CALIFORNIA BRANCH 2 FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE - STRUCTURAL PEST
CONTROL BOARD (SPCB) EXAM PREP
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
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<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Any individual who is licensed by the board to secure structural pest control
work, identify infestations or infections, make inspections, apply pesticides,
submit bids for or otherwise contract, on behalf of a registered company. -
ANSWER ✔ Structural Pest Control Field Representative
2. The Structural Pest Control Board is comprised of how many members? -
ANSWER ✔ 7 members
3. When and how often does the state mandate that pesticide training be given
to employees of pest control companies? - ANSWER ✔ Training shall be
completed before the employee is allowed to handle pesticides, continually
updated to cover any new pesticides and repeated at least annually thereafter
4. When does a Field Rep license expire? - ANSWER ✔ 12 midnight on June
30 of the third year from the date of issue
5. Pesticide records required by the regulations of the board shall be preserved
for a period of how many years? - ANSWER ✔ Three years, during which
, time it shall be available during business hours for inspection by the board
and it's authorized representative
6. Training shall be completed before the employee is allowed to handle
pesticides, continually updated to cover any new pesticides and repeated at
least annually thereafter - ANSWER ✔ True
7. Each operator, field representative and applicator shall file his or her address
of record with the board and shall notify the board of any change in address
within how many days of such a change? - ANSWER ✔ 10 days of such a
change.
8. A registered company that opens a branch office shall notify the board of
that fact within how many days? - ANSWER ✔ 30 days on a written form
provided by the board
9. Field representatives licensed in one branch of pest control shall have
completed how many continuing education hours to renew their license? -
ANSWER ✔ 16 continuing education hours,
10.True or False: In lieu of continuing education, a licensee may qualify for
renewal by taking and passing an examination designed by the Board to
cover developments in the field of pest control. - ANSWER ✔ True
11.How many continuing education hours are required in every three year cycle
to renew a Branch 2 Field Representative License? - ANSWER ✔ 16 hours
12.Prior to getting a field rep's license in branch 2, an applicant must prove he
has at least _______ hours of training. - ANSWER ✔ 40 hours
,13.What are pesticide use reports? - ANSWER ✔ Paperwork provided to each
county by a pest control business, displaying the total amount of pesticide
and number of applications made in that county in a monthly period.
14.In order to conduct business as a Pest Control Company, the Board requires
at least one "qualifying manager" who holds what kind of license? -
ANSWER ✔ Operators License
15.Falsifiable concentrates (EC or E) - ANSWER ✔ Formulations made up of
the technical material, solvents and emulsifiers. Some agitation is required.
Once dry, pesticide residue is barley visible.
16.Wettable Powder (WP) - ANSWER ✔ These formulations are made by
impregnating or coating an appropriate powder with the technical
insecticide. Wettable Powders do not dissolve in water and frequent
agitation is usually required. Heavy applications may leave visible deposits.
17.Soluble Powders (SP) - ANSWER ✔ May look like Wettable Powders but
they dissolve and form true solutions when dilute with water. Less visible
than Wettable Powders after drying, Frequent agitation is not required.
18.Suspension Concentrates (SC) - ANSWER ✔ Products made with small
particles suspended in oil solvents or water. Easy mix, require little or no
agitation and remain stable for a long time. Have a greatly reduced
inhalation hazard because they come in a liquid form.
19.Flowable Liquids - ANSWER ✔ Contains concentrated water dispersible
powders in a liquid form. These powders may stay suspended for a long
, time. Flowable liquids are easy to handle and have excellent dilution
properties.
20.Microencapsulated Formulations (ME) - ANSWER ✔ manufactured by
suspending liquid or solid pesticide particles in microcapsules. By altering
the membrane of the microcapsules, the residual performance, speed and
action and odor can be affected. May clog sprayers and leave visible residue.
21.Dusts (D) - ANSWER ✔ Made by combining and insecticide with a dust
diluent (usually inert) Some products such as Boric Acid Dusts, are almost
totally comprised of Boric Acid and may have small amounts of other
ingredients added. Drifts are a major issue.
22.Granules - ANSWER ✔ Made by coating or impregnating an inert carrier
with an insecticide. Made of materials, such as, clay, corn cobs, pecan shells,
saw dust, etc. Formulations are ready to use and used mostly for exterior
perimeter of buildings for the control of crawling insects. Also is water
activated.
23.Baits - ANSWER ✔ Combination of a insecticide with an attractive
carrier/food that the target pest prefers. Pheromone attractants are added to
increase the effects. Comes in forms of gels, granules, paste, pellets,
powders or liquids.
24.What is a cigarette beetle?
A. Wood boring better
B. Fabric pest
C. Stored product pest
D. Predatory beetle - ANSWER ✔ C. Stored product pest
25.In what conditions do Carpet Beerles thrive?
