CA BRANCH 2 FIELD COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔any secondary container such as b&g, dusters, etc, must have - ✔✔luggage tag
fixed with product it contains
✔✔a slab foundation - ✔✔commonly found in built residential califorina
✔✔a floating slab - ✔✔poured separately form the footing to prevent cracking
✔✔first aid section on the label - ✔✔should be read before the pesticide is used are
mixed
✔✔how many ounces in one gallon - ✔✔128 ounces
✔✔how many quarts are in one gallon - ✔✔4 quarts
✔✔the formula for measuring square footage is - ✔✔length times width
✔✔ipm is a control strategy that includes - ✔✔mechanical devices
genetic management
biologic management
chemical management
✔✔ipm is the abbreviation for - ✔✔integrated pest management
✔✔integrated pest management seeks to find the best mix - ✔✔chemical and biological
control any pest
✔✔intergrated pest management system is designed around - ✔✔six basic components
✔✔integrated pest management seeks to find the best mix of - ✔✔chemical and
biological control
✔✔ipm programs first work to establish acceptable pest levels called - ✔✔action
thresholds
✔✔regular observation is the cornerstone of ipm and is broken into what two steps -
✔✔inspection and identification
✔✔when making a termiticide application using the rodding method - ✔✔rode holes
must extend below the bottom of the footing
, ✔✔when using the rodding method in termiticide application in crawl spaces - ✔✔both
sides of the foundation must be treated
✔✔igr are insecticides that interfere with - ✔✔normal insect development and
reproduction
✔✔botanical insecticides are based on plant oils and usually - ✔✔have minimum risk
status with epa
✔✔environmental protection agency - ✔✔EPA
✔✔early stage of larvae of wood-infesting insects usually - ✔✔tunnel close to the
surface of structural wood
✔✔the life cycle of fleas includes the egg larva, and pupa - ✔✔but the larva stage is
long and slender similar to a fly maggot
✔✔fecal pallets of drywood termites - ✔✔are small and round and they often roll out of
the galleries
✔✔galleries of drywood termites usually follow - ✔✔along with the natural grain of
infested wood
✔✔drywood termites nest are - ✔✔not connected to the soil;
these colonies survive on the moisture in above ground structural wood
✔✔there are no fecal pellets in the galleries of - ✔✔subterranean termites; their
galleries are lined with soil
✔✔early stage larvae of wood -infesting insects usally - ✔✔tunnel close to the surface
of structural wood
✔✔liquid insecticides penetrates into - ✔✔wood with a rough surface more than
it does into wood with a smooth surface
✔✔applicators must always carry - ✔✔a spare uniform or pair of coveralls
✔✔silverfish,cockroaches and crickets are examples of insects that - ✔✔undergo an
incomplete metamorphosis
✔✔spiders have two body parts - ✔✔cephalothorax and abdomen
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔any secondary container such as b&g, dusters, etc, must have - ✔✔luggage tag
fixed with product it contains
✔✔a slab foundation - ✔✔commonly found in built residential califorina
✔✔a floating slab - ✔✔poured separately form the footing to prevent cracking
✔✔first aid section on the label - ✔✔should be read before the pesticide is used are
mixed
✔✔how many ounces in one gallon - ✔✔128 ounces
✔✔how many quarts are in one gallon - ✔✔4 quarts
✔✔the formula for measuring square footage is - ✔✔length times width
✔✔ipm is a control strategy that includes - ✔✔mechanical devices
genetic management
biologic management
chemical management
✔✔ipm is the abbreviation for - ✔✔integrated pest management
✔✔integrated pest management seeks to find the best mix - ✔✔chemical and biological
control any pest
✔✔intergrated pest management system is designed around - ✔✔six basic components
✔✔integrated pest management seeks to find the best mix of - ✔✔chemical and
biological control
✔✔ipm programs first work to establish acceptable pest levels called - ✔✔action
thresholds
✔✔regular observation is the cornerstone of ipm and is broken into what two steps -
✔✔inspection and identification
✔✔when making a termiticide application using the rodding method - ✔✔rode holes
must extend below the bottom of the footing
, ✔✔when using the rodding method in termiticide application in crawl spaces - ✔✔both
sides of the foundation must be treated
✔✔igr are insecticides that interfere with - ✔✔normal insect development and
reproduction
✔✔botanical insecticides are based on plant oils and usually - ✔✔have minimum risk
status with epa
✔✔environmental protection agency - ✔✔EPA
✔✔early stage of larvae of wood-infesting insects usually - ✔✔tunnel close to the
surface of structural wood
✔✔the life cycle of fleas includes the egg larva, and pupa - ✔✔but the larva stage is
long and slender similar to a fly maggot
✔✔fecal pallets of drywood termites - ✔✔are small and round and they often roll out of
the galleries
✔✔galleries of drywood termites usually follow - ✔✔along with the natural grain of
infested wood
✔✔drywood termites nest are - ✔✔not connected to the soil;
these colonies survive on the moisture in above ground structural wood
✔✔there are no fecal pellets in the galleries of - ✔✔subterranean termites; their
galleries are lined with soil
✔✔early stage larvae of wood -infesting insects usally - ✔✔tunnel close to the surface
of structural wood
✔✔liquid insecticides penetrates into - ✔✔wood with a rough surface more than
it does into wood with a smooth surface
✔✔applicators must always carry - ✔✔a spare uniform or pair of coveralls
✔✔silverfish,cockroaches and crickets are examples of insects that - ✔✔undergo an
incomplete metamorphosis
✔✔spiders have two body parts - ✔✔cephalothorax and abdomen
