GA Pest Control Certified Operator 2026 Exam Pt1
What % of the population of the Formosan Subterranean 10% - 20%
Termite colony is made up of Soldiers?
_______ is simply adjusting your equipment to be able to Calibration
apply the desired rate of pesticide.
Brass nozzles are used because they resist abrasion. False
1 multiple choice option
Bees and Wasps have ____ pairs of wings. 2
Pscocoptera Order of Psocids (Booklice)
Sponging Mouthparts of Fruit Flies
Chewing Mouthparts of Dragonflies and Damselflies
1/32" Subterranean termites can gain entrance through a crack as small as ______.
Even Flat Fan Which type of nozzle is used for hand spraying and for treating walls?
Multiple Dose Anticoagulant Pival/Pivalyn
Organophosphates Diazinon
Chewing Mouthparts of Earwigs
Pharaoh Ant This very small 2-noded ant has 12 segmented antennae, the last 3 segments of
which form a club. Its body is yellowish to reddish in color.
Pavement Ant This 2-noded ant has parallel lines or ridges on its head and thorax.
Carbamates Sevin
, GA Pest Control Certified Operator 2026 Exam Pt1
2 gallons per 10 linear feet The rate of application into voids, bricks, etc on a comprehensive treatment is:
Chewing Mouthparts of Beetles
Siphoning Mouthparts of Butterflies and Moths
In newly formed colonies, the first batch of eggs usually all Workers
become _____. 2 multiple choice options
From mid-may through June Formosan termites generally swarm in Georgia.
Single Dose Anticoagulant Difethialone (Generation, First Strike)
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons DDT
Odorous House Ant This small 1-noded ant smells like rotten coconuts when it is crushed between
fingers.
Complete Metamorphosis of Beetles
Chewing-Lapping Mouthparts of Bees and Wasps
Chewing Mouthparts of Cockroaches
In the fall, subterranean termites respond to the rapid False
decrease in soil temperature by moving upward in the soil. 1 multiple choice option
Workers are usually dark-colored and do not have any False
wings. 1 multiple choice option
Forearms and Hands _______ and ______ are body parts which researchers show, when left
unprotected, are exposed to pesticides more than any other body part.
Acute _______ toxicity refers to the ability of a pesticide to cause injury, sickness, or death
as a result of a single or short-term exposure.
, GA Pest Control Certified Operator 2026 Exam Pt1
Organophosphates Malathion
Trenching must be performed at least 6" deep and need True
not be greater than 6" wide. Trenching must be performed 1 multiple choice option
to the footer or a minimum of 4 feet deep along the
foundation walls, whichever comes first.
Chronic _____ toxicity refers to the ability of a pesticide to cause injury, sickness, or death
as a result of many exposures over a long period of time.
Have eyes and wing buds. Secondary Reproductives
Neonicotinoids What class of chemical are Imidacloprid (Premise) and Dinotefuran (Alpine)?
Soldiers only perform one duty. True
1 multiple choice option
Little Black Ant This very small, 2-noded ant is jet black in color.
Fluoralphitic Sulfonamides Sulfuramid (Dual Choice PC)
Single Dose Anticoajulant Bromadiolone (Maki)
Along the grain of wood How do Subterranean Termites feed?
Chewing What type of mouthparts do Silverfish have?
Ootheca The female cockroach produces an egg capsule called an ______.
Leaf-Cutter Ant The polymorphic, 2-noded ant has three pairs of spines on its thorax and builds
mounds.
Leaf-Cutter Ant This ant often is seen carrying parts of leaves and seeds and takes them back to its
colony.
Large Yellow Ant This large 1-noded ant is reddish-yellow with small eyes and when crushed gives off
a citronella-like odor.
, GA Pest Control Certified Operator 2026 Exam Pt1
Brown-Banded Cockroach This small cockroach is usually found throughout a home in cracks and crevices,
not just in food and water areas.
Smoky Brown Cockroach This cockroach has young nymphs which have long antennae that are white at the
tips.
Hydramethylon (Maxforce, Siege) Amidinohydrazones
Nymphs and Workers Which stages of Subterranean Termites of the family Rhinotermitidae perform all the
work of the colony and are the forms that do all the damage to structures?
Inconsistent The misuse statement on a label states that it is against the law to use a pesticide
_________ with its labeling.
Chlorfenapur (Phantom) Pyrrol or Pyrazole Analog
Single Dose Anticoagulants Bromadiolone (Maki), Brodifacoum (Talon), Difethialone (Generation, First Strike),
and Difenacoum (Di-Kill, Multi-Kill)
Organophosphates DDVP Vapona
Acute Rodenticides (Non-Anticoagulant) Bromethalin (Vengeance)
Harvester Ant This large, 2-noded ant has long hairs which form a "brush" under its head.
Harvester Ant This 2-noded ant often gathers seeds and takes them back to its colony.
Fire Ant These polymorphic, 2-noded ants have a 2-segmented club on the end of their 10-
segmented antennae. These ants build mounds and can sting.
Single Dose Anticoagulant Brodifacoum (Talon)
Thysanura Order of Silverfish, Firebrats, and Bristletails
Swarmer Subterranean Termites are attracted to light. True
1 multiple choice option
What % of the population of the Formosan Subterranean 10% - 20%
Termite colony is made up of Soldiers?
