KENTUCKY STRUCTURAL PEST AND TERMITE EXAM
QUESTIONS
The Cockroach that has the shortest life cycle and is usually the most numerous is -
Answer -the German cockroach
A young rat and a house mouse of the same size can be distinguished by the - Answer
-Size of their feet
Emulsifiable concentrates are made by - Answer -Dissolving a technical insecticide with
solvents and adding an emulsifying agent to the dispersion of solvent and insecticide in
water
What does u l v mean - Answer -Ultra low volume
Rodenticide tracking powders applied into borrows or properly designed tracking
powder tunnels kill the rodents - Answer -When the rodents eat the dust as they groom
themselves
What does the term eradication mean - Answer -Destroying for removing pests
completely from the area
True or false what about powders often settle out of water if the mixture is not agitated -
Answer -True
A selected herbicide controls - Answer -Only certain types of plants as stated on the
label
True or false A restricted use pesticide must be labeled as restricted and persons who
use this chemical must be certified - Answer -True
True or false civil action will be taken against those spraying pesticides without licenses
- Answer -True
True or false pesticide containers should be triple rinse and poured into sprayer to use
on target area and the container should be destroyed according to law - Answer -True
Labels of pesticides highly toxic to humans must always have - Answer -Skull and
crossbones Danger poison in red letters
How can you safely and legally store pesticide formulation - Answer -In original labeled
container Out Of Reach of children per directions
Pesticides become problems when they - Answer -Move off of Target
, What are indications organophosphate poisoning - Answer -Constricted pupils
dizziness vomiting
True or false The pesticide label is an excellent source of information on sprayer
operation and calibration - Answer -True
True or false The term restricted use pesticides memes that it can cause unreasonable
adverse effect on the environment and presents a hazard to the applicator or other
person - Answer -False
True or false Levels of pesticides Allowed by EPA on food or feed to be sold are called
tolerances - Answer -True
True or false calibration is a complicated process that is best done by the equipment
dealer - Answer -False
True or false Under law person May spray for his neighbor without a license and charge
a fee - Answer -False
The largest cockroach commonly found in Kentucky is over an inch long is reddish
brown with some yellow color on the pronotum - Answer -American cockroach
The Norway rat prefers to live - Answer -In underground burrows
The larger droppings Norway rats are - Answer -Half an inch or more in length and
blunt at both ends
Carpenter bees that nest in Wood are similar in appearance to bumble bees except that
carpenter bees - Answer -Have a shiny rather than hairy abdomen
What are pesticides called that remain in or on raw foods in the soil or in plant or animal
tissue - Answer -Pesticide residues
In which form is a fumigant when it kills insects - Answer -Gas
Which one of the following label warnings must be on all pesticide product containers -
Answer -Keep Out Of Reach of children
Which group Earth people are victims of at least half of The Accidental pesticide deaths
in this country - Answer -Children under 10
Care should be exercised when using both Foggers and Mist machines indoors
because - Answer -It is it possible to build up a sufficient concentration of insecticidal
fog in the atmosphere to cause an explosion
QUESTIONS
The Cockroach that has the shortest life cycle and is usually the most numerous is -
Answer -the German cockroach
A young rat and a house mouse of the same size can be distinguished by the - Answer
-Size of their feet
Emulsifiable concentrates are made by - Answer -Dissolving a technical insecticide with
solvents and adding an emulsifying agent to the dispersion of solvent and insecticide in
water
What does u l v mean - Answer -Ultra low volume
Rodenticide tracking powders applied into borrows or properly designed tracking
powder tunnels kill the rodents - Answer -When the rodents eat the dust as they groom
themselves
What does the term eradication mean - Answer -Destroying for removing pests
completely from the area
True or false what about powders often settle out of water if the mixture is not agitated -
Answer -True
A selected herbicide controls - Answer -Only certain types of plants as stated on the
label
True or false A restricted use pesticide must be labeled as restricted and persons who
use this chemical must be certified - Answer -True
True or false civil action will be taken against those spraying pesticides without licenses
- Answer -True
True or false pesticide containers should be triple rinse and poured into sprayer to use
on target area and the container should be destroyed according to law - Answer -True
Labels of pesticides highly toxic to humans must always have - Answer -Skull and
crossbones Danger poison in red letters
How can you safely and legally store pesticide formulation - Answer -In original labeled
container Out Of Reach of children per directions
Pesticides become problems when they - Answer -Move off of Target
, What are indications organophosphate poisoning - Answer -Constricted pupils
dizziness vomiting
True or false The pesticide label is an excellent source of information on sprayer
operation and calibration - Answer -True
True or false The term restricted use pesticides memes that it can cause unreasonable
adverse effect on the environment and presents a hazard to the applicator or other
person - Answer -False
True or false Levels of pesticides Allowed by EPA on food or feed to be sold are called
tolerances - Answer -True
True or false calibration is a complicated process that is best done by the equipment
dealer - Answer -False
True or false Under law person May spray for his neighbor without a license and charge
a fee - Answer -False
The largest cockroach commonly found in Kentucky is over an inch long is reddish
brown with some yellow color on the pronotum - Answer -American cockroach
The Norway rat prefers to live - Answer -In underground burrows
The larger droppings Norway rats are - Answer -Half an inch or more in length and
blunt at both ends
Carpenter bees that nest in Wood are similar in appearance to bumble bees except that
carpenter bees - Answer -Have a shiny rather than hairy abdomen
What are pesticides called that remain in or on raw foods in the soil or in plant or animal
tissue - Answer -Pesticide residues
In which form is a fumigant when it kills insects - Answer -Gas
Which one of the following label warnings must be on all pesticide product containers -
Answer -Keep Out Of Reach of children
Which group Earth people are victims of at least half of The Accidental pesticide deaths
in this country - Answer -Children under 10
Care should be exercised when using both Foggers and Mist machines indoors
because - Answer -It is it possible to build up a sufficient concentration of insecticidal
fog in the atmosphere to cause an explosion
