GEORGIA PEST LICENSES EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR 2025-2026
Communication is an important feature of many IPM program because? - CORRECT ANSWERSIt
provides a record of the ongoing dialog of visits, actions, and interventions.
What is the application rate of a termiticide to a trench with the footer at a depth of 3 feet? - CORRECT
ANSWERS4 gallon per 10linear feet.
A minimum treatment for control or prevention of all wood destroying fungi contracts includes: -
CORRECT ANSWERSRemoving sources of moister by fixing leaking pipes.
What is the purpose of the IRAC group number in the upper right hand corner of a pesticide label? -
CORRECT ANSWERSIt identifies which pesticides can be used in rotation, series, or mixture to help slow
down insecticides resistance.
What is the application rate of a termiticide into a hollow block wall? - CORRECT ANSWERS2 gallons per
10 linear feet
Dusts are most effective when applied: - CORRECT ANSWERSIn a thin layer to cracks and crevices
Many factors affect pesticide drift including: - CORRECT ANSWERSParticle size of liquid application, the
smaller the particle the greater the risk of drift.
A spot treatment is: - CORRECT ANSWERSA pesticide application to surfaces not larger than 2 sqft.
A routine schedule of maintenance/cleaning/checking and calibration equipment is important to: -
CORRECT ANSWERSEnsure application of label directed amounts of pesticides.
Protecting surface water from pesticides involves - CORRECT ANSWERSAll the above.
, What is the major objective of a soil termiticide application? - CORRECT ANSWERSTo establish a
chemical barrier in the soil between the termites and the wood structure.
What is a crack and crevice pesticide application for household pest control? - CORRECT ANSWERSAn
application into cracks and crevices where pests hide or enter structures.
The three life-support requirements that pests need to survive include: - CORRECT ANSWERSFood,
water, and harborage.
Ants: - CORRECT ANSWERSSocial insects that display complete metamorphosis
Bedbugs: - CORRECT ANSWERSA blood feeding nocturnal insect that undergo in complete
metamorphosis
Flies: - CORRECT ANSWERSAre good a flying when they mature into the adult stage
Carpenter ants: - CORRECT ANSWERSLarge nocturnal ants that feed on insects not wood
Two methods recommended for properly identifying a pest include: - CORRECT ANSWERSSend a
specimen to your local county/ or use a company pest collection
Dry wood termites: - CORRECT ANSWERSProduce distinctive hard fecal pellets that appear in piles
below
Silerfish: - CORRECT ANSWERSAre nocturnal and require high humidity (75% or higher) to survive
All insects have: - CORRECT ANSWERSThorax with 3 pairs of legs
Fleas: - CORRECT ANSWERSFeed on sebaceous secretions from wounds on warm blooded mammals
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR 2025-2026
Communication is an important feature of many IPM program because? - CORRECT ANSWERSIt
provides a record of the ongoing dialog of visits, actions, and interventions.
What is the application rate of a termiticide to a trench with the footer at a depth of 3 feet? - CORRECT
ANSWERS4 gallon per 10linear feet.
A minimum treatment for control or prevention of all wood destroying fungi contracts includes: -
CORRECT ANSWERSRemoving sources of moister by fixing leaking pipes.
What is the purpose of the IRAC group number in the upper right hand corner of a pesticide label? -
CORRECT ANSWERSIt identifies which pesticides can be used in rotation, series, or mixture to help slow
down insecticides resistance.
What is the application rate of a termiticide into a hollow block wall? - CORRECT ANSWERS2 gallons per
10 linear feet
Dusts are most effective when applied: - CORRECT ANSWERSIn a thin layer to cracks and crevices
Many factors affect pesticide drift including: - CORRECT ANSWERSParticle size of liquid application, the
smaller the particle the greater the risk of drift.
A spot treatment is: - CORRECT ANSWERSA pesticide application to surfaces not larger than 2 sqft.
A routine schedule of maintenance/cleaning/checking and calibration equipment is important to: -
CORRECT ANSWERSEnsure application of label directed amounts of pesticides.
Protecting surface water from pesticides involves - CORRECT ANSWERSAll the above.
, What is the major objective of a soil termiticide application? - CORRECT ANSWERSTo establish a
chemical barrier in the soil between the termites and the wood structure.
What is a crack and crevice pesticide application for household pest control? - CORRECT ANSWERSAn
application into cracks and crevices where pests hide or enter structures.
The three life-support requirements that pests need to survive include: - CORRECT ANSWERSFood,
water, and harborage.
Ants: - CORRECT ANSWERSSocial insects that display complete metamorphosis
Bedbugs: - CORRECT ANSWERSA blood feeding nocturnal insect that undergo in complete
metamorphosis
Flies: - CORRECT ANSWERSAre good a flying when they mature into the adult stage
Carpenter ants: - CORRECT ANSWERSLarge nocturnal ants that feed on insects not wood
Two methods recommended for properly identifying a pest include: - CORRECT ANSWERSSend a
specimen to your local county/ or use a company pest collection
Dry wood termites: - CORRECT ANSWERSProduce distinctive hard fecal pellets that appear in piles
below
Silerfish: - CORRECT ANSWERSAre nocturnal and require high humidity (75% or higher) to survive
All insects have: - CORRECT ANSWERSThorax with 3 pairs of legs
Fleas: - CORRECT ANSWERSFeed on sebaceous secretions from wounds on warm blooded mammals
