Branch 2 Practice Questions

Front 1

What is the minimum amount of nymphal stages in a bed bug life cycle prior to adulthood?

Back 1

5

Front 2

What is the typical length of time a bed bug needs to complete each blood meal?

Back 2

3-10 minutes

Front 3

Which of the following features characterize a brown recluse spider?

Back 3

Violin shaped markings on top of cephalothorax

Front 4

Where does the larval stage of the cluster fly develop?

Back 4

Earthworm

Front 5

What is the minimum space between the placement of trap when dealing with a severe mouse infestation?

Back 5

6 inch

Front 6

Which of the following pesticide formulations should be used to avoid visible residues?

Back 6

Emulsifiable concentrations

Front 7

Which of the following recommendations should be made to a homeowner prior to a flea treatment?

Back 7

Sweep and clean all tile and wood floors

Front 8

How many members from the public are on the pest control board?

Back 8

Four

Front 9

What is the age to get license for pest control?

Back 9

18

Front 10

Bed bugs have with type of metamorphosis?

Back 10

Gradual metamorphosis

Front 11

Oriental roach are usually found in?

Back 11

Sewers, septic tanks and other damp places

Front 12

A German roach capsule contains about 30 to 40 eggs?

Back 12

True

Front 13

The Theif ant looks like what ant

Back 13

Pharaoh ant

Front 14

The Odorous ant looks like what ant?

Back 14

Argentine ant

Front 15

Silverfish prefer temperatures of 70 - 80 degrees?

Back 15

True

Front 16

Bed bugs do not spread diseases?

Back 16

True

Front 17

The cat flea is the most common specie we deal with?

Back 17

True

Front 18

Fleas prefer 70 to 85 degree temperature and 70% related humidity?

Back 18

True

Front 19

Spiders are a member of which family?

Back 19

Arachnids

Front 20

Mouse droppings are about how long?

Back 20

1/8 to 1/4 inch

Front 21

Norway rats may have 4-7 liters per year with 4 to 6 young per litter?

Back 21

True

Front 22

What do you use to clean a brass tip when clog?

Back 22

Bristle brush

Front 23

To do fumigation you need which license

Back 23

Branch 1

Front 24

The EPA registration number will tell you where it was manufactured?

Back 24

False

Front 25

Pesticides with Danger on the label must always have a skull and cross bones symbol included?

Back 25

True

Front 26

The LD50 of a product which carries a Warning label equals?

Back 26

50-500 mg/kg

Front 27

Mosquitoes transmit which of the following disease?

Back 27

Yellow fever, Malaria, West Nile virus and Encephalitis

All of the above

Front 28

Females mosquitoes have piercing sucking mouthparts

Back 28

True

Front 29

Black widow spiders webs are nicely woven into even and regular patterns?

Back 29

False

Front 30

Insects have 1 pair of antenna?

Back 30

True

Front 31

What moth will attacks whole kernels of corn?

Back 31

Angoumois grain moth

Front 32

What beetle resemble the cigarette beetle?

Back 32

Drugstore beetle

Front 33

With beetle is the most important pest to Tabacco?(books,flax tow, rice, cottonseeds meal, seeds,etc..)

Back 33

Cigarette Beetle

Front 34

What beetle has three distinctive wavy light brown bands?

Back 34

Warehouse beetle

Front 35

With beetle is confused with the red flour beetle?

Back 35

Confused Flour Beetle.

(Note: antenna of this beetle is Gradually enlarged and has a four-segment club.

Red flour antenna is enlarge and has a three segment club)

Front 36

What beetle can get in to sealed containers?

Back 36

Confused Flour Beetle

Front 37

What beetle is a pest to store and home foods?

Back 37

Red Flour Beetle

Front 38

What beetle haves six saw -like projections on each side of its Thorax?

Back 38

Saw - Toothed Grain Beetle

Front 39

What Larvae spin silken threads in food, form dense mat?

Back 39

Mediterranean Flour Moths

Front 40

What Moth has no spots on wings, tuft of reddish hairs on head?

Back 40

Webbing Clothes Moths

Front 41

What beetle larvae are scavengers and common fund in nest of birds, spiders, bees and wasps?

Back 41

Varied Carpet Beetle

Front 42

Firebrats prefer temperatures above 90 degrees and moist situations?

