General & Household Pest Management
7A – Iowa Commercial Pesticide
Applicator Category 7A Exam
(2026/2027 Edition) – Verified Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
integrated pest management
Threshold
Harborage
Bait -CORRECTANSWER Intergrated pest managment- systematic approach to pest
control that uses all resonable pesr control methods in an envirentally compatible and
economicslly feasible manner to reduce or eliminate pest populations
Threshold- highest acceptable point a pest population can reach without risk of
significant damage, health concerns, or nuisance
Harborage-a place providing shelter for a pest
Bait- food/substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap. (Used to kill the
****er and ****ers)
,gradual metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis -CORRECTANSWER gradual metamorphosis-gradual,
involving little more than an increase in size (egg, nymph (adolescence), and adult)
Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages (egg,larva, pupa, and adult)
4 places to inspect to look for pest or evidence of pests -CORRECTANSWER 1.cracks
2.behind/under stuff
3. Messy areas
4. Utility lines (electric, water, gas, computers etc)
(Where they will go into the outside building structure or interior walls)
Tools needed during a facility inspection -CORRECTANSWER Powerful flashlight
UV (black) light
Magnifying glass
Long-handled mirror
Palettes knife or spatula
,Access tools (screwdrivers, pliers)
PPE
Vacuum with HEPA filter
Clipboard with paper and pen
Monitoring techniques used in pest management -CORRECTANSWER Flushing agents
Sticky traps
Pheromone traps
Mechanical traps
Light traps
Production inspection
Examples of food handling establishments needing pest control -CORRECTANSWER
Restaurants
Lunchrooms
Caterers
Cafes
Bars/taverns
Printed clubs
Military messes and clubs
Food contractors in plants and office buildings
Mobile caterers
Arlines
, Ships
Drug stores
Confectionery stores
Dairy products stores
Bakery product stores
Concession stands
School lunch rooms
Colleges/universities
Hospitals
Homes for old
Orphans/handicapped
Prisons/ jails
Difference between spot and crack-and-crevice; void and space; barrier and bait -
CORRECTANSWER Spot- application limited to areas on which insects are likely to
occur and will not ordinary be contacted by workers
Crack-and-crevice- small amounts of insecticides into cracks and crevices in which
insects hide it though which they may enter buildings
7A – Iowa Commercial Pesticide
Applicator Category 7A Exam
(2026/2027 Edition) – Verified Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
integrated pest management
Threshold
Harborage
Bait -CORRECTANSWER Intergrated pest managment- systematic approach to pest
control that uses all resonable pesr control methods in an envirentally compatible and
economicslly feasible manner to reduce or eliminate pest populations
Threshold- highest acceptable point a pest population can reach without risk of
significant damage, health concerns, or nuisance
Harborage-a place providing shelter for a pest
Bait- food/substance used to attract a pest to a pesticide or a trap. (Used to kill the
****er and ****ers)
,gradual metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis -CORRECTANSWER gradual metamorphosis-gradual,
involving little more than an increase in size (egg, nymph (adolescence), and adult)
Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages (egg,larva, pupa, and adult)
4 places to inspect to look for pest or evidence of pests -CORRECTANSWER 1.cracks
2.behind/under stuff
3. Messy areas
4. Utility lines (electric, water, gas, computers etc)
(Where they will go into the outside building structure or interior walls)
Tools needed during a facility inspection -CORRECTANSWER Powerful flashlight
UV (black) light
Magnifying glass
Long-handled mirror
Palettes knife or spatula
,Access tools (screwdrivers, pliers)
PPE
Vacuum with HEPA filter
Clipboard with paper and pen
Monitoring techniques used in pest management -CORRECTANSWER Flushing agents
Sticky traps
Pheromone traps
Mechanical traps
Light traps
Production inspection
Examples of food handling establishments needing pest control -CORRECTANSWER
Restaurants
Lunchrooms
Caterers
Cafes
Bars/taverns
Printed clubs
Military messes and clubs
Food contractors in plants and office buildings
Mobile caterers
Arlines
, Ships
Drug stores
Confectionery stores
Dairy products stores
Bakery product stores
Concession stands
School lunch rooms
Colleges/universities
Hospitals
Homes for old
Orphans/handicapped
Prisons/ jails
Difference between spot and crack-and-crevice; void and space; barrier and bait -
CORRECTANSWER Spot- application limited to areas on which insects are likely to
occur and will not ordinary be contacted by workers
Crack-and-crevice- small amounts of insecticides into cracks and crevices in which
insects hide it though which they may enter buildings
