Terminix Licensed Technician Test Exam
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G60 The [blank] of a substance is its capacity to injure a living system -
✔✔toxicity
G59 What does IPM do to control pests - ✔✔1) Combines several pest
control tactics
2)Anticipates and prevents pest from reaching damaging numbers
3)Achieves pest control with the least risk. to the environment
G27 How many square feet are in an acre - ✔✔43,560 sq ft (memory hint:
34560 and switch the first two)
G70 What is the most common cause of pesticide poisoning for applicators
- ✔✔Dermal and Inhalation
G16 Pesticides that enter ground water directly through spillage are called
what - ✔✔Point source pollution
G2 To work for hire, using restricted pesticides on another person's land,
you must have what - ✔✔A commercial license from the TX Department of
Agriculture (TDA)
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,G6 True or False? Pesticide laws may be stricter but not less strict than
federal standards - ✔✔True
TC64 Which of the following are not necessary for termites to live
a. protozoa
b. chitin
c. cellulose
d. light - ✔✔d. light
TC1 The most numerous numbers in a termite colony are - ✔✔workers
TC5 True or False? You should always drill and treat brick veneer voids
when treating for termites - ✔✔False
G52 What would not be a method used in IPM
a. soil poisoning
b. window screening
c. covering bushes with netting
d. removing tree stumps - ✔✔a. soil poisoning
G65 If a person swallowed a poison, you should make him vomit except
when - ✔✔1) The victim is unconscious or in convulsions
2) The victim has swallowed corrosive poison
3) The victim has swallowed a petroleum product
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,4) The label instructs you not to induce vomiting
G56 Pesticide safety should begin with - ✔✔the purchase of the pesticide
G66 When must you always wear a respirator - ✔✔when the label instructs
you to wear a respirator
TC8 Biological control of termite may include the use of such agents as -
✔✔1) Fungi
2) Bacteria
3) Nematodes
TC24 A technique used in termite inspections is known as - ✔✔sounding
G64 Among nozzle materials, which material is the least resistant to wear -
✔✔brass
G7 Who ultimately bears responsibility for protecting endangered species
from pesticides - ✔✔You the applicator
TC7 Borate is a term for compounds containing - ✔✔borate and oxygen
TC23 When looking for signs of termites, the inspector should look for -
✔✔a. Forms left around plumping drains
b. wooden porch steps in soil contact
c. wings in window sills
d. mud tubes
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, e. tunneling under wall paper
f. mud spots on walls
g. signs of previous treatment
TC29 How do subterranean termites enter structures - ✔✔1) cracks in the
slabs or foundations
2)plumping penetrations
3) expansion joints
4) mud tubes up foundations and piers
TC46 What would be included in biological control of termites -
✔✔Introducing in the colony fungi, bacteria, or parasitic nematodes.
Bacillus thuringiensis or B.t. is a common control agent
TC40 How many eggs can a formosan termite queen produce in a day -
✔✔1000
G71 Who is authorized to sign termite documents in schools - ✔✔The
Certified Applicator
TC44 The larvae, called round-headed borers, bore large, oval holes as
they eat through wood - ✔✔Longhorned beetle
TC32 Electrical tools may be grounded through - ✔✔Use of a ground fault
interrupter
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Questions and Answers 100% Solved
G60 The [blank] of a substance is its capacity to injure a living system -
✔✔toxicity
G59 What does IPM do to control pests - ✔✔1) Combines several pest
control tactics
2)Anticipates and prevents pest from reaching damaging numbers
3)Achieves pest control with the least risk. to the environment
G27 How many square feet are in an acre - ✔✔43,560 sq ft (memory hint:
34560 and switch the first two)
G70 What is the most common cause of pesticide poisoning for applicators
- ✔✔Dermal and Inhalation
G16 Pesticides that enter ground water directly through spillage are called
what - ✔✔Point source pollution
G2 To work for hire, using restricted pesticides on another person's land,
you must have what - ✔✔A commercial license from the TX Department of
Agriculture (TDA)
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,G6 True or False? Pesticide laws may be stricter but not less strict than
federal standards - ✔✔True
TC64 Which of the following are not necessary for termites to live
a. protozoa
b. chitin
c. cellulose
d. light - ✔✔d. light
TC1 The most numerous numbers in a termite colony are - ✔✔workers
TC5 True or False? You should always drill and treat brick veneer voids
when treating for termites - ✔✔False
G52 What would not be a method used in IPM
a. soil poisoning
b. window screening
c. covering bushes with netting
d. removing tree stumps - ✔✔a. soil poisoning
G65 If a person swallowed a poison, you should make him vomit except
when - ✔✔1) The victim is unconscious or in convulsions
2) The victim has swallowed corrosive poison
3) The victim has swallowed a petroleum product
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,4) The label instructs you not to induce vomiting
G56 Pesticide safety should begin with - ✔✔the purchase of the pesticide
G66 When must you always wear a respirator - ✔✔when the label instructs
you to wear a respirator
TC8 Biological control of termite may include the use of such agents as -
✔✔1) Fungi
2) Bacteria
3) Nematodes
TC24 A technique used in termite inspections is known as - ✔✔sounding
G64 Among nozzle materials, which material is the least resistant to wear -
✔✔brass
G7 Who ultimately bears responsibility for protecting endangered species
from pesticides - ✔✔You the applicator
TC7 Borate is a term for compounds containing - ✔✔borate and oxygen
TC23 When looking for signs of termites, the inspector should look for -
✔✔a. Forms left around plumping drains
b. wooden porch steps in soil contact
c. wings in window sills
d. mud tubes
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, e. tunneling under wall paper
f. mud spots on walls
g. signs of previous treatment
TC29 How do subterranean termites enter structures - ✔✔1) cracks in the
slabs or foundations
2)plumping penetrations
3) expansion joints
4) mud tubes up foundations and piers
TC46 What would be included in biological control of termites -
✔✔Introducing in the colony fungi, bacteria, or parasitic nematodes.
Bacillus thuringiensis or B.t. is a common control agent
TC40 How many eggs can a formosan termite queen produce in a day -
✔✔1000
G71 Who is authorized to sign termite documents in schools - ✔✔The
Certified Applicator
TC44 The larvae, called round-headed borers, bore large, oval holes as
they eat through wood - ✔✔Longhorned beetle
TC32 Electrical tools may be grounded through - ✔✔Use of a ground fault
interrupter
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