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Georgia Registration Exam 2024 – Q/A
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Georgia Registration Exam 2024 –Q/A
Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission Members (7) - --Head of
Entomology Dept @ UGA
-Commissioner of GA Dept of AG
-Commissioner of GA Dept of Human Resources
-3 residence of GA who are certified under this act & are active in PC
industry.
-1 person with interest in consumer affairs & protections with no connection
to PC industry.
-4 members appointed by commissioner of AG
-Required Vehicle Markings - --Licensee Name
-Bold print, contrasting background
-Letters 2 inches or larger
-Permanent markings firmly attached
-F.I.F.R.A. - -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947,
requires pesticide registration, modified by the Food Quality Protection Act.
Amended in 1972.
-Endangered Species Act - -(1973) identifies threatened and endangered
species in the U.S., and puts their protection ahead of economic
considerations
-What information are Pesticide manufacturers required to provide EPA
information with about their product? - -1. Toxicity of the pesticide
2. Hazard to Applicator
3. Effect on the Environment
-Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) - -is a federal law that
establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for businesses.
-Training requirements for Certified Operators - --Household PC 25 hours
-WDO 25 hours
-Re-certification is on the 5th anniversary of the certification/re-certification
-Training requirements for Registered Employees - --Household PC 8 hours
-WDO 8 hours
-Renewal or expiration deadline is June 30th every odd # year
-What 5 pests are on a WDO Report? - -1. Subterranean Termites
2. Powder Post Beetles
, 3. Wood Boring Beetles
4. Dry Wood Termites
5. Wood Decaying Fungus
-Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application - -1. Removal
of all cellulosic material
2. Removal of wood to Earth contacts (except pressure treated wood)
3. Removal of all termite tunnels
4. Application of termiticide to all exterior & interior soil
-Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application - -1. Removal of all
cellulosic material
2. Removal of wood to Earth contacts (except pressure treated wood)
3. Removal of all termite tunnels
4.Application of termiticide consistent with product labels and directions.
-Treatment of Schools - --No student must enter the room for at least 3
hours
-If treating outside no one pay be within 20 feet of area being treated
-Pests need these 3 things to live - -1. Food
2.Water
3.Shelter
-What 3 major groups of pests do PC techs treat for? - -1. Insects and other
arthropods (mites, ticks, spiders)
2. Vertebrates (Birds, rats and mice)
3. Wood decay fungi
-Biological characteristics of Arthropods - --Central nervous system
-Striated skeletal muscles
-Bilateral symmetry
-Segmented body and appendages
-Chitinous Exoskeleton
-Open circulatory system
-How to do you tell insects from arthropods? - -Insects have a body
segmented into 3 sections (head,thorax,abdomen)
-Gradual Metamorphosis - -A type of metamorphosis in which an egg
hatches into a nymph that resembles an adult, and which has no distinct
larval stage.
-incomplete metamorphosis - -Insect development consisting of three
stages: egg, nymph, and adult
1. Paurometabolous
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