Technician

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways an applicant may obtain a Montana operator's license?

• Passing an MDA examination with a score of 80 percent or better
• Attending an MDA training course
• Receiving training from a certified applicator
• Holding a valid driver's license plus two years of field experience

How does Montana restrict where a government operator may apply pesticides relative to a private-sector operator?

• Government operators must stay within 100 miles of the certified applicator, the same as private operators
• Government operators may only work within their respective governmental boundaries, regardless of distance from the certified applicator
• Government operators have no geographic limit
• Government operators must stay within 50 miles of the agency headquarters

Under Montana pesticide rules, how many certified applicators or licensed operators are required for each piece of spraying equipment when it is in actual operation?

• One certified applicator or one licensed operator per equipment unit
• Two licensed operators per equipment unit
• One certified applicator for every two equipment units
• No accompaniment is required once the operator is licensed

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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