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What is the minimum amount of nymphal stages in a bed bug life cycle prior to adulthood? |
5 |
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What is the typical length of time a bed bug needs to complete each blood meal? |
3-10 minutes |
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Which of the following features characterize a brown recluse spider? |
Violin shaped markings on top of cephalothorax |
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Where does the larval stage of the cluster fly develop? |
Earthworm |
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What is the minimum space between the placement of trap when dealing with a severe mouse infestation? |
6 inch |
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Which of the following pesticide formulations should be used to avoid visible residues? |
Emulsifiable concentrations |
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Which of the following recommendations should be made to a homeowner prior to a flea treatment? |
Sweep and clean all tile and wood floors |
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How many members from the public are on the pest control board? |
Four |
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What is the age to get license for pest control? |
18 |
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Bed bugs have with type of metamorphosis? |
Gradual metamorphosis |
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Oriental roach are usually found in? |
Sewers, septic tanks and other damp places |
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A German roach capsule contains about 30 to 40 eggs? |
True |
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The Theif ant looks like what ant |
Pharaoh ant |
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The Odorous ant looks like what ant? |
Argentine ant |
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Silverfish prefer temperatures of 70 - 80 degrees? |
True |
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Bed bugs do not spread diseases? |
True |
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The cat flea is the most common specie we deal with? |
True |
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Fleas prefer 70 to 85 degree temperature and 70% related humidity? |
True |
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Spiders are a member of which family? |
Arachnids |
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Mouse droppings are about how long? |
1/8 to 1/4 inch |
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Norway rats may have 4-7 liters per year with 4 to 6 young per litter? |
True |
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What do you use to clean a brass tip when clog? |
Bristle brush |
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To do fumigation you need which license |
Branch 1 |
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The EPA registration number will tell you where it was manufactured? |
False |
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Pesticides with Danger on the label must always have a skull and cross bones symbol included? |
True |
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The LD50 of a product which carries a Warning label equals? |
50-500 mg/kg |
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Mosquitoes transmit which of the following disease? |
Yellow fever, Malaria, West Nile virus and Encephalitis All of the above |
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Females mosquitoes have piercing sucking mouthparts |
True |
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Black widow spiders webs are nicely woven into even and regular patterns? |
False |
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Insects have 1 pair of antenna? |
True |
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What moth will attacks whole kernels of corn? |
Angoumois grain moth |
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What beetle resemble the cigarette beetle? |
Drugstore beetle |
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With beetle is the most important pest to Tabacco?(books,flax tow, rice, cottonseeds meal, seeds,etc..) |
Cigarette Beetle |
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What beetle has three distinctive wavy light brown bands? |
Warehouse beetle |
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With beetle is confused with the red flour beetle? |
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) |
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What beetle can get in to sealed containers? |
Confused Flour Beetle |
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What beetle is a pest to store and home foods? |
Red Flour Beetle |
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What beetle haves six saw -like projections on each side of its Thorax? |
Saw - Toothed Grain Beetle |
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What Larvae spin silken threads in food, form dense mat? |
Mediterranean Flour Moths |
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What Moth has no spots on wings, tuft of reddish hairs on head? |
Webbing Clothes Moths |
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What beetle larvae are scavengers and common fund in nest of birds, spiders, bees and wasps? |
Varied Carpet Beetle |
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Firebrats prefer temperatures above 90 degrees and moist situations? |
True |
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What beetle feeds on a wide variety of animals and plant products such as carpet, wall hangings and wool based wall to wall carpet? |
Varied Carpet Beetle |
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What flies breed in earthworms? |
Cluster flies |
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When doing a flea treatment you tell customers to vacuum inside the home thoroughly before making any pesticide application? |
True |
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What color are flea eggs |
Pearl white |
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Ticks have 4 stages of development |
True |
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Ticks have 4 stages of development |
True |
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Mosquitoes have with of the following life cycles? |
Complete |
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Both male and female mosquitoes bite? |
False |
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Do mosquitoes transmit with of the following diseases? |
Yellow fever, malaria, encephalitis, West Nile virus. True |
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Bed bug do not spread disease? |
True |
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Flea larvae feed on human blood? |
False |
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How long can a scorpion go with out a meal? |
6-12 months without a eating |
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Where do cricket lay their eggs? |
Soil |
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Do millipedes have two pair of legs per body segment? |
True |
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Millipedes live outdoor in dam areas, such as under decaying leaves, mulch and compost? |
True |
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Springtails have wings and can fly? |
False |
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Mouse droppings are? |
1/8 to 1/4 shaped one end or both pointed |
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Females mouse live up to |
12 months |
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Females mouse may have 8 litters per year |
True |
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Mouse may take 20-30 short trips to various food sites |
True |
