TENNESSEE CAT 7 EXAM (ACTUAL 2025) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, Exams of Pest Management

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First-generation rodenticides must be fed upon more than once for rodents to receive a lethal dose? - <<>True

Which are potentially more hazardous than other rodenticide formulations and must be applied with extra caution? - <<>Tracking powder

Which formulation provides outstanding longevity in moist or wet conditions? - <<>Flowable micro encapsulate

Pheromones are used in? - <<>Traps

Pest free items should be stored near infested items to keep the infestation from spreading. - <<>False

Psocids and grain mites need _______ to build large populations. - <<>High humidity

Merchant grain beetles area behind the eye is _______ than the sawtooth grain beetle. - <<>Smaller and more pointed

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Granary weevils can't fly, but rice weevils can. Rice weevils have__________. - <<>4 reddish spots on the elytra

Granary weevils never forage in the wild for food. - <<>True

Which is not an example of an anobiid beetle? - <<>Red flour beetle

The most common pest of coarsely ground flours and cornmeal is? - <<>Indianmeal moth

Keeping the stored product at or below a moisture content of 30 percent retards development of many mite species. - <<>False

Foreign grain beetles feed on? - <<>Fungal growth

Behaviors used to identify camel crickets are? - <<>High jumping ability and upside down resting state

Silverfish live? - <<>In dark cool places

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Norway rats have? - <<>Reddish brown fur small head and a blunt muzzle

Mice commonly travel a distance of________ from their nest looking for food, water, and patrolling their territory. - <<>10 to 25 feet

An adult _______ produces 3/4 inch long, capsule shaped, blunt ended droppings. - <<>Norway rat

Which of the following is true about bats? - <<>They are usually beneficial to the environment and many feed on insects

What is not evidence of a bat infestation - <<>Chirping noises from the chimney

Bat droppings can dry and grow a fungus and when disturbed can go airborne and cause a yeast infection in the lungs called? - <<>Histoplasmosis

When working in an area where bat guano is present one should? - <<>Wear protective clothing, spray with water and wear a catridge respirator

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Scientific evidence exists to prove ultrasonic sound emitters control bats. - <<>False

Poisonous snakes in Tennessee have? - <<>An elliptical pupil, a pit between the nostril and the eye and undivided scales on the underside of the tail

Springtails infest buildings that have? - <<>

In most cases, ___________ kills only the insects present in the air during time of treatment. - <<>Fogging

Once a duster has been used for a given pesticide, it should never be used to apply another? - <<>True

Rodent baits are not only toxic to most mammals that might eat the bait, they are also toxic to fish? - <<>True

The most common and important pest cockroach is the? - <<>German

Female oriental cockroaches have? - <<>Short wings

Cockroaches need _________ to be successful. - <<>Food, moisture, and harborage

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by? - <<>American dog ticks

__________ are found living indoors more often than other ticks. - <<>Brown dog ticks

In Tennessee, cat fleas are a medical concern because they transmit ____________. - <<>Dog tapeworm

The food of the flea larvae is principally______________. - <<>Dried blood from the female flea.

What agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal pesticide laws and regulations? - <<>EPA

Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate commerce? - <<>FIFRA

Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with label directions? - <<>FEPCA

Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than? - <<>5,

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Which agency is responsible for the protection of health, safety and welfare of pest control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in Tennessee? - <<>TDA

The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through what division of TDA? - <<>Regulatory services division

Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/ or the applicator, unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as? - <<>Restricted-use pesticides

A certification period last for how many years? - <<>3 years

One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program? - <<>50%

How many recertification points are required for category 7 in a 3 year period? - <<>30 Points

Which is not a step in an IPM program? - <<>Scheduled pesticide applications

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The four main components of IPM listed in this manual are? - <<>Inspection,pest threshold determination, management procedures and evaluation.

Which cannot be made into a liquid formulation? - <<>Extruded block

Which is one of the most effective formulations for use against cockroaches, ants, and rodents? - <<>Baits

Anticoagulant rodenticides kill rodents by? - <<>Preventing blood from clotting

Rodents may store grain pellet pesticides in undesirable locations? - <<>True

Lyme disease is transmitted by __________, which is rarely found in Tennessee. - <<>Oxides scapularis

Rodent and bird mites are usually about ____________. - <<>The size of a period at the end of a sentence.

The preferred host of the common bed bug is? - <<>Human

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The best season and time to treat yellowjacket nest are? - <<>Spring at night

Brown recluse spiders have? - <<>The pair of eyes in semi circular arrangement and a brown violin marking

The use of insecticides for mosquito control is, at best, a temporary measure that should be limited to only those situations for which no other alternatives exist. - <<>True

One of the first steps in a pest management program for fabric pest would be? - <<>Remove the source of infestation

Two groups of insects feed on stored woolens, furs, and feathers. They are? - <<>Clothes moths and carpet beetles

Carpet beetle adults are only found in structures. - <<>False

Black carpet beetle larvae are__________? - <<>Carrot shaped with a long brush of bristles at the tail end