North Carolina Certified Applicator Termite
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
To determine if winged termites are either subterranean or drywood, compare
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difference in the: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-crossveins in the wings
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A structural pest control operator holding an inactive license is... - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-not permitted to do structural pest control work except as a| | | | | | | | | | |
certified applicator |
According to the NC Structural Pest Committee Rules and Regulations, to
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establish a continuous termiticide barrier in the soil and outside of the
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crawlspace foundation you must trench or trench and rod treat to the top of the
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footing or to a minumum depth of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-30 inches
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A carpenter ant queen is most often located in a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tree
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stump
Use of kiln-dried wood in structures will - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reduce the
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chances of introducing a borer infestation
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Which insect larvae produces frass in wood that consists of fine powder and
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pellets? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Drywood Termite
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,Structural infestations by anobiid beetles are most common in: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-crawlspaces
At the end of the first year, a subterranean termite colony started by a mated pair
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of swarmers may contain as many as __________ termites - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-75
Which termite is NOT found in North Carolina - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Dampwood Termite |
What is the optimum time for adult powderpost beetle activity in North Carolina?
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-May to Aug
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Pesticides carried in structural service vehicles operated in the state of North
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Carolina must contain: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-spill control materials
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A licensee may be recertified in any two phases of structural pest control in North
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|Carolina by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Earning 15 CEUS of approved training in at
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least four years of the five year recertification process
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How are carpenter bees best controlled? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Placing an
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insecticide to existing gallery entrances - don't plug the holes immediately
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Gloves worn to prevent pesticides from coming into contact with the hands
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should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-be made of rubber
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, Wood debris and cellulose material contacting soil of craw space areas will
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include the following except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Material too small to be
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raked by a rake | | |
Accoridng to the NC Structural Pest Control Committee Rules and Regulations, a
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|"deficient" soil sample contains: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-less than 25% of the
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termiticide when applied at the lowest labeled rate | | | | | | |
A type of construction where conventional liquid termite treatments is NOT
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recommended is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Concrete block foundations with | | | | | | | |
basement windows below grade | | |
If licensee performs a guaranteed or warranted treatment for powderpost
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beetles, the period of initial liability with regards to active infestations shall be
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_____ months from the original treatment date: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-18
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Where evidence of subterranean termite infestations exist in a structure, all voids
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in multiple masonry foundation and bearing walls must be drilled and treated at
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a minimum distance of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4 feed in all directions
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According to the NC Structural Pest Control Committee Rules and Regulations,
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restricted use pesticides must not be stored: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-100 feet
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horizontally of any public water source | | | | |
Any written statement as to the presence or absence of wood-destroying insects
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or organisms or their damage in structures for sale must be reported on: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A WDIR 100 for both past and present infestations
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
To determine if winged termites are either subterranean or drywood, compare
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difference in the: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-crossveins in the wings
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A structural pest control operator holding an inactive license is... - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-not permitted to do structural pest control work except as a| | | | | | | | | | |
certified applicator |
According to the NC Structural Pest Committee Rules and Regulations, to
| | | | | | | | | | |
establish a continuous termiticide barrier in the soil and outside of the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
crawlspace foundation you must trench or trench and rod treat to the top of the
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footing or to a minumum depth of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-30 inches
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A carpenter ant queen is most often located in a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tree
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stump
Use of kiln-dried wood in structures will - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reduce the
| | | | | | | | | | |
chances of introducing a borer infestation
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Which insect larvae produces frass in wood that consists of fine powder and
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pellets? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Drywood Termite
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,Structural infestations by anobiid beetles are most common in: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-crawlspaces
At the end of the first year, a subterranean termite colony started by a mated pair
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of swarmers may contain as many as __________ termites - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-75
Which termite is NOT found in North Carolina - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Dampwood Termite |
What is the optimum time for adult powderpost beetle activity in North Carolina?
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-May to Aug
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Pesticides carried in structural service vehicles operated in the state of North
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Carolina must contain: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-spill control materials
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A licensee may be recertified in any two phases of structural pest control in North
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Carolina by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Earning 15 CEUS of approved training in at
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least four years of the five year recertification process
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How are carpenter bees best controlled? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Placing an
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insecticide to existing gallery entrances - don't plug the holes immediately
| | | | | | | | | |
Gloves worn to prevent pesticides from coming into contact with the hands
| | | | | | | | | | | |
should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-be made of rubber
| | | | | |
, Wood debris and cellulose material contacting soil of craw space areas will
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include the following except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Material too small to be
| | | | | | | | | | |
raked by a rake | | |
Accoridng to the NC Structural Pest Control Committee Rules and Regulations, a
| | | | | | | | | | |
|"deficient" soil sample contains: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-less than 25% of the
| | | | | | | | | | |
termiticide when applied at the lowest labeled rate | | | | | | |
A type of construction where conventional liquid termite treatments is NOT
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recommended is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Concrete block foundations with | | | | | | | |
basement windows below grade | | |
If licensee performs a guaranteed or warranted treatment for powderpost
| | | | | | | | | |
beetles, the period of initial liability with regards to active infestations shall be
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
_____ months from the original treatment date: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-18
| | | | | | | | |
Where evidence of subterranean termite infestations exist in a structure, all voids
| | | | | | | | | | |
in multiple masonry foundation and bearing walls must be drilled and treated at
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a minimum distance of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4 feed in all directions
| | | | | | | | | |
According to the NC Structural Pest Control Committee Rules and Regulations,
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restricted use pesticides must not be stored: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-100 feet
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horizontally of any public water source | | | | |
Any written statement as to the presence or absence of wood-destroying insects
| | | | | | | | | | | |
or organisms or their damage in structures for sale must be reported on: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A WDIR 100 for both past and present infestations
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