FLORIDA TERMITE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following Bureaus, within the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, regulates the pest control industry?... - ✔✔Bureau of Inspections
and Incident Response;
✔✔Which of the following are used to define a "Certified Operator in Charge"?.. - ✔✔All
of the above
✔✔In Florida, the definition of wood-destroying organism includes all of the following
EXCEPT_______... - ✔✔ambrosia beetles
✔✔In Florida, which statutory chapter regulates waste management and pesticide
container burning?.. - ✔✔chapter 403
✔✔Which of the following would NOT be considered a repellant termiticide?... -
✔✔Taurus SC
✔✔Premise is in which chemical class?. - ✔✔Neonicotinoid
, ✔✔Recruit HD and Trelona Baits are in which chemical class?... - ✔✔Chitin Synthesis
Inhibitor;
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a borate?... - ✔✔Drione
✔✔Vertical soil treatments are applied to critical areas at what rate?.. - ✔✔4 gallons per
10 per foot of depth
✔✔Treatment of block voids are applied at what rate?... - ✔✔2 gallons per 10 linear feet
✔✔When forced to rod the soil around a structure, the rod holes should be _____ -
✔✔no more than 12 inches apart;
✔✔When making an under slab application, using the short rod method, you should
use_______... - ✔✔a lateral dispersal tip;
✔✔When application method is used for establishing a continuous treatment zone next
to the inside(interior) foundation wall (postconstruction)?... - ✔✔horizontal short-rodding;
✔✔Excluding Termidor HE, for all rodding applications, drill holes should be spaced no
more than_______ intervals - ✔✔12 inch
✔✔Pretreats are defined as treatments made during all phases of construction, up to
and including the _______?. - ✔✔establishment of the final grade
✔✔The most effective and uniform soil treatments are done during which phase of
construction?... - ✔✔the foundation phase
✔✔When making a horizontal soil treatment application, what pressure (psi) should the
treatment be made?. - ✔✔up to or under 25 psi
✔✔After completing a soil treatment, who is responsible to cover the site if the slab will
not be poured on the same day?. - ✔✔the pest control operator
✔✔When injecting termiticide into drill holes, the application should be made with what
type of nozzle? - ✔✔lateral dispersal;
✔✔Bath traps with exposed soil, or soil covered with tar or similar covering, should be
treated with a minimum of _______ gallons to a maximum of _____ gallons per square
feet... - ✔✔1 and 4
✔✔What is the purpose of a French Drain?... - ✔✔drain water from inside basements
AND drain water away from the foundation of a structure (both A and C);
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following Bureaus, within the Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, regulates the pest control industry?... - ✔✔Bureau of Inspections
and Incident Response;
✔✔Which of the following are used to define a "Certified Operator in Charge"?.. - ✔✔All
of the above
✔✔In Florida, the definition of wood-destroying organism includes all of the following
EXCEPT_______... - ✔✔ambrosia beetles
✔✔In Florida, which statutory chapter regulates waste management and pesticide
container burning?.. - ✔✔chapter 403
✔✔Which of the following would NOT be considered a repellant termiticide?... -
✔✔Taurus SC
✔✔Premise is in which chemical class?. - ✔✔Neonicotinoid
, ✔✔Recruit HD and Trelona Baits are in which chemical class?... - ✔✔Chitin Synthesis
Inhibitor;
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a borate?... - ✔✔Drione
✔✔Vertical soil treatments are applied to critical areas at what rate?.. - ✔✔4 gallons per
10 per foot of depth
✔✔Treatment of block voids are applied at what rate?... - ✔✔2 gallons per 10 linear feet
✔✔When forced to rod the soil around a structure, the rod holes should be _____ -
✔✔no more than 12 inches apart;
✔✔When making an under slab application, using the short rod method, you should
use_______... - ✔✔a lateral dispersal tip;
✔✔When application method is used for establishing a continuous treatment zone next
to the inside(interior) foundation wall (postconstruction)?... - ✔✔horizontal short-rodding;
✔✔Excluding Termidor HE, for all rodding applications, drill holes should be spaced no
more than_______ intervals - ✔✔12 inch
✔✔Pretreats are defined as treatments made during all phases of construction, up to
and including the _______?. - ✔✔establishment of the final grade
✔✔The most effective and uniform soil treatments are done during which phase of
construction?... - ✔✔the foundation phase
✔✔When making a horizontal soil treatment application, what pressure (psi) should the
treatment be made?. - ✔✔up to or under 25 psi
✔✔After completing a soil treatment, who is responsible to cover the site if the slab will
not be poured on the same day?. - ✔✔the pest control operator
✔✔When injecting termiticide into drill holes, the application should be made with what
type of nozzle? - ✔✔lateral dispersal;
✔✔Bath traps with exposed soil, or soil covered with tar or similar covering, should be
treated with a minimum of _______ gallons to a maximum of _____ gallons per square
feet... - ✔✔1 and 4
✔✔What is the purpose of a French Drain?... - ✔✔drain water from inside basements
AND drain water away from the foundation of a structure (both A and C);
