General Pest Control Subcategory
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General & Structural Pest Control
7A/CORE | MS General Standards +
GRCL | Latest 2026–2027
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,Define a pest in simple terms An unwanted organism
Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What D
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
In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly B
distributed?
A. True
B. False
In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following C
is the first method or activity a pest control technician
should do?
A. Pesticide Application
B. Habitat alteration
C. Inspection
D. Follow up
Which of the following are not integrated pest C and E
management components, goals or activities:
A. Monitoring
B. Pesticide Application
C. Preventative Spraying
D. Recordkeeping
E. Total Pest Elimination
The pest management style of pest control, more than B
the other styles, emphasizes:
A. Safe Pesticide application
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
C. Inspection
D. Client Communication
New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been B
used one season
A. True
B. False
Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is E
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
Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices B
and cabinets.
A. True
B. False
High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers B
to be effective.
A. True
B. False
If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________ C
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
,Equipment safety is best maintained by ________. D
A. Daily Rinsing
B. Daily hose inspection
C. Scheduled cleaning
D. All of these
The responsibility of the environmental protection C
Agency (EPA) is to ________.
A. Regulate Pesticide use
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
C. Protect public health and the environment
D. enforce Fifra
Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two A
classifications.
a. Private and commercial
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
C. Urban and agriculture
D. Certified and non-certified
Pesticide registration decisions are based on the FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
demonstration that the use of a pesticide will not result in
"Unreasonable human health or environmental effects".
The law that mandates that is called the ________.
The state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and C
their certification is approved and evaluated by
________.
A. FDA
B. USDA
C. EPA
D. OSHA
The cockroach that requires the most control effort is the C
_______.
A. Asian
B. American
C. German
D. Australian
American cockroaches like an environment that is B
A. slightly cool, moist
B. very warm, moist
C. hot, dry
D. lukewarm, average humidity
Oriental cockroach populations consist mostly of _____ A
in the winter.
A. Adults
B. nymphs
C. eggs
D. pupae
Cockroaches need _________ to be successful. A
A. food, moisture, harborage
B. food, moisture, open spaces
C. warmth, food, cracks,
D. cracks, crevices, food
Oriental cockroaches prefer a _________ environment A
A. moist
B. Warm
C. High
D. Small
Brown-banded cockroaches prefer a _______ B
environment
a. cool
b. very warm
c. sanitary
d. very moist
, Smokey brown cockroaches prefer a ______ C
environment
a. open
b. very warm
c. very moist
d. high
German cockroaches have B
A. Two bands across their thorax
B. Two stripes on their thorax
C. Light markings on their thorax
D. Short wings
Ants and termites are both closely related social insects. B
A. True
B. False
The ant species that almost always has its colony inside B
is _____
a. carpenter ant
b. pharaoh ant
c. fire ant
d. odorous house ant
Carpenter ants make galleries in wood which is also one B
of their principal foods.
A. True
B. False
The ant caste system consists of C
A. workers, drones, soldiers
b. soldiers, workers, reproductives
c. male and female reproductives and workers
d. larvae, pupae, adults
Ants found inside a structure always Come from a colony B
that is located inside
A. true
B. false
Ants forage for _______ to sustain themselves and the A
colony
A. honeydew, greases, sugars and insects
B. Wood
C. Honeydew alone
D. Pheromones
Some common stored product pests that attack whole A
grains and chew through the seed coat are ________
a. rice and granary weevils
B. red and confused flour beetles
C. Psocids and grain mites
D. Sawtoothed and merchant grain beetles
Pheromones are used in B
A. sprays
B. traps
C. dusts
D. Warehouses
______ is not commonly a food of stored product pests C
A. Dried fruit
B. Paprika
C. Paper products
D. Cornmeal
E. Mung beans
Psocids and grain mites need ______ to build large D
populations.
