Georgia Pest Control Registration EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT AND DETAILLED
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GSPCC - answerGeorgia Structural Pest Control Commission
GDA - answerGeorgia Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - answerFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947
Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides.
Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of pesticides and created
requirements for:
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides
-Safety of workers using pesticides
-Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA
EPA - answerEnvironmental Protection Agency
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - answerRequired EPA to ensure that using registered
pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species list.
FQPA - answerFood Quality Protection Act of 1996
Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through establishment of tolerance
levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-occupational (residential)
exposure in conjunction with the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
,In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide manufactures provide what
information to the EPA? - answer-Toxicity of the pesticide
-Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
OSHA - answerOccupational Safety and Health Administration 1970
Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records and make reports
including all work related deaths, injuries, and illnesses.
SPCA - answerStructural Pest Control Act
Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia.
The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the SPCA.
Requirements for Georgia SPCA - answerCompany License
-All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin operation
Certified Operator
-Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least one person who has
taken and passed the certification exam.
Registered Employees
-all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work without the presence of a
certified or registered employee.
Re-certification/re-registration
-All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-registered periodically.
Re-certification
-5 years
-HPC- 25 hours
,-WDO- 25 hours
-FUM- 12 hours
Re-registration
-2 years
-HPC- 8 hours
-WDO- 8 hours
-FUM- 3 hours
Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories - answerWDO- Wood Destroying Organisms
HPC- Household Pest Control
FUM- Fumigation
Contracts for Control of WDO - answerA contract must be issued for every WDO service
before the work begins.
Copied must be kept for 2 years following the expiration of the contract.
Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites -
answerRemoval of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and interior soils
Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites -
answerRemoval of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide
, Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites, Other than Baits -
answerRemoval of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide
Post Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites - answerRemoval
of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Install/service an approved baiting system
Pre-Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites - answerSystems
must be monitored for one year at no additional cost when installed for pre-construction or
to control infestations found during the coverage period of an official Georgia Wood
Infestation Inspection Report.
Alternate Application Techniques (AAT) - answerAATs must be approved by the commission
prior to use
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of an approved soil termiticide, where application includes all areas specified in
defined, comprehensive, or pre-construction treatments
Treatment of Powder Post Beetles and Wood Borers - answerApplication of an approved
pesticide
ANSWERS|LATEST 2025|100% PASS
GSPCC - answerGeorgia Structural Pest Control Commission
GDA - answerGeorgia Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - answerFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947
Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides.
Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of pesticides and created
requirements for:
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides
-Safety of workers using pesticides
-Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA
EPA - answerEnvironmental Protection Agency
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - answerRequired EPA to ensure that using registered
pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species list.
FQPA - answerFood Quality Protection Act of 1996
Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through establishment of tolerance
levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-occupational (residential)
exposure in conjunction with the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
,In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide manufactures provide what
information to the EPA? - answer-Toxicity of the pesticide
-Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
OSHA - answerOccupational Safety and Health Administration 1970
Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records and make reports
including all work related deaths, injuries, and illnesses.
SPCA - answerStructural Pest Control Act
Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia.
The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the SPCA.
Requirements for Georgia SPCA - answerCompany License
-All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin operation
Certified Operator
-Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least one person who has
taken and passed the certification exam.
Registered Employees
-all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work without the presence of a
certified or registered employee.
Re-certification/re-registration
-All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-registered periodically.
Re-certification
-5 years
-HPC- 25 hours
,-WDO- 25 hours
-FUM- 12 hours
Re-registration
-2 years
-HPC- 8 hours
-WDO- 8 hours
-FUM- 3 hours
Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories - answerWDO- Wood Destroying Organisms
HPC- Household Pest Control
FUM- Fumigation
Contracts for Control of WDO - answerA contract must be issued for every WDO service
before the work begins.
Copied must be kept for 2 years following the expiration of the contract.
Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites -
answerRemoval of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and interior soils
Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites -
answerRemoval of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide
, Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites, Other than Baits -
answerRemoval of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide
Post Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites - answerRemoval
of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Install/service an approved baiting system
Pre-Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites - answerSystems
must be monitored for one year at no additional cost when installed for pre-construction or
to control infestations found during the coverage period of an official Georgia Wood
Infestation Inspection Report.
Alternate Application Techniques (AAT) - answerAATs must be approved by the commission
prior to use
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of an approved soil termiticide, where application includes all areas specified in
defined, comprehensive, or pre-construction treatments
Treatment of Powder Post Beetles and Wood Borers - answerApplication of an approved
pesticide
