BRANCH II CA LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔With wettable powders, it is important to: - ✔✔Continually agitate the tank
✔✔When pouring wettable powders into a tank: - ✔✔Place the bag inside the tank
before pouring to avoid exposure to the dust
✔✔What areas should be treated when treating a lawn for fleas? - ✔✔Shaded areas
✔✔Which formulation would be less likely to cause plant injury? - ✔✔Wettable powder
✔✔What pesticide storage practices helps reduce accidents? - ✔✔Storing pesticides in
a well ventilated storage room, posting signs on pesticide storage areas, storing the
smallest amount of pesticide possible
✔✔What is a well known vector of the hantavirus? - ✔✔Deer or field mouse
✔✔When loading and unloading pesticide, pest control professionals should: -
✔✔Inspect packaging for leaks
✔✔What is a sign for bed bugs? - ✔✔Red or black blood marks in bedding or
mattresses
✔✔The largest roach a PC professional deals with in CA is: - ✔✔American
✔✔A field mouse can be identified by: - ✔✔Blue eyes, white belly, no tail, the fact that
they primarily live above ground
✔✔The vast majority of ant colonies are formed when: - ✔✔The newly mated queen
rids herself of her wings and then digs a nest or seeks a cavity under a stone, log, etc.
✔✔Ant workers are: - ✔✔Sterile, Wingless females
✔✔When opening powders or dusts you should not: - ✔✔Bring package close to your
eyes so you can see clearly, Rip open by pulling each side of the package as hard as
you can, if you are unable to open package easily, ask the customer to assist
✔✔Records of wages and wage rates and job classifications must be kept for a period: -
✔✔7 years
✔✔True or False, Weather conditions are not very relevant for pest control
professionals. - ✔✔False
, ✔✔What best describes moles? - ✔✔They eat earthworms and live underground
✔✔What is the proper treatment to control fabric moths? - ✔✔Remove source and dry
clean clothing, Store items in air-tight containers, Dry clean clothing, Pheromones and
trapping
✔✔Approximately how many eggs per egg-capsule does a German roach have? -
✔✔30-40
✔✔What type of roach is the largest nuisance in CA? - ✔✔German cockroach
✔✔What is the standard PSI reading for hand sprayers when treating for fleas? - ✔✔15
PSI
✔✔What is he quickest means of knockdown for control of fleas in a lawn? - ✔✔Power
spray
✔✔What best describes hunting spider? - ✔✔Hunt insects on the ground, or wait
among leaves and flowers until insects come within their reach
✔✔How do ants direct over ants in heir colony to food sources? - ✔✔Dropping
pheromones for others to follow or physically guiding other ants to the food
✔✔What's the temp of the steamer used for bed bugs? - ✔✔212-220 degrees F
✔✔Where would you most likely find silverfish? - ✔✔Basements, crawl spaces,
bathrooms and attics
✔✔What stage of an insect is most difficult to kill? - ✔✔The egg
✔✔What does the odorous house ant smell like when crushed? - ✔✔Rancid butter or
rotten coconut
✔✔What best describes the thief ant? - ✔✔Steals food and young from other ant
colonies, is commonly mistaken for the pharaoh ant, is the smallest of commonly
encountered ants
✔✔Pavement ants: - ✔✔Do not travel in trails
✔✔Polymorphic means: - ✔✔Various sizes
✔✔Which of the ant casts have the largest thorax, largest eyes and maintain their
wings? - ✔✔Males
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔With wettable powders, it is important to: - ✔✔Continually agitate the tank
✔✔When pouring wettable powders into a tank: - ✔✔Place the bag inside the tank
before pouring to avoid exposure to the dust
✔✔What areas should be treated when treating a lawn for fleas? - ✔✔Shaded areas
✔✔Which formulation would be less likely to cause plant injury? - ✔✔Wettable powder
✔✔What pesticide storage practices helps reduce accidents? - ✔✔Storing pesticides in
a well ventilated storage room, posting signs on pesticide storage areas, storing the
smallest amount of pesticide possible
✔✔What is a well known vector of the hantavirus? - ✔✔Deer or field mouse
✔✔When loading and unloading pesticide, pest control professionals should: -
✔✔Inspect packaging for leaks
✔✔What is a sign for bed bugs? - ✔✔Red or black blood marks in bedding or
mattresses
✔✔The largest roach a PC professional deals with in CA is: - ✔✔American
✔✔A field mouse can be identified by: - ✔✔Blue eyes, white belly, no tail, the fact that
they primarily live above ground
✔✔The vast majority of ant colonies are formed when: - ✔✔The newly mated queen
rids herself of her wings and then digs a nest or seeks a cavity under a stone, log, etc.
✔✔Ant workers are: - ✔✔Sterile, Wingless females
✔✔When opening powders or dusts you should not: - ✔✔Bring package close to your
eyes so you can see clearly, Rip open by pulling each side of the package as hard as
you can, if you are unable to open package easily, ask the customer to assist
✔✔Records of wages and wage rates and job classifications must be kept for a period: -
✔✔7 years
✔✔True or False, Weather conditions are not very relevant for pest control
professionals. - ✔✔False
, ✔✔What best describes moles? - ✔✔They eat earthworms and live underground
✔✔What is the proper treatment to control fabric moths? - ✔✔Remove source and dry
clean clothing, Store items in air-tight containers, Dry clean clothing, Pheromones and
trapping
✔✔Approximately how many eggs per egg-capsule does a German roach have? -
✔✔30-40
✔✔What type of roach is the largest nuisance in CA? - ✔✔German cockroach
✔✔What is the standard PSI reading for hand sprayers when treating for fleas? - ✔✔15
PSI
✔✔What is he quickest means of knockdown for control of fleas in a lawn? - ✔✔Power
spray
✔✔What best describes hunting spider? - ✔✔Hunt insects on the ground, or wait
among leaves and flowers until insects come within their reach
✔✔How do ants direct over ants in heir colony to food sources? - ✔✔Dropping
pheromones for others to follow or physically guiding other ants to the food
✔✔What's the temp of the steamer used for bed bugs? - ✔✔212-220 degrees F
✔✔Where would you most likely find silverfish? - ✔✔Basements, crawl spaces,
bathrooms and attics
✔✔What stage of an insect is most difficult to kill? - ✔✔The egg
✔✔What does the odorous house ant smell like when crushed? - ✔✔Rancid butter or
rotten coconut
✔✔What best describes the thief ant? - ✔✔Steals food and young from other ant
colonies, is commonly mistaken for the pharaoh ant, is the smallest of commonly
encountered ants
✔✔Pavement ants: - ✔✔Do not travel in trails
✔✔Polymorphic means: - ✔✔Various sizes
✔✔Which of the ant casts have the largest thorax, largest eyes and maintain their
wings? - ✔✔Males