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Roof rats droppings are 1/2 long and spindle shape |
True |
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Roof rats perfect to live above the ground |
True |
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Females roof rats may have 4-6 litters per year |
True |
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Roof rats live about 5-12 months |
True |
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Roof rats droppings are 1/2 long and spindle shape |
True |
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Roof rats perfect to live above the ground |
True |
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Females roof rats may have 4-6 litters per year with 4-8 young per litter |
True |
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Roof rats live about 5-12 months |
True |
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Norway rats prefer to live underground burrows |
True |
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Norway rats droppings are 3/4 to 1 inch long |
True |
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Females Norway rats 4-7 litters per year with 8-12 young’s per litter |
True |
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Norway rats lives 5-12 months |
True |
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Norway rats dropping looks like capsule shaped |
True |
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When excluding mice, any opening 1/4 inch or greater |
True |
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When excluding rat, any opening 1/2 inch or greater |
True |
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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. |
True |
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With rats, space traps between 15 and 20 feet |
True |
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Anticoagulants disrupt the normal blood clotting mechanisms in rodents and cause them to die or internal bleeding |
True |
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Vitamin K-1 and transfusion are the best antidotes for anticoagulants |
True |
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First generation anticoagulants are CHRONIC poisons designed to kill after multiple feedings |
True |
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Second generation anticoagulants are ACUTE poisons designed to kill after a single feeding |
True |
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Non- anticoagulants are |
*Strychnine, zinc phosphide *Bromethalin, cholecalciferol *Sodium fluoracetate, fluoroscetamide |
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Bait station must be installed no further than 100 feet from the structure |
True |
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How often do you check traps and glue boards |
Daily |
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Deer mice, harvest mice and pocket mice may invade homes located near fields |
True |
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Steel wool is an excellent material for sealing rodents holes |
False |
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Mice don’t travel far, so mouse traps should be installed how far apart from a small infestation |
10 feet |
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The best kind of bait to use on a traps is which of the following |
What the rodent are currently eating |
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How many Structural Pest Control Board which consists of |
Seven members |
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Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of |
Four years |
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Is it legal for an unlicensed person to sell pest control services |
True |
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How many operators are there on the board |
Three |
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To obtain an operators license for Branch 2, you need how much experience |
2 years |
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To become a termite inspector, with license will you need |
Branch 3 |
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A licensed applicator may apply any chemical substance in Branch 1, Branch 2 or Branch 3 |
False |
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To do pest control you need with license |
Branch 2 |
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If an applicator or field rep changes his or her employment, the company must notify the board in writing |
False |
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All applicator, field rep and operators licenses expire on June 30 of every third year |
True |
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To renew a field rep or a operators license with two branches, you’ll need how many hours of each subject |
20 hours 8 rules & regulations , 4 technical training, 4 technical training, 2 IPM and 2 other |
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When carrying pesticides on truck, they must be kept in a locked storage area if the truck is to be left unattended |
True |
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Rodent bait station must be clearly marked with the following |
Signal word, generic name of the pesticide, company name, address and phone number All the above |
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A field representative may perform which of the following tasks |
Identify infestation or infections, make inspections, apply pesticide and submit bids All the above |
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Bees and wasps have a complete life cycle |
True |
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Africanized bees are vary aggressive and may pursue their victims up to 328 feet |
True |
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To the eye, Africanized and European honey bees look the same |
True |
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The male ant |
Lives long enough to mate with the queens, then dies |
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All ants have a complete life cycle |
True |
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Which is the most common species of ant in the United States |
Argentine ant |
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Thief ants are one of the smallest ants |
True |
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Harvester ants are frequent invaders of homes |
False |
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How far will a carpenter ant forage for food |
100 yards or more |
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Carpenter ants are most active at night |
True |
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Ants that have one node are likely to sting you |
False |
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Ants belong to the insect order Hymenoptera and are close relatives of bees and wasps |
True |
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The most difficult roach to control is the |
German |
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The German roach is identified by |
The 2 longitudinal dark stripes on its pronotum |
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Which roach carries its ootheca until eggs are ready to hatch |
German |
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Adult male brown banded roaches will fly if disturbed |
True |
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Which roach is found throughout building, high on walls and behind pictures |
Brown Banded |
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Which adult roach is about 1 to 11/4 inch long dark brown or nearly black in color |
Oriental |
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In California applicator must wear long sleeve shirt, long pants and socks |
