BRANCH 2 SPCB EXAM 2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST |BRAND NEW
VERSION!!|JUST RELEASED
A new employee is hired. The boss wants him to handle pesticides at some point during his
first week. When must that employee be trained in relation to when he uses pesticides?
BEFORE using pesticides
How often must the employer must provide for the inspection, cleaning, repair or
replacement of PPE?
DAILY
Signs visible from any direction of probable approach shall be posted around all storage
areas where containers that hold, or have held, pesticides required to be labeled with the
signal words "warning" or "danger" are stored. Each sign shall be of such size that it is
readable at a distance of how many feet?
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What is the meaning of the statement: "It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in
a manner inconsistent with its labeling?"
It is illegal to use a pesticide in any way not permitted by the labeling. A pesticide may be
used only on the plants, animals, or sites named in the directions for use. You may not use
higher dosages, higher concentrations, or more frequent applications. You must follow all
directions for use, including directions concerning safety, mixing, diluting, storage, and
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,disposal. You must wear the specified personal protective equipment even though you may
be risking only your own safety by not wearing it.
How often is an employer required give employees pesticide training?
Annually AND before the use of ANY new pesticide. I mean, think about it...it seems
reasonable to train you to USE a certain pesticide before you use it, right? And then, it
seems reasonable if I, as the employee, have to annually refresh you memory on how to
use it.
Consumers have a RIGHT to know the pesticides used on their property. When are they
required to be informed? (test question!!!)
Prior to application. People have a right to know WHAT pesticide you are using, WHERE
it will be applied, and HOW much you use.
If someone has swallowed a pesticide, its very important to get them to vomit it out
immediately. True or False.
FALSE....you're not a doctor. It can destroy their throat as they vomit it up.
If your sprayer tip, in your backpack sprayer or your hand can, is clogged, what is something
you can use to unclog it?
Use a toothpick but whatever you do don't put your mouth on the spray tip and try to blow
the clot out!
The capacity of a pesticide to cause injury is called what?
Toxicity. Some people use the word "potency" but NOT in pest control. We say the word
"toxic" for pesticide. How toxic is something? Well, it's SIGNAL WORD tells you that.
What do you do if your pesticide bottle is damaged?
Pour it in another bottle with the same label. What you say, you only have an empty
bottle available with no label on it? What do you do you ask? WHAT IS NEEDED ON ANY
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,AND EVERY "SERVICE" CONTAINER? (hint: Signal word, name & address of company, and
pesticide name).
True or false? When combining two or more pesticides, the level of toxicity may increase?
True— if you mix bleach to clean toilets, with comet cleanser, that's also used to clean
toilets, you create sulfuric acid gas that will kill you.
When selecting a pesticide, what's the first and most important thing to do?
Read the label. You really need to "phone a friend" for the answer to this one or can you
remember to READ THE LABEL FIRST?!
Define "mode of action"
Mode of action is the way in which a particular pesticide affects the target pest. Rat
bait works sending the blood of an animal, but insecticides commonly paralyze an insect,
until it dies of starvation.
True or false: Understanding the different "modes of pesticide action" will help you select
the proper chemical and will help predict which pesticide will work the best?
True. Why would you use an insect growth regulator to try and kill a cockroach when it's not
designed for that? An IGR is "birth control"!!!!!! It works differently than an "insecticide!!!"
The toxicity of a pesticide is:
It's capacity to cause injury. The more toxic, the pesticide, the more dangerous it is in the
more it can hurt you.
True or false: if a pesticide gets into your eyes, you should close your eyes and call 911?
False! Wash your eyes out for 15 minutes with water FIRST.
True or false: an applicator should never hose down a pesticide spill into the gutter. I mean,
really, if you miss this "softball" question you need to consider another career.
True! Clean it up with absorbent material and put it into a sealed trash bag
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, True or false: respirator cartridges are no longer good if they are over five years old
True. Respirator cartridges do not last forever.
True or false: a respirator should be used when exposed to high concentrations of pesticide
in enclosed areas.
Absolutely true. Sometimes we will wear a respirator if we are fogging the inside of
someone's house.
This is ridiculous, but it is a test question: When a label says you can do a "spot"treatment,
what is the maximum size of a spot treatment?
The size of an application for a "spot" treatment cannot exceed 2 ft.².
tenant must be notified _________ hours before treatment (a "tenant" is a renter in case you
didn't know).
24 Hours. At least 24 hours prior to application of the pesticide to the dwelling unit, the
landlord or authorized agent shall provide notice to the tenant of the dwelling unit of the
pesticides being used (think of an apartment complex or a house with renters). The owner
of the house can be told about the pesticide use "immediately before use" but a
TENANT/RENTER is entitled to 24 hour notice.
You are applying for a BRANCH 2 FIELD REP LICENSE (That's higher than the applicators
license). How many continuing education hours do you need EVERY 3 years in "Rules and
Regulations?"
8 hours! 1/2 of your total required hours are to be in "Rules & Regulations."
How many TOTAL continuing education hours do you need every three years to renew your
FIELD REP license?
16 total hours.
True or false: All pesticide notifications must be in writing? (remember that you have to
inform people of the pesticide you will be using on their property BEFORE you spray it).
