GEORGIA PEST CONTROL CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
PRACTICE SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ GDA. Answer: Georgia Department of Agriculture
◉ FIFRA. Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act 1947
Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides.
Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of
pesticides and created requirements for:
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides
-Safety of workers using pesticides
-Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA
◉ EPA. Answer: Environmental Protection Agency
◉ Endangered Species Act of 1973. Answer: Required EPA to ensure
that using registered pesticides would not harm species placed on
endangered species list.
,◉ FQPA. Answer: Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through
establishment of tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary,
drinking water, and non-occupational (residential) exposure in
conjunction with the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
◉ In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide
manufactures provide what information to the EPA?. Answer: -
Toxicity of the pesticide
-Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
◉ OSHA. Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
1970
Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records
and make reports including all work related deaths, injuries, and
illnesses.
◉ SPCA. Answer: Structural Pest Control Act
Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia.
The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the
SPCA.
◉ Requirements for Georgia SPCA. Answer: Company License
,-All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin
operation
Certified Operator
-Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least
one person who has taken and passed the certification exam.
Registered Employees
-all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work
without the presence of a certified or registered employee.
Re-certification/re-registration
-All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-
registered periodically.
Re-certification
-5 years
-HPC- 25 hours
-WDO- 25 hours
-FUM- 12 hours
Re-registration
-2 years
-HPC- 8 hours
-WDO- 8 hours
, -FUM- 3 hours
◉ Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories. Answer: WDO-
Wood Destroying Organisms
HPC- Household Pest Control
FUM- Fumigation
◉ Contracts for Control of WDO. Answer: A contract must be issued
for every WDO service before the work begins.
Copied must be kept for 2 years following the expiration of the
contract.
◉ Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for
Subterranean Termites. Answer: Removal of all cellulosic material
from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood
designed for ground contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and interior
soils
◉ Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for
Subterranean Termites. Answer: Removal of all cellulosic material
from under the building
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
PRACTICE SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ GDA. Answer: Georgia Department of Agriculture
◉ FIFRA. Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act 1947
Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides.
Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of
pesticides and created requirements for:
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides
-Safety of workers using pesticides
-Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA
◉ EPA. Answer: Environmental Protection Agency
◉ Endangered Species Act of 1973. Answer: Required EPA to ensure
that using registered pesticides would not harm species placed on
endangered species list.
,◉ FQPA. Answer: Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through
establishment of tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary,
drinking water, and non-occupational (residential) exposure in
conjunction with the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
◉ In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide
manufactures provide what information to the EPA?. Answer: -
Toxicity of the pesticide
-Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
◉ OSHA. Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
1970
Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records
and make reports including all work related deaths, injuries, and
illnesses.
◉ SPCA. Answer: Structural Pest Control Act
Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia.
The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the
SPCA.
◉ Requirements for Georgia SPCA. Answer: Company License
,-All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin
operation
Certified Operator
-Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least
one person who has taken and passed the certification exam.
Registered Employees
-all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work
without the presence of a certified or registered employee.
Re-certification/re-registration
-All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-
registered periodically.
Re-certification
-5 years
-HPC- 25 hours
-WDO- 25 hours
-FUM- 12 hours
Re-registration
-2 years
-HPC- 8 hours
-WDO- 8 hours
, -FUM- 3 hours
◉ Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories. Answer: WDO-
Wood Destroying Organisms
HPC- Household Pest Control
FUM- Fumigation
◉ Contracts for Control of WDO. Answer: A contract must be issued
for every WDO service before the work begins.
Copied must be kept for 2 years following the expiration of the
contract.
◉ Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for
Subterranean Termites. Answer: Removal of all cellulosic material
from under the building
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood
designed for ground contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and interior
soils
◉ Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for
Subterranean Termites. Answer: Removal of all cellulosic material
from under the building
