAreduceApestApopulationsAtoAtolerableAlevels
FourAStepsAinAanAIntegratedAPestAManagementAProgramA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1.AInspectAtheAsiteAforApestAproblems.A||A2.ASetApestAactionAthresholds.A||A3.AApplyApestAmanage
mentAprocedures.A||A4.AMonitorAtheApestAmanagementAprogramA(post-treatment)
ActionAThresholdA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
theAlevelAofApestAinfestationAwhichArequiresAinitiatingAaAcontrolAstrategy
PestAExclusionA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
bestAwayAtoAmanageApests,AdenyingAentryAintoAbuildingsAthroughAsealingAgaps,AinstallingAproperAd
oorAthresholdsAetc.AsomeAcompaniesAdoAthisAwork,AwhileAother'sAleaveAitAupAtoAtheAclient
PestAHabitatAManipulationA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
aAcontrolAstrategyAthatAdeniesApestsAaccessAtoAfood,Awater,AandAshelter,AusuallyAthroughAconcentr
atedAsanitationAefforts.AfactorsAcouldAincludeAtemperatureAandAhumidity.AcriticalAforAcontrollingAc
ockroachesAandArodents.AtakeAcareAofAfilthyAconditions
PestARemovalA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
mostAdirectAmethodAofAmanagingApestApopulations.AinvolvesAlethalAtrappingA(mostAused)AandAdis
posal;AliveAtrappingA(wildlifeAandAanimals)AandAremoval;AandAdirectAremovalAtechniquesA(suchAasA
vacuumingAcockroaches)
ContactAInsecticidesAandAStomachAPoisonsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
contactAinsecticidesApenetrateAthroughAinsectAbodyAcovering;AappliedAdirectlyAtoAinsectAorAasAresi
dueAonAsurfaceAforAinsectAtoAcrawlAthrough.AstomachApoisonsAingestedAbyAinsectAduringAfeedingAo
rAgrooming
,ResidualAInsecticidesAandANon-ResidualAInsecticidesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
involvesAlengthAofAtimeAaApesticideAwillAlast.AresidualAinsecticidesAmayApersistAforAweeksAorAlonger.
Anon-residualApesticidesAbreakAdownAquicklyAafter Atreatment
DesiccantsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
partAofAinorganicAinsecticides.AdisruptAtheAwaterAbalanceA(suchAasArapidAwaterAloss)AofAinsectsAtha
tAcontactAthem.AlowAhazardAtoAnon-targetAorganismsAandAnotAknownAtoAdevelopAresistance
PyrethrinsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-partAofAbotanicalAinsecticides,AwhichAareAplant-
derived.ApyrethrinsAareAconstituentsAofApyrethrum.AinterruptAtheAnormalAtransmissionAofAanAinse
ct'sAnerveAimpulses.AusedAwithAsynergists,AprovideAquickAknockdownAwithAlittleAresidualAactivity.A
usedAatAlowAratesAasAflushingAagentsAduringAinspectionAtoAimproveAdetectionAofAinsects
SyntheticAPyrethroidsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-partAofAsyntheticAorganics,AwhichAareAlaboratory-
producedAandAcontainAcarbon.AmimicAtheAactionAofApyrethrinsAmeaningAtheyAinterfereAwithAtheAtr
ansmissionAofAnerveAimpulses.AquickAknockdownAactivity.AengineeredAtoAbeAmoreAstableAandApers
istent.
InsectAGrowthARegulatorsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-partAofAsyntheticAorganics,AwhichAareAlaboratory-
producedAandAcontainAcarbon.AchemicalsAthatAmimicAtheAjuvenileAgrowthAhormoneAandApreventAt
heAimmatureAinsectAfromAmoltingAintoAtheAadultAstageAand,AinAdoingAso,AdisruptAtheAinsect'sAlifeAc
ycleAbyApreventingAitAfromAreproducing.AchitinAsynthesisAinhibitorsAoftenAgroupedAwithAIGRsAsoAth
eAinsectsAdoAnotAmolt.AveryAlowAhazardAtoAnon-targetAanimals.Ainsect-specific
BaitsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
placementAmakesAthemAinaccessibleAtoApeopleAandApets.AofferAeaseAofAplacementAandAareAodorle
ss.AinAorderAtoAbeAeffective,AtargetApestAmustAconsumeAbait.AlessAattractiveAtoApestsAifAunsanitaryAc
onditionsAprovideAalternateAfoodAsource
DustsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
provideAtheAlongestAresidualAactivityAofAtheAvariousAinsecticideAformulations,AprovidedAtheyAareAc
, arefullyAappliedAtoAdryAareas.AprovideAexcellentAcoverageAwithinAcracks,Acrevices,AandAotherAvoids
.AmayAbeAusedAaroundAelectricalAoutlets.AifAappliedAcarelessly,AdustsAcanAdriftAintoAnon-
targetAareas.
GranulesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
formulatedAforAexteriorAapplicationsAwhereAlongevityAunderAwet,AhotAconditionsAisAdesirable.Aapp
liedAaroundAhomesAasAperimeterA(barrier)AtreatmentsAtoAmanageAoccasionalAinvadersAsuchAasAant
s,Acentipedes,Aearwigs,Aetc.
WettableAPowdersA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
easyAtoAstore,AhaveAonlyAaAmildAodor,AandAprovideAbetterAresidualApropertiesAthanAotherAformulati
onsAonAporousAsurfacesAsuchAasAwoodAandAconcrete.AinhalationAhazardAwhenAmixingApowderAwit
hAwater.AmustAbeAagitatedAfrequentlyAtoAkeepAthemAinAsuspensionAandAleaveAsurfaceAresidueAwhe
nAtheAsprayAevaporates
EmulsifiableAConcentratesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-oil-
solubleAproductsAthatAcontainAanAemulsifier,ApermittingAthemAtoAmixAwithAwater.AreadilyAadhereAt
oAsurfacesAtheyAareAsprayedAon.AmayAstainAorAdamageAtreatmentAsiteAorAburnAanyAplantAfoliageAth
eyAcomeAinAcontactAwith.AreadAlabelAforAthis.
SuspensionAConcentratesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
alsoAknownAasAflowables.AfinelyAgroundAsolidsAsuspendedAinAliquid.ArequireAlessAagitationAthanAwe
ttableApowders.
MicroencapsulatesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
capsuleAsuspensionsAintendedAforAfurtherAdilutionAinAwater.AprovideAcontrolledA(slow)AreleaseAan
dAreduceAexposureAtoAtheAinsecticide.AmildAodor,AeasyAtoAstore.AinhalationAhazard.
AerosolsAandAReady-to-UseAProductsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
alreadyAdilutedAtoAproperAuseAconcentrationAbyAmanufacturer.AcontainerAisAtypicallyAapplicationAd
evice.AofferAconvenienceAandAsafetyAtoAapplicator