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CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST |BRAND NEW
VERSION!!|JUST RELEASED
A new employee is hired. The boss wants him to handle pesticides at some point during his
first week. When must that employee be trained in relation to when he uses pesticides?
BEFORE using pesticides
How often must the employer must provide for the inspection, cleaning, repair or
replacement of PPE?
DAILY
Signs visible from any direction of probable approach shall be posted around all storage
areas where containers that hold, or have held, pesticides required to be labeled with the
signal words "warning" or "danger" are stored. Each sign shall be of such size that it is
readable at a distance of how many feet?
25
What is the meaning of the statement: "It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in
a manner inconsistent with its labeling?"
It is illegal to use a pesticide in any way not permitted by the labeling. A pesticide may be
used only on the plants, animals, or sites named in the directions for use. You may not use
higher dosages, higher concentrations, or more frequent applications. You must follow all
directions for use, including directions concerning safety, mixing, diluting, storage, and
1|Page
,disposal. You must wear the specified personal protective equipment even though you may
be risking only your own safety by not wearing it.
How often is an employer required give employees pesticide training?
Annually AND before the use of ANY new pesticide. I mean, think about it...it seems
reasonable to train you to USE a certain pesticide before you use it, right? And then, it
seems reasonable if I, as the employee, have to annually refresh you memory on how to
use it.
Consumers have a RIGHT to know the pesticides used on their property. When are they
required to be informed? (test question!!!)
Prior to application. People have a right to know WHAT pesticide you are using, WHERE
it will be applied, and HOW much you use.
If someone has swallowed a pesticide, its very important to get them to vomit it out
immediately. True or False.
FALSE....you're not a doctor. It can destroy their throat as they vomit it up.
If your sprayer tip, in your backpack sprayer or your hand can, is clogged, what is something
you can use to unclog it?
Use a toothpick but whatever you do don't put your mouth on the spray tip and try to blow
the clot out!
The capacity of a pesticide to cause injury is called what?
Toxicity. Some people use the word "potency" but NOT in pest control. We say the word
"toxic" for pesticide. How toxic is something? Well, it's SIGNAL WORD tells you that.
What do you do if your pesticide bottle is damaged?
Pour it in another bottle with the same label. What you say, you only have an empty
bottle available with no label on it? What do you do you ask? WHAT IS NEEDED ON ANY
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,AND EVERY "SERVICE" CONTAINER? (hint: Signal word, name & address of company, and
pesticide name).
True or false? When combining two or more pesticides, the level of toxicity may increase?
True— if you mix bleach to clean toilets, with comet cleanser, that's also used to clean
toilets, you create sulfuric acid gas that will kill you.
When selecting a pesticide, what's the first and most important thing to do?
Read the label. You really need to "phone a friend" for the answer to this one or can you
remember to READ THE LABEL FIRST?!
Define "mode of action"
Mode of action is the way in which a particular pesticide affects the target pest. Rat
bait works sending the blood of an animal, but insecticides commonly paralyze an insect,
until it dies of starvation.
True or false: Understanding the different "modes of pesticide action" will help you select
the proper chemical and will help predict which pesticide will work the best?
True. Why would you use an insect growth regulator to try and kill a cockroach when it's not
designed for that? An IGR is "birth control"!!!!!! It works differently than an "insecticide!!!"
The toxicity of a pesticide is:
It's capacity to cause injury. The more toxic, the pesticide, the more dangerous it is in the
more it can hurt you.
True or false: if a pesticide gets into your eyes, you should close your eyes and call 911?
False! Wash your eyes out for 15 minutes with water FIRST.
True or false: an applicator should never hose down a pesticide spill into the gutter. I mean,
really, if you miss this "softball" question you need to consider another career.
True! Clean it up with absorbent material and put it into a sealed trash bag
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, True or false: respirator cartridges are no longer good if they are over five years old
True. Respirator cartridges do not last forever.
True or false: a respirator should be used when exposed to high concentrations of pesticide
in enclosed areas.
Absolutely true. Sometimes we will wear a respirator if we are fogging the inside of
someone's house.
This is ridiculous, but it is a test question: When a label says you can do a "spot"treatment,
what is the maximum size of a spot treatment?
The size of an application for a "spot" treatment cannot exceed 2 ft.².
tenant must be notified _________ hours before treatment (a "tenant" is a renter in case you
didn't know).
24 Hours. At least 24 hours prior to application of the pesticide to the dwelling unit, the
landlord or authorized agent shall provide notice to the tenant of the dwelling unit of the
pesticides being used (think of an apartment complex or a house with renters). The owner
of the house can be told about the pesticide use "immediately before use" but a
TENANT/RENTER is entitled to 24 hour notice.
You are applying for a BRANCH 2 FIELD REP LICENSE (That's higher than the applicators
license). How many continuing education hours do you need EVERY 3 years in "Rules and
Regulations?"
8 hours! 1/2 of your total required hours are to be in "Rules & Regulations."
How many TOTAL continuing education hours do you need every three years to renew your
FIELD REP license?
16 total hours.
True or false: All pesticide notifications must be in writing? (remember that you have to
inform people of the pesticide you will be using on their property BEFORE you spray it).
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