CA BRANCH 3 Structural Pest Control CA
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2 Stored Product Pests - CORRECT ANSWER: Beetles and Moths
A registered company has how many days to perform an inspection after inspection is
ordered? - CORRECT ANSWER: 10 business days
A registered company shall not subcontract structural fumigation work without what? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Written consent from the consumer
A written inspection and report of wood destroying pests and organisms shall be
delivered in how many days from the date of inspection - CORRECT ANSWER: 10
Business Days
after 4 months from original inspections - CORRECT ANSWER: ALL re-inspections shall
be ORIGINAL
all REPORTS and WORKSHEETS - CORRECT ANSWER: MUST be kept for 3 years
Are carpenter ants exclusively found in only moist wood? - CORRECT ANSWER: No.
They will extend into sound wood.
Are you required to water test a second floor stall shower? - CORRECT ANSWER: No.
However, if water stains are evident on the ceiling below the shower, the
recommendation should be made for further inspection and testing.
,Black Polycaon - CORRECT ANSWER: Dark Brown to black; Will infest any wood;
Prefer softwoods and new construction materials; Will attack cabinets, furniture, dead or
living trees, and especially plywood; Will not reinfest.
Brown rot attacks primarily... - CORRECT ANSWER: Softwoods
Brown Rot fungi does what - CORRECT ANSWER: digest the hemicellulose and
cellulose which causes the wood to shrink and turn BROWN
Carpenter Ant colonies are polymorphic. What does Polymorphic mean? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Those in the same colony are of different sizes.
Carpenter Ants - CORRECT ANSWER: Do not eat the wood they just chew it out wet/
rotten wood to make a nest area. Largest ants in GA
cellulose debris - CORRECT ANSWER: MUST be recommended to be removed if
larger than rakeable size
Complete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER: insects include the egg, leveral larval
instars, a pupa stage and winged adult. These appearance of these insects changes
drastically. (BUTTERFLIES, BEETLES, FLEAS, ANTS, FLIES, AND WASPS,
completion tag - CORRECT ANSWER: posted next to inspection tag when work is
completed
Completion tags must be posted in what location? - CORRECT ANSWER: Next to the
inspection tag
Death Watch Beetles are what type of Beelte? - CORRECT ANSWER: Anobiid
, Deathwatch Beetle - CORRECT ANSWER: Dark grayish brown; Make a tapping sound
as a mating signal; Only eat hardwood that has been attacked by fungi; Will attack
furniture and book; Will reinfest structures.
Deathwatch Beetle feeds on - CORRECT ANSWER: softwood and hardwood and pine
commonly re-infest any softwood
Describe the appearance of an adult old house borer. - CORRECT ANSWER: Adults
are about 3/4 inch long and grayish brown to black. They have two white patches on the
wing covers.
Describe the difference between the exit holes of powderpost beetles and the exit holes
of old house borers. - CORRECT ANSWER: Powderpost beetle exit holes are generally
small (about 1/32 to 5/16 inch wide) and perfectly round. Old house borer exit holes are
larger (about 1/4 to 3/8 inch wide) and irregularly shaped (often oval).
Describe the differences in the frass produced by the three different groups of
powderpost beetles described in this manual. - CORRECT ANSWER: Lyctids - very fine
and powdery frass; also very abundant.
Anobiids - coarse and powdery frass; also contains distinctive fecal pellets shaped like
hotdog buns.
Bostrichids - grainy or mealy frass tightly packed in galleries.
Describe the frass of powderpost beetles. - CORRECT ANSWER: Powderpost beetle
frass appears as a fine wood dust or powder. Slight jarring of infested wood can cause
the frass to sift from holes. This is a sure sign of a powderpost beetle infestation. In
addition, the frass of anobiid beetles has a distinctive hotdog bun shape.
Branch 3 Practice Test Latest Update 2025-2026
Actual Exam 195 Questions with 100% Verified
Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by
Professor
2 Stored Product Pests - CORRECT ANSWER: Beetles and Moths
A registered company has how many days to perform an inspection after inspection is
ordered? - CORRECT ANSWER: 10 business days
A registered company shall not subcontract structural fumigation work without what? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Written consent from the consumer
A written inspection and report of wood destroying pests and organisms shall be
delivered in how many days from the date of inspection - CORRECT ANSWER: 10
Business Days
after 4 months from original inspections - CORRECT ANSWER: ALL re-inspections shall
be ORIGINAL
all REPORTS and WORKSHEETS - CORRECT ANSWER: MUST be kept for 3 years
Are carpenter ants exclusively found in only moist wood? - CORRECT ANSWER: No.
They will extend into sound wood.
Are you required to water test a second floor stall shower? - CORRECT ANSWER: No.
However, if water stains are evident on the ceiling below the shower, the
recommendation should be made for further inspection and testing.
,Black Polycaon - CORRECT ANSWER: Dark Brown to black; Will infest any wood;
Prefer softwoods and new construction materials; Will attack cabinets, furniture, dead or
living trees, and especially plywood; Will not reinfest.
Brown rot attacks primarily... - CORRECT ANSWER: Softwoods
Brown Rot fungi does what - CORRECT ANSWER: digest the hemicellulose and
cellulose which causes the wood to shrink and turn BROWN
Carpenter Ant colonies are polymorphic. What does Polymorphic mean? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Those in the same colony are of different sizes.
Carpenter Ants - CORRECT ANSWER: Do not eat the wood they just chew it out wet/
rotten wood to make a nest area. Largest ants in GA
cellulose debris - CORRECT ANSWER: MUST be recommended to be removed if
larger than rakeable size
Complete Metamorphosis - CORRECT ANSWER: insects include the egg, leveral larval
instars, a pupa stage and winged adult. These appearance of these insects changes
drastically. (BUTTERFLIES, BEETLES, FLEAS, ANTS, FLIES, AND WASPS,
completion tag - CORRECT ANSWER: posted next to inspection tag when work is
completed
Completion tags must be posted in what location? - CORRECT ANSWER: Next to the
inspection tag
Death Watch Beetles are what type of Beelte? - CORRECT ANSWER: Anobiid
, Deathwatch Beetle - CORRECT ANSWER: Dark grayish brown; Make a tapping sound
as a mating signal; Only eat hardwood that has been attacked by fungi; Will attack
furniture and book; Will reinfest structures.
Deathwatch Beetle feeds on - CORRECT ANSWER: softwood and hardwood and pine
commonly re-infest any softwood
Describe the appearance of an adult old house borer. - CORRECT ANSWER: Adults
are about 3/4 inch long and grayish brown to black. They have two white patches on the
wing covers.
Describe the difference between the exit holes of powderpost beetles and the exit holes
of old house borers. - CORRECT ANSWER: Powderpost beetle exit holes are generally
small (about 1/32 to 5/16 inch wide) and perfectly round. Old house borer exit holes are
larger (about 1/4 to 3/8 inch wide) and irregularly shaped (often oval).
Describe the differences in the frass produced by the three different groups of
powderpost beetles described in this manual. - CORRECT ANSWER: Lyctids - very fine
and powdery frass; also very abundant.
Anobiids - coarse and powdery frass; also contains distinctive fecal pellets shaped like
hotdog buns.
Bostrichids - grainy or mealy frass tightly packed in galleries.
Describe the frass of powderpost beetles. - CORRECT ANSWER: Powderpost beetle
frass appears as a fine wood dust or powder. Slight jarring of infested wood can cause
the frass to sift from holes. This is a sure sign of a powderpost beetle infestation. In
addition, the frass of anobiid beetles has a distinctive hotdog bun shape.
