Technician

Under Wisconsin ATCP 29.32, an employer who registers a trainee must do what with respect to the trainee and the registration form?

• Keep the only copy of the registration form at the business office
• Provide a true copy of the registration form to the trainee, who must carry it during covered activities
• Mail the registration form to the customer before each application
• Post the registration form at the application site

Under Wisconsin ATCP 29.32, a registered trainee is NOT authorized to do which of the following?

• Engage in a category of pesticide use identified in the trainee registration
• Use a general-use pesticide under direct on-site supervision
• Use any restricted-use pesticide
• Carry the trainee registration form during training activities

Under Wisconsin ATCP 29.32, what minimum age must a trainee be in order to be registered, as certified by the employer on the registration form?

• At least 14 years old
• At least 16 years old
• At least 18 years old
• At least 21 years old

Under Wisconsin ATCP 29.32, a registered trainee may use a pesticide only under what condition, and when does the trainee registration expire?

• Under direct on-site supervision of a licensed and certified individual; registration expires 30 days after it is filed
• Without supervision once orally instructed; registration expires after 1 year
• Under indirect supervision by telephone; registration expires after 90 days
• Under any company employee's supervision; registration never expires while employed

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Under Wisconsin ATCP 29.32, who may register an employee as a trainee?

• Any individual commercial applicator certified under s. ATCP 29.26
• An employer licensed under s. ATCP 29.20 (a commercial application business)
• A private applicator certified under s. ATCP 29.27
• The University of Wisconsin-Extension

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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