CA BRANCH 3 PRACTICE TEST LATEST 2025-
2026 PDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You can tell the difference between a true powderpost and false
powderpost beetle's frass because only a true powderpost beetle has a
fine "face-powder" like consistency? True or False - Answer-True
Lyctid beetle emergence holes are about 1/32nd to 1/16th inch in
diameter? True or False - Answer-True
Will a bamboo borer re-infest? True or False - Answer-True
Furniture beetle emergence holes are about 1/16th to 1/8th inch in
diameter and they will re-infest? True or False - Answer-True
Old house borers do not live in the U.S. but may be imported? True or
False - Answer-True
A new house borer may emerge from a new home a few moths to a year
after it is built? True or False - Answer-True
If you see a beetle infestation in a home, it always means that the
treatment is needed? True or False - Answer-False
, Seasoned or kiln dried wood is a good choice for building because it is
less likely to have problems with beetle infestations? True or False -
Answer-True
Before starting any control program, you need to determine which of
the following?
a)Make a positive identification of the beetle
b)Find out if the beetle will re-infest
c)Can the beetle survive in your climate
d)Does the beetle prefer dry or seasoned wood
e) Does the beetle need moisture to survive
f)Is the damage current or is if from the past
g)All the above - Answer-g)All the above
Some beetle infestations can be controlled with residual liquid
treatments? True or False - Answer-True
Fumigation will give immediate control and kill all stages of powder
post and death watch beetles. What dosage of sulfuryl fluoride will be
needed to be effective? - Answer-10x
Small items, such as furniture, may be fumigated in a small vault
instead of fumigating the entire structure? True or False - Answer-True
, Methyl bromide works very well and is commonly used to fumigate
homes all over California? True or False - Answer-False, it is almost
never used except in specially assigned fumigation facilities or vaults.
Extreme cold or heat will kill off all stages of beetles and may be used
for treating sensitive items, such as piano? - Answer-False, will only kill
some beetles because some are much harder to eradicate and may
require much lower or higher temperatures to kill off all stages of
growth.
Which species of termite is the largest? - Answer-Dampwood
What type of license would a person need to solicit pest control work on
his or her behalf? - Answer-Operators
Which termite has secondary queens? - Answer-Subterranean Termite
Which signal word will be associated with a pesticide that had a LD-50
value of 350? - Answer-Warning
What termite swarmers are all black and have pale white translucent
wings? - Answer-Subterranean Termite
Under the definition of Structural pest control, which of the following
sites applies? - Answer-Rail road cars
2026 PDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You can tell the difference between a true powderpost and false
powderpost beetle's frass because only a true powderpost beetle has a
fine "face-powder" like consistency? True or False - Answer-True
Lyctid beetle emergence holes are about 1/32nd to 1/16th inch in
diameter? True or False - Answer-True
Will a bamboo borer re-infest? True or False - Answer-True
Furniture beetle emergence holes are about 1/16th to 1/8th inch in
diameter and they will re-infest? True or False - Answer-True
Old house borers do not live in the U.S. but may be imported? True or
False - Answer-True
A new house borer may emerge from a new home a few moths to a year
after it is built? True or False - Answer-True
If you see a beetle infestation in a home, it always means that the
treatment is needed? True or False - Answer-False
, Seasoned or kiln dried wood is a good choice for building because it is
less likely to have problems with beetle infestations? True or False -
Answer-True
Before starting any control program, you need to determine which of
the following?
a)Make a positive identification of the beetle
b)Find out if the beetle will re-infest
c)Can the beetle survive in your climate
d)Does the beetle prefer dry or seasoned wood
e) Does the beetle need moisture to survive
f)Is the damage current or is if from the past
g)All the above - Answer-g)All the above
Some beetle infestations can be controlled with residual liquid
treatments? True or False - Answer-True
Fumigation will give immediate control and kill all stages of powder
post and death watch beetles. What dosage of sulfuryl fluoride will be
needed to be effective? - Answer-10x
Small items, such as furniture, may be fumigated in a small vault
instead of fumigating the entire structure? True or False - Answer-True
, Methyl bromide works very well and is commonly used to fumigate
homes all over California? True or False - Answer-False, it is almost
never used except in specially assigned fumigation facilities or vaults.
Extreme cold or heat will kill off all stages of beetles and may be used
for treating sensitive items, such as piano? - Answer-False, will only kill
some beetles because some are much harder to eradicate and may
require much lower or higher temperatures to kill off all stages of
growth.
Which species of termite is the largest? - Answer-Dampwood
What type of license would a person need to solicit pest control work on
his or her behalf? - Answer-Operators
Which termite has secondary queens? - Answer-Subterranean Termite
Which signal word will be associated with a pesticide that had a LD-50
value of 350? - Answer-Warning
What termite swarmers are all black and have pale white translucent
wings? - Answer-Subterranean Termite
Under the definition of Structural pest control, which of the following
sites applies? - Answer-Rail road cars
