5/24/25, 3:11 PM
GEORGIA PEST CONTROL REGISTRATION ACTUAL EXAM
2025 -2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS \VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Comprehensive Post Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
Construction Soil Termiticide treated wood designed for ground contact
Application for Subterranean Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and
Termites
interior soils
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
Defined Post Construction Soil
treated wood designed for ground contact
Termiticide Application for
Removal of all accessible termite
Subterranean Termites
tunnels Application of of an
approved termiticide
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Post Construction Soil Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
Termiticide Application treated wood designed for ground contact
for Subterranean Removal of all visible and accessible
Termites, Other than termite tunnels Application of of an
Baits approved termiticide
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
Post Construction
treated wood designed for ground contact
Termiticide Bait Application
Removal of all visible and accessible
for Subterranean Termites
termite tunnels Install/service an
approved baiting system
Systems must be monitored for one year at no
Pre-Construction
additional cost when installed for pre-construction or
Termiticide Bait Application
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for Subterranean Termites to control infestations found during the coverage
period of an official Georgia Wood Infestation
Inspection Report.
AATs must be approved by the
commission prior to use Removal of
all cellulosic material from under the
Alternate Application building
Techniques (AAT) Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
treated wood designed for ground contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of an approved soil termiticide, where
application includes all areas specified in defined,
comprehensive, or pre-construction treatments
Application of an approved pesticide
Treatment of Powder Post Ventilation of the under-floor space between the
Beetles and Wood Borers bottom of the floor joists and the earth to meet the
requirements of the International Residential Building
Code for one and two family dwellings
Ventilation of the under-floor space between the
bottom of the floor joists and the earth to meet the
Treatment of Wood Decay requirements of the International Residential Building
Fungi
Code for one and two family dwellings
Installation of a vapor barrier to cover a minimum of
70% of the exposed soil surface in a crawl space
Treatment of Dry Wood Application of an approved pesticide
Termites
Treatment of Schools involves taking special
precautions to minimize the potential exposure of
students to pesticides.
-Application of pesticides in rooms vacant for 3+ hours
-Applications of bait formulations, rodenticide baits in
Treatment of Schools tamper-resistant containers, insecticides when
students not in the room.
-Outdoor: allowed if students are not expected to be
present within 20 feet of the application site. Must be
clearly marked by fence or similar barrier.
-All dilutions must be mixed outside of student occupied areas.
-Liquid termiticides must be performed when students
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are not present (20+ feet away) and are not expected
to be present for 3+ hours
All contracts signed contain a notice that the contract
Fair Business Practices Act
can be canceled for up to 3 business days after signing.
Requires all work be performed in a quality manner.
1979- Follow the Federal Resource Conservation and
Hazardous Waste Recover Act (RCRA). This law protects human health
Management Act
and the environment from improper activities involving
hazardous waste.
The GDA enforces the Georgia Pesticide Use and Application Act.
Pesticide Use and Application This law deals with the regulation and licensing of
Act certain areas related to structural pest control.
Mosquito and Lawn
Foo
Three Life Support
d
Requirements a Pest Needs
Wat
to Survive
er
Harborage (a place to hide)
Insects and other arthropods (mites,
Three Major Groups of Pests ticks, spiders) Vertebrates (birds,
squirrels, rats, and mice)
Wood decay fungi
A group of animals that includes insects,
Arthropods
spiders, mites, and ticks. All Arthropods
share some biological characteristics with
Humans:
A central nervous system- a main nerve cord that runs the length
of the body
What biological Striated skeletal muscles- like in humans, but arthropod
characteristics do muscles are attached inside the exoskeleton
Arthropods share with
Humans? Bilateral symmetry- like humans, if you cut an
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arthropod down the middle both halves look like
mirror images
Segmented body and appendages- a body with at least
2 segments and legs and antennae that are divided
into sections
Chitinous exoskeleton- The skeleton on the exterior is
made of a protein called chitin. This "skin" must be
How do Arthropods differ
from Humans? shed before the arthropod can grow.
Open circulatory system- the exoskeleton creates a
cavity and "blood" flows inside the cavity. Arthropods
do not have a system of veins and arteries.
The arthropod nervous system- has main nerve cord
but it includes several "control" centers or little brains
(ganglia), usually one ganglia per body segment, not a
single brain like Humans.
Insects have the following features:
Bodies are segmented into 3 sections - head,
How are Insects different thorax, and abdomen. Head with one pair
from Arthropods? of antennae
Thorax with 3
pairs of legs If
they have
wings, 2 pair
Abdomen has no locomotion appendages
Insects make up what 85%
percentage of all known
species of animals on
Earth?
