General Pest Control Subcategory Test General and
Structural Pest Control 7A/CORE, General Structural Pest
control 7a, MS General Standards plus MS GRCL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2026-2027 NEW VERSION
For control of fleas, it is not important for the pet owner to:
A. remove the pet
B. Vacuum pest resting spots
C. Treat the pet
D. Clean pet bedding - answer>>>A
Application of an IGR will
a. Kill adults
b. immunize the pet
c. keep pupae from developing
d. keep eggs from hatching - answer>>>C
dogs can become allergic to flea bites
A. True
B. False - answer>>>A
Distinguish between fruit flies and phoned flies - answer>>>Fruit flies often have red eyes,
visible veins and cross veins in their wings, and are attracted to yeast producing materials
like ripe fruit. Phorids have a humped backed appearance, move in jerks and have wings
with four indistinctly seen veins. Phorids infest manure, garbage, etc. Both are small
Briefly distinguish between house flies, flesh flies, blow flies and cluster flies -
answer>>>House flies have dark, indistinctly striped thoraxes and gray and tan abdomens;
flesh flies usually have gray thoraxes with three distinct stripes. Blow flies are solid
, -
metallic green, bronze, blue or black; cluster flies, in the same family as blow flies, have
yellow or gray hairs covering their thoraxes.
Briefly describe the two major divisions of the order Diptera characterized by form -
answer>>>One group of flies is mosquito or gnat-like with obvious, even somewhat long
antennae. Their larvae have a head capsule and usually live in water. The rest of the flies,
the majority of the species, are usually not mosquito-like but are more robust with very
small antennae. The larvae of this group are often maggot-like.
Describe the life cycle of the cluster fly. - answer>>>Cluster fly larvae parasitize
earthworms. In the late warm moths of summer, especially August, they often enter
buildings where they overwinter. On warm winter days these flies and others, make
nuisances of themselves by flying around. Cluster flies along with house flies, face flies,
and flesh flies are part of the "attic fly" fauna.
list at least three pest management procedures for house fly and blow fly infestations -
answer>>>Locate the breeding sites
Find ways they are entering
investigate garbage pick up schedules and garbage handling procedures
Caulk entry points
Advocate screening entry points
Investigate ways to use air curtains, light traps.
Apply pesticides in cracks and crevices where flies enter or hide
Investigate the need for fly bait
Educate workers and supervisors on fly biology and control
List at least three pest management procedures for fruit fly or Drosophilia infestations -
answer>>>Seek out infested materials that are producing yeast; over ripe fruit and
vegetables, open or broken cans of fruit and vegetables, sour mops and rags, moist pet
,food and bedding. Use traps baited with ripe banana to locate the main infested area.
Eliminate yeast producing materials.
A rat can compress his body and squeeze through an opening as small as
a. 1/4 in high
b. 1/2 in high
c. 1 in high
d. 2 in high - answer>>>B
Rats are a major carrier of rabies
A. True
B. False - answer>>>B
Rats will avoid anything new that appears in their territory
A. True
B. False - answer>>>A
Rats commonly travel a distance of _____ from their nest looking for food and water and
patrolling their territory.
A. 10 to 25 feet
B. 100 to 150 feet
C. 1 to 2 miles
D. none of the above - answer>>>B
Which of the following is not true about adult rat droppings
A. They average 5/16 inch long
B. Fresh droppings are black or nearly black
C. The highest number of droppings will be found where rats rest or feed
D. A single rat can produce 50 droppings in a day - answer>>>A
Longterm, the most successful form of rat control is rat-proofing ("building them out")
A. True
, -
B. False - answer>>>A
When applying rodenticides, they should be placed
A. In locations not accessible to children, pets, wildlife, and domestic animals
B. In tamper-proof Bait boxes
C. Only outdoors
D. All of the above
E. A or B - answer>>>E
Tracking powder kills rats because
A. Rats swallow tracking powder when they groom their fur
B. Tracking powder is a powdery rodenticide bait
C. Tracking powder is absorbed dermally through the rats skin
D. B and C
E. None of the above - answer>>>A
The key to rat control is to control rat populations, not individual rats
A. True
B. False - answer>>>A
In 6 months, one pair of house mice can eat about 4 pounds of food and deposit about
____ droppings
A. 400
B. 1,800
C. 4,000
D. 18,000 - answer>>>D
When mice infest food, the greatest loss is not what mice eat, but what is thrown out
because of contamination.
