Regulations & Safety
This government agency regulates pesticide use in the U.S.
What is EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)?
This method uses chemicals to eliminate pests.
What is pesticide application?
This insect can lift 50 times its body weight.
What is an ant?
This device is used to monitor insect activity.
What is a sticky trap?
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What is a glue board?
This part of the S.O.P. ensures pesticides are mixed and applied according to state and federal regulations.
What is reading the label?
Always wear this when applying pesticides.
What is PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)?
This method involves sealing cracks and entry points.
What is exclusion?
This pest can survive days, even weeks, without it's head.
What is a cockroach?
This tool helps technicians inspect tight or dark spaces.
What is a flashlight?
This is the next step in the S.O.P. after speaking with the customer at the door.
What is inspecting and web dusting?
This document provides safety information about chemicals.
What is an SDS (Safety Data Sheet)?
This is a non-chemical treatment that uses concentrated hot air to raise the temperature of an infested area to lethal levels, killing all pest life stages, including eggs, without damaging the property
What is thermal remediation?
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What is a heat treatment?
This pest has been around since the dinosaurs and some fossil evidence shows that the dinosaur Albertonykus borealis may have consumed this pest as part of its diet.
What is a termite?
This tool is used to apply liquid pesticide with pressure on the interior of a home or business.
What is a B&G sprayer?
This is the S.O.P. for customer communication regarding upcoming services.
What is texting or calling the customer the night before and when on the way?
This term refers to the amount of pesticide that can legally remain on food.
What is Residue Tolerance?
This method uses natural predators to control pests.
What is biological control?
This insect is one of the most successful hunters in the animal kingdom with success rates up to 97%.
What is a dragonfly?
This equipment is used to apply pesticide as a very fine mist.
Before leaving a site, the technician must always so this to ensure satisfaction.
What is documenting and communicating findings and expectations with customer?
This is a state-issued certification that allows individuals to legally apply pesticides, especially restricted-use pesticides (RUPs), and ensures they understand proper handling, application, safety, and environmental guidelines
What is a Pesticide Applicator License?
This method combines multiple strategies for long term pest control with minimal pesticide usage.
What is I.P.M. (Intergrated Pest Management)?
This insect is the deadliest animal in the world, killing 725,000 to 1,000,000 people each year.
What is a mosquito?
This tool is used to inject dust into wall voids
What is a bulb duster?
This is the S.O.P. for tracking your working hours.
What is clocking in when you leave your home, taking a lunch break before 6th hour of work, clocking out at end of last job?