GA Pest Control Employee Registration
Exam
A cockroach about 1/2 inch long with two dark stripes on the area behind the
head is a(n): - ANS - German Cockroach
\A compressed air sprayer should be cleaned at least once every: - ANS - Week
\A creature with a distinct head, thorax, and abdomen could be a(n): - ANS -
Insect
\A finely ground powder with a wetting agent added would be a - ANS - Wettable
powder
\A living plant or animal that a pest depends on for survival is called a(n): - ANS -
Host
\A pesticide spot application means that the maximum size of any continuously
treated area cannot exceed - ANS - 2 square feet
\A pesticide that is moderately toxic would be assigned which signal word - ANS -
Warning
\A pesticide that is moderately toxic would display: - ANS - No symbol
\All adult insects have - ANS - Three body regions and six legs
\An avicide is used to kill or control - ANS - birds
\An insect with nymph or naiad stage would have which type of metamorphosis?
- ANS - Incomplete
\Carpenter Ants - ANS - Often leave small wood shavings outside the nest area
\Drywood Termites - ANS - Have hard fecal pellets
\Earth fills next to a building can be legally treated for termites by - ANS - ANY OF
THE ABOVE
\Equipment should be recalibrated - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\Fleas: - ANS - Are flattened from side-to-side
\How often should you calibrate your equipment - ANS - Anytime changes are
made to said equipment
\If the hose of your compressed air sprayer suddenly bursts, you should
immediately - ANS - Turn the sprayer upside down
\If you spill pesticides on your body you should - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\In applying most pesticides with a compressed air sprayer, the initial tank
pressure should be about: - ANS - 20-30 PSI
\In order to legally treat a large area carpeted room for fleas a pesticide must be
labeled for: - ANS - General pesticide applications
, \In order to maintain his/her registration, an employee must complete: - ANS -
Eight hours of training/every five years per category
\Lyctid powder-post beetles - ANS - Make small exit holes (shot holes)
\Masonry voids, such as tile, concrete blocks, etc., must be treated at the rate of -
ANS - 2 gallons per 10 linear feet
\Mechanical Pest Control Devices include: - ANS - Sticky boards, snap traps,
porcupine wire
\Norway Rats - ANS - Usually nest in ground but will climb
\Nozzle tips should NEVER be unclogged with a - ANS - Piece of wire
\Pesticide runoff may: - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\Pesticides in this mode of action main group category must be eaten in order to
be effective against the pest - ANS - Disruption of insect guts
\Pesticides may be ingested by: - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\Pesticides may move through the air by: - ANS - Volatilization and Particle Drift
\Porcupine wires are yours to control the activities of: - ANS - Birds
\Sickness resulting from repeated exposures to pesticides over a period of
several months or years would be: - ANS - Chronic toxicity
\Sticky boards are used to: - ANS - Locate nesting, feeding, and harborage areas
\Stomach poisons normally enter the body through: - ANS - mouth
\Stored product pests: - ANS - Generally have low moisture requirements
\Surface waters may be contaminated by pesticides through: - ANS - ALL OF THE
ABOVE
\Termites have - ANS - Broadly joined abdomen and straight antennae
\Termiticide application along foundation walls, around footings and pipes, and to
critical entry points must be applied at the rate of - ANS - 4 gallons per 10 linear
feet
\The adult Smokey-brown cockroach - ANS - Is uniformly dark brown.
