General Pest Control Subcategory Test,
General and Structural Pest Control
7A/CORE, General Structural Pest control
7a, MS General Standards plus MS
GRCLEXAM NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Define a pest in simple terms -CORRECTANSWER An unwanted organism
Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in an
ecosystem?
A. Populations and a community
B. A community and biological and physical supports
C. Populations and biological and physical supports
D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports -
CORRECTANSWER D
In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
A. True
B. False -CORRECTANSWER B
,In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following is the first method or activity a
pest control technician should do?
A. Pesticide Application
B. Habitat alteration
C. Inspection
D. Follow up -CORRECTANSWER C
Which of the following are not integrated pest management components, goals or
activities:
A. Monitoring
B. Pesticide Application
C. Preventative Spraying
D. Recordkeeping
E. Total Pest Elimination -CORRECTANSWER C and E
The pest management style of pest control, more than the other styles, emphasizes:
A. Safe Pesticide application
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
C. Inspection
D. Client Communication -CORRECTANSWER B
New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one season
A. True
,B. False -CORRECTANSWER B
Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is known:
A. Pressure used
B. Amount of liquid used
C. Time elapsed per liquid used
D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used
E. All of these
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER E
Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices and cabinets.
A. True
B. False -CORRECTANSWER B
High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be effective.
A. True
B. False -CORRECTANSWER B
If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________
A. Repair it immediately
B. Increase pressure by pumping
C. Release pressure and remove it to a repair area
, D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle after releasing pressure -
CORRECTANSWER C
Equipment safety is best maintained by ________.
A. Daily Rinsing
B. Daily hose inspection
C. Scheduled cleaning
D. All of these -CORRECTANSWER D
The responsibility of the environmental protection Agency (EPA) is to ________.
A. Regulate Pesticide use
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
C. Protect public health and the environment
D. enforce Fifra -CORRECTANSWER C
Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two classifications.
a. Private and commercial
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
C. Urban and agriculture
D. Certified and non-certified -CORRECTANSWER A
Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration that the use of a
pesticide will not result in "Unreasonable human health or environmental effects". The
General and Structural Pest Control
7A/CORE, General Structural Pest control
7a, MS General Standards plus MS
GRCLEXAM NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Define a pest in simple terms -CORRECTANSWER An unwanted organism
Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are included in an
ecosystem?
A. Populations and a community
B. A community and biological and physical supports
C. Populations and biological and physical supports
D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports -
CORRECTANSWER D
In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
A. True
B. False -CORRECTANSWER B
,In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following is the first method or activity a
pest control technician should do?
A. Pesticide Application
B. Habitat alteration
C. Inspection
D. Follow up -CORRECTANSWER C
Which of the following are not integrated pest management components, goals or
activities:
A. Monitoring
B. Pesticide Application
C. Preventative Spraying
D. Recordkeeping
E. Total Pest Elimination -CORRECTANSWER C and E
The pest management style of pest control, more than the other styles, emphasizes:
A. Safe Pesticide application
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
C. Inspection
D. Client Communication -CORRECTANSWER B
New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one season
A. True
,B. False -CORRECTANSWER B
Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is known:
A. Pressure used
B. Amount of liquid used
C. Time elapsed per liquid used
D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used
E. All of these
F. None of these -CORRECTANSWER E
Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices and cabinets.
A. True
B. False -CORRECTANSWER B
High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be effective.
A. True
B. False -CORRECTANSWER B
If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________
A. Repair it immediately
B. Increase pressure by pumping
C. Release pressure and remove it to a repair area
, D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle after releasing pressure -
CORRECTANSWER C
Equipment safety is best maintained by ________.
A. Daily Rinsing
B. Daily hose inspection
C. Scheduled cleaning
D. All of these -CORRECTANSWER D
The responsibility of the environmental protection Agency (EPA) is to ________.
A. Regulate Pesticide use
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
C. Protect public health and the environment
D. enforce Fifra -CORRECTANSWER C
Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two classifications.
a. Private and commercial
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
C. Urban and agriculture
D. Certified and non-certified -CORRECTANSWER A
Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration that the use of a
pesticide will not result in "Unreasonable human health or environmental effects". The
