Branch 3 - Termite (CA) Questions and Correct Answers

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Branch 3 - Termite (CA) Questions and
Correct Answers
Department of Consumer Affairs - Structural Pest Control
Board Ans: Board the licenses individuals to perform peat
control work for hire.


Registered Fumigants Ans: Before a fumigant may be used
it must be approved by Cal-EPA and Department of
Pesticide Regulation (DPR)


June 30, 3 Year Renew License Requirements Ans: 8 Hrs:
Laws and Regulations


4 Hrs: Technical for Each Branch


4 Hrs: Any Board Approved Activity


Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO) Report Ans: A report
from a certified pest control inspector determining the
presence or absence of visible current termite infestation,
or any visible evidence of structural damage from prior


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infestation or wood rot. Report and status of work
completed must be stamped and turned in.


Inspection Report Recipients Ans: Requesting Individual


Or Owner


And The SPCB


Organophosphates Ans: All Organic chemicals containing
carbon atoms on the molecule. Organic phosphates are
made of phosphoric acid and contains atoms of carbon,
phosphorus and hydrogen.


Chlorpyrifos Ans: organophosphate insecticide used in
termite control; inhibits acetylcholinesterase activity


Botanical Pesticides Ans: Natural organic chemicals, not
synthetic organic. Directly extracted from plants.


Pyrethroid Termiticides Ans: Permethrin ( Torpedo and
Dragnet)




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Cypermethrin (Demon)


Fencerate (Tribute)


Carbonates Ans: Recently developed compounds from
carbonic acids.


Types of Chemical Families Ans: Organophosphate


Botanicals


Carbonates


Inorganics


Chemical Forms Ans: Synergist


Wettable Powder


Solution


Emulsion


Residual


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