COLORADO PEST CONTROL
CATEGORY 304 STATE TEST
(QS) COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Contact for further consultation
1. Pest Answer: Unwanted organisms that are a nuisance to man/animals and can cause injury to
humans, animals, plants, structures, or possessions. Can be an insect, rodent, fungus, weed, or other
organisms.
2. Sequence of Pest Control Answer: Inspection, Diagnosis, Prescription and Application,
Evaluation
3. Inspection Answer: Step in the pest control sequence - Includes asking customers questions
and examining the building thoroughly. Look for harborage areas, conducive conditions (moisture, heat,
etc), food/water sources, means of entry, and evidence of infestations (damage, droppings, etc)
4. Diagnosis Answer: Step in the pest control sequence - Includes identification of the pest and any
facts contributing to infestation.
5. Prescription and Application Answer: Step in the pest control sequence - what, how,
when, and where to use control techniques that correct the problem.
6. IPM Answer: Integrated Pest Management - an approach where habitat modifications, cultural
controls, pest control devices, and pesticides are integrated and used together.
7. Exclusion Answer: Blocking points of entrance for pests.
8. Evaluation Answer: Step in the pest control sequence - periodic inspections to assess
ettectiveness of prescribed plan.
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, Contact for further consultation
9. Hand Carried Compressed Air Sprayer Answer: The most basic piece of
equipment, used on a variety of insects; includes a tank, pump, tube that carries spray to hose,
hose that connects to tank, a valve to control flow, and a nozzle to distribute spray.
10. Canned Aerosol Pesticides Answer: These products produce an aerosol or fog droplet
that floats in the air for a period of time and then settles. The droplets kill pests on contact or if
insects fly/move into treated area.
11. Aerosol and Fog Generators Answer: Break liquid pesticides into aerosol droplets
through either mechanical means (cold fogging) or heat (thermal fogging).
12. Cold Foggers Answer: Break insecticide into aerosol-sized droplets and propel them into
the air as a "fog". Examples are ULV and ULD. Generally used to fill rooms and small warehouses to kill
flying and exposed insects. Fogs do not enter cracks/crevices.
13. Thermal Foggers Answer: Us heat to vaporize oil-based insecticide formulations,
operating similarly to cold foggers but with smaller droplet size.
14. REI Answer: Re-entry interval, the time set before people or pets reoccupy treated areas.
15. Dusters Answer: Used to apply dust, pesticides in dust sit on surface and accumulate on
insect body parts. They are either absorbed or ingested when insects groom themselves.
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CATEGORY 304 STATE TEST
(QS) COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Contact for further consultation
1. Pest Answer: Unwanted organisms that are a nuisance to man/animals and can cause injury to
humans, animals, plants, structures, or possessions. Can be an insect, rodent, fungus, weed, or other
organisms.
2. Sequence of Pest Control Answer: Inspection, Diagnosis, Prescription and Application,
Evaluation
3. Inspection Answer: Step in the pest control sequence - Includes asking customers questions
and examining the building thoroughly. Look for harborage areas, conducive conditions (moisture, heat,
etc), food/water sources, means of entry, and evidence of infestations (damage, droppings, etc)
4. Diagnosis Answer: Step in the pest control sequence - Includes identification of the pest and any
facts contributing to infestation.
5. Prescription and Application Answer: Step in the pest control sequence - what, how,
when, and where to use control techniques that correct the problem.
6. IPM Answer: Integrated Pest Management - an approach where habitat modifications, cultural
controls, pest control devices, and pesticides are integrated and used together.
7. Exclusion Answer: Blocking points of entrance for pests.
8. Evaluation Answer: Step in the pest control sequence - periodic inspections to assess
ettectiveness of prescribed plan.
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19
, Contact for further consultation
9. Hand Carried Compressed Air Sprayer Answer: The most basic piece of
equipment, used on a variety of insects; includes a tank, pump, tube that carries spray to hose,
hose that connects to tank, a valve to control flow, and a nozzle to distribute spray.
10. Canned Aerosol Pesticides Answer: These products produce an aerosol or fog droplet
that floats in the air for a period of time and then settles. The droplets kill pests on contact or if
insects fly/move into treated area.
11. Aerosol and Fog Generators Answer: Break liquid pesticides into aerosol droplets
through either mechanical means (cold fogging) or heat (thermal fogging).
12. Cold Foggers Answer: Break insecticide into aerosol-sized droplets and propel them into
the air as a "fog". Examples are ULV and ULD. Generally used to fill rooms and small warehouses to kill
flying and exposed insects. Fogs do not enter cracks/crevices.
13. Thermal Foggers Answer: Us heat to vaporize oil-based insecticide formulations,
operating similarly to cold foggers but with smaller droplet size.
14. REI Answer: Re-entry interval, the time set before people or pets reoccupy treated areas.
15. Dusters Answer: Used to apply dust, pesticides in dust sit on surface and accumulate on
insect body parts. They are either absorbed or ingested when insects groom themselves.
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