CA BRANCH 3 UPDATED END OF COURSE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the monetary disciplinary action for failure to report and file with The Board
the address of any property inspected or where work completed pursuant to section
8518? - ✔✔A fine of not more than $2,500.
✔✔What is a reinspection - ✔✔An inspection of those items previously listed on an
original report to determine if the recommendation(s) has (have) been completed
✔✔For how long is an original inspection valid? - ✔✔Four months
✔✔A registered company has how many days to perform an inspection after inspection
is ordered? - ✔✔10 business days
✔✔What is a separated report? - ✔✔A report in which the registered company
separately identifies each recommendation for corrective measures for each section 1
item (infestation and/or infection that is evident) and for each Section 2 item (condition
deemed likely to lead to infestation or infection) that is present.
✔✔What is a Control Service when related to Wood Destroying Organisms - ✔✔A
regular reinspection of a property after a report has been made in compliance with
section 8516.
✔✔What are the conditions deemed likely to lead to infestation or infection - ✔✔Earth-
wood contacts, excessive moisture (including plumbing leaks), cellulose debris, faulty
grade levels, evidence of roof leaks, and insufficient ventilation.
✔✔If structural pest control work is to be done on a property the owner, owners agent,
and tenant must be given written notice of what per section 8538(a)? - ✔✔1. Pest to be
controlled
2. Pesticide(s) proposed to be used, and the active ingredient
3. CAUTION- PESTICIDES ARE TOXIC CHEMICALS statement.
✔✔For Branch 1 application of pesticides the registered pest control company is
required to provide notice per section 8538(a) to who? And how far in advance? - ✔✔To
the owner, the owner's agent, and tenant (if applicable) within 48 hours of application.
✔✔To obtain a field representative license in Branch 3, the applicant must prove that
he/she has had training and experience in the following areas. - ✔✔Pest identification
and biology, pesticide application equipment, pesticide hazards and safety practices,
structural repairs, structural inspection procedures, and report writing.
, ✔✔Subterranean Termite - ✔✔Live underground; make tubes from saliva, soil, and bits
of chewed wood; cause most damage overall; colony up to 300,000 workers; adults will
swarm after the start of fall and spring rain; castes - soldiers, workers, reproductives,
✔✔True Powder Post Beetle - ✔✔Reddish, Dark brown, or black in color; Reduce
hardwoods to fine powder that is ejected from an exit holes; Prefer hardwoods; Will
reinfest if wood's moisture and starch content is high enough.
✔✔Lead Cable Borer - ✔✔Reddish to black; Prefer hardwoods, especially oak; They
will attack wine corks, newly painted houses, bore through lead and telephone cables,
and asphalt roofing tiles; Will reinfest.
✔✔Black Polycaon - ✔✔Dark Brown to black; Will infest any wood; Prefer softwoods
and new construction materials; Will attack cabinets, furniture, dead or living trees, and
especially plywood; Will not reinfest.
✔✔Roundheaded Borer - ✔✔Grayish Brown; Extremely long segmented antenna;
Infests structural wood products; noticeable exit holes; larvae cause most damage; Will
not reinfest.
✔✔Deathwatch Beetle - ✔✔Dark grayish brown; Make a tapping sound as a mating
signal; Only eat hardwood that has been attacked by fungi; Will attack furniture and
book; Will reinfest structures.
✔✔Long Horned Borer - ✔✔Dark brown; Very long antennae; Will infest standing
weakened or diseased trees and newly felled lumber; Will infest hardwoods or
softwoods; larvae do most of the damage; Will not reinfest.
✔✔Old House Borer - ✔✔Brownish to blackish; Causes great structural damage and
spreads fairly rapidly; Eat softwoods; Can be found in old or new housing; Will reinfest.
✔✔New House Borer - ✔✔Grayish black; Breeds in dead or dying trees, especially
trees devastated by fires; Will infest houses newly made from lumber from dead or
dying trees, but once the wood is dry, it's not suitable; Will not reinfest.
✔✔How often must a full inspection and report be completed and filed on a property
covered by a control service agreement? - ✔✔At least once every three years.
✔✔When do you recommend to repair a stall shower? - ✔✔If it is found to leak when
water tested for a minimum of fifteen minutes after the shower drain has been plugged
and the base filled to within one inch of the top of the shower dam.
