TENNESSEE CAT- 7 EXAM UPDATED
WITH QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS
What agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal pesticide laws and
regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER EPA
Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce? -
CORRECT ANSWER FIFRA
Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with
label directions? - CORRECT ANSWER FEPCA
Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be assessed a civil
penalty of not more than? - CORRECT ANSWER 5,000
Which agency is responsible for the protection of health, safety and welfare of pest
control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in
Tennessee? - CORRECT ANSWER TDA
The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through what
division of TDA? - CORRECT ANSWER Regulatory services division
Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/ or the applicator,
unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as? - CORRECT
ANSWER Restricted-use pesticides
A certification period lasts for how many years? - CORRECT ANSWER 3 years
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program? -
CORRECT ANSWER50%
How many recertification points are required for category 7 in a 3-year period? -
CORRECT ANSWER 30 Points
Which is not a step in an IPM program? - CORRECT ANSWER Scheduled pesticide
applications
Which is not an objective of a general inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER Locate
pesticide drift
, A good inspection technique is to first identity areas within a structure that offer a
tropical environment (warmth, moist, dark, and humid). - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route? - CORRECT ANSWER Color
pattern in a rug
Which is NOT an example of pest-proofing? - CORRECT ANSWER Using a vacuum to
remove pest
Habitat is a location? - CORRECT ANSWER Where a pest lives naturally and has
access to food, water and harborage
Which is NOT an example of pest habitat manipulation? - CORRECT ANSWER Use of
harpoon mole traps
Which is not an example of a lethal trapping program? - CORRECT ANSWER Multiple-
catch traps
IPM stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER Integrated pest management
The four main components of IPM listed in this manual are? - CORRECT ANSWER
Inspection, pest threshold determination, management procedures and evaluation.
Which cannot be made into a liquid formulation? - CORRECT ANSWER Extruded block
Which is one of the most effective formulations for use against cockroaches, ants, and
rodents? - CORRECT ANSWER Baits
Anticoagulant rodenticides kill rodents by? - CORRECT ANSWER Preventing blood
from clotting
Rodents may store grain pellet pesticides in undesirable locations? - CORRECT
ANSWER True
First-generation rodenticides must be fed upon more than once for rodents to receive a
lethal dose? - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which are potentially more hazardous than other rodenticide formulations and must be
applied with extra caution? - CORRECT ANSWER Tracking powder
Which formulation provides outstanding longevity in moist or wet conditions? -
CORRECT ANSWERFlowable micro encapsulate
In most cases, ___________ kills only the insects present in the air during time of
treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER Fogging
WITH QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS
What agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal pesticide laws and
regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER EPA
Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce? -
CORRECT ANSWER FIFRA
Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with
label directions? - CORRECT ANSWER FEPCA
Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be assessed a civil
penalty of not more than? - CORRECT ANSWER 5,000
Which agency is responsible for the protection of health, safety and welfare of pest
control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in
Tennessee? - CORRECT ANSWER TDA
The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through what
division of TDA? - CORRECT ANSWER Regulatory services division
Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/ or the applicator,
unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as? - CORRECT
ANSWER Restricted-use pesticides
A certification period lasts for how many years? - CORRECT ANSWER 3 years
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program? -
CORRECT ANSWER50%
How many recertification points are required for category 7 in a 3-year period? -
CORRECT ANSWER 30 Points
Which is not a step in an IPM program? - CORRECT ANSWER Scheduled pesticide
applications
Which is not an objective of a general inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER Locate
pesticide drift
, A good inspection technique is to first identity areas within a structure that offer a
tropical environment (warmth, moist, dark, and humid). - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route? - CORRECT ANSWER Color
pattern in a rug
Which is NOT an example of pest-proofing? - CORRECT ANSWER Using a vacuum to
remove pest
Habitat is a location? - CORRECT ANSWER Where a pest lives naturally and has
access to food, water and harborage
Which is NOT an example of pest habitat manipulation? - CORRECT ANSWER Use of
harpoon mole traps
Which is not an example of a lethal trapping program? - CORRECT ANSWER Multiple-
catch traps
IPM stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER Integrated pest management
The four main components of IPM listed in this manual are? - CORRECT ANSWER
Inspection, pest threshold determination, management procedures and evaluation.
Which cannot be made into a liquid formulation? - CORRECT ANSWER Extruded block
Which is one of the most effective formulations for use against cockroaches, ants, and
rodents? - CORRECT ANSWER Baits
Anticoagulant rodenticides kill rodents by? - CORRECT ANSWER Preventing blood
from clotting
Rodents may store grain pellet pesticides in undesirable locations? - CORRECT
ANSWER True
First-generation rodenticides must be fed upon more than once for rodents to receive a
lethal dose? - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which are potentially more hazardous than other rodenticide formulations and must be
applied with extra caution? - CORRECT ANSWER Tracking powder
Which formulation provides outstanding longevity in moist or wet conditions? -
CORRECT ANSWERFlowable micro encapsulate
In most cases, ___________ kills only the insects present in the air during time of
treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER Fogging
