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Mississippi Pesticide
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Hours of college credit in category required for a 15
license.
Years experience within what time frame required to 1 year within 3
qualify for a license.
How long is a license valid. Three years.
Bond requirement for Pest control. $5,000
Insurance required per occurrence and aggregate. $100,000 and $200,000
Time records are to be kept after the end of a 2 years
contract.
How many hours of classroom training are required for 8 hours general training, and 8 hours specific to the category.
a registered technician.
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To renew a license or permit, you must do what? Complete an approved training course, or pass an examination within the
past 12 months.
Types of insect life cycles. Gradual - Complete - Ametabolus (Without Metamorphosis)
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of Beetles Coleoptera - Complete - Chewing
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of Butterflies & Lepidoptera - Complete - Chewing as caterpillars, and siphoning as adults.
Moths
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of flies. Diptera - Complete - Chewing as immatures, and sucking or sponging as
adults.
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of Ants, Bees, and Hymenoptera - Complete - Chewing or chewing and sucking
Wasps.
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of true bugs, Hemiptera - Gradual - Sucking
cicadas, leafhoppers, fulgorids, aphids, whiteflies, and
scales.
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Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of Crickets and Orthopetera - Gradual - Chewing
grasshoppers.
Stages of a gradual life cycle. Egg, nymph, and adult.
Stages of a complete life cycle. Egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Stages of ametabolus life cycle. Young look just like adults in every way, just smaller.
Characteristics of Chewing mouthparts. Strong mandibles, smaller pair of maxillae.
Characteristics of Piercing/Sucking mouthparts. Elongate holo proboscis used to pierce plant, animal, or insect being fed
upon to suck up sap or blood.
Characteristics of mouthparts used for both Chewing Chewing mandibles as well as other mouthparts modified for sucking.
and Sucking
Characteristics of mouthparts used for Sponging Hollow proboscis with an enlarged sponge-like structure.
Characteristics of mouthparts used for Siphoning Long hollow proboscis usually rolled up when not in use.
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Hours of college credit in category required for a 15
license.
Years experience within what time frame required to 1 year within 3
qualify for a license.
How long is a license valid. Three years.
Bond requirement for Pest control. $5,000
Insurance required per occurrence and aggregate. $100,000 and $200,000
Time records are to be kept after the end of a 2 years
contract.
How many hours of classroom training are required for 8 hours general training, and 8 hours specific to the category.
a registered technician.
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To renew a license or permit, you must do what? Complete an approved training course, or pass an examination within the
past 12 months.
Types of insect life cycles. Gradual - Complete - Ametabolus (Without Metamorphosis)
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of Beetles Coleoptera - Complete - Chewing
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of Butterflies & Lepidoptera - Complete - Chewing as caterpillars, and siphoning as adults.
Moths
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of flies. Diptera - Complete - Chewing as immatures, and sucking or sponging as
adults.
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of Ants, Bees, and Hymenoptera - Complete - Chewing or chewing and sucking
Wasps.
Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of true bugs, Hemiptera - Gradual - Sucking
cicadas, leafhoppers, fulgorids, aphids, whiteflies, and
scales.
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Order, life cycle, and mouthparts of Crickets and Orthopetera - Gradual - Chewing
grasshoppers.
Stages of a gradual life cycle. Egg, nymph, and adult.
Stages of a complete life cycle. Egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Stages of ametabolus life cycle. Young look just like adults in every way, just smaller.
Characteristics of Chewing mouthparts. Strong mandibles, smaller pair of maxillae.
Characteristics of Piercing/Sucking mouthparts. Elongate holo proboscis used to pierce plant, animal, or insect being fed
upon to suck up sap or blood.
Characteristics of mouthparts used for both Chewing Chewing mandibles as well as other mouthparts modified for sucking.
and Sucking
Characteristics of mouthparts used for Sponging Hollow proboscis with an enlarged sponge-like structure.
Characteristics of mouthparts used for Siphoning Long hollow proboscis usually rolled up when not in use.
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