BRANCH 2 EXAMS SET 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔In what stage of the flea life cycle is treatment not effective. - ✔✔Pupae stage
✔✔The applicator must inform the owner of what before start of treatment? -
✔✔Specific re-entry time.
✔✔Exterior treatment for spiders should be done with what method? - ✔✔Residual
contact spray
✔✔What will a spider bite consist of? - ✔✔Two distinctive puncture marks
✔✔What is distinct about the black widow web? - ✔✔It's irregular
✔✔Where are black widows found commonly? - ✔✔Garages, drain pipes, and water
heater closets.
✔✔What type of treatment for black widows is effective in non accessible areas? -
✔✔ULV treatment
✔✔How many eyes does a brown recluse have? - ✔✔6 eyes in 3 pairs
✔✔What type of reaction does your skin have to a brown recluse bite? - ✔✔Necrotic
reaction
✔✔What type of treatment is effective for wolf spiders? - ✔✔Surface treatment. Wolf
spiders do not have webs.
✔✔What tick is responsible for Lyme disease in California? - ✔✔Western black legged
tick
✔✔When treating exterior areas for ticks what type of residual should be used? -
✔✔Long lasting residual
✔✔What preventative measures can you use for ticks? - ✔✔Keep grass cut short,
remove bird nest, and sealing structural entry points.
✔✔What interior areas would you treat and method of interior treatment for ticks? -
✔✔Doorways and windows. Crack and crevice.
✔✔What is the first step of Ant control? - ✔✔ID the species of Ant.
, ✔✔What is needed to determine Ant colony survival? - ✔✔Follow up and bait
✔✔What do argentine ants produce? - ✔✔Multiple nest, multiple queens, and inter
connected trails.
✔✔Where are argentine ants commonly found outside? - ✔✔Under stones and boards.
✔✔What do argentine ants feed on? - ✔✔Secretions from insects at the base of trunks
of trees.
✔✔How should you treat argentine ants trails on the exterior? - ✔✔Use bait adjacent to
trail
✔✔What are argentine ants common interior pathways? - ✔✔Below carpeting between
tack strips and baseboards.
✔✔Do carpenter ants eat wood? - ✔✔No
✔✔What are common structural finding with carpenter ants? - ✔✔Hollowed out wood,
sawdust and wood shavings
✔✔Are carpenter ants nocturnal? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔How do carpenter ants invade your home? - ✔✔Through open windows or tree
limbs touching your home
✔✔What is a common nesting site for carpenter ants? - ✔✔Old tree stumps
✔✔How far will carpenter ants travel for food? - ✔✔100 yards
✔✔Carpenter ants nest are best controlled by using what application? - ✔✔Dust
✔✔Odorous ants create what smell when crushed? - ✔✔Rancid butter smell
✔✔Odorous ants are commonly found where in homes? - ✔✔Kitchens; they enjoy
sweet foods
✔✔How do pharaoh ants reproduce? - ✔✔Through budding
✔✔Should you use interior residual sparys around pharaoh Ant activity? - ✔✔No
✔✔Where will you commonly find pharaoh ants due to them liking oil and grease? -
✔✔Kitchen and bathroom
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔In what stage of the flea life cycle is treatment not effective. - ✔✔Pupae stage
✔✔The applicator must inform the owner of what before start of treatment? -
✔✔Specific re-entry time.
✔✔Exterior treatment for spiders should be done with what method? - ✔✔Residual
contact spray
✔✔What will a spider bite consist of? - ✔✔Two distinctive puncture marks
✔✔What is distinct about the black widow web? - ✔✔It's irregular
✔✔Where are black widows found commonly? - ✔✔Garages, drain pipes, and water
heater closets.
✔✔What type of treatment for black widows is effective in non accessible areas? -
✔✔ULV treatment
✔✔How many eyes does a brown recluse have? - ✔✔6 eyes in 3 pairs
✔✔What type of reaction does your skin have to a brown recluse bite? - ✔✔Necrotic
reaction
✔✔What type of treatment is effective for wolf spiders? - ✔✔Surface treatment. Wolf
spiders do not have webs.
✔✔What tick is responsible for Lyme disease in California? - ✔✔Western black legged
tick
✔✔When treating exterior areas for ticks what type of residual should be used? -
✔✔Long lasting residual
✔✔What preventative measures can you use for ticks? - ✔✔Keep grass cut short,
remove bird nest, and sealing structural entry points.
✔✔What interior areas would you treat and method of interior treatment for ticks? -
✔✔Doorways and windows. Crack and crevice.
✔✔What is the first step of Ant control? - ✔✔ID the species of Ant.
, ✔✔What is needed to determine Ant colony survival? - ✔✔Follow up and bait
✔✔What do argentine ants produce? - ✔✔Multiple nest, multiple queens, and inter
connected trails.
✔✔Where are argentine ants commonly found outside? - ✔✔Under stones and boards.
✔✔What do argentine ants feed on? - ✔✔Secretions from insects at the base of trunks
of trees.
✔✔How should you treat argentine ants trails on the exterior? - ✔✔Use bait adjacent to
trail
✔✔What are argentine ants common interior pathways? - ✔✔Below carpeting between
tack strips and baseboards.
✔✔Do carpenter ants eat wood? - ✔✔No
✔✔What are common structural finding with carpenter ants? - ✔✔Hollowed out wood,
sawdust and wood shavings
✔✔Are carpenter ants nocturnal? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔How do carpenter ants invade your home? - ✔✔Through open windows or tree
limbs touching your home
✔✔What is a common nesting site for carpenter ants? - ✔✔Old tree stumps
✔✔How far will carpenter ants travel for food? - ✔✔100 yards
✔✔Carpenter ants nest are best controlled by using what application? - ✔✔Dust
✔✔Odorous ants create what smell when crushed? - ✔✔Rancid butter smell
✔✔Odorous ants are commonly found where in homes? - ✔✔Kitchens; they enjoy
sweet foods
✔✔How do pharaoh ants reproduce? - ✔✔Through budding
✔✔Should you use interior residual sparys around pharaoh Ant activity? - ✔✔No
✔✔Where will you commonly find pharaoh ants due to them liking oil and grease? -
✔✔Kitchen and bathroom
