COLORADO QS/CO PESTICIDE TEST
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS (SCORED A+)
"Prescription and Application - CORRECT ANSWER Step in the pest control sequence -
what, how, when, and where to use control techniques that correct the problem."
"IPM - CORRECT ANSWER Integrated Pest Management - an approach where habitat
modifications, cultural controls, pest control devices, and pesticides are integrated and used
together."
"Exclusion - CORRECT ANSWER Blocking points of entrance for pests."
"Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER Step in the pest control sequence - periodic inspections
to assess effectiveness of prescribed plan."
"Hand Carried Compressed Air Sprayer - CORRECT 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."
"Canned Aerosol Pesticides - CORRECT 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."
"Labels Must Contain - CORRECT ANSWER Brand name, use classification, ingredient
statement, registered uses, directions for use, safety information, signal word, precautions,
net contents, name and address of manufacturer, and EPA registration number."
"Directions for Use - CORRECT ANSWER Indication on label of where the product can be
used and what pest can be targeted. Also gives application methods and dosage rates."
"3 types of residual applications - CORRECT ANSWER General (application to broad
expanse of surfaces), Spot (application to limited area where insects are and will not
ordinarily be contacted by workers), and Crack and Crevice (application of small amounts
where insects hide like voids and entry points)."
"SDS - CORRECT ANSWER Safety Data Sheet, formerly MSDS, technical bulletin that
provides workers and emergency personnel with proper procedures for handling or
working with a given substance."
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,"Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER Movement of chemical into a plant, animal, or person.
Number ons source of pesticide exposure for operators."
"PPE - CORRECT ANSWER Personal Protective Equipment, keeps pesticides from getting
on skin/mouth/eyes/lungs."
"Most significant health hazardous pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER Organophosphates,
carbamates, and fumigants"
"Animal Kingdom - CORRECT ANSWER All insects are part of the largest group in the
animal kingdom - phylum arthropoda. Includes all arthropods including spiders, mites, ticks,
millipedes, crab, shrimp, and insects."
"Phylum arthropoda - CORRECT ANSWER Part of the animal kingdom and marked by a
body of segments fused together; legs, antennae, and appendages attached in pairs; har or
tough external covering with some soft areas known as an exoskeleton."
"Compete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER A complete change in appearance; 4
stage life cycle of egg, larva, pupa, and adult; larva feed and grow, pupa stage is less active
allowing body to develop, adults mission is to reproduce."
"Degradation - CORRECT ANSWER Process by which a chemical is reduced to simpler
compounds by microorganisms, water, air, sunlight, or other agents."
"Cockroaches - CORRECT ANSWER Common household pest; German, American, brown
banded, and oriental are the varieties found in Colorado; effective management involves
sanitation, detection, control, and maintenance; nocturnal; spend their time in protected
areas likes cracks and crevices; no pesticide application alone will control without habitat
modification."
"Harvester Ant - CORRECT ANSWER Fairly large and red or dark brown in color; build
large mounds with vegetation cleared from around it; rarely enter homes; can sting; best
treated by injecting into mounds with dust or bait."
"Pavement Ant - CORRECT ANSWER Most common ant in homes in CO; forage for grease,
meat, small seeds, and sweets; make nests around concrete or rocks; best treated with dust
or sprays in cracks and crevices, directly treating nests, perimeter treatments, and baits."
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, "Flies - CORRECT ANSWER Serious pests in and around buildings due transmission of
disease and filth; thousands of species but only a handful are a regular problem."
"Blow Fly - CORRECT ANSWER Metallic green/blue color; maggots feed on garbage;
breed in decaying carcasses; best treatment is fly traps"
"Centipede - CORRECT ANSWER Similar look to millipedes but only one pari of legs per
body segment and far more active; found in damp areas; best treated by waiting out the
problem, eliminates moisture, and applying exterior residual pesticide."
"Sowbug/Pillbug - CORRECT ANSWER Small gray crustaceans; feed on decaying
vegetable and plant matter; move into homes after wet periods, particularly in spring;
exterior residual applications are best treatment."
"Field Cricket - CORRECT ANSWER Most common cricket; dark body; fed on plants and
move into homes and buildings as fields dry and harden in late summer; best treated by
eliminating entry points, keeping grass and ornamental areas cleaned up, and residual
perimeter treatment as well as granular bait treatments around structure."
"Earwig - CORRECT ANSWER Flat insects with pinchers at tail end; rely on high
moisture; best treated by sealing entry points, removing harborage, dehumidifying, treating
with residual spray near areas of heavy populations, and spraying around foundations and
shrubbery."
"Paper Wasp - CORRECT ANSWER Semi-social and produce annual nests; single queen
starts nesting in spring, grows through summer, abandoned in late fall; feed on insects; treat
by destroying nests, residual dusts are effective in control as are knockdown products,
remove nests, apply residual control to prevent additional nesting"
"Yellow Jacket - CORRECT ANSWER Very social insect with nests from 1000-4000
workers at peak; typically nest in ground/under things; treated by keeping attractive
garbage and food away, dusting directly into nests, repeat applications."
"Brown Recluse Spider - CORRECT ANSWER Only spider with 3 pairs of eyes instead of
4; marked by brown color with violin shaped banding behind eyes; bites don't hurt but
intense pain and stinging sensation follow; skin ulceration can develop from bits; most
misdiagnosed spider in Colorado as it is very rare here."
