Branch 3

Question 1

The household pests that is/are usually associated with skin irritation are 

Answer 1

Mites

Question 2

What is the key to effective and long-term cockroach control?

Answer 2

Sanitation

Question 3

To achieve long-term ant control, one should survey and treat

Answer 3

Any Nests and Soil/foundation surfaces surrounding the building being protected

Question 4

A comprehensive flea control program will involve

Answer 4

All of the above(treat animals by a vet, indoor treatment, perimeter treatment)

Question 5

An effective control of centipedes and millipedes would include

Answer 5

All of the above(sanitation, exclusion, chemical methods)

Question 6

The best and most effective way to control mosquitoes is to

Answer 6

Eliminate breeding sources

Question 7

Termites can be distinguished from winged ants by noting that

Answer 7

Termites have straight antennae but ants have elbowed antennae

Question 8

Centipedes can be differentiated from millipedes by

Answer 8

Centipedes have one pair of legs per body part, millipedes have 2

Question 9

A termite, as opposed to a carpenter ant, has

Answer 9

A broad waste

Question 10

Moisture requirements of ground termites can be fulfilled by

Answer 10

Free water, soil moisture, or high humidity

Question 11

A carpenter ant as opposed to a termite has

Answer 11

Elbowed antennae

Question 12

Ground termite swarmers (reproduce?)

Answer 12

Can reproduce and form colonies under proper conditions

Question 13

While inspecting a wooden structure, you find word fecal pellets below kick holes, the pellets are uniform in size and shape, this suggests

Answer 13

Drywood termites

Question 14

A termite as opposed to a carpenter ant has

Answer 14

A broad waste

Question 15

Termites must feast on

Answer 15

Cellulose

Question 16

Ticks differ from other insects in that they

Answer 16

Have eight legs, 2 body parts, and don’t have antennae

Question 17

Of the following, the condition with the greatest chance of groundwater contamination is

Answer 17

Sandy soil, water soluble pesticide, heavy rainfall

Question 18

How do you get linear footage

Answer 18

Measure perimeter only

Question 19

If a building is 276 linear feet, how many holes would you need to drill if you spaced your holes 16” on center

Answer 19

276x12 to get inches, then divide by 16 to get holes. 207 holes

Question 20

Foaming agents are used to

Answer 20

Control drift

Question 21

If you were concerned about damaging plants that you must spray to control ants, what formulation should you use

Answer 21

Wettable powders

Question 22

There is a greater chance of pesticides leaching in soils of

Answer 22

Low organic matter

Question 23

Outdoor applications of pesticides immediately before heavy rainfall or irrigation

Answer 23

Could lead to the pesticide leaching and to run-off

Question 24

What results in the greatest chance of drift

Answer 24

High pressure and small nozzle orifice

Question 25

To avoid drift application of sprays on dusty soil surface should be done with

Answer 25

Low pressure low volume

Question 26

You need two pints to treat 50 square feet. How many gallons do you need to treat 2,000 square feet

Answer 26

10 apparently.
2 pints/50 = x/2000, = 80 pints
1 gal = 8 pints, 80/8 = 10 gallons

Question 27

A floating slab foundation

Answer 27

Rests on the soil

Question 28

A suspended slab foundation

Answer 28

Is supported by foundation walls

Question 29

A monolithic slab foundation

Answer 29

Is on one solid piece

Question 30

The term “labeling” when dealing with pesticides refers to

Answer 30

The inclusion of all information received from the manufacturer about the pesticide

Question 31

The “signal word” on a label indicates

Answer 31

The likelihood that you will experience acute harmful effects if you are over-exposed

Question 32

If you have a two gallon container of liquid pesticide containing 36% active ingredient, approximately how much liquid pesticide should you use to make one gallon of finished spray mix containing less than 1.5% active ingredient?

Answer 32

5.3oz.
1.5/36 * x/128 =5.33

Question 33

If the label says to use one gallon to cover ten square feet, how many gallons will you need to treat 500 square feet

Answer 33

50 gallons. 1/10 = x/500 =50

Question 34

If a label says to mix one gallon with two hundred gallons of water how many pints will you need to mix with 75 gallons of water

Answer 34

3 pints.
1/200 x/75

Question 35

If property is 2625sq feet, based on PREMISE label, what would be the total amount of solution necessary to treat the property based on gravel conditions

Label says 1.5gal for 10sf

Answer 35

394 gallons

1.5/10 = x/2625

Question 36

After calibrating your sprayer, you determine that you can fill a 2.5 gallon container in 35 seconds how long will each 10 ft.² section take to apply 1 gallon of solution?

Answer 36

14 seconds, 35/2.5 = x/1

Question 37

If you need 2 pints to treat fifty sqft how many gallons will you need to treat 5,000 sq feet

Answer 37

25. 2 pints = 0.25 gallons. .25/50 = x/5000 = 25

Question 38

How to find area of a triangle 55ft wife at the base at 53ft tall?

Answer 38

Width x Height / 2
55 x 53 / 2
2915sqft / 2 = 1,457.5 sqft

Question 39

How to solve area of a circle 70 feet in diameter

Answer 39

Radius is half the diameter: 35 feet

Area: 3.14 x radius x radius
3.14 x 35 x 35 = 3,846.5sqft

Question 40

Types of termites found in Hawaii

Answer 40

Damp wood
Nevada damp wood
Drywood
Desert drywood
Western subterranean
Eastern subterranean
Black legged
Formosan

Question 41

Non-termite WDO’s in Hawaii

Answer 41

Western deathwatch beetle
Softwood powder post
Furniture beetle
Deathwatch beetle
Lead cable borer
Blavkpolycaon
Old world, European, southern, and western lyctus beetle

Giant carpenter ant
A carpenter ant
Masculine carpenter
Amber carpenter ant
California carpenter bees
Mountain carpenter bees
Valley carpenter bees