✔✔What is the minimum number of minutes that you must water test a stall shower with
no dam? - ✔✔5 minutes
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the monetary disciplinary action for failure to report and file with The Board
the address of any property inspected or where work completed pursuant to section
8518? - ✔✔A fine of not more than $2,500.
✔✔What is a reinspection - ✔✔An inspection of those items previously listed on an
original report to determine if the recommendation(s) has (have) been completed
✔✔For how long is an original inspection valid? - ✔✔Four months
✔✔A registered company has how many days to perform an inspection after inspection
is ordered? - ✔✔10 business days
✔✔What is a separated report? - ✔✔A report in which the registered company
separately identifies each recommendation for corrective measures for each section 1
item (infestation and/or infection that is evident) and for each Section 2 item (condition
deemed likely to lead to infestation or infection) that is present.
✔✔What is a Control Service when related to Wood Destroying Organisms - ✔✔A
regular reinspection of a property after a report has been made in compliance with
section 8516.
✔✔What are the conditions deemed likely to lead to infestation or infection - ✔✔Earth-
wood contacts, excessive moisture (including plumbing leaks), cellulose debris, faulty
grade levels, evidence of roof leaks, and insufficient ventilation.
✔✔If structural pest control work is to be done on a property the owner, owners agent,
and tenant must be given written notice of what per section 8538(a)? - ✔✔1. Pest to be
controlled
2. Pesticide(s) proposed to be used, and the active ingredient
3. CAUTION- PESTICIDES ARE TOXIC CHEMICALS statement.
✔✔For Branch 1 application of pesticides the registered pest control company is
required to provide notice per section 8538(a) to who? And how far in advance? - ✔✔To
the owner, the owner's agent, and tenant (if applicable) within 48 hours of application.
✔✔To obtain a field representative license in Branch 3, the applicant must prove that
he/she has had training and experience in the following areas. - ✔✔Pest identification
and biology, pesticide application equipment, pesticide hazards and safety practices,
structural repairs, structural inspection procedures, and report writing.
, ✔✔Subterranean Termite - ✔✔Live underground; make tubes from saliva, soil, and bits
of chewed wood; cause most damage overall; colony up to 300,000 workers; adults will
swarm after the start of fall and spring rain; castes - soldiers, workers, reproductives,
✔✔True Powder Post Beetle - ✔✔Reddish, Dark brown, or black in color; Reduce
hardwoods to fine powder that is ejected from an exit holes; Prefer hardwoods; Will
reinfest if wood's moisture and starch content is high enough.
✔✔Lead Cable Borer - ✔✔Reddish to black; Prefer hardwoods, especially oak; They
will attack wine corks, newly painted houses, bore through lead and telephone cables,
and asphalt roofing tiles; Will reinfest.
✔✔Black Polycaon - ✔✔Dark Brown to black; Will infest any wood; Prefer softwoods
and new construction materials; Will attack cabinets, furniture, dead or living trees, and
especially plywood; Will not reinfest.
✔✔Roundheaded Borer - ✔✔Grayish Brown; Extremely long segmented antenna;
Infests structural wood products; noticeable exit holes; larvae cause most damage; Will
not reinfest.
✔✔Deathwatch Beetle - ✔✔Dark grayish brown; Make a tapping sound as a mating
signal; Only eat hardwood that has been attacked by fungi; Will attack furniture and
book; Will reinfest structures.
✔✔Long Horned Borer - ✔✔Dark brown; Very long antennae; Will infest standing
weakened or diseased trees and newly felled lumber; Will infest hardwoods or
softwoods; larvae do most of the damage; Will not reinfest.
✔✔Old House Borer - ✔✔Brownish to blackish; Causes great structural damage and
spreads fairly rapidly; Eat softwoods; Can be found in old or new housing; Will reinfest.
✔✔New House Borer - ✔✔Grayish black; Breeds in dead or dying trees, especially
trees devastated by fires; Will infest houses newly made from lumber from dead or
dying trees, but once the wood is dry, it's not suitable; Will not reinfest.
✔✔How often must a full inspection and report be completed and filed on a property
covered by a control service agreement? - ✔✔At least once every three years.
✔✔When do you recommend to repair a stall shower? - ✔✔If it is found to leak when
water tested for a minimum of fifteen minutes after the shower drain has been plugged
and the base filled to within one inch of the top of the shower dam.
✔✔What is the minimum number of minutes that you must water test a stall shower with
no dam? - ✔✔5 minutes
