GENERAL PEST MANAGEMENT 7A EXAM
ELABORATION 2025/2026 | COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES | 100% VERIFIED
1. To control pests in structures, pesticide application is the only means available. -
ANSWER False
2. When technicians use other practices in addition to pesticide use for controlling pests: -
ANSWER These practices often reduce pesticide use or make such use a secondary
operation of the program.
3. The title technician is used in this manual to denote: - ANSWER All of the above.
4. Which Michigan regulation requires that pesticide applications be made in a manner
that prevents off- target discharges of pesticides, and that pesticide application
equipment be properly calibrated and in sound mechanical condition? -
ANSWER Regulation 637
5. Which Michigan legislation gives the MDARD authority to certify commercial applicators
and to prescribe standards for certification? - ANSWER Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection Act
6. Which federal legislation specifies that all pesticides be classified as either general-use
or restricted-use? - ANSWER FIFRA
,7. Which Michigan legislation establishes the types of certified applicators and expands the
pesticide record-keeping requirements? - ANSWER Regulation 636
8. Structural pest managers do not have to concern themselves with the possibility of
harming endangered species - ANSWER False
9. In Michigan, a vehicle used to transport pesticides for a pesticide application business
must: - ANSWER Have the name of the pesticide applicator firm and the business
phone number printed on the exterior
10. Hand-held sprayer - ANSWER Most likely sprayer to select for use indoors in smaller
areas; pest control in cracks and crevices; applying flushing agents.
11. Backpack sprayer - ANSWER Most likely sprayer to select for treating larger indoor
areas (warehouses, commercial food facilities); outside, it is used on lawns, along fences,
and around building perimeters.
12. Hand-held sprayer - ANSWER Produces two different flow patterns: pin- stream and
flat-fan.
13. Hand-held sprayer. Which type of nozzle spray pattern delivers the largest amount of
spray per minute at 20 psi? - ANSWER Coarse fan, 50 degrees
14. What is the advantage of using a crack and crevice extension tube on a nozzle? -
ANSWER It allows crack and crevice application with little spilling or splashing.
,15. High pressure must be maintained in hand-held sprayers to be effective. -
ANSWER False
16. New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used for one season. -
ANSWER False
17. A general effective pressure for fan spray applications is: - ANSWER 20 to 25 psi.
18. For crack and crevice treatments, an effective pressure is - ANSWER Less than 10 psi.
19. What are the proper procedures when filling a sprayer? - ANSWER Check to see that
all components are working at the beginning of the day.
20. If a sprayer malfunctions - ANSWER Release pressure and do not use again until
repaired.
21. Equipment safety is best maintained by: - ANSWER Routine rinsing. Routine hose
inspection. Scheduled cleaning
22. What effect will increasing the pressure of a held sprayer have on the flow rate? -
ANSWER Disproportional increase in flow rate
23. What effect will increasing travel speed have on the pesticide application rate? -
ANSWER Decrease application rate
24. What is the purpose of the precalibration check? - ANSWER Determine if equipment
is operating properly. Determine if the spray application is uniform
, 25. Travel speed is less critical to structural pest management because the spray mixture is
normally on a percentage basis, and to the point of runoff. - ANSWER True
26. To calibrate a handheld sprayer, you must know - ANSWER How much spray mixture
your sprayer applies per unit area, how much area you can spray per tank, the rate of
pesticide application as specified by the label, and the amount of pesticide product to
add to the tank
27. List the steps needed to calibrate a hand-held sprayer - ANSWER Measure a minimum
of 250 square feet. Fill the sprayer with water to a level that is easily recognized. Spray
the area, add water back to the tank, multiply the volume by the proper conversion
28. Define pest in simple terms - ANSWER Any unwanted organism
29. What is true about nest destruction - ANSWER Nest destruction by spraying nests
with high-pressure hoses is cost-effective, eliminates ectoparasites, and cleans droppings
and feathers from nest sites
30. What control method (netting, covers, spikes, sticky repellents, ultrasonic devices,
trapping) is ineffective at controlling birds - ANSWER ultrasonic devices
31. What control method (netting, covers, spikes, sticky repellents, ultrasonic devices,
trapping) is made of plastic; use in warehouses and places where aesthetics are not
important - ANSWER Netting
32. What control method (netting, covers, spikes, sticky repellents, ultrasonic devices,
trapping) is porcupine wire that stops birds from roosting on ledges - ANSWER Spikes
ELABORATION 2025/2026 | COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES | 100% VERIFIED
1. To control pests in structures, pesticide application is the only means available. -
ANSWER False
2. When technicians use other practices in addition to pesticide use for controlling pests: -
ANSWER These practices often reduce pesticide use or make such use a secondary
operation of the program.