Back 42

True

Front 43

What beetle feeds on a wide variety of animals and plant products such as carpet, wall hangings and wool based wall to wall carpet?

Back 43

Varied Carpet Beetle

Front 44

What flies breed in earthworms?

Back 44

Cluster flies

Front 45

When doing a flea treatment you tell customers to vacuum inside the home thoroughly before making any pesticide application?

Back 45

True

Front 46

What color are flea eggs

Back 46

Pearl white

Front 47

Ticks have 4 stages of development

Back 47

True

Front 48

Ticks have 4 stages of development

Back 48

True

Front 49

Mosquitoes have with of the following life cycles?

Back 49

Complete

Front 50

Both male and female mosquitoes bite?

Back 50

False

Front 51

Do mosquitoes transmit with of the following diseases?

Back 51

Yellow fever, malaria, encephalitis, West Nile virus.

True

Front 52

Bed bug do not spread disease?

Back 52

True

Front 53

Flea larvae feed on human blood?

Back 53

False

Front 54

How long can a scorpion go with out a meal?

Back 54

6-12 months without a eating

Front 55

Where do cricket lay their eggs?

Back 55

Soil

Front 56

Do millipedes have two pair of legs per body segment?

Back 56

True

Front 57

Millipedes live outdoor in dam areas, such as under decaying leaves, mulch and compost?

Back 57

True

Front 58

Springtails have wings and can fly?

Back 58

False

Front 59

Mouse droppings are?

Back 59

1/8 to 1/4 shaped one end or both pointed

Front 60

Females mouse live up to

Back 60

12 months

Front 61

Females mouse may have 8 litters per year

Back 61

True

Front 62

Mouse may take 20-30 short trips to various food sites

Back 62

True

Front 63

Roof rats droppings are 1/2 long and spindle shape

Back 63

True

Front 64

Roof rats perfect to live above the ground

Back 64

True

Front 65

Females roof rats may have 4-6 litters per year

Back 65

True

Front 66

Roof rats live about 5-12 months

Back 66

True

Front 67

Roof rats droppings are 1/2 long and spindle shape

Back 67

True

Front 68

Roof rats perfect to live above the ground

Back 68

True

Front 69

Females roof rats may have 4-6 litters per year with 4-8 young per litter

Back 69

True

Front 70

Roof rats live about 5-12 months

Back 70

True

Front 71

Norway rats prefer to live underground burrows

Back 71

True

Front 72

Norway rats droppings are 3/4 to 1 inch long

Back 72

True

Front 73

Females Norway rats 4-7 litters per year with 8-12 young’s per litter

Back 73

True

Front 74

Norway rats lives 5-12 months

Back 74

True

Front 75

Norway rats dropping looks like capsule shaped

Back 75

True

Front 76

When excluding mice, any opening 1/4 inch or greater

Back 76

True

Front 77

When excluding rat, any opening 1/2 inch or greater

Back 77

True

Front 78

To keep rodents off of any type of roof. Cut all trees, plants and vines, must be cut back at least 4 foot away from roof.

Back 78

True

Front 79

With rats, space traps between 15 and 20 feet

Back 79

True

Front 80

Anticoagulants disrupt the normal blood clotting mechanisms in rodents and cause them to die or internal bleeding

Back 80

True

Front 81

Vitamin K-1 and transfusion are the best antidotes for anticoagulants

Back 81

True

Front 82

First generation anticoagulants are CHRONIC poisons designed to kill after multiple feedings

Back 82

True

Front 83

Second generation anticoagulants are ACUTE poisons designed to kill after a single feeding

Back 83

True

Front 84

Non- anticoagulants are

Back 84

*Strychnine, zinc phosphide

*Bromethalin, cholecalciferol

*Sodium fluoracetate, fluoroscetamide

Front 85

Bait station must be installed no further than 100 feet from the structure

Back 85

True

Front 86

How often do you check traps and glue boards

Back 86

Daily

Front 87

Deer mice, harvest mice and pocket mice may invade homes located near fields

Back 87

True

Front 88

Steel wool is an excellent material for sealing rodents holes

Back 88

False

Front 89

Mice don’t travel far, so mouse traps should be installed how far apart from a small infestation

