Missouri Pesticide Applicators Exam
Script 2026/2027 | Comprehensive
Study Version | A+
• The inspection process should always begin by: -✓✓Measuring the exterior of
the structure
• Which of the following tools is NOT normally used when making an inspection
for wood-destroying organisms? -✓✓Hammer
• True or False, Only about 35% of an average home is accessible for inspection? -
✓✓True
• Which of the following common routes of entry is not found in slab homes? -
✓✓Stair stringers embedded in concrete
• True or False, Termites can infest a home by coming through a single crack in the
foundation? -✓✓True
• True or False, In normal construction methods, there is an expansion joint
between the fireplace and the slab? -✓✓True
• The guideline for distance between the soil and the sill plate around the perimeter
of a home is how many inches? -✓✓Six inches
• True or False, You should list on your inspection sheet any areas of the home that
are not accessible to visual inspection? -✓✓True
, • True or False, You should calibrate your equipment at monthly intervals during
the year? -✓✓False
• True or False, You do not need to worry much about dusts being moved to non-
target areas because the particles are so large that they stay in place? -✓✓False
• Which of the following forms of pesticides is not commonly used to control
wood-destroying organisms? -✓✓Granules
• Trophallaxis is: -✓✓The term that refers to food sharing in termite colonies.
• Stomodeal Food is: -✓✓Regurgitated fragments of food and saliva that are
transferred mouth-to-mouth between termites.
• Proctodeal Food is: -✓✓Food that comes from the anus and contains anal
secretions, fatty acids, micro-organisms and chemicals called Pheremones
• True or False, All termites use cellulose as a food source although they cannot
digest cellulose themselves? -✓✓True
• True or False, Subterranean termites are responsible for most of the termite
damage in the United States? -✓✓True
• Which of the following castes are the initial founders of a new colony? -
✓✓Primary Reproductives
Script 2026/2027 | Comprehensive
Study Version | A+
• The inspection process should always begin by: -✓✓Measuring the exterior of
the structure
• Which of the following tools is NOT normally used when making an inspection
for wood-destroying organisms? -✓✓Hammer
• True or False, Only about 35% of an average home is accessible for inspection? -
✓✓True
• Which of the following common routes of entry is not found in slab homes? -
✓✓Stair stringers embedded in concrete
• True or False, Termites can infest a home by coming through a single crack in the
foundation? -✓✓True
• True or False, In normal construction methods, there is an expansion joint
between the fireplace and the slab? -✓✓True
• The guideline for distance between the soil and the sill plate around the perimeter
of a home is how many inches? -✓✓Six inches
• True or False, You should list on your inspection sheet any areas of the home that
are not accessible to visual inspection? -✓✓True
, • True or False, You should calibrate your equipment at monthly intervals during
the year? -✓✓False
• True or False, You do not need to worry much about dusts being moved to non-
target areas because the particles are so large that they stay in place? -✓✓False
• Which of the following forms of pesticides is not commonly used to control
wood-destroying organisms? -✓✓Granules
• Trophallaxis is: -✓✓The term that refers to food sharing in termite colonies.
• Stomodeal Food is: -✓✓Regurgitated fragments of food and saliva that are
transferred mouth-to-mouth between termites.
• Proctodeal Food is: -✓✓Food that comes from the anus and contains anal
secretions, fatty acids, micro-organisms and chemicals called Pheremones
• True or False, All termites use cellulose as a food source although they cannot
digest cellulose themselves? -✓✓True
• True or False, Subterranean termites are responsible for most of the termite
damage in the United States? -✓✓True
• Which of the following castes are the initial founders of a new colony? -
✓✓Primary Reproductives
