Technician

Under 302 KAR 26:050, may a trainee apply pesticides under the supervision of a non-commercial license holder?

• Yes, with no restriction
• Yes, but only for general use pesticides
• No, trainees may not be supervised by a non-commercial license holder
• Yes, but only after 90 days of registration

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Under 302 KAR 26:050, what fee must accompany each application to register a structural pest management company trainee?

• $10
• $25
• $50
• $100

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Under Kentucky's pesticide trainee rules (302 KAR 26:050), how long is a structural pest management company trainee registration valid, and may it be renewed?

• Thirty (30) days, renewable once
• Ninety (90) days, and it shall not be reissued or renewed
• One (1) year, renewable annually
• Three (3) years, renewable annually

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A homeowner reports large numbers of winged termites (swarmers) emerging inside the living space of the structure. What does this most reliably indicate?

• The swarmers blew in from a neighbor's yard and pose no concern
• An established termite colony is infesting the structure
• A new colony is just beginning and no wood has been eaten yet
• The wings prove the insects are flying ants, not termites

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In a subterranean termite colony, which caste actually consumes wood and is therefore responsible for the structural damage found in a home?

• Soldiers
• Workers
• Winged reproductives (alates)
• The queen

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A technician finds pencil-width earthen tubes running up an exposed concrete pier from the soil to the floor joists. What is the primary biological purpose these shelter (mud) tubes serve for subterranean termites?

• They protect the workers from the drying effects of air and let them travel between the soil and wood without exposure
• They are spent egg cases discarded by the queen after a swarm
• They store excess cellulose as a food cache for the dry season
• They are mating chambers built only during the spring swarm

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Compared with drywood termites, what foraging characteristic typically distinguishes native subterranean termites such as Reticulitermes flavipes?

• They live entirely inside the dry wood they infest and never contact soil
• They typically nest in or near the soil and must maintain a moist connection to it, foraging out to reach wood
• They require standing water and infest only submerged or floating timber
• They feed exclusively on living tree roots and never enter structures

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A homeowner sweeps up a small pile of identical translucent shed wings on an interior window sill in spring. For a pest control technician, what does this finding most directly indicate?

• A reproductive swarm has occurred and the structure may be infested, warranting inspection
• The colony has died and no further activity is possible
• The wings are the raw material termites use to construct their mud tubes
• It rules out termites and confirms a fly or moth problem instead

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