Back 89

10 feet

Front 90

The best kind of bait to use on a traps is which of the following

Back 90

What the rodent are currently eating

Front 91

How many Structural Pest Control Board which consists of

Back 91

Seven members

Front 92

Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of

Back 92

Four years

Front 93

Is it legal for an unlicensed person to sell pest control services

Back 93

True

Front 94

How many operators are there on the board

Back 94

Three

Front 95

To obtain an operators license for Branch 2, you need how much experience

Back 95

2 years

Front 96

To become a termite inspector, with license will you need

Back 96

Branch 3

Front 97

A licensed applicator may apply any chemical substance in Branch 1, Branch 2 or Branch 3

Back 97

False

Front 98

To do pest control you need with license

Back 98

Branch 2

Front 99

If an applicator or field rep changes his or her employment, the company must notify the board in writing

Back 99

False

Front 100

All applicator, field rep and operators licenses expire on June 30 of every third year

Back 100

True

Front 101

To renew a field rep or a operators license with two branches, you’ll need how many hours of each subject

Back 101

20 hours

8 rules & regulations , 4 technical training, 4 technical training, 2 IPM and 2 other

Front 102

When carrying pesticides on truck, they must be kept in a locked storage area if the truck is to be left unattended

Back 102

True

Front 103

Rodent bait station must be clearly marked with the following

Back 103

Signal word, generic name of the pesticide, company name, address and phone number

All the above

Front 104

A field representative may perform which of the following tasks

Back 104

Identify infestation or infections, make inspections, apply pesticide and submit bids

All the above

Front 105

Bees and wasps have a complete life cycle

Back 105

True

Front 106

Africanized bees are vary aggressive and may pursue their victims up to 328 feet

Back 106

True

Front 107

To the eye, Africanized and European honey bees look the same

Back 107

True

Front 108

The male ant

Back 108

Lives long enough to mate with the queens, then dies

Front 109

All ants have a complete life cycle

Back 109

True

Front 110

Which is the most common species of ant in the United States

Back 110

Argentine ant

Front 111

Thief ants are one of the smallest ants

Back 111

True

Front 112

Harvester ants are frequent invaders of homes

Back 112

False

Front 113

How far will a carpenter ant forage for food

Back 113

100 yards or more

Front 114

Carpenter ants are most active at night

Back 114

True

Front 115

Ants that have one node are likely to sting you

Back 115

False

Front 116

Ants belong to the insect order Hymenoptera and are close relatives of bees and wasps

Back 116

True

Front 117

The most difficult roach to control is the

Back 117

German

Front 118

The German roach is identified by

Back 118

The 2 longitudinal dark stripes on its pronotum

Front 119

Which roach carries its ootheca until eggs are ready to hatch

Back 119

German

Front 120

Adult male brown banded roaches will fly if disturbed

Back 120

True

Front 121

Which roach is found throughout building, high on walls and behind pictures

Back 121

Brown Banded

Front 122

Which adult roach is about 1 to 11/4 inch long dark brown or nearly black in color

Back 122

Oriental

Front 123

In California applicator must wear long sleeve shirt, long pants and socks

Back 123

True

Front 124

An applicator must always wear lined rubber gloves when handling pesticide

Back 124

False

Front 125

If you wear safety glasses, they must provide frontal, brow and temple protection

Back 125

True

Front 126

The Healthy School Act says that insecticides should only be used as a last resort

Back 126

True

Front 127

Truck pesticide storage boxes may be left unlocked, as long as you’re at the job site

Back 127

False

Front 128

All spray tanks must have an air-gap filling device

Back 128

True

Front 129

Spray tank fill hole cover must be locked at all times unless you are performing a treatment

Back 129

False

Front 130

It is not necessary to carry water on your truck for hand washing as long as you are within 100 feet of a water source

Back 130

True

Front 131

Pesticides may be transported in the cab of your truck as long as they are factory sealed

Back 131

False

Front 132

You are always required to wear a respirator when applying pesticides

Back 132

False

Front 133

Applicators must always carry a spare uniform or pair of coveralls

Back 133

True

Front 134

Pesticides may be stored in unmarked cantainers

Back 134

False

Front 135

Respirators should always be stored in a locked pesticide storage area

Back 135

False

Front 136

You should always perform a respirator fit test to insure your respirator is tightly sealed

Back 136

True

Front 137

The County Ag Commissioner must be notified for a spills greater than 1 gallon

Back 137

True

Front 138

The EPA registration number will tell you where it was manufactured

Back 138

False

Front 139

A Precaution Statement will warn you about potential hazards to humans and animals

Back 139

True

Front 140

When finished with a non-refillable container, you must do which of the following

Back 140

Triple rinse with water, pour runs ate into application equipment, puncture the container and place in a sanitary landfill

All of the above

Front 141

If a product is flammable or corrosive you can find information about these potential hazards in the?