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QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS (SCORED A+)
"Prescription and Application - CORRECT ANSWER Step in the pest control sequence -
what, how, when, and where to use control techniques that correct the problem."
"IPM - CORRECT ANSWER Integrated Pest Management - an approach where habitat
modifications, cultural controls, pest control devices, and pesticides are integrated and used
together."
"Exclusion - CORRECT ANSWER Blocking points of entrance for pests."
"Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER Step in the pest control sequence - periodic inspections
to assess effectiveness of prescribed plan."
"Hand Carried Compressed Air Sprayer - CORRECT 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."
"Canned Aerosol Pesticides - CORRECT 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."
"Labels Must Contain - CORRECT ANSWER Brand name, use classification, ingredient
statement, registered uses, directions for use, safety information, signal word, precautions,
net contents, name and address of manufacturer, and EPA registration number."
"Directions for Use - CORRECT ANSWER Indication on label of where the product can be
used and what pest can be targeted. Also gives application methods and dosage rates."
"3 types of residual applications - CORRECT ANSWER General (application to broad
expanse of surfaces), Spot (application to limited area where insects are and will not
ordinarily be contacted by workers), and Crack and Crevice (application of small amounts
where insects hide like voids and entry points)."
"SDS - CORRECT ANSWER Safety Data Sheet, formerly MSDS, technical bulletin that
provides workers and emergency personnel with proper procedures for handling or
working with a given substance."
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,"Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER Movement of chemical into a plant, animal, or person.
Number ons source of pesticide exposure for operators."
"PPE - CORRECT ANSWER Personal Protective Equipment, keeps pesticides from getting
on skin/mouth/eyes/lungs."
"Most significant health hazardous pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER Organophosphates,
carbamates, and fumigants"
"Animal Kingdom - CORRECT ANSWER All insects are part of the largest group in the
animal kingdom - phylum arthropoda. Includes all arthropods including spiders, mites, ticks,
millipedes, crab, shrimp, and insects."
"Phylum arthropoda - CORRECT ANSWER Part of the animal kingdom and marked by a
body of segments fused together; legs, antennae, and appendages attached in pairs; har or
tough external covering with some soft areas known as an exoskeleton."
"Compete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER A complete change in appearance; 4
stage life cycle of egg, larva, pupa, and adult; larva feed and grow, pupa stage is less active
allowing body to develop, adults mission is to reproduce."
"Degradation - CORRECT ANSWER Process by which a chemical is reduced to simpler
compounds by microorganisms, water, air, sunlight, or other agents."
"Cockroaches - CORRECT ANSWER Common household pest; German, American, brown
banded, and oriental are the varieties found in Colorado; effective management involves
sanitation, detection, control, and maintenance; nocturnal; spend their time in protected
areas likes cracks and crevices; no pesticide application alone will control without habitat
modification."
"Harvester Ant - CORRECT ANSWER Fairly large and red or dark brown in color; build
large mounds with vegetation cleared from around it; rarely enter homes; can sting; best
treated by injecting into mounds with dust or bait."
"Pavement Ant - CORRECT ANSWER Most common ant in homes in CO; forage for grease,
meat, small seeds, and sweets; make nests around concrete or rocks; best treated with dust
or sprays in cracks and crevices, directly treating nests, perimeter treatments, and baits."
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, "Flies - CORRECT ANSWER Serious pests in and around buildings due transmission of
disease and filth; thousands of species but only a handful are a regular problem."
"Blow Fly - CORRECT ANSWER Metallic green/blue color; maggots feed on garbage;
breed in decaying carcasses; best treatment is fly traps"
"Centipede - CORRECT ANSWER Similar look to millipedes but only one pari of legs per
body segment and far more active; found in damp areas; best treated by waiting out the
problem, eliminates moisture, and applying exterior residual pesticide."
"Sowbug/Pillbug - CORRECT ANSWER Small gray crustaceans; feed on decaying
vegetable and plant matter; move into homes after wet periods, particularly in spring;
exterior residual applications are best treatment."
"Field Cricket - CORRECT ANSWER Most common cricket; dark body; fed on plants and
move into homes and buildings as fields dry and harden in late summer; best treated by
eliminating entry points, keeping grass and ornamental areas cleaned up, and residual
perimeter treatment as well as granular bait treatments around structure."
"Earwig - CORRECT ANSWER Flat insects with pinchers at tail end; rely on high
moisture; best treated by sealing entry points, removing harborage, dehumidifying, treating
with residual spray near areas of heavy populations, and spraying around foundations and
shrubbery."
"Paper Wasp - CORRECT ANSWER Semi-social and produce annual nests; single queen
starts nesting in spring, grows through summer, abandoned in late fall; feed on insects; treat
by destroying nests, residual dusts are effective in control as are knockdown products,
remove nests, apply residual control to prevent additional nesting"
"Yellow Jacket - CORRECT ANSWER Very social insect with nests from 1000-4000
workers at peak; typically nest in ground/under things; treated by keeping attractive
garbage and food away, dusting directly into nests, repeat applications."
"Brown Recluse Spider - CORRECT ANSWER Only spider with 3 pairs of eyes instead of
4; marked by brown color with violin shaped banding behind eyes; bites don't hurt but
intense pain and stinging sensation follow; skin ulceration can develop from bits; most
misdiagnosed spider in Colorado as it is very rare here."
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