Tennessee cat 7 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)
What agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal pesticide laws and
regulations? - AnswerEPA
/.Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce? -
AnswerFIFRA
/.Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with
label directions? - AnswerFEPCA
/.Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be assessed a
civil penalty of not more than? - Answer5,000
/.Which agency is responsible for the protection of health, safety and welfare of pest
control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in
Tennessee? - AnswerTDA
/.The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through
what division of TDA? - AnswerRegulatory services division
/.Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/ or the applicator,
unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as? - AnswerRestricted-
use pesticides
/.A certification period last for how many years? - Answer3 years
/.One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program? -
Answer50%
/.How many recertification points are required for category 7 in a 3 year period? -
Answer30 Points
/.Which is not a step in an IPM program? - AnswerScheduled pesticide applications
/.Which is not an objective of a general inspection? - AnswerLocate pesticide drift
/.A good inspection technique is to first identity areas within a structure that offer a
tropical environment (warmth, moist, dark, and humid). - AnswerTrue
/.Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route? - AnswerColor pattern in a rug
/.Which is NOT an example of pest-proofing? - AnswerUsing a vacuum to remove pest
, /.Habitat is a location? - AnswerWhere a pest lives naturally and has access to food,
water and harborage
/.Which is NOT an example of pest habitat manipulation? - AnswerUse of harpoon mole
traps
/.Which is not an example of a lethal trapping program? - AnswerMultiple-catch traps
/.IPM stands for? - AnswerIntegrated pest management
/.The four main components of IPM listed in this manual are? - AnswerInspection,pest
threshold determination, management procedures and evaluation.
/.Which cannot be made into a liquid formulation? - AnswerExtruded block
/.Which is one of the most effective formulations for use against cockroaches, ants, and
rodents? - AnswerBaits
/.Anticoagulant rodenticides kill rodents by? - AnswerPreventing blood from clotting
/.Rodents may store grain pellet pesticides in undesirable locations? - AnswerTrue
/.First-generation rodenticides must be fed upon more than once for rodents to receive a
lethal dose? - AnswerTrue
/.Which are potentially more hazardous than other rodenticide formulations and must be
applied with extra caution? - AnswerTracking powder
/.Which formulation provides outstanding longevity in moist or wet conditions? -
AnswerFlowable micro encapsulate
/.In most cases, ___________ kills only the insects present in the air during time of
treatment. - AnswerFogging
/.Once a duster has been used for a given pesticide, it should never be used to apply
another? - AnswerTrue
/.Rodent baits are not only toxic to most mammals that might eat the bait, they are also
toxic to fish? - AnswerTrue
/.The most common and important pest cockroach is the? - AnswerGerman
/.Female oriental cockroaches have? - AnswerShort wings
/.Cockroaches need _________ to be successful. - AnswerFood, moisture, and
harborage
What agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal pesticide laws and
regulations? - AnswerEPA
/.Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce? -
AnswerFIFRA
/.Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with
label directions? - AnswerFEPCA
/.Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be assessed a
civil penalty of not more than? - Answer5,000
/.Which agency is responsible for the protection of health, safety and welfare of pest
control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in
Tennessee? - AnswerTDA
/.The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through
what division of TDA? - AnswerRegulatory services division
/.Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/ or the applicator,
unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as? - AnswerRestricted-
use pesticides
/.A certification period last for how many years? - Answer3 years
/.One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program? -
Answer50%
/.How many recertification points are required for category 7 in a 3 year period? -
Answer30 Points
/.Which is not a step in an IPM program? - AnswerScheduled pesticide applications
/.Which is not an objective of a general inspection? - AnswerLocate pesticide drift
/.A good inspection technique is to first identity areas within a structure that offer a
tropical environment (warmth, moist, dark, and humid). - AnswerTrue
/.Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route? - AnswerColor pattern in a rug
/.Which is NOT an example of pest-proofing? - AnswerUsing a vacuum to remove pest
, /.Habitat is a location? - AnswerWhere a pest lives naturally and has access to food,
water and harborage
/.Which is NOT an example of pest habitat manipulation? - AnswerUse of harpoon mole
traps
/.Which is not an example of a lethal trapping program? - AnswerMultiple-catch traps
/.IPM stands for? - AnswerIntegrated pest management
/.The four main components of IPM listed in this manual are? - AnswerInspection,pest
threshold determination, management procedures and evaluation.
/.Which cannot be made into a liquid formulation? - AnswerExtruded block
/.Which is one of the most effective formulations for use against cockroaches, ants, and
rodents? - AnswerBaits
/.Anticoagulant rodenticides kill rodents by? - AnswerPreventing blood from clotting
/.Rodents may store grain pellet pesticides in undesirable locations? - AnswerTrue
/.First-generation rodenticides must be fed upon more than once for rodents to receive a
lethal dose? - AnswerTrue
/.Which are potentially more hazardous than other rodenticide formulations and must be
applied with extra caution? - AnswerTracking powder
/.Which formulation provides outstanding longevity in moist or wet conditions? -
AnswerFlowable micro encapsulate
/.In most cases, ___________ kills only the insects present in the air during time of
treatment. - AnswerFogging
/.Once a duster has been used for a given pesticide, it should never be used to apply
another? - AnswerTrue
/.Rodent baits are not only toxic to most mammals that might eat the bait, they are also
toxic to fish? - AnswerTrue
/.The most common and important pest cockroach is the? - AnswerGerman
/.Female oriental cockroaches have? - AnswerShort wings
/.Cockroaches need _________ to be successful. - AnswerFood, moisture, and
harborage
