Texas Structural Pest Control Service
II
In Texas, Pesticide Applicators may be licensed by:
a.) Texas Department of Agriculture
b.) Texas Department of Health
c.) Texas Structural Pest Control Service
d.) All of the above
e.) Only a.) and c.) - answere.) Only a.) and c.)
A "Certified Applicator" can only use restricted-use pesticides.
a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False
An individual without a license may use pesticides on his own premises provided it is
used according to the label and the premises is not an apartment building, day care
center, hospital nursing home, hotel, motel, lodge, school, or educational institution.
a.) True
b.) False - answera.) True
It is not necessary to inform the SPCS if you change your address as long as you still
work for the same company.
a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False - You have to fill out a form
The minimum insurance limits required by the SPCS for a business license is:
a.) 50,000 - 100,000
b.) One Million
c.) 200,000 - 300,000
d.) None of these - answerc.) 200,000 - 300,000
A business license holder has to be a Certified Applicator also.
a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False - ...but must have a Certified Applicator on staff
A business licensee is not required to notify the SPCS if or when their insurance is
cancelled.
a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False
When a person has satisfied the training hours to qualify for an apprentice-technician
license, a test must be taken in Austin for the license
, a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False
New employee information must be sent to the SPCS's attention within
a.) 10 days
b.) 30 days
c.) Same day
d.) 20 days - answera.) 10 days
In order to provide adequate supervision, apprentice-technicians and technicians must
have contact with a certified applicator three days a week.
a.) True
b.) False - answera.) True
All termiticide applications must be made in accordance with all directions and
precautions specified on the labeling information.
a.) True
b.) False - answera.) True
After a termite control treatment is completed, the company doing the treatment must
leave a sticker indicating a termite job has been performed and by whom on the
structure and it must be placed:
a.) Adjacent to the water heater
b.) Adjacent to the electrical breaker box
c.) Beneath the kitchen sink
d.) Any of these - answerd.) Any of these
Copies of the Texas Official Wood Destroying Insect Report are to be delivered to
a.) The person who ordered the inspection
b.) The title company or mortgage company
c.) Your company's file
d.) All of the above
e.) A and C only - answere.) A and C only
The SPCS has provided a new licensed category for an applicator who works for a
business and does their pest control exclusively. This new title is:
a.) Commercial Applicator
b.) Non-commercial Applicator
c.) No title given
d.) Private Applicator - answerb.) Non-commercial Applicator
The SPCS has adopted a policy for their Field Inspectors requiring them to inspect a
business with an SPCS license at least once every
a.) Year
b.) 3 years
c.) 4 years
II
In Texas, Pesticide Applicators may be licensed by:
a.) Texas Department of Agriculture
b.) Texas Department of Health
c.) Texas Structural Pest Control Service
d.) All of the above
e.) Only a.) and c.) - answere.) Only a.) and c.)
A "Certified Applicator" can only use restricted-use pesticides.
a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False
An individual without a license may use pesticides on his own premises provided it is
used according to the label and the premises is not an apartment building, day care
center, hospital nursing home, hotel, motel, lodge, school, or educational institution.
a.) True
b.) False - answera.) True
It is not necessary to inform the SPCS if you change your address as long as you still
work for the same company.
a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False - You have to fill out a form
The minimum insurance limits required by the SPCS for a business license is:
a.) 50,000 - 100,000
b.) One Million
c.) 200,000 - 300,000
d.) None of these - answerc.) 200,000 - 300,000
A business license holder has to be a Certified Applicator also.
a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False - ...but must have a Certified Applicator on staff
A business licensee is not required to notify the SPCS if or when their insurance is
cancelled.
a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False
When a person has satisfied the training hours to qualify for an apprentice-technician
license, a test must be taken in Austin for the license
, a.) True
b.) False - answerb.) False
New employee information must be sent to the SPCS's attention within
a.) 10 days
b.) 30 days
c.) Same day
d.) 20 days - answera.) 10 days
In order to provide adequate supervision, apprentice-technicians and technicians must
have contact with a certified applicator three days a week.
a.) True
b.) False - answera.) True
All termiticide applications must be made in accordance with all directions and
precautions specified on the labeling information.
a.) True
b.) False - answera.) True
After a termite control treatment is completed, the company doing the treatment must
leave a sticker indicating a termite job has been performed and by whom on the
structure and it must be placed:
a.) Adjacent to the water heater
b.) Adjacent to the electrical breaker box
c.) Beneath the kitchen sink
d.) Any of these - answerd.) Any of these
Copies of the Texas Official Wood Destroying Insect Report are to be delivered to
a.) The person who ordered the inspection
b.) The title company or mortgage company
c.) Your company's file
d.) All of the above
e.) A and C only - answere.) A and C only
The SPCS has provided a new licensed category for an applicator who works for a
business and does their pest control exclusively. This new title is:
a.) Commercial Applicator
b.) Non-commercial Applicator
c.) No title given
d.) Private Applicator - answerb.) Non-commercial Applicator
The SPCS has adopted a policy for their Field Inspectors requiring them to inspect a
business with an SPCS license at least once every
a.) Year
b.) 3 years
c.) 4 years