\The first step in controlling a pest is to - ANS - Identify the pest
\The hoses of spray equipment should be inspected for damage at least - ANS -
Daily
\The house mouse - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\The minimum adequate treatment for the control of wood decay fungi includes
which of the following procedures - ANS - Application of a vapor barrier
\The minimum clearance between the wood in a building and the soil is: - ANS - 6
inches
\The most common way of being exposed to pesticides is: - ANS - Skin exposure
\The most hazardous way of being exposed to a pesticide is: - ANS - Inhalation
\The movement of pesticides in the soil may be affected by - ANS - ALL OF THE
ABOVE
Exam
A cockroach about 1/2 inch long with two dark stripes on the area behind the
head is a(n): - ANS - German Cockroach
\A compressed air sprayer should be cleaned at least once every: - ANS - Week
\A creature with a distinct head, thorax, and abdomen could be a(n): - ANS -
Insect
\A finely ground powder with a wetting agent added would be a - ANS - Wettable
powder
\A living plant or animal that a pest depends on for survival is called a(n): - ANS -
Host
\A pesticide spot application means that the maximum size of any continuously
treated area cannot exceed - ANS - 2 square feet
\A pesticide that is moderately toxic would be assigned which signal word - ANS -
Warning
\A pesticide that is moderately toxic would display: - ANS - No symbol
\All adult insects have - ANS - Three body regions and six legs
\An avicide is used to kill or control - ANS - birds
\An insect with nymph or naiad stage would have which type of metamorphosis?
- ANS - Incomplete
\Carpenter Ants - ANS - Often leave small wood shavings outside the nest area
\Drywood Termites - ANS - Have hard fecal pellets
\Earth fills next to a building can be legally treated for termites by - ANS - ANY OF
THE ABOVE
\Equipment should be recalibrated - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\Fleas: - ANS - Are flattened from side-to-side
\How often should you calibrate your equipment - ANS - Anytime changes are
made to said equipment
\If the hose of your compressed air sprayer suddenly bursts, you should
immediately - ANS - Turn the sprayer upside down
\If you spill pesticides on your body you should - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\In applying most pesticides with a compressed air sprayer, the initial tank
pressure should be about: - ANS - 20-30 PSI
\In order to legally treat a large area carpeted room for fleas a pesticide must be
labeled for: - ANS - General pesticide applications
, \In order to maintain his/her registration, an employee must complete: - ANS -
Eight hours of training/every five years per category
\Lyctid powder-post beetles - ANS - Make small exit holes (shot holes)
\Masonry voids, such as tile, concrete blocks, etc., must be treated at the rate of -
ANS - 2 gallons per 10 linear feet
\Mechanical Pest Control Devices include: - ANS - Sticky boards, snap traps,
porcupine wire
\Norway Rats - ANS - Usually nest in ground but will climb
\Nozzle tips should NEVER be unclogged with a - ANS - Piece of wire
\Pesticide runoff may: - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\Pesticides in this mode of action main group category must be eaten in order to
be effective against the pest - ANS - Disruption of insect guts
\Pesticides may be ingested by: - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\Pesticides may move through the air by: - ANS - Volatilization and Particle Drift
\Porcupine wires are yours to control the activities of: - ANS - Birds
\Sickness resulting from repeated exposures to pesticides over a period of
several months or years would be: - ANS - Chronic toxicity
\Sticky boards are used to: - ANS - Locate nesting, feeding, and harborage areas
\Stomach poisons normally enter the body through: - ANS - mouth
\Stored product pests: - ANS - Generally have low moisture requirements
\Surface waters may be contaminated by pesticides through: - ANS - ALL OF THE
ABOVE
\Termites have - ANS - Broadly joined abdomen and straight antennae
\Termiticide application along foundation walls, around footings and pipes, and to
critical entry points must be applied at the rate of - ANS - 4 gallons per 10 linear
feet
\The adult Smokey-brown cockroach - ANS - Is uniformly dark brown.
\The first step in controlling a pest is to - ANS - Identify the pest
\The hoses of spray equipment should be inspected for damage at least - ANS -
Daily
\The house mouse - ANS - ALL OF THE ABOVE
\The minimum adequate treatment for the control of wood decay fungi includes
which of the following procedures - ANS - Application of a vapor barrier
\The minimum clearance between the wood in a building and the soil is: - ANS - 6
inches
\The most common way of being exposed to pesticides is: - ANS - Skin exposure
\The most hazardous way of being exposed to a pesticide is: - ANS - Inhalation
\The movement of pesticides in the soil may be affected by - ANS - ALL OF THE
ABOVE
