GEORGIA PEST CONTROL TEST Complete
Questions and Answers - 100% Correct
Below is a comprehensive study guide for Georgia Pest Control certification
exams, including the Core Exam and key Category-specific questions. All answers
are 100% correct per Georgia Department of Agriculture regulations and FIFRA
guidelines .
SECTION I: LAWS, REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Q1. What does FIFRA stand for and what does it regulate?
Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947) –
Regulates the registration and labeling of pesticides. Amended in 1972 to include
classification systems for pesticides and created requirements for certification of
applicators, worker safety, and environmental protection .
Q2. What federal agency administers FIFRA?
Answer: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Q3. What is the primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia?
Answer: SPCA (Structural Pest Control Act) – The Georgia Department of
Agriculture is the enforcement agency .
Q4. What does GSPCC stand for?
Answer: Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
Q5. What does GDA stand for?
Answer: Georgia Department of Agriculture
, Q6. The safe use and proper disposal of pesticides are requirements of which
act?
Answer: FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act)
Q7. What does OSHA require of companies with 10 or more employees?
Answer: Keep records and make reports including all work-related deaths,
injuries, and illnesses .
Q8. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 requires EPA to:
Answer: Ensure that using registered pesticides would not harm species
placed on the endangered species list .
Q9. The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996 directed EPA to:
Answer: Regulate pesticides through establishment of tolerance levels for
pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-occupational (residential)
exposure .
Q10. What Georgia act requires companies to provide a wood infestation
inspection report (Clearance Letter) for real estate transactions?
Answer: The Structural Pest Control Act (SPCA) – Wood infestation reports
must include diagrams showing active and previous infestations of wood-
destroying organisms .
SECTION II: CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES
Q11. Which of the following certification categories are NOT administered by
the Georgia Structural Pest Control Act?
A) Household Pest Control (HPC)
B) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&O)
C) Control of Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO)
D) Fumigation (F)
Answer: B) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&O) – L&O is administered
under different regulations .
Questions and Answers - 100% Correct
Below is a comprehensive study guide for Georgia Pest Control certification
exams, including the Core Exam and key Category-specific questions. All answers
are 100% correct per Georgia Department of Agriculture regulations and FIFRA
guidelines .
SECTION I: LAWS, REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Q1. What does FIFRA stand for and what does it regulate?
Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947) –
Regulates the registration and labeling of pesticides. Amended in 1972 to include
classification systems for pesticides and created requirements for certification of
applicators, worker safety, and environmental protection .
Q2. What federal agency administers FIFRA?
Answer: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Q3. What is the primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia?
Answer: SPCA (Structural Pest Control Act) – The Georgia Department of
Agriculture is the enforcement agency .
Q4. What does GSPCC stand for?
Answer: Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
Q5. What does GDA stand for?
Answer: Georgia Department of Agriculture
, Q6. The safe use and proper disposal of pesticides are requirements of which
act?
Answer: FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act)
Q7. What does OSHA require of companies with 10 or more employees?
Answer: Keep records and make reports including all work-related deaths,
injuries, and illnesses .
Q8. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 requires EPA to:
Answer: Ensure that using registered pesticides would not harm species
placed on the endangered species list .
Q9. The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996 directed EPA to:
Answer: Regulate pesticides through establishment of tolerance levels for
pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-occupational (residential)
exposure .
Q10. What Georgia act requires companies to provide a wood infestation
inspection report (Clearance Letter) for real estate transactions?
Answer: The Structural Pest Control Act (SPCA) – Wood infestation reports
must include diagrams showing active and previous infestations of wood-
destroying organisms .
SECTION II: CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES
Q11. Which of the following certification categories are NOT administered by
the Georgia Structural Pest Control Act?
A) Household Pest Control (HPC)
B) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&O)
C) Control of Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO)
D) Fumigation (F)
Answer: B) Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control (L&O) – L&O is administered
under different regulations .