True |
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An applicator must always wear lined rubber gloves when handling pesticide |
False |
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If you wear safety glasses, they must provide frontal, brow and temple protection |
True |
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The Healthy School Act says that insecticides should only be used as a last resort |
True |
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Truck pesticide storage boxes may be left unlocked, as long as you’re at the job site |
False |
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All spray tanks must have an air-gap filling device |
True |
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Spray tank fill hole cover must be locked at all times unless you are performing a treatment |
False |
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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 |
True |
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Pesticides may be transported in the cab of your truck as long as they are factory sealed |
False |
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You are always required to wear a respirator when applying pesticides |
False |
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Applicators must always carry a spare uniform or pair of coveralls |
True |
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Pesticides may be stored in unmarked cantainers |
False |
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Respirators should always be stored in a locked pesticide storage area |
False |
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You should always perform a respirator fit test to insure your respirator is tightly sealed |
True |
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The County Ag Commissioner must be notified for a spills greater than 1 gallon |
True |
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The EPA registration number will tell you where it was manufactured |
False |
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A Precaution Statement will warn you about potential hazards to humans and animals |
True |
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When finished with a non-refillable container, you must do which of the following |
Triple rinse with water, pour runs ate into application equipment, puncture the container and place in a sanitary landfill All of the above |
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If a product is flammable or corrosive you can find information about these potential hazards in the? |
Physical or chemical hazard section |
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Chronic toxicity is cause by single exposure to a pesticide |
False |
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The Directions for use portion of the label will tell you what type of pest the product will control |
True |
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Mixing pesticides with other products is always prohibited |
False |
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The label is the law and you must follow all label directions |
True |
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All pesticides must be stored in original containers and kept in a locked storage area |
True |
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All pesticides must be stored in original containers and kept in a locked storage area |
True |
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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 |
False |
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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 |
True |
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Which of the following is a chlorinated hydrocarbon a) Pyrethrim b)Dust c)DDT d)Baygon |
DDT |
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All synthetic organic poisons contain some form of the element carbon |
True |
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Which of the following is a Carbamate a)Baygon b)Malathion c)Sevin d)Both A&C |
D) Both A&C Baygon and Sevin |
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Which of these is not an inorganic poison a)Arsenic b)Diazinon c)Boron d)Diatomaceous earth |
b) Diazinon |
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Which of the following is an organophosphate a)Sevin b)Lindane c)Chlorpyrifos d)Cyfluthrin |
c) Chlorpyrifos |
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Insecticide bait combine insecticide with an attractive food and come in which form |
Gel, liquid, pellet All of the above |
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Insect growth regulators will stop adult fleas and roaches from laying more eggs |
False |
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Name two botanical insecticides |
Pyrethrum, Rotenone, Nicotine, Thyme oil. |
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Wettable Powder (WP) completely dissolve in water and do not need frequent agitation |
False |
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Emulsifiable concentrates (EC) are made of technical material, solvents and emulsifiers |
True |
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Soluble Powders dissolve in water and form true solutions |
True |
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Which of the following is not a benefit of using insecticide dusts (D) |
Drifts are not a problem |
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Many granular formulation (G) are ready to use, water activated and have longer residual properties |
True |
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When using non-repellent formulations, which of the following is not true |
They are fast acting |
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Which of the following is not a pyrethroid |
Pyrethrum |
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Dander- Category I |
Highly toxic, LD50 = 0-50 mg/kg |
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Warning- Category II |
Moderately toxic, LD50 = 50-500 mg/kg |
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Caution - Category III |
Slightly toxic, LD50 = 500-5,000 mg/kg |
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The signal word must appear In Large Letters on the front panel of any pesticide label following the word |
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN Above the word DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION |
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Signal words |
Danger, Warning, Caution |
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Precautionary Statement is |
Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals |
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Statement of Practical Treatment |
First aid treatments recommended in case of poisoning |
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"Net contents" will tell you the percentage of active ingredient |
False |
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An IGR should be added to your tank mix to keep flea eggs from developing in adult |
True |
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Where do bed bugs prefer to live |
Near the host and Dark areas |
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Ticks have 4 stages of development. (Egg, larva, nymph and adult) |
True |
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Box spring and mattress encasements are a must for controlling bed bugs |
True |
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How many hours do you need to inform staff before applying pesticides at a school |
72 hours |
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How many operators are on the board |
Three |
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How many members are on Structural Pest Control Board |
Seven |