GEORGIA PEST CONTROL TEST
100+ (2025-2026 A+ Graded) Exam-Style Questions | Verified Solutions | Complete Answer Key
Question 1
Which of the following is not a requirement of the Employee Registration Program?
Correct!
A. High School Graduate
B. Take and pass a written exam
C. Ten hours of classroom training
D. 70 hours of supervised on the job training
A. High School Graduate
Question 2
Which of the following pest control employees are not included in the Employee Registration Program?
Correct!
A. Salespersons
B. Inspectors
C. Certified Applicators
D. Pest Control Technicians
C. Certified Applicators
Question 3
In order to maintain his / her registration , an employee must complete:
Correct!
A. Four hours of training every two years per category
B. Eight hours of training every five years per category
C. Four hours of training every five years per category
D. Eight hours of training every two years per category
B. Eight hours of training every five years per category.
, Question 4
The safe use and proper disposal of pesticides are requirements of:
Correct!
a. Department of Transportation (DOT)
b. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
d. Endangered Species Act
C) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Question 5
Which of the following certification categories are not administered by the Georgia Structural Pest Control
Correct!
Act?
a. Household Pest Control (HPC)
b) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&O)
c. Control of Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO)
d. Fumigation (F)
b) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&0)
Question 6
Which of the following information need not be included on contracts for control of wood destroying
Correct!
organisms?
a. Diagram showing active and previous infestations of WDOs
b. Effective date of contract and price of work
c. Renewal conditions and what happens if structure is changed
d. Terms of guaranty or warranty
e. All the above are required
e. All the above are required
, Question 7
Which of the following pests are not covered by a wood infestation inspection report (Clearance Letter)?
Correct!
a. Subterranean and Drywood Termites
b. Carpenter Bees and Carpenter Ants
c. Powder Post Beetles
d. Wood Boring Beetles
e. Wood Decay Fungi
b. Carpenter Bees and Carpenter Ants
Question 8
Which of the following procedures is not a minimum treatment requirement for subterranean termite jobs?
Correct!
a. Remove wood debris from crawl spaces
b. Remove wood to earth contact of untreated wood
c. Remove termite tunnels
d. Provide adequate ventilation
d. Provide adequate ventilation
Question 9
The minimum adequate treatment for the control of wood decay fungi includes which of the following
Correct!
procedures?
a. Chemical treatment of wood
b. Application of a vapor barrier
c. Repair of plumbing and roof leaks
d. Correction of water drainage problems
e. All of the above
b. Application of a vapor barrier
, Question 10
Which of the following is not a required precaution when treating schools?
Correct!
a. All pesticide use dilutions must be prepared outside student occupied areas
b. All services must be consistent with a school's written pest management policy
c. Application areas on outside school grounds must be clearly marked or secured by a fence or similar
barrier.
d) All services must be delivered by a Certified Applicator.
d) All services must be delivered by a Certified Applicator.
Question 11
The first step in controlling a pest is to:
Correct!
a. Select the best pesticide
b. Identify the pest
c. Select the correct equipment
d. Know the biology of the pest
b. Identify the pest
Question 12
Things that compete with us for food and fiber, or attack us directly are called:
Correct!
a. Bugs
b. Wild animals
c. Host
d. Pests
d. Pests
Question 13
A living plant or animal that a pest depends on for survival is called a(n):
Correct!
a. Host
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Bug
a. Host
100+ (2025-2026 A+ Graded) Exam-Style Questions | Verified Solutions | Complete Answer Key
Question 1
Which of the following is not a requirement of the Employee Registration Program?
Correct!
A. High School Graduate
B. Take and pass a written exam
C. Ten hours of classroom training
D. 70 hours of supervised on the job training
A. High School Graduate
Question 2
Which of the following pest control employees are not included in the Employee Registration Program?
Correct!
A. Salespersons
B. Inspectors
C. Certified Applicators
D. Pest Control Technicians
C. Certified Applicators
Question 3
In order to maintain his / her registration , an employee must complete:
Correct!
A. Four hours of training every two years per category
B. Eight hours of training every five years per category
C. Four hours of training every five years per category
D. Eight hours of training every two years per category
B. Eight hours of training every five years per category.
, Question 4
The safe use and proper disposal of pesticides are requirements of:
Correct!
a. Department of Transportation (DOT)
b. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
d. Endangered Species Act
C) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Question 5
Which of the following certification categories are not administered by the Georgia Structural Pest Control
Correct!
Act?
a. Household Pest Control (HPC)
b) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&O)
c. Control of Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO)
d. Fumigation (F)
b) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&0)
Question 6
Which of the following information need not be included on contracts for control of wood destroying
Correct!
organisms?
a. Diagram showing active and previous infestations of WDOs
b. Effective date of contract and price of work
c. Renewal conditions and what happens if structure is changed
d. Terms of guaranty or warranty
e. All the above are required
e. All the above are required
, Question 7
Which of the following pests are not covered by a wood infestation inspection report (Clearance Letter)?
Correct!
a. Subterranean and Drywood Termites
b. Carpenter Bees and Carpenter Ants
c. Powder Post Beetles
d. Wood Boring Beetles
e. Wood Decay Fungi
b. Carpenter Bees and Carpenter Ants
Question 8
Which of the following procedures is not a minimum treatment requirement for subterranean termite jobs?
Correct!
a. Remove wood debris from crawl spaces
b. Remove wood to earth contact of untreated wood
c. Remove termite tunnels
d. Provide adequate ventilation
d. Provide adequate ventilation
Question 9
The minimum adequate treatment for the control of wood decay fungi includes which of the following
Correct!
procedures?
a. Chemical treatment of wood
b. Application of a vapor barrier
c. Repair of plumbing and roof leaks
d. Correction of water drainage problems
e. All of the above
b. Application of a vapor barrier
, Question 10
Which of the following is not a required precaution when treating schools?
Correct!
a. All pesticide use dilutions must be prepared outside student occupied areas
b. All services must be consistent with a school's written pest management policy
c. Application areas on outside school grounds must be clearly marked or secured by a fence or similar
barrier.
d) All services must be delivered by a Certified Applicator.
d) All services must be delivered by a Certified Applicator.
Question 11
The first step in controlling a pest is to:
Correct!
a. Select the best pesticide
b. Identify the pest
c. Select the correct equipment
d. Know the biology of the pest
b. Identify the pest
Question 12
Things that compete with us for food and fiber, or attack us directly are called:
Correct!
a. Bugs
b. Wild animals
c. Host
d. Pests
d. Pests
Question 13
A living plant or animal that a pest depends on for survival is called a(n):
Correct!
a. Host
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Bug
a. Host
