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Maine Pesticide Applicator Exam Questions with
Correct Answers and explanations ||VERIFIED
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When should/is the best time to apply pesticides for
wasps?
A) At night, when they are on/in the nest.
B) At morning/evening or when the workers are gone
C) During the day when they are active
D) Dusk and dawn when they are least active - Answer-A
With Tempo, how long should you wait to apply after it
rains? - Answer-24 hours
Black flies are most active from dusk to dawn. - Answer-
FALSE
Mosquitoes lay eggs most often in standing water. -
Answer-TRUE
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When ants and termites are swarming, you can't tell the
difference between them because they have the same
antenna. - Answer-FALSE
Which cockroach offspring have the better chance of
survival because the female carry the oothecal (egg
capsule) until they are ready to hatch? - Answer-German
Who must you contact when treating a school? - Answer-
The School IPM
What is the best nozzle to use for C&C treatments? -
Answer-Straight
What is the most important aspect of pest management in
food-handling facilities? - Answer-Sanitation
When are carpentar ants most active?
A) During the day
B) Dusk
C) At night
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D) Early Morning - Answer-C
Ants with two nodes typically have a stinger. - Answer-
True
Which of these organisms relies on a moist
terrestrial habitat?
A. pillbug
B. spider mite
C. wasp
D. flea - Answer-A
All ticks are hard-bodied insects.
A. True
B. False - Answer-B
Which insect develops through gradual
metamorphosis?
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A. Fungus gnat
B. Carpenter ant
C. Wasp
D. Cockroach - Answer-D
It is possible that a pesticide application will kill
all insect adults in a particular location yet have no
affect on any insect eggs that are present.
A. True
B. False - Answer-A
Shrimp have 10 legs, termites have 6, and spiders
have 8 legs. They all belong to which group of
organisms?
A. Arachnida
B. Myriapods
C. Arthropods
D. Crustacea - Answer-C
Maine Pesticide Applicator Exam Questions with
Correct Answers and explanations ||VERIFIED
EXAM!!!||LATEST THIS YEAR -JUST
RELEASED.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!!
When should/is the best time to apply pesticides for
wasps?
A) At night, when they are on/in the nest.
B) At morning/evening or when the workers are gone
C) During the day when they are active
D) Dusk and dawn when they are least active - Answer-A
With Tempo, how long should you wait to apply after it
rains? - Answer-24 hours
Black flies are most active from dusk to dawn. - Answer-
FALSE
Mosquitoes lay eggs most often in standing water. -
Answer-TRUE
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When ants and termites are swarming, you can't tell the
difference between them because they have the same
antenna. - Answer-FALSE
Which cockroach offspring have the better chance of
survival because the female carry the oothecal (egg
capsule) until they are ready to hatch? - Answer-German
Who must you contact when treating a school? - Answer-
The School IPM
What is the best nozzle to use for C&C treatments? -
Answer-Straight
What is the most important aspect of pest management in
food-handling facilities? - Answer-Sanitation
When are carpentar ants most active?
A) During the day
B) Dusk
C) At night
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D) Early Morning - Answer-C
Ants with two nodes typically have a stinger. - Answer-
True
Which of these organisms relies on a moist
terrestrial habitat?
A. pillbug
B. spider mite
C. wasp
D. flea - Answer-A
All ticks are hard-bodied insects.
A. True
B. False - Answer-B
Which insect develops through gradual
metamorphosis?
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A. Fungus gnat
B. Carpenter ant
C. Wasp
D. Cockroach - Answer-D
It is possible that a pesticide application will kill
all insect adults in a particular location yet have no
affect on any insect eggs that are present.
A. True
B. False - Answer-A
Shrimp have 10 legs, termites have 6, and spiders
have 8 legs. They all belong to which group of
organisms?
A. Arachnida
B. Myriapods
C. Arthropods
D. Crustacea - Answer-C