A. grain
B. processed meal
C. high protein grain
D. high humidity
Test Questions & Answers |
General & Structural Pest Control
7A/CORE | MS General Standards +
GRCL | Latest 2026–2027
** Expert-Verified Explanation
** All Questions with Verified Answer
** Guaranteed Pass
** 100% Correct Answers | Graded A+
,Define a pest in simple terms An unwanted organism
Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What D
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
In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly B
distributed?
A. True
B. False
In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following C
is the first method or activity a pest control technician
should do?
A. Pesticide Application
B. Habitat alteration
C. Inspection
D. Follow up
Which of the following are not integrated pest C and E
management components, goals or activities:
A. Monitoring
B. Pesticide Application
C. Preventative Spraying
D. Recordkeeping
E. Total Pest Elimination
The pest management style of pest control, more than B
the other styles, emphasizes:
A. Safe Pesticide application
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
C. Inspection
D. Client Communication
New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been B
used one season
A. True
B. False
Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is E
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
Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices B
and cabinets.
A. True
B. False
High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers B
to be effective.
A. True
B. False
If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________ C
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
,Equipment safety is best maintained by ________. D
A. Daily Rinsing
B. Daily hose inspection
C. Scheduled cleaning
D. All of these
The responsibility of the environmental protection C
Agency (EPA) is to ________.
A. Regulate Pesticide use
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
C. Protect public health and the environment
D. enforce Fifra
Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two A
classifications.
a. Private and commercial
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
C. Urban and agriculture
D. Certified and non-certified
Pesticide registration decisions are based on the FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
demonstration that the use of a pesticide will not result in
"Unreasonable human health or environmental effects".
The law that mandates that is called the ________.
The state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and C
their certification is approved and evaluated by
________.
A. FDA
B. USDA
C. EPA
D. OSHA
The cockroach that requires the most control effort is the C
_______.
A. Asian
B. American
C. German
D. Australian
American cockroaches like an environment that is B
A. slightly cool, moist
B. very warm, moist
C. hot, dry
D. lukewarm, average humidity
Oriental cockroach populations consist mostly of _____ A
in the winter.
A. Adults
B. nymphs
C. eggs
D. pupae
Cockroaches need _________ to be successful. A
A. food, moisture, harborage
B. food, moisture, open spaces
C. warmth, food, cracks,
D. cracks, crevices, food
Oriental cockroaches prefer a _________ environment A
A. moist
B. Warm
C. High
D. Small
Brown-banded cockroaches prefer a _______ B
environment
a. cool
b. very warm
c. sanitary
d. very moist
, Smokey brown cockroaches prefer a ______ C
environment
a. open
b. very warm
c. very moist
d. high
German cockroaches have B
A. Two bands across their thorax
B. Two stripes on their thorax
C. Light markings on their thorax
D. Short wings
Ants and termites are both closely related social insects. B
A. True
B. False
The ant species that almost always has its colony inside B
is _____
a. carpenter ant
b. pharaoh ant
c. fire ant
d. odorous house ant
Carpenter ants make galleries in wood which is also one B
of their principal foods.
A. True
B. False
The ant caste system consists of C
A. workers, drones, soldiers
b. soldiers, workers, reproductives
c. male and female reproductives and workers
d. larvae, pupae, adults
Ants found inside a structure always Come from a colony B
that is located inside
A. true
B. false
Ants forage for _______ to sustain themselves and the A
colony
A. honeydew, greases, sugars and insects
B. Wood
C. Honeydew alone
D. Pheromones
Some common stored product pests that attack whole A
grains and chew through the seed coat are ________
a. rice and granary weevils
B. red and confused flour beetles
C. Psocids and grain mites
D. Sawtoothed and merchant grain beetles
Pheromones are used in B
A. sprays
B. traps
C. dusts
D. Warehouses
______ is not commonly a food of stored product pests C
A. Dried fruit
B. Paprika
C. Paper products
D. Cornmeal
E. Mung beans
Psocids and grain mites need ______ to build large D
populations.
A. grain
B. processed meal
C. high protein grain
D. high humidity
