GENERAL STRUCTURAL 2025
PEST CONTROL 7A
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
rats commonly travel a distance of _________ from their nest looking for food and
water and patrolling their territory
a. 10 to 25 feet
b. 100 to 150 feet
c. 1 to 2 miles
d. none - ANSWERS-(b)
QUESTION 2
which of the following statements is not true about adult rat droppings:
a. they average 5/16 inch long
b. fresh droppings are black or nearly black
c. the highest number of droppings will be found where rats rest or feed
d. a single rate can produce 50 droppings a day - ANSWERS-(a)
QUESTION 3
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, GENERAL STRUCTURAL 2025
PEST CONTROL 7A
long term, the most successful form of rat control is rat-proofing - ANSWERS-true
QUESTION 4
when applying rodenticides, they should be placed:
a. in locations not accessible to children, pets, wildlife..
b. in tamper proof bait boxes
c. only outdoors
d. all of the above
e. a or b - ANSWERS-(e)
QUESTION 5
tracking powder kills rats because:
a. rats swallow tracking powder when they groom their fur
b. tracking powder is a powdery rodenticide bait
c. tracking powder is absorbed dermally through the rats skin
d. b and c
e. none - ANSWERS-(a)
QUESTION 6
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, GENERAL STRUCTURAL 2025
PEST CONTROL 7A
the key to rat control is to control rat populations, not individual rats - ANSWERS-
true
QUESTION 7
in six months, one pair of house mice can eat about 4 pounds of food and deposit
about ___________ droppings
a. 400
b. 1,800
c. 4,000
d. 25,000 - ANSWERS-(d)
QUESTION 8
when mice infest food, the greatest loss is not what mice eat, but what is thrown
out because of contamination - ANSWERS-true
QUESTION 9
which of the following is not true about mice
a. mice breed in spring
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PEST CONTROL 7A
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
rats commonly travel a distance of _________ from their nest looking for food and
water and patrolling their territory
a. 10 to 25 feet
b. 100 to 150 feet
c. 1 to 2 miles
d. none - ANSWERS-(b)
QUESTION 2
which of the following statements is not true about adult rat droppings:
a. they average 5/16 inch long
b. fresh droppings are black or nearly black
c. the highest number of droppings will be found where rats rest or feed
d. a single rate can produce 50 droppings a day - ANSWERS-(a)
QUESTION 3
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, GENERAL STRUCTURAL 2025
PEST CONTROL 7A
long term, the most successful form of rat control is rat-proofing - ANSWERS-true
QUESTION 4
when applying rodenticides, they should be placed:
a. in locations not accessible to children, pets, wildlife..
b. in tamper proof bait boxes
c. only outdoors
d. all of the above
e. a or b - ANSWERS-(e)
QUESTION 5
tracking powder kills rats because:
a. rats swallow tracking powder when they groom their fur
b. tracking powder is a powdery rodenticide bait
c. tracking powder is absorbed dermally through the rats skin
d. b and c
e. none - ANSWERS-(a)
QUESTION 6
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, GENERAL STRUCTURAL 2025
PEST CONTROL 7A
the key to rat control is to control rat populations, not individual rats - ANSWERS-
true
QUESTION 7
in six months, one pair of house mice can eat about 4 pounds of food and deposit
about ___________ droppings
a. 400
b. 1,800
c. 4,000
d. 25,000 - ANSWERS-(d)
QUESTION 8
when mice infest food, the greatest loss is not what mice eat, but what is thrown
out because of contamination - ANSWERS-true
QUESTION 9
which of the following is not true about mice
a. mice breed in spring
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