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PEST CONTROL BRANCH 2
LATEST UPDATE QUESTI ONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANS WERS
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Question 1: What tool should be used when treating ants
coming out of a light fixture?
CORRECT ANSWER: Bulb duster
Question 2: What major factor influences the frequency
of follow-up visits for structures having an ant infestation?
CORRECT ANSWER: Non-acceptance of bait,
competing food source, feedback from customer
Question 3: Why should the bases and trunks of trees in a
backyard be checked during a search for ants?
CORRECT ANSWER: Presence of Aphids, which
provide a food source (honeydew)
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Question 4: What type of ant typically responds to
pesticide spraying by budding into satellite colonies?
CORRECT ANSWER: Argentine ants
Question 5: What condition would be conducive to
carpenter ant nests near a residence?
CORRECT ANSWER: Dead tree trunks or stumps
Question 6: Following a treatment, what measure should
be recommended to prevent carpenter ants reaching a structure?
CORRECT ANSWER: Trim overhanging limbs in
contact with the structure
Question 7: What formulation should be used to treat for
carpenter ants in a wall void?
CORRECT ANSWER: Dust
Question 8: What are the conditions that are likely to lead
to a carpenter ant infestation?
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CORRECT ANSWER: Logs around a property
Question 9: At what point are long-term control measures
for ants considered complete?
CORRECT ANSWER: Habitat has been destroyed
Question 10: For what ant should exterior, ground, and
residual insecticide barrier treatments be recommended?
CORRECT ANSWER: Thief ant
Question 11: How do you identify an imported red fire
ant?
CORRECT ANSWER: Mound in soil
Question 12: If wind conditions are causing pesticide
drift, what method could be used to treat imported fire ants around the outside foundation of a residence?
CORRECT ANSWER: Rod directly into mound
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Question 13: What step is essential in performing
effective ant control?
CORRECT ANSWER: Interview the customer
Question 14: Carpenter ant colonies can be found in?
CORRECT ANSWER: Moist wood
Question 15: What ant takes advantage of inadequate attic
ventilation?
CORRECT ANSWER: Carpenter Ants
Question 16: Ants leave piles of sawdust-like wood
shavings that contain body parts of dead insects?