Back 141

Physical or chemical hazard section

Front 142

Chronic toxicity is cause by single exposure to a pesticide

Back 142

False

Front 143

The Directions for use portion of the label will tell you what type of pest the product will control

Back 143

True

Front 144

Mixing pesticides with other products is always prohibited

Back 144

False

Front 145

The label is the law and you must follow all label directions

Back 145

True

Front 146

All pesticides must be stored in original containers and kept in a locked storage area

Back 146

True

Front 147

All pesticides must be stored in original containers and kept in a locked storage area

Back 147

True

Front 148

Anyone may purchase Restricted Use Product but they must first fill out the required application and receive special permission to use it from the County AG Commissioner

Back 148

False

Front 149

Pesticides may be placed in a special containers as long as you attach a copy of the label or place a service container label on it

Back 149

True

Front 150

Which of the following is a chlorinated hydrocarbon

a) Pyrethrim

b)Dust

c)DDT

d)Baygon

Back 150

DDT

Front 151

All synthetic organic poisons contain some form of the element carbon

Back 151

True

Front 152

Which of the following is a Carbamate

a)Baygon

b)Malathion

c)Sevin

d)Both A&C

Back 152

D) Both A&C

Baygon and Sevin

Front 153

Which of these is not an inorganic poison

a)Arsenic

b)Diazinon

c)Boron

d)Diatomaceous earth

Back 153

b) Diazinon

Front 154

Which of the following is an organophosphate

a)Sevin

b)Lindane

c)Chlorpyrifos

d)Cyfluthrin

Back 154

c) Chlorpyrifos

Front 155

Insecticide bait combine insecticide with an attractive food and come in which form

Back 155

Gel, liquid, pellet

All of the above

Front 156

Insect growth regulators will stop adult fleas and roaches from laying more eggs

Back 156

False

Front 157

Name two botanical insecticides

Back 157

Pyrethrum, Rotenone, Nicotine, Thyme oil.

Front 158

Wettable Powder (WP) completely dissolve in water and do not need frequent agitation

Back 158

False

Front 159

Emulsifiable concentrates (EC) are made of technical material, solvents and emulsifiers

Back 159

True

Front 160

Soluble Powders dissolve in water and form true solutions

Back 160

True

Front 161

Which of the following is not a benefit of using insecticide dusts (D)

Back 161

Drifts are not a problem

Front 162

Many granular formulation (G) are ready to use, water activated and have longer residual properties

Back 162

True

Front 163

When using non-repellent formulations, which of the following is not true

Back 163

They are fast acting

Front 164

Which of the following is not a pyrethroid

Back 164

Pyrethrum

Front 165

Dander- Category I

Back 165

Highly toxic, LD50 = 0-50 mg/kg

Front 166

Warning- Category II

Back 166

Moderately toxic, LD50 = 50-500 mg/kg

Front 167

Caution - Category III

Back 167

Slightly toxic, LD50 = 500-5,000 mg/kg

Front 168

The signal word must appear In Large Letters on the front panel of any pesticide label following the word

Back 168

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

Above the word

DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION

Front 169

Signal words

Back 169

Danger, Warning, Caution

Front 170

Precautionary Statement is

Back 170

Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals

Front 171

Statement of Practical Treatment

Back 171

First aid treatments recommended in case of poisoning

Front 172

"Net contents" will tell you the percentage of

active ingredient

Back 172

False

Front 173

An IGR should be added to your tank mix to keep flea eggs from developing in adult

Back 173

True

Front 174

Where do bed bugs prefer to live

Back 174

Near the host and Dark areas

Front 175

Ticks have 4 stages of development. (Egg, larva, nymph and adult)

Back 175

True

Front 176

Box spring and mattress encasements are a must for controlling bed bugs

Back 176

True

Front 177

How many hours do you need to inform staff

before applying pesticides at a school

Back 177

72 hours

Front 178

How many operators are on the board

Back 178

Three

Front 179

How many members are on Structural Pest Control Board

Back 179

Seven