General Structural Pest Management Exam Prep
Course Description
As certified or licensed professionals we have legal responsibilities that we must fulfill in every job that we do. Not only do we have to control pests, but we also have to do the paperwork and legwork that documents our applications. These are very important steps in the process of pest control, and following through is a must for any successful business.
As certified or licensed applicators it is so important that you can trust everyone on your team to be knowledgeable about their duties, and responsible for protecting your customers, the environment and your business. A solid basic training program for all technicians will help you work safer and more efficiently.
This Course Covers:
Chapter 1 – General Structural Pest Management
Legalities of General Pest Management
- Federal Laws
- State Specific Regulations?
- Legal summary
Using Equipment in General Pest Management
- Types of equipment
Equipment Calibration
- How to calibrate sprayers
- Canned insecticides
- Aerosol and fog generators
- Dusters
- Traps
Pest Management and Control
- Methods of pest control
- Approaches to pest control
- Integrated pest management
- Integrated control methods
Pest Management in Food-Handling and Other Specialized Facilities
- Special considerations
- Laws and regulations
- Sanitation and inspection
Pest Management in Food-Handling and Other Specialized Facilities (cont.)
- Insecticides in food-handling establishments
- Pest management in supermarkets
- Schools and day care centers
- Health care facilities
- Zoos and pet stores
- Computer facilities
Chapter Assessment
Chapter 2 – Structure Infesting Pests
- Phylum Arthropoda
- Growth and Development
Cockroaches
- German cockroach
- Brown-banded cockroach
- American cockroach
- Oriental cockroach
- Australian cockroach
- Brown cockroach
- Smoky brown cockroach
Ants
- The ant colony
- Foraging
- Ants vs termites
- Control and management
- Inspection
- Pesticide application
- Carpenter ants
- Black carpenter ants
- Acrobat ants
- Pavement ants
- Odorous house ants
- Pharaoh ants
- Little black ants
- Thief ants
Stored Product and Fabric Pests
- Inspection
- Habitat alteration
- Pesticide application
- Pests of whole grains and seeds
- Pests of ground, milled, or processed grain, spices, seeds, and nuts
Stored Product and Fabric Pests (cont.)
- Pests of moldy, damp, or out-of-condition grain and grain products
- Fabric pests
- Control and management
Silverfish and Firebrats
- Common silverfish
- Gray silverfish
- Four-lined silverfish
- Firebrats
- Control and management
Fleas
- Cat flea
- Fleabite, allergy, and range
- Inspection
- Habitat alteration
- Pesticide application
Chapter Assessment
Chapter 3 – Structure Invading Pests
Houseflies and Their Relatives
- Diseases spread by flies
- Houseflies, face flies, flesh flies, blowflies, and cluster flies
- Fruit flies
- Phorid flies
- Moth or drain flies
- Fungus gnats
- Midges
Stinging Pests
- Paper wasps
- Yellow jackets
- Common yellow jacket, Eastern yellow jacket, and German yellow jacket
- Honeybees and Carpenter bees
- Mud daubers
- Cicada killers
Spiders
- Black widow
- Brown recluse spider
- Yellow house spider
- Web-weaving spiders: Orb-weaving spiders, Cobweb spiders, and Spiders in boathouses
- Wandering spiders: Wolf spiders, Jumping spiders, Hobo spiders
Ticks
- Tick development and life cycle
- Diseases
- Ticks that carry disease
- Tick management
Mites and Lice
- Human itch or scabies mite
- Head lice
- Body lice
- Crab or pubic lice
- Contagious hysteria and entomophobia
Bed Bugs
- Common bed bug
Miscellaneous Invaders
- Centipedes
- Millipedes
- Field crickets, Camel or cave crickets
- Sowbugs and pillbugs
- Earwigs – European earwig
- Western conifer-seed bug
- Box elder bug
- Clover mite
- Scorpions
Chapter Assessment
Chapter 4 – Rodents and Other Vertebrate Pests
Rats
- Rats and Disease Carriers
- Habits of Rats
- Life Cycle
- Inspection
- Control and Management
- Habitat Alteration – Outdoor
- Habitat Alteration – Indoor
- Traps
- Glue Boards
- Rodenticides
House Mice
- Mice as Disease Carriers
- Life Cycle and Social Behavior
- Physical Abilities
- Inspection
- Control and Management
- Food Baits and Placement
Pigeons and Other Birds
- Pigeons
- Starlings
- House Sparrows
- Health Hazards Associated with Birds
- Managing Bird Pests
Other Vertebrate Pests
- Bats
- Tree Squirrels
- Ground Squirrels
- Chipmunks
- Moles
- Snakes
- Skunks, Raccoons, and Opossums
Chapter Assessment
Practice Test