3. The title technician is used in this manual to denote: - ANSWER All of the above.
4. Which Michigan regulation requires that pesticide applications be made in a manner
that prevents off- target discharges of pesticides, and that pesticide application
equipment be properly calibrated and in sound mechanical condition? -
ANSWER Regulation 637
5. Which Michigan legislation gives the MDARD authority to certify commercial applicators
and to prescribe standards for certification? - ANSWER Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection Act
6. Which federal legislation specifies that all pesticides be classified as either general-use
or restricted-use? - ANSWER FIFRA
,7. Which Michigan legislation establishes the types of certified applicators and expands the
pesticide record-keeping requirements? - ANSWER Regulation 636
8. Structural pest managers do not have to concern themselves with the possibility of
harming endangered species - ANSWER False
9. In Michigan, a vehicle used to transport pesticides for a pesticide application business
must: - ANSWER Have the name of the pesticide applicator firm and the business
phone number printed on the exterior
10. Hand-held sprayer - ANSWER Most likely sprayer to select for use indoors in smaller
areas; pest control in cracks and crevices; applying flushing agents.
11. Backpack sprayer - ANSWER Most likely sprayer to select for treating larger indoor
areas (warehouses, commercial food facilities); outside, it is used on lawns, along fences,
and around building perimeters.
12. Hand-held sprayer - ANSWER Produces two different flow patterns: pin- stream and
flat-fan.
13. Hand-held sprayer. Which type of nozzle spray pattern delivers the largest amount of
spray per minute at 20 psi? - ANSWER Coarse fan, 50 degrees
14. What is the advantage of using a crack and crevice extension tube on a nozzle? -
ANSWER It allows crack and crevice application with little spilling or splashing.
,15. High pressure must be maintained in hand-held sprayers to be effective. -
ANSWER False
16. New sprayers are well calibrated until they have been used for one season. -
ANSWER False
17. A general effective pressure for fan spray applications is: - ANSWER 20 to 25 psi.
18. For crack and crevice treatments, an effective pressure is - ANSWER Less than 10 psi.
19. What are the proper procedures when filling a sprayer? - ANSWER Check to see that
all components are working at the beginning of the day.
20. If a sprayer malfunctions - ANSWER Release pressure and do not use again until
repaired.
21. Equipment safety is best maintained by: - ANSWER Routine rinsing. Routine hose
inspection. Scheduled cleaning
22. What effect will increasing the pressure of a held sprayer have on the flow rate? -
ANSWER Disproportional increase in flow rate
23. What effect will increasing travel speed have on the pesticide application rate? -
ANSWER Decrease application rate
24. What is the purpose of the precalibration check? - ANSWER Determine if equipment
is operating properly. Determine if the spray application is uniform
, 25. Travel speed is less critical to structural pest management because the spray mixture is
normally on a percentage basis, and to the point of runoff. - ANSWER True
26. To calibrate a handheld sprayer, you must know - ANSWER How much spray mixture
your sprayer applies per unit area, how much area you can spray per tank, the rate of
pesticide application as specified by the label, and the amount of pesticide product to
add to the tank
27. List the steps needed to calibrate a hand-held sprayer - ANSWER Measure a minimum
of 250 square feet. Fill the sprayer with water to a level that is easily recognized. Spray
the area, add water back to the tank, multiply the volume by the proper conversion
28. Define pest in simple terms - ANSWER Any unwanted organism
29. What is true about nest destruction - ANSWER Nest destruction by spraying nests
with high-pressure hoses is cost-effective, eliminates ectoparasites, and cleans droppings
and feathers from nest sites
30. What control method (netting, covers, spikes, sticky repellents, ultrasonic devices,
trapping) is ineffective at controlling birds - ANSWER ultrasonic devices
31. What control method (netting, covers, spikes, sticky repellents, ultrasonic devices,
trapping) is made of plastic; use in warehouses and places where aesthetics are not
important - ANSWER Netting
32. What control method (netting, covers, spikes, sticky repellents, ultrasonic devices,
trapping) is porcupine wire that stops birds from roosting on ledges - ANSWER Spikes