_______ is simply adjusting your equipment to be able to Calibration
apply the desired rate of pesticide.
Brass nozzles are used because they resist abrasion. False
1 multiple choice option
Bees and Wasps have ____ pairs of wings. 2
Pscocoptera Order of Psocids (Booklice)
Sponging Mouthparts of Fruit Flies
Chewing Mouthparts of Dragonflies and Damselflies
1/32" Subterranean termites can gain entrance through a crack as small as ______.
Even Flat Fan Which type of nozzle is used for hand spraying and for treating walls?
Multiple Dose Anticoagulant Pival/Pivalyn
Organophosphates Diazinon
Chewing Mouthparts of Earwigs
Pharaoh Ant This very small 2-noded ant has 12 segmented antennae, the last 3 segments of
which form a club. Its body is yellowish to reddish in color.
Pavement Ant This 2-noded ant has parallel lines or ridges on its head and thorax.
Carbamates Sevin
, GA Pest Control Certified Operator 2026 Exam Pt1
2 gallons per 10 linear feet The rate of application into voids, bricks, etc on a comprehensive treatment is:
Chewing Mouthparts of Beetles
Siphoning Mouthparts of Butterflies and Moths
In newly formed colonies, the first batch of eggs usually all Workers
become _____. 2 multiple choice options
From mid-may through June Formosan termites generally swarm in Georgia.
Single Dose Anticoagulant Difethialone (Generation, First Strike)
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons DDT
Odorous House Ant This small 1-noded ant smells like rotten coconuts when it is crushed between
fingers.
Complete Metamorphosis of Beetles
Chewing-Lapping Mouthparts of Bees and Wasps
Chewing Mouthparts of Cockroaches
In the fall, subterranean termites respond to the rapid False
decrease in soil temperature by moving upward in the soil. 1 multiple choice option
Workers are usually dark-colored and do not have any False
wings. 1 multiple choice option
Forearms and Hands _______ and ______ are body parts which researchers show, when left
unprotected, are exposed to pesticides more than any other body part.
Acute _______ toxicity refers to the ability of a pesticide to cause injury, sickness, or death
as a result of a single or short-term exposure.
, GA Pest Control Certified Operator 2026 Exam Pt1
Organophosphates Malathion
Trenching must be performed at least 6" deep and need True
not be greater than 6" wide. Trenching must be performed 1 multiple choice option
to the footer or a minimum of 4 feet deep along the
foundation walls, whichever comes first.
Chronic _____ toxicity refers to the ability of a pesticide to cause injury, sickness, or death
as a result of many exposures over a long period of time.
Have eyes and wing buds. Secondary Reproductives
Neonicotinoids What class of chemical are Imidacloprid (Premise) and Dinotefuran (Alpine)?
Soldiers only perform one duty. True
1 multiple choice option
Little Black Ant This very small, 2-noded ant is jet black in color.
Fluoralphitic Sulfonamides Sulfuramid (Dual Choice PC)
Single Dose Anticoajulant Bromadiolone (Maki)
Along the grain of wood How do Subterranean Termites feed?
Chewing What type of mouthparts do Silverfish have?
Ootheca The female cockroach produces an egg capsule called an ______.
Leaf-Cutter Ant The polymorphic, 2-noded ant has three pairs of spines on its thorax and builds
mounds.
Leaf-Cutter Ant This ant often is seen carrying parts of leaves and seeds and takes them back to its
colony.
Large Yellow Ant This large 1-noded ant is reddish-yellow with small eyes and when crushed gives off
a citronella-like odor.
, GA Pest Control Certified Operator 2026 Exam Pt1
Brown-Banded Cockroach This small cockroach is usually found throughout a home in cracks and crevices,
not just in food and water areas.
Smoky Brown Cockroach This cockroach has young nymphs which have long antennae that are white at the
tips.
Hydramethylon (Maxforce, Siege) Amidinohydrazones
Nymphs and Workers Which stages of Subterranean Termites of the family Rhinotermitidae perform all the
work of the colony and are the forms that do all the damage to structures?
Inconsistent The misuse statement on a label states that it is against the law to use a pesticide
_________ with its labeling.
Chlorfenapur (Phantom) Pyrrol or Pyrazole Analog
Single Dose Anticoagulants Bromadiolone (Maki), Brodifacoum (Talon), Difethialone (Generation, First Strike),
and Difenacoum (Di-Kill, Multi-Kill)
Organophosphates DDVP Vapona
Acute Rodenticides (Non-Anticoagulant) Bromethalin (Vengeance)
Harvester Ant This large, 2-noded ant has long hairs which form a "brush" under its head.
Harvester Ant This 2-noded ant often gathers seeds and takes them back to its colony.
Fire Ant These polymorphic, 2-noded ants have a 2-segmented club on the end of their 10-
segmented antennae. These ants build mounds and can sting.
Single Dose Anticoagulant Brodifacoum (Talon)
Thysanura Order of Silverfish, Firebrats, and Bristletails
Swarmer Subterranean Termites are attracted to light. True
1 multiple choice option
