Questions And Answers
\.Department of Consumer Affairs - Structural Pest Control Board - Answer- Board the
licenses individuals to perform peat control work for hire.
\.Registered Fumigants - Answer- Before a fumigant may be used it must be approved by Cal-
EPA and Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
\.June 30, 3 Year Renew License Requirements - Answer- 8 Hrs: Laws and Regulations
4 Hrs: Technical for Each Branch
4 Hrs: Any Board Approved Activity
\.Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO) Report - Answer- A report from a certified pest control
inspector determining the presence or absence of visible current termite infestation, or any
visible evidence of structural damage from prior infestation or wood rot. Report and status of
work completed must be stamped and turned in.
\.Inspection Report Recipients - Answer- Requesting Individual
Or Owner
And The SPCB
\.Organophosphates - Answer- All Organic chemicals containing carbon atoms on the
molecule. Organic phosphates are made of phosphoric acid and contains atoms of carbon,
phosphorus and hydrogen.
, \.Chlorpyrifos - Answer- organophosphate insecticide used in termite control; inhibits
acetylcholinesterase activity
\.Botanical Pesticides - Answer- Natural organic chemicals, not synthetic organic. Directly
extracted from plants.
\.Pyrethroid Termiticides - Answer- Permethrin ( Torpedo and Dragnet)
Cypermethrin (Demon)
Fencerate (Tribute)
\.Carbonates - Answer- Recently developed compounds from carbonic acids.
\.Types of Chemical Families - Answer- Organophosphate
Botanicals
Carbonates
Inorganics
\.Chemical Forms - Answer- Synergist
Wettable Powder
Solution
Emulsion
Residual
Non-Residual
Baits