A. True
Structural Pest Control 7A/CORE, General Structural Pest
control 7a, MS General Standards plus MS GRCL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2026-2027 NEW VERSION
For control of fleas, it is not important for the pet owner to:
A. remove the pet
B. Vacuum pest resting spots
C. Treat the pet
D. Clean pet bedding - answer>>>A
Application of an IGR will
a. Kill adults
b. immunize the pet
c. keep pupae from developing
d. keep eggs from hatching - answer>>>C
dogs can become allergic to flea bites
A. True
B. False - answer>>>A
Distinguish between fruit flies and phoned flies - answer>>>Fruit flies often have red eyes,
visible veins and cross veins in their wings, and are attracted to yeast producing materials
like ripe fruit. Phorids have a humped backed appearance, move in jerks and have wings
with four indistinctly seen veins. Phorids infest manure, garbage, etc. Both are small
Briefly distinguish between house flies, flesh flies, blow flies and cluster flies -
answer>>>House flies have dark, indistinctly striped thoraxes and gray and tan abdomens;
flesh flies usually have gray thoraxes with three distinct stripes. Blow flies are solid
, -
metallic green, bronze, blue or black; cluster flies, in the same family as blow flies, have
yellow or gray hairs covering their thoraxes.
Briefly describe the two major divisions of the order Diptera characterized by form -
answer>>>One group of flies is mosquito or gnat-like with obvious, even somewhat long
antennae. Their larvae have a head capsule and usually live in water. The rest of the flies,
the majority of the species, are usually not mosquito-like but are more robust with very
small antennae. The larvae of this group are often maggot-like.
Describe the life cycle of the cluster fly. - answer>>>Cluster fly larvae parasitize
earthworms. In the late warm moths of summer, especially August, they often enter
buildings where they overwinter. On warm winter days these flies and others, make
nuisances of themselves by flying around. Cluster flies along with house flies, face flies,
and flesh flies are part of the "attic fly" fauna.
list at least three pest management procedures for house fly and blow fly infestations -
answer>>>Locate the breeding sites
Find ways they are entering
investigate garbage pick up schedules and garbage handling procedures
Caulk entry points
Advocate screening entry points
Investigate ways to use air curtains, light traps.
Apply pesticides in cracks and crevices where flies enter or hide
Investigate the need for fly bait
Educate workers and supervisors on fly biology and control
List at least three pest management procedures for fruit fly or Drosophilia infestations -
answer>>>Seek out infested materials that are producing yeast; over ripe fruit and
vegetables, open or broken cans of fruit and vegetables, sour mops and rags, moist pet
,food and bedding. Use traps baited with ripe banana to locate the main infested area.
Eliminate yeast producing materials.
A rat can compress his body and squeeze through an opening as small as
a. 1/4 in high
b. 1/2 in high
c. 1 in high
d. 2 in high - answer>>>B
Rats are a major carrier of rabies
A. True
B. False - answer>>>B
Rats will avoid anything new that appears in their territory
A. True
B. False - answer>>>A
Rats commonly travel a distance of _____ from their nest looking for food and water and
patrolling their territory.
A. 10 to 25 feet
B. 100 to 150 feet
C. 1 to 2 miles
D. none of the above - answer>>>B
Which of the following is not true about adult rat droppings
A. They average 5/16 inch long
B. Fresh droppings are black or nearly black
C. The highest number of droppings will be found where rats rest or feed
D. A single rat can produce 50 droppings in a day - answer>>>A
Longterm, the most successful form of rat control is rat-proofing ("building them out")
A. True
, -
B. False - answer>>>A
When applying rodenticides, they should be placed
A. In locations not accessible to children, pets, wildlife, and domestic animals
B. In tamper-proof Bait boxes
C. Only outdoors
D. All of the above
E. A or B - answer>>>E
Tracking powder kills rats because
A. Rats swallow tracking powder when they groom their fur
B. Tracking powder is a powdery rodenticide bait
C. Tracking powder is absorbed dermally through the rats skin
D. B and C
E. None of the above - answer>>>A
The key to rat control is to control rat populations, not individual rats
A. True
B. False - answer>>>A
In 6 months, one pair of house mice can eat about 4 pounds of food and deposit about
____ droppings
A. 400
B. 1,800
C. 4,000
D. 18,000 - answer>>>D
When mice infest food, the greatest loss is not what mice eat, but what is thrown out
because of contamination.
A. True
