GENERAL STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL 7A
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH FULLY
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
‣ Define a pest in simple terms . Answer: An unwanted organism
‣ Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are
included in an ecosystem?
A. Populations and a community
B. A community and biological and physical supports
C. Populations and biological and physical supports
D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports .
Answer: D
‣ In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
A. True
B. False . Answer: B
‣ In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following is the first
method or activity a pest control technician should do?
A. Pesticide Application
B. Habitat alteration
C. Inspection
,D. Follow up . Answer: C
‣ Which of the following are not integrated pest management
components, goals or activities:
A. Monitoring
B. Pesticide Application
C. Preventative Spraying
D. Recordkeeping
E. Total Pest Elimination . Answer: C and E
‣ The pest management style of pest control, more than the other styles,
emphasizes:
A. Safe Pesticide application
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
C. Inspection
D. Client Communication . Answer: B
‣ New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one season
A. True
B. False . Answer: B
‣ Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is known:
A. Pressure used
B. Amount of liquid used
,C. Time elapsed per liquid used
D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used
E. All of these
F. None of these . Answer: E
‣ Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices and cabinets.
A. True
B. False . Answer: B
‣ High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be
effective.
A. True
B. False . Answer: B
‣ If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________
A. Repair it immediately
B. Increase pressure by pumping
C. Release pressure and remove it to a repair area
D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle after releasing pressure
. Answer: C
‣ Equipment safety is best maintained by ________.
A. Daily Rinsing
B. Daily hose inspection
, C. Scheduled cleaning
D. All of these . Answer: D
‣ The responsibility of the environmental protection Agency (EPA) is to
________.
A. Regulate Pesticide use
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
C. Protect public health and the environment
D. enforce Fifra . Answer: C
‣ Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two
classifications.
a. Private and commercial
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
C. Urban and agriculture
D. Certified and non-certified . Answer: A
‣ Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration that the
use of a pesticide will not result in "Unreasonable human health or
environmental effects". The law that mandates that is called the
________. . Answer: FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and
rodenticide act
‣ The state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and their certification
is approved and evaluated by ________.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH FULLY
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
‣ Define a pest in simple terms . Answer: An unwanted organism
‣ Pest populations are part of an ecosystem. What following elements are
included in an ecosystem?
A. Populations and a community
B. A community and biological and physical supports
C. Populations and biological and physical supports
D. Populations, a community, and biological and physical supports .
Answer: D
‣ In infested apartments, pest infestations are evenly distributed?
A. True
B. False . Answer: B
‣ In a simple sequence of methods, which of the following is the first
method or activity a pest control technician should do?
A. Pesticide Application
B. Habitat alteration
C. Inspection
,D. Follow up . Answer: C
‣ Which of the following are not integrated pest management
components, goals or activities:
A. Monitoring
B. Pesticide Application
C. Preventative Spraying
D. Recordkeeping
E. Total Pest Elimination . Answer: C and E
‣ The pest management style of pest control, more than the other styles,
emphasizes:
A. Safe Pesticide application
B. The reduction of pests to a tolerable number
C. Inspection
D. Client Communication . Answer: B
‣ New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used one season
A. True
B. False . Answer: B
‣ Hand held sprayers can be calibrated if the following is known:
A. Pressure used
B. Amount of liquid used
,C. Time elapsed per liquid used
D. Area sprayed per amount of liquid used
E. All of these
F. None of these . Answer: E
‣ Fogging fills a room volume including cracks, crevices and cabinets.
A. True
B. False . Answer: B
‣ High Pressure must be maintained in hand held sprayers to be
effective.
A. True
B. False . Answer: B
‣ If a sprayer malfunctions,_______________
A. Repair it immediately
B. Increase pressure by pumping
C. Release pressure and remove it to a repair area
D. Use very soft and thin wire to clear the nozzle after releasing pressure
. Answer: C
‣ Equipment safety is best maintained by ________.
A. Daily Rinsing
B. Daily hose inspection
, C. Scheduled cleaning
D. All of these . Answer: D
‣ The responsibility of the environmental protection Agency (EPA) is to
________.
A. Regulate Pesticide use
B. Regulate pesticide applicators
C. Protect public health and the environment
D. enforce Fifra . Answer: C
‣ Pest Control applicators may be certified in either of two
classifications.
a. Private and commercial
B. Fumigation and non fumigation
C. Urban and agriculture
D. Certified and non-certified . Answer: A
‣ Pesticide registration decisions are based on the demonstration that the
use of a pesticide will not result in "Unreasonable human health or
environmental effects". The law that mandates that is called the
________. . Answer: FIFRA, The Federal Insecticide fungicide and
rodenticide act
‣ The state plan that regulates pesticide applicators and their certification
is approved and evaluated by ________.
