GEORGIA PEST CONTROL REGISTRATION EXAM | 138
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 LATEST
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
GSPCC Answer - Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
GDA Answer - Georgia Department of Agriculture
FIFRA Answer - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947
Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides.
Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of pesticides and
created requirements for:
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides
-Safety of workers using pesticides
-Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA
EPA Answer - Environmental Protection Agency
Endangered Species Act of 1973 Answer - Required EPA to ensure that using
registered pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species
list.
FQPA Answer - Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
,Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through establishment
of tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-
occupational (residential) exposure in conjunction with the Federal, Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide manufactures
provide what information to the EPA? Answer - -Toxicity of the pesticide
-Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
OSHA Answer - Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1970
Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records and make
reports including all work related deaths, injuries, and illnesses.
SPCA Answer - Structural Pest Control Act
Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia.
The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the SPCA.
Requirements for Georgia SPCA Answer - Company License
-All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin operation
Certified Operator
-Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least one person
who has taken and passed the certification exam.
Registered Employees
-all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work without the
presence of a certified or registered employee.
,Re-certification/re-registration
-All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-registered
periodically.
Re-certification
-5 years
-HPC- 25 hours
-WDO- 25 hours
-FUM- 12 hours
Re-registration
-2 years
-HPC- 8 hours
-WDO- 8 hours
-FUM- 3 hours
Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories Answer - WDO- Wood
Destroying Organisms
HPC- Household Pest Control
FUM- Fumigation
Contracts for Control of WDO Answer - A contract must be issued for every
WDO service before the work begins.
Copied must be kept for 2 years following the expiration of the contract.
Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean
Termites Answer - Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed
for ground contact
, Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and interior soils
Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean
Termites Answer - Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed
for ground contact
Removal of all accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide
Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites, Other
than Baits Answer - Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed
for ground contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide
Post Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites
Answer - Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed
for ground contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Install/service an approved baiting system
Pre-Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites
Answer - Systems must be monitored for one year at no additional cost when
installed for pre-construction or to control infestations found during the
coverage period of an official Georgia Wood Infestation Inspection Report.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 LATEST
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
GSPCC Answer - Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
GDA Answer - Georgia Department of Agriculture
FIFRA Answer - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947
Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides.
Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of pesticides and
created requirements for:
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides
-Safety of workers using pesticides
-Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA
EPA Answer - Environmental Protection Agency
Endangered Species Act of 1973 Answer - Required EPA to ensure that using
registered pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species
list.
FQPA Answer - Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
,Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through establishment
of tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-
occupational (residential) exposure in conjunction with the Federal, Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide manufactures
provide what information to the EPA? Answer - -Toxicity of the pesticide
-Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
OSHA Answer - Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1970
Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records and make
reports including all work related deaths, injuries, and illnesses.
SPCA Answer - Structural Pest Control Act
Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia.
The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the SPCA.
Requirements for Georgia SPCA Answer - Company License
-All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin operation
Certified Operator
-Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least one person
who has taken and passed the certification exam.
Registered Employees
-all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work without the
presence of a certified or registered employee.
,Re-certification/re-registration
-All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-registered
periodically.
Re-certification
-5 years
-HPC- 25 hours
-WDO- 25 hours
-FUM- 12 hours
Re-registration
-2 years
-HPC- 8 hours
-WDO- 8 hours
-FUM- 3 hours
Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories Answer - WDO- Wood
Destroying Organisms
HPC- Household Pest Control
FUM- Fumigation
Contracts for Control of WDO Answer - A contract must be issued for every
WDO service before the work begins.
Copied must be kept for 2 years following the expiration of the contract.
Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean
Termites Answer - Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed
for ground contact
, Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and interior soils
Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean
Termites Answer - Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed
for ground contact
Removal of all accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide
Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites, Other
than Baits Answer - Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed
for ground contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide
Post Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites
Answer - Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed
for ground contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Install/service an approved baiting system
Pre-Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites
Answer - Systems must be monitored for one year at no additional cost when
installed for pre-construction or to control infestations found during the
coverage period of an official Georgia Wood Infestation Inspection Report.