REPRESENTATIVE - STRUCTURAL PEST
CONTROL BOARD (SPCB) EXAM PREP
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Any individual who is licensed by the board to secure structural pest control
work, identify infestations or infections, make inspections, apply pesticides,
submit bids for or otherwise contract, on behalf of a registered company. -
ANSWER ✔ Structural Pest Control Field Representative
2. The Structural Pest Control Board is comprised of how many members? -
ANSWER ✔ 7 members
3. When and how often does the state mandate that pesticide training be given
to employees of pest control companies? - ANSWER ✔ Training shall be
completed before the employee is allowed to handle pesticides, continually
updated to cover any new pesticides and repeated at least annually thereafter
4. When does a Field Rep license expire? - ANSWER ✔ 12 midnight on June
30 of the third year from the date of issue
5. Pesticide records required by the regulations of the board shall be preserved
for a period of how many years? - ANSWER ✔ Three years, during which
, time it shall be available during business hours for inspection by the board
and it's authorized representative
6. Training shall be completed before the employee is allowed to handle
pesticides, continually updated to cover any new pesticides and repeated at
least annually thereafter - ANSWER ✔ True
7. Each operator, field representative and applicator shall file his or her address
of record with the board and shall notify the board of any change in address
within how many days of such a change? - ANSWER ✔ 10 days of such a
change.
8. A registered company that opens a branch office shall notify the board of
that fact within how many days? - ANSWER ✔ 30 days on a written form
provided by the board
9. Field representatives licensed in one branch of pest control shall have
completed how many continuing education hours to renew their license? -
ANSWER ✔ 16 continuing education hours,
10.True or False: In lieu of continuing education, a licensee may qualify for
renewal by taking and passing an examination designed by the Board to
cover developments in the field of pest control. - ANSWER ✔ True
11.How many continuing education hours are required in every three year cycle
to renew a Branch 2 Field Representative License? - ANSWER ✔ 16 hours
12.Prior to getting a field rep's license in branch 2, an applicant must prove he
has at least _______ hours of training. - ANSWER ✔ 40 hours
,13.What are pesticide use reports? - ANSWER ✔ Paperwork provided to each
county by a pest control business, displaying the total amount of pesticide
and number of applications made in that county in a monthly period.
14.In order to conduct business as a Pest Control Company, the Board requires
at least one "qualifying manager" who holds what kind of license? -
ANSWER ✔ Operators License
15.Falsifiable concentrates (EC or E) - ANSWER ✔ Formulations made up of
the technical material, solvents and emulsifiers. Some agitation is required.
Once dry, pesticide residue is barley visible.
16.Wettable Powder (WP) - ANSWER ✔ These formulations are made by
impregnating or coating an appropriate powder with the technical
insecticide. Wettable Powders do not dissolve in water and frequent
agitation is usually required. Heavy applications may leave visible deposits.
17.Soluble Powders (SP) - ANSWER ✔ May look like Wettable Powders but
they dissolve and form true solutions when dilute with water. Less visible
than Wettable Powders after drying, Frequent agitation is not required.
18.Suspension Concentrates (SC) - ANSWER ✔ Products made with small
particles suspended in oil solvents or water. Easy mix, require little or no
agitation and remain stable for a long time. Have a greatly reduced
inhalation hazard because they come in a liquid form.
19.Flowable Liquids - ANSWER ✔ Contains concentrated water dispersible
powders in a liquid form. These powders may stay suspended for a long
, time. Flowable liquids are easy to handle and have excellent dilution
properties.
20.Microencapsulated Formulations (ME) - ANSWER ✔ manufactured by
suspending liquid or solid pesticide particles in microcapsules. By altering
the membrane of the microcapsules, the residual performance, speed and
action and odor can be affected. May clog sprayers and leave visible residue.
21.Dusts (D) - ANSWER ✔ Made by combining and insecticide with a dust
diluent (usually inert) Some products such as Boric Acid Dusts, are almost
totally comprised of Boric Acid and may have small amounts of other
ingredients added. Drifts are a major issue.
22.Granules - ANSWER ✔ Made by coating or impregnating an inert carrier
with an insecticide. Made of materials, such as, clay, corn cobs, pecan shells,
saw dust, etc. Formulations are ready to use and used mostly for exterior
perimeter of buildings for the control of crawling insects. Also is water
activated.
23.Baits - ANSWER ✔ Combination of a insecticide with an attractive
carrier/food that the target pest prefers. Pheromone attractants are added to
increase the effects. Comes in forms of gels, granules, paste, pellets,
powders or liquids.
24.What is a cigarette beetle?
A. Wood boring better
B. Fabric pest
C. Stored product pest
D. Predatory beetle - ANSWER ✔ C. Stored product pest
25.In what conditions do Carpet Beerles thrive?