Diptera Order containing flies
Blattodea Order containing cockroaches and termites
Hemiptera Order containing bed bugs
Instars Increments or stages that insects grow in, due to their exoskeleton
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GEORGIA PEST CONTROL REGISTRATION ACTUAL EXAM
2025 -2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS \VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Comprehensive Post Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
Construction Soil Termiticide treated wood designed for ground contact
Application for Subterranean Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and
Termites
interior soils
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
Defined Post Construction Soil
treated wood designed for ground contact
Termiticide Application for
Removal of all accessible termite
Subterranean Termites
tunnels Application of of an
approved termiticide
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Post Construction Soil Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
Termiticide Application treated wood designed for ground contact
for Subterranean Removal of all visible and accessible
Termites, Other than termite tunnels Application of of an
Baits approved termiticide
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
Post Construction
treated wood designed for ground contact
Termiticide Bait Application
Removal of all visible and accessible
for Subterranean Termites
termite tunnels Install/service an
approved baiting system
Systems must be monitored for one year at no
Pre-Construction
additional cost when installed for pre-construction or
Termiticide Bait Application
/ 1/3
1
,5/24/25, 4:00 PM
for Subterranean Termites to control infestations found during the coverage
period of an official Georgia Wood Infestation
Inspection Report.
AATs must be approved by the
commission prior to use Removal of
all cellulosic material from under the
Alternate Application building
Techniques (AAT) Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure
treated wood designed for ground contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of an approved soil termiticide, where
application includes all areas specified in defined,
comprehensive, or pre-construction treatments
Application of an approved pesticide
Treatment of Powder Post Ventilation of the under-floor space between the
Beetles and Wood Borers bottom of the floor joists and the earth to meet the
requirements of the International Residential Building
Code for one and two family dwellings
Ventilation of the under-floor space between the
bottom of the floor joists and the earth to meet the
Treatment of Wood Decay requirements of the International Residential Building
Fungi
Code for one and two family dwellings
Installation of a vapor barrier to cover a minimum of
70% of the exposed soil surface in a crawl space
Treatment of Dry Wood Application of an approved pesticide
Termites
Treatment of Schools involves taking special
precautions to minimize the potential exposure of
students to pesticides.
-Application of pesticides in rooms vacant for 3+ hours
-Applications of bait formulations, rodenticide baits in
Treatment of Schools tamper-resistant containers, insecticides when
students not in the room.
-Outdoor: allowed if students are not expected to be
present within 20 feet of the application site. Must be
clearly marked by fence or similar barrier.
-All dilutions must be mixed outside of student occupied areas.
-Liquid termiticides must be performed when students
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,5/24/25, 4:00 PM
are not present (20+ feet away) and are not expected
to be present for 3+ hours
All contracts signed contain a notice that the contract
Fair Business Practices Act
can be canceled for up to 3 business days after signing.
Requires all work be performed in a quality manner.
1979- Follow the Federal Resource Conservation and
Hazardous Waste Recover Act (RCRA). This law protects human health
Management Act
and the environment from improper activities involving
hazardous waste.
The GDA enforces the Georgia Pesticide Use and Application Act.
Pesticide Use and Application This law deals with the regulation and licensing of
Act certain areas related to structural pest control.
Mosquito and Lawn
Foo
Three Life Support
d
Requirements a Pest Needs
Wat
to Survive
er
Harborage (a place to hide)
Insects and other arthropods (mites,
Three Major Groups of Pests ticks, spiders) Vertebrates (birds,
squirrels, rats, and mice)
Wood decay fungi
A group of animals that includes insects,
Arthropods
spiders, mites, and ticks. All Arthropods
share some biological characteristics with
Humans:
A central nervous system- a main nerve cord that runs the length
of the body
What biological Striated skeletal muscles- like in humans, but arthropod
characteristics do muscles are attached inside the exoskeleton
Arthropods share with
Humans? Bilateral symmetry- like humans, if you cut an
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arthropod down the middle both halves look like
mirror images
Segmented body and appendages- a body with at least
2 segments and legs and antennae that are divided
into sections
Chitinous exoskeleton- The skeleton on the exterior is
made of a protein called chitin. This "skin" must be
How do Arthropods differ
from Humans? shed before the arthropod can grow.
Open circulatory system- the exoskeleton creates a
cavity and "blood" flows inside the cavity. Arthropods
do not have a system of veins and arteries.
The arthropod nervous system- has main nerve cord
but it includes several "control" centers or little brains
(ganglia), usually one ganglia per body segment, not a
single brain like Humans.
Insects have the following features:
Bodies are segmented into 3 sections - head,
How are Insects different thorax, and abdomen. Head with one pair
from Arthropods? of antennae
Thorax with 3
pairs of legs If
they have
wings, 2 pair
Abdomen has no locomotion appendages
Insects make up what 85%
percentage of all known
species of animals on
Earth?
Diptera Order containing flies
Blattodea Order containing cockroaches and termites
Hemiptera Order containing bed bugs
Instars Increments or stages that insects grow in, due to their exoskeleton
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