10 free, exam-style Structural Pest Control Field Representative Exam (CA Structural Pest) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free CA Structural Pest practice test to study every exam domain.
During a structural inspection you collect a winged insect from a swarm. Which single feature would confirm it is a termite rather than an ant?
Correct answer: A - A broad waist and two pairs of equal-length wings
Beneath a wooden window sill that has no soil contact and shows no mud tubes, you find small piles of hard, six-sided fecal pellets. These findings are MOST characteristic of:
Correct answer: C - Drywood termites
On a California Wood Destroying Pests and Organisms Inspection Report, an earth-to-wood contact with no current damage but likely to lead to future infestation is recorded as a:
Correct answer: D - Section II finding, a condition likely to lead to infestation
A kitchen has a heavy infestation of small ants identified as Pharaoh ants. Why is broadcast spraying with a residual insecticide the WRONG first approach?
Correct answer: B - It splits the colony, which buds and scatters into new nests
Two products are on your truck. Product A has an oral LD50 of 30 mg/kg; Product B has an oral LD50 of 1,200 mg/kg. Which statement is correct?
Correct answer: A - Product A is more acutely toxic and would carry the word DANGER
Sulfuryl fluoride, a common structural fumigant, is odorless and colorless. For this reason California fumigations require the release of chloropicrin, which functions as a:
Correct answer: B - Warning agent that irritates the eyes to force evacuation
Under California rules for structural fumigation, the licensed fumigator must be physically present at all of the following times EXCEPT:
Correct answer: C - During the sealed exposure period while no one is on the site
A newly licensed Branch 2 Field Representative wants to start taking jobs. Under the Structural Pest Control Act, the Field Representative may:
Correct answer: D - Perform pest control work only for a registered company
An inspection finds a porch support post set directly into the soil. To correct this conducive condition, the proper corrective measure is to:
Correct answer: A - Separate the wood from the soil, e.g., on a concrete base
A label requires a finished spray of 0.10% active ingredient, prepared from a concentrate containing 10% active ingredient. About how much concentrate goes into one gallon of finished spray? (1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces)
Correct answer: C - About 1.28 fluid ounces of concentrate per gallon
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